This weeks @storyexperiment task: Use a John Mayer song title to tell a story. Here is a list of his songs : http://tinyurl.com/n4avst
10:49 AM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
SONG TITLES USED APPEAR IN CAPS THROUGHOUT THE STORY.
The screen went black
10:03 AM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
and I was NOT MYSELF today. I was OUT OF MY MIND, WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
2:27 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF TO
4:02 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
be PERFECTLY LONELY. I need her. But WHY GEORGIA? Her avatar is one #hotmess. And now the screen is black.
10:44 PM Aug 10th from web
I know! I will send a MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE to her.
10:49 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
Dear Georgia, SOMETHINGS MISSING when you don't appear, on my computer screen I hold so dear. Your NEON icon is a perfect square,
6:59 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
while it's IN REPAIR, I fear despair. I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR, just need a fresh start, Until then I'll be DREAMING WITH A PERFECT HEART.
9:23 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Determined to get my message to her, I stepped outside 4 the first time in wks. @9:30, The sun was so bright it scathed my abstinent eyes
10:31 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Blinded, I decided to WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW
12:19 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
I turned on the tv. Black. Dialed the phone to call the power company, Dead. HOME LIFE was not good today,
10:47 AM Aug 12th from TweetDeck
I felt as if I was SLOW DANCING IN A BURNING ROOM
10:48 AM Aug 12th from TweetDeck
Gray clouds moved in & covered the sun. I hopped on my bike. "Finally a break! 1st time 2day. Actually, it's the 1st time my whole life!"
3:05 PM Aug 12th from web
MY STUPID MOUTH. I spoke too soon. The WHEEL was flat as a pancake.
3:07 PM Aug 12th from web
I heard my bed calling to me, "JUST COME BACK TO BED" No! I have to overcome my pessimist ways & these INNER CITY BLUES.
7:51 AM Aug 13th from web
I headed out on my own two feet w/my bottle in hand for Georgia. COVERED IN RAIN, I was determined to deliver it.
7:55 AM Aug 13th from web
I wasn't very COMFORTABLE amongst these VULTURES most everyone else calls humans. And why were they all wearing green?
9:52 AM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
As I walked by a group of gawky teens, one pinched me. "Happy ST. PATRICKS DAY! You're not wearing your green today!"
I punched him back.
9:56 AM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
"WHO DID YOU THINK I WAS? One of your boyfriends?" I asked as I turned away not really wanting an answer.
8:17 PM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
I was 1/4 of the way to 83rd & ROUTE 66. I looked around & noticed graffiti everywhere. Was this a gangsters way of showing CITY LOVE or
8:39 PM Aug 13th from web
hate? Maybe people are just trying to SAY what they need to say. I use the computer. Some people paint. Some people pinch.
8:45 PM Aug 13th from web
All this walking amid the real world was starting to bring about some CLARITY in me. I felt as if I was BIGGER THAN MY BODY.
10:31 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
Then I heard a voice yell, "STOP THIS TRAIN!" Within seconds I was launched over some bushes @ landed near a NEW DEEP
11:39 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
freshly fertilized hole in the ground. I couldn't hold on. GRAVITY pulled me deeper
11:41 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
With dirt in my mouth and me wedged deep in a hole, ONLY HEART beats were pattering. My BELIEF system was shot & my love bottle shattered
12:07 PM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
w/Georgia on my mind I remembered a quote she had on her FB under her avatar. A quote that inspired me to find her: GOOD LOVE IS ON THE WAY
Aug 15th TweetDeck
Luckily the rain subsided. Dark clouds loomed overhead. I was forced 2 listen 2 the outside world, I heard a BLUES INTRO about 3 DAUGHTERS
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
My black SPLIT SCREEN SADNESS was dissipating with every real tweet I heard by a real bird, every taxi honk, every wind rustling the leaves
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
But it was the sound of her voice that made me BOLD AS LOVE. I jumped up, out of the hole searching to find the beautiful sound.
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
"Hi, I'm VICTORIA. I saw what you went through. It must have been tough." "Naw, it was NO SUCH THING," I replied.
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
Turns out, my screen going black was a blessing in disguise. Why yes I will miss my avatar Georgia, but Victoria! Her BODY IS A WONDERLAND!
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
Love turned my whole life around, No, it won't all go the way, it should But I now know the HEART OF LIFE is good.
The End
5:00pm Aug 15th from TweetDeck
10:03 AM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
and I was NOT MYSELF today. I was OUT OF MY MIND, WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
2:27 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF TO
4:02 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
be PERFECTLY LONELY. I need her. But WHY GEORGIA? Her avatar is one #hotmess. And now the screen is black.
10:44 PM Aug 10th from web
I know! I will send a MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE to her.
10:49 PM Aug 10th from TweetDeck
Dear Georgia, SOMETHINGS MISSING when you don't appear, on my computer screen I hold so dear. Your NEON icon is a perfect square,
6:59 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
while it's IN REPAIR, I fear despair. I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR, just need a fresh start, Until then I'll be DREAMING WITH A PERFECT HEART.
9:23 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Determined to get my message to her, I stepped outside 4 the first time in wks. @9:30, The sun was so bright it scathed my abstinent eyes
10:31 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Blinded, I decided to WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW
12:19 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
I turned on the tv. Black. Dialed the phone to call the power company, Dead. HOME LIFE was not good today,
10:47 AM Aug 12th from TweetDeck
I felt as if I was SLOW DANCING IN A BURNING ROOM
10:48 AM Aug 12th from TweetDeck
Gray clouds moved in & covered the sun. I hopped on my bike. "Finally a break! 1st time 2day. Actually, it's the 1st time my whole life!"
3:05 PM Aug 12th from web
MY STUPID MOUTH. I spoke too soon. The WHEEL was flat as a pancake.
3:07 PM Aug 12th from web
I heard my bed calling to me, "JUST COME BACK TO BED" No! I have to overcome my pessimist ways & these INNER CITY BLUES.
7:51 AM Aug 13th from web
I headed out on my own two feet w/my bottle in hand for Georgia. COVERED IN RAIN, I was determined to deliver it.
7:55 AM Aug 13th from web
I wasn't very COMFORTABLE amongst these VULTURES most everyone else calls humans. And why were they all wearing green?
9:52 AM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
As I walked by a group of gawky teens, one pinched me. "Happy ST. PATRICKS DAY! You're not wearing your green today!"
I punched him back.
9:56 AM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
"WHO DID YOU THINK I WAS? One of your boyfriends?" I asked as I turned away not really wanting an answer.
8:17 PM Aug 13th from TweetDeck
I was 1/4 of the way to 83rd & ROUTE 66. I looked around & noticed graffiti everywhere. Was this a gangsters way of showing CITY LOVE or
8:39 PM Aug 13th from web
hate? Maybe people are just trying to SAY what they need to say. I use the computer. Some people paint. Some people pinch.
8:45 PM Aug 13th from web
All this walking amid the real world was starting to bring about some CLARITY in me. I felt as if I was BIGGER THAN MY BODY.
10:31 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
Then I heard a voice yell, "STOP THIS TRAIN!" Within seconds I was launched over some bushes @ landed near a NEW DEEP
11:39 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
freshly fertilized hole in the ground. I couldn't hold on. GRAVITY pulled me deeper
11:41 AM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
With dirt in my mouth and me wedged deep in a hole, ONLY HEART beats were pattering. My BELIEF system was shot & my love bottle shattered
12:07 PM Aug 14th from TweetDeck
w/Georgia on my mind I remembered a quote she had on her FB under her avatar. A quote that inspired me to find her: GOOD LOVE IS ON THE WAY
Aug 15th TweetDeck
Luckily the rain subsided. Dark clouds loomed overhead. I was forced 2 listen 2 the outside world, I heard a BLUES INTRO about 3 DAUGHTERS
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
My black SPLIT SCREEN SADNESS was dissipating with every real tweet I heard by a real bird, every taxi honk, every wind rustling the leaves
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
But it was the sound of her voice that made me BOLD AS LOVE. I jumped up, out of the hole searching to find the beautiful sound.
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
"Hi, I'm VICTORIA. I saw what you went through. It must have been tough." "Naw, it was NO SUCH THING," I replied.
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
Turns out, my screen going black was a blessing in disguise. Why yes I will miss my avatar Georgia, but Victoria! Her BODY IS A WONDERLAND!
Aug 15 from TweetDeck
Love turned my whole life around, No, it won't all go the way, it should But I now know the HEART OF LIFE is good.
The End
5:00pm Aug 15th from TweetDeck
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This story was inspired due to my own screen going black. I was distraught over what to do since so much of my life is spent on the computer. The song on my ipod was SAY by John Mayer (one of my favorites) Hence the whole idea of the storyexperiment to use a John Mayer title in the story.
It was disappointing that nobody else participated in this @storyexperiment and some even said they couldn't wait until it was over becuase they didn't care for John Mayer.
However this is my favorite story to date. Not only do I believe John Mayer is a truly creative genius and artist, this story made me realize that technology is becoming a problem in our society. And we all need to hope our screens go black once in awhile so we can go out and find the heart of life. For it can NOT be found in a computer, a tv, or a mobile phone, it can only be found in the things GOD created for us and that is people and our beautiful planet. I am interested to hear your comments on this story. Please share.
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