Take Me To Church

“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.” Violet Church, 20, Ignotum.

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

That’s what I like to hear.

[violetchurched-blog]

Don’t say I’m ever boring. 

[deedoubleyoupinarchive-blog-dea]

Nope. Look around, chick-a-dee. Who doesn’t?

[violetchurched-blog]

Oh, yeah. Guess everyone in this place is boring as shit. 

[gardenoffrazer-blog]

You don’t need the instructions. They make them dumb because they assume nobody’s going to read them so they can’t be bothered to make them understandable. Okay, so now it’s on, you have these little symbols at the bottom. That one brings up the numberpad, so that you can call a number directly. That one has your IOS messages. That’s the internet, and that’s your camera. And then to get your menu up with more options you press this button here. It’s good to just go through and try each one and see what happens, and that way you’ll get to know the ones you need, rather than if I tell you and you try and memorise them. But first you want to go in your settings here, and change things around so that it’s more personalised to you.

[violetchurched-blog]

I’ve already forgotten everything you just said- why do they make it so complicated? Can’t you just personalise it for me?

[gardenoffrazer-blog]

Oh, wow, you got an iFlown! Here, I’ll show you. If you… Wait. Press and hold that button to turn it on.

[violetchurched-blog]

Yeah, I did. Fat waste of money too, since all I’ve done is look at it for two days. The instructions are dumb. 

[deedoubleyoupinarchive-blog-dea]

Make what work?

[violetchurched-blog]

The phone in my hand doesn’t make it obvious? 

[cassframpton-blog]

I just pressed all the buttons until it lit up.

[violetchurched-blog]

That doesn’t seem very scientific. Did you get it to actually- do stuff? 

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

Where are we up to with public transport?

[violetchurched-blog]

It’s too loud, but I’ll do it. In the name of a surprise.

[violetchurched-blog]

But now I have it, how do I make it work?

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

They can wait.

[violetchurched-blog]

Alright. 

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

Alright. Come on.

[violetchurched-blog]

What about the bluebells?

[caramoored-blog]

I hate it.

[violetchurched-blog]

This is going to get serious, isn’t it?

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

[violetchurched-blog]

You’re so predictable. Why don’t you do something to surprise me, right now.

[caelummalfoy-blog]

You wouldn’t be.

[violetchurched-blog]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

I heard someone say something not too far back, actually. Something about – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I’m sure there’s something worthwhile to be found there…

[violetchurched-blog]

And there it is. 

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

[violetchurched-blog]

I’m amazed you didn’t try and find the positive. 

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

Don’t they always?

[violetchurched-blog]

No. One time I ended up at a rubbish dump. 

[jamisonwhiskey-blog]

How’d you find them?

[violetchurched-blog]

I like to walk wherever my feet take me. Sometimes they take me to unexpected or surprising places.