The Life and Times of a Fresher

Excuse this late entry, you must forgive the delay. I find it quite funny that I type as if I'm talking to people that willingly read what it is I have to say. My reasons for not writing a new post for weeks are mostly due to the fact that I have officially left 'home' and entered the crazy life of University, and therefore am much too busy to sit in front of a computer for hours on end. However, after two weeks of heavy drinking and falling out of place into this chaotic world of clubbing, something had recently inspired me to get back into the habit of writing.

Last weekend I went back to visit the place I'd once called home. I'd planned to catch the 9 o'clock bus, which I later discovered no longer existed. I had an hour to pass before the 10 o'clock, so I settled for a bacon bap and tasteless coffee at the local café. Now this isn't exactly the most 'hip' of places for someone my age to hang about, but it was cheap and close. I was by far the youngest sat within the vicinity, everybody else at least sixty years of age. I'm not typically one to eavesdrop, but when you still have a further forty minutes to kill after breakfast, you can't help but take into account the discussions that occur around you. Amongst these folk, the subject of the day seemed to be about 'young people'. Since I'm classed as a 'young person', I was of course intrigued. One woman expressed outrage about how one of these 'young people' poked an elderly friend of hers, whilst another would nod in agreement about the lack of discipline amongst the modern youth. I'll be honest, being surrounded by these 'young people' the majority of my days, I could actually see what it is they were concerned about. But it wasn't until another elderly woman claimed us all to be the same that I began to take offense, since I was clearly within audible distance. Suddenly I felt as if the swarms of elderly people entering the premises could potentially turn on me, the only one of these demonic 'young people' in the café. I hastily left.