Why "I am a Fish"

• Artist: Miscenco
• Description: ...an essay of mine from an exam.
  The question was: "Describe yourself."
  (I know it's not actually a question, but hey, whatever goes...)
  
  And yes, I do know it's a Red Dwarf (Rimmer) thing to write "I am a Fish" 400 times or so.
• Date: 02/07/2009
• Tags: fish exam describe yourself

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You may, at this point be wondering why I didn’t continue writing that.
I’m bored. I’m looking at my nails – the long, glittery things they are. And the hand that they’re connected to. Yeah, olive and scar-battered, and... slightly green under the exam hall lights. Then again, the arms my hands are on the end of aren’t much better off, either. Too many days of wandering around in the brambles in short sleeved tops and shorts.
If I looked in the mirror, I’d see an olive skinned little terror with messy dark hair and deep brown eyes like the mud I used to play in.
Terrible. Like the dragon people sometimes described me as... causing problems wherever I went. Without sacrificing your fair maidens to my awe-inspiring recklessness. Although your chocolate reserves would suffer instead. Yes, I’m a dragon with blunter claws and a terrible weakness for chocolate... soft, smooth scales. Back to the almost green skin again...
I’m looking paler than usual, this summer. Maybe because the books called rather than the wilderness behind the house. The books that seem to be filled with boring stuff rather than the exciting tales and brave heroes that I would rather read about. Books that go with dull, slow-paced music instead of the heavy bass and rock that I’m more into. Yeah, I’d rather be listening to music right now, as well. But, at least I can still sing along in my head to a somewhat more interesting beat. Thud thump thud thump. Why can’t we listen to music during an exam?
It’s so quiet in this hall, if I dropped my pen, everyone would hear it. Scratch that, I could drop a single sheet of paper and people would complain it was too noisy when we exit the hall. It’s too quiet...
Well, if I get any more bored, I can look up and start counting balls and stuff that’s stuck in the rafters.
Okay, there are 10 balls, three badminton birds and a shoe. How’d the shoe get up there?
And then look at the paper again. Apart from writing “I am a Fish” for a page or so, I can’t see any fun in this...
Fish are scaly. Just like reptiles and most dinosaurs. I say most dinosaurs, because I recall that there are a few that just had thick skin instead of scales. And those dinosaurs grew feathers and became birds through evolution. The other dinosaurs became extinct or reptiles. I love reptiles. Especially snakes. I just can’t see how people can be scared of something that has puppy-dog eyes. The next time you get close to a snake, see how cute the eyes are. Compare the eyes to say, a puppy. They are similar in shape and gloss.
And then think – scales on dinosaurs evolved into fur. It’s all keratin. Fur, scales, teeth, nails. My nails are glittering in the dodgy lights of the exam hall. Yeah, I’m wearing nail varnish. Normally we’re not allowed, but because we’re on study leave, we don’t have to wear uniform so strictly. Good. I’d hate to be sitting this exam without something to keep me occupied besides the exam...
Well, I have a few more exams before I’m done. History, Art... Another English exam and a Maths test. And what, a two hour IT exam this afternoon. Can’t I just go home?
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So yeah. I’m just going to sit here and fidget for the next how-ever-many-minutes there are left.
And you really wouldn’t believe how tempted I was to just leave my answer as a few pages of “I am a Fish.” and hope for the best.

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Comments

[Miscenco]

haha I actually got an A for this! (That surprised me, too!)

[scitama]

I am a Fish. That was great, but I kinda got sucked into your stroy. Totally random, but kept me amused. How did you do on this exam, I wonder. Plz let me know if you know. Now, I'm interested razz