The flamingo was painted on the door; John felt it staring into him. A finger had written in blood on the door. It said �mirrorS arE morE fuN thaN televisioN�. The flamingo turned to look at him, both eyes now fixed on his. John felt exposed. It said �thE flesH oF falleN angelS� in a cold, mechanical voice.
If I had one of those monster Walkmans I'd hollow it out and put an MP3 player inside it. Then I'd carry it around with me everywhere while wearing glasses I don't need and a gas station attendant's shirt that's got someone else' name on it. The overload of silent irony would utterly destroy the jocks who beat me up in highschool.