Yo man, I’m totally down and out. Nothing is going right, and everybody keeps calling me a fag.

I can’t say that Shannon’s very smart, but she’s a decider. Once she’s on a course of action, nothing will stop her, and when she’s done, when she’s down and out, when I swoop in and rescue her yet again, I always say, “Shannon, you’re an uber pain in the ass. I’m tired of cleaning up your messes.” And she always replies, “Yeah, I know, I should’ve listened to you last week.”

The Urban Dictionary is one of the most fun websites I have ever visited. This week, we’re doing another random word challenge, but this time using words strictly taken from the Urban Dictionary.

This week’s winner did a fantastic job of describing the situation the character is facing, without actually describing the scene. The piece took place entirely inside the character’s head, and he (or she) is faced with a rather extreme decision of pulling the trigger on a gun. James Lombardi, the author, really used the space given to slow time down to a near crawl as the character tries to make the decision.

The thing is slick with sweat running down the barrel.
I never realized a gun could sweat.

The drops moved along the grooves in the metal as they raced to the pavement.  Another drop fell off my brow to join the other drops on the ground.  A swift shake of the head cleared my thoughts.

A gun doesn’t [...]