strange how
predictably all of my attempts to sit down and watch
pornography end with me
fast asleep, waking to find naught but a
blue screen and an unfinished
beer. so i have a
theory, because, having discussed this with a few people and discovering that their experience is similar, i feel it is clearly a subject that needs some addressing. and it's
a very simple theory. when you begin watching
porn (when you start the
video, not your
first time ever), it's very
novel. unless one is a
porn connoisseur, the average day presents few opportunities to see
two or more surgically enhanced strangers going at it after no real
provocation. but as the
movie wears on, one's
attention wanders and it's still
mildly amusing to watch people
screwing, but one starts to find other things to do, getting up to use the bathroom without pausing the video, stepping outside for cigarettes.. finally, you're
lulled to sleep by the noises of human nature, the warm glow of the television, the
comfort of a couch or easy chair. and that's that.