The Adam Boy

CHAPTER 2 - PRESENTATION

So I make my presentation here: My name is Adam Dimitri. I'm 21 years old. I study journalism. I live with my mother, my younger brother and a twin sister, in the small and ugly city of Burma, which is close to the capital of São Paulo. I have a dog named Max, in which my mother won't let me buy a new one so that I can finally put into practice a desire to call him Frodo. In fact, besides Max, he wanted two other dogs, one to name Frodo, as he said, and the other Gandalf; some think that soon I intend to have the entire County and Middle Earth in the form of a kennel at home. He, Max has a certain behavior disorder, that is, he is crazy. The vet said it was from the training I gave him. Thankfully, because that saying doesn't get out of my head; Every dog ​​looks like its owner.

It is always boring to talk about yourself, it may seem biased. It is as if, the person who is talking about himself, always looks like a hero and perfect, puritanical and always politically correct. And, of course, I, as a person, must do the same. But I don't know if the characters and things that inspire me are "heroes". For example: characters that catch my attention and I identify myself: Smeogle and Gandalf, Lord of the Rings. Mad Monkey, Dumbledore, Spilberg's ET, Dan Brown's Silas, Taz Mania, Dr Van Helsing, Homem Pardo, from the Labyrinth of the Faun, and many others that I say are me, besides wanting to be from Slytherin's house. To seek Don Quixote in me, to leave my mark on the Endless History, to possess the power of the dragon's wrath of the Knights of the Zodiac and so many other things that few or no one would like to have. Anyway, I can look like a lunatic with all this, that I surround myself with characters found in books or movies and that I don't live reality, where I can be wrong. I believe that all that is found in this fantastic literature or in what TV, cinema and theater pass us, is in such a way the most perfect observations of man and his society, which is itself not seen. I thought in these lines to put the best they can express me, now it's up to the other chapters to talk a little more about me. which is by itself not seen. I thought in these lines to put the best they can express me, now it's up to the other chapters to talk a little more about me. which is by itself not seen. I thought in these lines to put the best they can express me, now it's up to the other chapters to talk a little more about me.

Physically I am short, I never measured myself. I'm thin, white. My hair is combed with a lot of gel, and until it looks the way I like it takes a long time; I wear a tuft and shiver it. People say no, but I see that my eyes are slightly drooping. I have a medium nose, a square face and teeth, thanks to an intensive, painful and suffered dental treatment, they are beautiful and in sync, all well positioned in their proper place (I stopped being a toothy child).

I'm going to use something that I saw in one of my favorite films, Amèlie Poulain's Fabulous Destiny, which I thought was really cool. I will put points I like and points I don't like. Starting with the things I like to do: I like to eat melted ice cream, it is better and it gets more creamy and I taste more. I like to feel the dots in Braille of the "P" that represents "Requested Stop" on the buses. I run my fingers over the little orange square button and feel the three little dots. I also like to listen to the same song several times, preferably by Amy Winehouse. When I see someone mowing the lawn, I like to walk by, because I like the smell of freshly cut grass. Also, I love smelling wet earth, I feel like eating (is that a bad example to be put here? But that's the truth, I have a crazy desire to eat wet soil, the smell is irresistible, especially when a large layer of dust is wetted with a few drops of water). I also like to watch my books on the shelf. It seems that they are also giving my appreciation to them.

Now what I don't like: I don't like anything that paralyzes, like a computer, cell phone or any type of machine, makes me want to scream out loud for five minutes. It may seem like an attitude of a person without a heart or feelings, but I don't like to say goodbye over the phone, I always end a conversation with a dry and practical "Ok" and hang up. I don't like to cross the street and the traffic light stops right when I'm in the middle, it makes me sad, it makes me feel incapable and I wasn't able to go through a simple task which is crossing the street with just a green light, besides , I always get the feeling that people who are also waiting to open the sign keep thinking "look at the loser who couldn't make it to the end in just one sign and has to wait for the next one". I don't like people talking to me taking me, poking, touching. If you are not going to give me a hug of solidarity or offer me affection, then there is no need to keep touching me, even more so in conversation. So, no tapping on my shoulder. I hate, and even abhor, an obvious question, silly and clueless and also the following questions: "Hi, how are you? What about the news?" or "Hi, are you around here?". I hate people who get on the bus and only go to get their wallet and money, or even their electronic card, when they are at the turnstile. Damn it! Do these people do not know how to facilitate and already leave the money or the card in hand ready to pass when boarding. I hate people who speak loudly or respond with a "Hum" when someone calls their name. even more in a conversation. So, no tapping on my shoulder. I hate, and even abhor, an obvious question, silly and clueless and also the following questions: "Hi, how are you? What about the news?" or "Hi, are you around here?". I hate people who get on the bus and only go to get their wallet and money, or even their electronic card, when they are at the turnstile. Damn it! Do these people do not know how to facilitate and already leave the money or the card in hand ready to pass when boarding. I hate people who speak loudly or respond with a "Hum" when someone calls their name. even more in a conversation. So, no tapping on my shoulder. I hate, and even abhor, an obvious question, silly and clueless and also the following questions: "Hi, how are you? What about the news?" or "Hi, are you around here?". I hate people who get on the bus and only go to get their wallet and money, or even their electronic card, when they are at the turnstile. Damn it! Do these people do not know how to facilitate and already leave the money or the card in hand ready to pass when boarding. I hate people who speak loudly or respond with a "Hum" when someone calls their name. I hate people who get on the bus and only go to get their wallet and money, or even their electronic card, when they are at the turnstile. Damn it! Do these people do not know how to facilitate and already leave the money or the card in hand ready to pass when boarding. I hate people who speak loudly or respond with a "Hum" when someone calls their name. I hate people who get on the bus and only go to get their wallet and money, or even their electronic card, when they are at the turnstile. Damn it! Do these people do not know how to facilitate and already leave the money or the card in hand ready to pass when boarding. I hate people who speak loudly or respond with a "Hum" when someone calls their name.

At the moment I think so. The reader will discover other things that I like and dislike as I read. I will narrate a year of my life. I also post here what my expectations are and what I intend to achieve over the 365 days.

LIST OF THINGS YOU WISH TO DO, BUY, LOSE, FIND, CONQUER, EXCEED, ETC, IN THE YEAR YOU ARE ENTERING

1. Spend New Year's Eve outside the house (preferably at a club or on the beach);

2. Do not get substitute tests in college (and preferably, do not get DPs);

3. Do not delay any college tuition (preferably in February and March, as I know that I will only remind you to pay in the last few months and the interest rates will already be very high);

4. Complete college work one week before the deadline (preferably individual);

5. Get an internship in my area (preferably on TV);

6. Achieve a serious relationship (preferably with a person who understands that I have little time to be closer and also preferably who has a car, as I have neither this nor a driver's license);

7. Try to look like a normal person to other people (preferably that normal person can be boring and "not normal" with whom he deserves);

8. Be as patient as possible with people (Preferably, this patience has no tolerance for boring and crying children, or slow people who take too long to understand something);

9. Go to the gym to get well (preferably if you don't have to wake up in the morning and preferably not every day);

10. Find the courage to go to the gym (preferably that courage comes at night, because in the morning it is the best sleep);

11. Try to read a book "how I read to see children" (preferably newborns, up to a year, as I don't like children, nor their crying, their cries and their silly games, where we have to repeat the same times over and over things);

12. Also read up to three self-help books, not that I need them, but just to make sure that I don't really need them and that my ego and self-esteem are high and good (preferably not professional self-help) );

13. Buy a shelf for my books (preferably old and wooden);

14. Join an NGO or group of intellectuals who do not approve of mass culture (preferably those who do something to change society and not those who only criticize);

15. Paint my room and put Renaissance paintings on the walls (preferably not the Mona Lisa - too late!);

16. Moving from the city where I live and living in São Paulo (preferably in the south, but as this is almost impossible, since it is very expensive to live there, it can also be in the west);

17. Write a book (preferably the title does not start with "O" or "A" articles).

Ready! Now that I have introduced myself and made my list of the year, I will begin to tell you what happened to me. I hope to be partial in the narrations ... Oh, forget it! This does not exist, especially when we are talking about ourselves. Well, at least I didn't want to go out with the villain in the book. Anyway, come on and good luck to me!