As a teenager, bored one day in Bolton library, I picked the novel from the shelves and was entranced by its immediacy, and its strangeness.
But "Extra Geography" [a short story] is based on something real: a schoolfriend and I, bored one afternoon, decided it would be fun to get a crush on a geography teacher, but in real life we never got near a kiss – don't worry – although we did leave a flower by her gate.
Their earlier collaboration, "The Taste of Others" (2000), featured an obtuse businessman (Bacri) who, bored one night at a provincial production of Racine, is suddenly startled, and then ravished, by the sound of an actress's voice.
Later, she spent a few days at Anne's house, where, bored one day, she decided to make lapin à la moutarde for 10.
Valentine and I were bored one night with the flirting in Madeleine's bedroom.
If one feels bored, one can fill one's time by searching for information or entertainment online.
"I was just bored one day perusing the aisles of CVS," Rose told DNAinfo.
Who would want to hear that?" My own life as a writer is, essentially, a pretty boring one.
Gekko winds up as a lovable grandad: the biggest jungle beast is a sweet old pussy cat, and a rather boring one.
It's not a riveting watch, it's not a terribly boring one either.
