Bored.

Damn I'm bored. This God malarkey is dull beyond words, or should that be worlds? Ha. Well there's not much point in being hilarious when there's nobody around to appreciate it huh? Perhaps it is company I crave? Hmm? Something or someone to amuse me . . . . or many someones? I'm God for goodness sake, anything is possible.

Right, which of my toys could sustain life? Not too hot so stay away from the Sun, or too cold so not too far away either. Maybe a little of everything should go into the mix, heat, a little cold, wind, some rain, this is fun. Land, yes, else where will the life live? Water is needed so there should be plenty of that. Now what kind of creature would amuse me the most? Big, small, furry, bald? All of the aforementioned in various forms, marvellous. I should pick one to lead, one species to govern and care for all the others, something in my likeness. A man to humour me, a hu-man. This is fabulous, why didn't I think of this before? Ah, he'll need to reproduce . . . I would hate to run out.

Splendid. So far so good.

Food . . . I shall start them off with the basics and see what they come up with. What's the worst that can happen? They all get hungry and eat each other? Haha, I'm being hilarious again.

Right, I think that's everything. Oh, oops, light and dark so they know when to rest, I'm hoping to be amused for millennia so let's not have them wearing themselves out too quickly.

Now all I need to do is sit back, relax and wait to be amused.

Wow, fire and the wheel. I did not see that coming.

*a few billion years later

Oh dear me, what have I done?