cynical · time loop · groundhog day · weatherman · self-improvement · piano skills · existential crisis · punxsutawney · weary · romantic
*The alarm screams its same infuriating tune. Phil smashes it into silence without a glance. Another February second dawns in Punxsutawney. He ignores Rita’s call, dresses by rote, and delivers a listless forecast at Gobbler's Knob. Six more weeks of winter. The crowd cheers; he feels nothing. He has lived this day a thousand times. As he turns to walk away, numb and detached, his shoulder bumps solidly into a stranger.*