My adventures lately make me think of Aesop’s Fables. I don’t mind all the lesson-learning that’s going on, but it’s keeping me on my toes in a way that’s quickly becoming uncomfortable. Since November there’s been lots of deviation from carefully laid plans, even for things as small as going to see a movie. I …
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All you see
I didn’t “do” Thanksgiving this year, and I wasn’t feeling it with Christmas, either. I know plenty of people that spend orphan holidays in the company of friends but something about that doesn’t sit well with me. I have a family, we get along well. Why would I attempt to create some kind of substitute …
Now that that’s over…
I take issue with the concept of celebrating New Year’s, but that might just be because it’s so hard to have a good time when you feel pressured to do so. Make plans! Fuck, you better have FUN! That’s only the real world pressure. The internet pressure is to come up with some great summary …
The chilled lifestyle
I knew winters on the East Coast were bound to be cold but fuck man, it’s cold. I keep my apartment at a sensibly affordable temperature of 63 degrees and layer up while wondering how many homeless people freeze to death over the course of the winter months. Surely there’s a statistic lurking on the …
Back to the root of the problem
I’ve been in a funk lately. Not a real funk per se, but the kind that makes taking the thoughts in my head and turning them into words on paper feel impossible. I write posts for places I am responsible for updating, respond to correspondence on as as-needed basis and throw my hands up at …
Just a minute #3
There’s other “just a minute” entries, if you’re bored. ***** What are you reading? Your outfit is completely over the top but the title of the book you’ve so carefully placed spine-out on the table catches my eye. Amazon reveals all; turns out that Anti-Oedipus is not a telling statement about your sexual desires. Too …
Something about Indiana
Three hours into my second day of driving the last tangible proof of my existence to New York, things deviated from my carefully laid out plan–as they’re supposed to when you’re driving long distances, or so I’ve been told. Heavy rainfall started when crossing the Indiana state line and refused to let up… until 20 …