—FIFTY PERCENT’S HARD TO HANDLE, AIN’T THAT SO?

 

 

…I had an amazing writing day on Friday, ten pieces, like old times, only to somehow end up deleting the entire effing document. WTF? Big time bummer. 

They say no writing is wasted, but that sure felt like it was.

 

…I’ve been living in a fog. I mean, who picks four receivers who are either also on bye, or have already played? Dumb ass. 

 

…But 20 days until Jeff Lynne. How is that even possible?

 

…“A Good Person”—I found that movie to be wonderful, introspective, illuminating. Yet it did so poorly at the box office.

I wonder how much of the best art dies a quiet death.

 

…What’s hard is not knowing what to believe.

 

…Unicorns may not be real, but jetlag sure as hell is.

 

…It’s a little unnerving when you can’t even trust your own computer.

 

…When I was a kid, we took pillowcases with us Trick or Treating, and we ran from house to house until the things were stuffed full. That candy had to last an entire year.

 

…For the next many Fridays, you’re going to see a series of depressing pieces, so you might want to take a pass on that day.

 

… It well may be that in a difficult hour,

Pinned down by pain and moaning for release,

Or nagged by want past resolution’s power,

I might be driven to sell your love for peace,

Or trade the memory of this night for food.

It may well be, I do not think I would.

  --Edna St. Vincent Millay

 

…I worry that I shouldn’t want the things I want.

 

…I recently re-learned what an introvert I am. I hope it didn’t pull people apart.

 

…It’s probably not ideal to be wide awake at 2 a.m.

 

…Tomorrow is not today, if you know what I mean.

 

… “Remember the sky that you were born under,

know each of the star’s stories.

Remember the moon, know who she is.

Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the

strongest point of time. Remember sundown

and the giving away to night.”

– Joy Harjo

 

…You’re an alpha female or male so long as you know the way home.

 

…It’s incredibly easy to judge other people who aren’t like you.

 

…So maybe it’s me, is what you’re saying?

 

…Sometimes you receive a box and it’s not at all what you want.

 

…I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.

 

…“You just showed your flaccid penis to the whole college, so I figured you wouldn’t judge.” Sex Education

 

…Did I say the wrong thing again?

 

…I often forget how old I am, that is, until I bend over to tie my shoes.

 

…We suffered a lot, you and I. I try not to dwell on that.

 

…Why does anyone come here? Sure, I have a lot to say, but most of it can only make sense to me.

 

…There’s enough guilt to go around, but if you need more, I’ve got plenty on hand. 

 

…I have a love-hate relationship with sleep, food, and H.

 

…“Maybe we could still be friends?” is enticing, but if you have to ask…

 

…Sad is when you badly need a re-fill and there isn’t one.

 

…If you’re that eager to kiss someone, chances are, it’s not actually love you’re feeling.

 

…Everyone wants to re-write this thing, or perfect it, but I rather enjoy greasing the pig.

 

…“Let’s go make art,” is something I miss hearing.

 

…I’m living on a cloud, or nowhere else.

 

…I’ve never minded dirty fingernails. To me, they’re a sign of being industrious.

 

…One day I took a closer look, and the hair on, and under, my arms was gone, just like that.

 

…I get why people like The Beatles, but I can do without them. Same as with tomatoes, onions, peppers, melon, garlic, olives, cottage cheese… 

 

…You can fuck up, and fuck up some more, and still be all right. Just remember that.

 

…“what if war 

is just a male version of dressing up, 

a game devised to avoid 

profound spiritual questions?”

--Louise Gluck

 

…I’ve got a dentist appointment today. She’s always so serious, constantly suggesting improvements when all I’m thinking is, “Does she not know how fucking old I am?” 

 

…One thing I know is how hard it is to keep it all together.

 

…We could be here for days, and you’d still not know what I mean, and that’s on me.

 

…10,000 steps a day, every day? You’ve got to be shitting me. That’s impossible.

 

…Any sentence that starts with the words, “If you’ll recall…” sounds a wee bit arrogant, if not also defensive. 

 

…To survive, you need a meal ticket.

 

…No one needs a Shylock in their life.

 

…FOX News can FOX off. That’s not news, it’s idiocy. 

 

…Maybe what you’re thinking is what I’m thinking and we should talk. 

 

…When things go on longer that you expected them to, that might be a sign.

 

…Tomorrow’s gonna be rough, but at least it’ll be tomorrow.

 

…Right now, I just want enough space to lie down and die.