A ladyfriend recently informed me, that contrary to popular wisdom...
a bird in the bush, is worth more than two in the hand.
So now the year draws towards it's closing. Tuesday is the Winter Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere), which is the true begining of the Solar New Year. The longest night... leads to the return of the gathering light. Life holds its breath...... Read More
Been MIA for awhile. Sure have missed you all. But I've been going through some weird times, and have been swamped by the doldrums. But Cthulu willing (all hail Cthulu), I may be perking back up again. Probably best not to go into too much detail, as the story gets pretty feculant. So in brief...
My hiatus began with major glitches in my... Read More
Thank you so much, your words are so thoughtful and you're definitely right about what I must remember. I'm lucky to have such a good example to try to follow. Wow this journal of yours was quite a read! I wish you luck with your novel and getting back to the things you love, I'm trying to do the same with painting and guitar. I hope you can get rid of the pests too!
Edited to add...
It's amazing how two days back at work, can undo all the relaxation and rested-ness that ten days vacation brought me. Ugh! Not fond of my job.
Been on vacation... didn't do much of what I intended. Did do things... that were also unintended. Spent much of that time lurking here at SG. Made new friends, joined new groups, did research for... Read More
To let go of what never worked.
To renounce the clatter of sword on sword,
for the sweet music of the flute and string.
To let go of what one once had to be
to reclaim what one always wanted to be.
To shed the cold steel of armor and mail,
to lay naked in one's beloved's embrace,
kissed by the gentle breeze and soft... Read More
Ha! It seems my application to the Misanthropes Group has been rejected.
Hmmm... I've been rejected by people who hate people.
Guess they don't think I'm hateful enough.
You know the kind...
where everything works like clockwork;
where everything you touch turns to gold;
where everyone is just so cool and friendly to you;
where every action is an act of unbridled success;
where the only challenge, is keeping up with the sheer magic of it all...
Ever have days like that ?... Read More
Took so much longer than anticipated... actually, many things have.
I, like so many others around the world,
got nailed pretty fuckin hard by the economic collapse.
Won't bore you with the details, let's just say that it took
a long time to pull myself up out of the gutter.
Still washing the mud off... and other unsavory things.