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--This is my rambling diatribe of venting my emotions- and trying to be as poignant as Rollins once was - ignore this and I'll be back to my normal bile-spitting self in a day or two. --PW

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A day seems fun and effortless, things look up until your realize that day was simply usurped. Not that it was a bad day, but you had...
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rickroyal:
Sorry to say, but I'm not so much a fan of the second person narrative style. I understand the device and the impulse, but it just leaves me distant. Ah, well. Sorry to hear you feel as though you're compromising yourself. Wish I could help.

And thanks for the wellwishes.
mistressxxv:
Ok, I'll have to save this journal entry for when I have some time to read it.

Thank you so much for your post. It was very kind. Don't tell anyone but I got all warm and fuzzy just reading it. You are a cool guy p.w., stay that way!

I'm off to don my clothes and finish packing. One hour 'til I leave for the airport. Ta!
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Wha-hoah everybody.

If I seem to have been MIA lately, it's because of a combination of things, which I'll delve into slightly here.

The "presence" mentioned in the previous journal is still going strong. Meph seems to have worked some shit out, and is confident that this time around will be better. I'm not so sure, partially because I am the natural cynic when it...
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mistressxxv:
I'm right there with you p. willy. I forgot about pirate drinking tonight. I think I might join you for a drink. See you then.
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I just finished reading "The Cheese Monkeys" by Chip Kidd for the second time in my life. One phrase struck me as corresponding with my life at the moment.

"God, how did it all collapse into THIS, so quickly?"

I don't know who to attribute it to, because like Fight Club, the main character is one of those nameless narrators.

But yeah. A certain presence...
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louise:
oi! kick the unnamed presence to the muthafuckin' curb, yo.

the curb that i will sit on everyday when i become crazy and you guys won't let me come into the house anymore frown
rickroyal:
I tend to deal with unnamed presences with extreme prejudice. It's worked so far.

Hope things improve soon.
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Hmmmmm- what to write about.

Lots of thanks are due - thanks to MistressXXV and MaDness for coming out last Thursday night...where were the rest of you?

Thanks to Louise and Brandon for coming on over for cold treats...that was cool. Good luck on the living situation.

Thanks to Thursday and pals for being in town and just being your cool selves and making my...
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jurasic:
strange...today a hole pallet of bookshelves fell & nearly killed me @ work...
mistressxxv:
Hey dear, glad to be there last week, and I look forward to this Thursday. I know how you feel with the financial stuff. If only I were a college student again and could take out loans.....sigh.

Off to write resumes.
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Sorry for it being so long since I wrote anything significant here. And also sorry for any typos. I'm typing on someone else's laptop.

So yeah I am officially in Portland now. For a good long time. I live SE with Meph for those that know where that is. For those that don't - you poor, poor bastards.

I had a great time meeting people...
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jurasic:
hey...I see the code name...& if you met me on my birthday you know I don't remember much...no picture up on yours either...but you live with mephausto so I'm sure I'll run into you again & place the face with the name...
rickroyal:
Glad to hear that the move worked out. And I'm sorry to hear that the harpies of finance at nipping at your heels so soon. And a burnt finger? Do tell.

Things are chugging along over here. Thankfully, no serious problems, and a smile that is only slightly lopsided.
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I'm here...at last. Hahahahahaha! Now we celebrate.
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mistressxxv:
It was cool speaking to you on the phone. You sounded bored with me, so I thought I'd let you go. Whatever. Looking forward to the weekend........already.
mistressxxv:
I'm depressed, officially. The last three days I have had to pry myself out of bed and then I spent all day looking forward to 10pm so I could go back to sleep. I'm avoiding my reality, because my reality is very painful right now. I'm in over my head and feeling a bit overwhelmed. I hoping to make it to the weekend to call my parents and ask their advise. That's something I haven't done since high school.
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wha-hoah SG folks. I want to make this clear straight from the outset. I have not gone with this little sleep and this much drink this many days in a row since commencement week in college. But this is not a drunk journal. I'm just tired.

Things I mentioned in past journals are now concluding themselves. Although not in the manner I had wished. I...
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mistressxxv:
Deary, breathe. The laundry will get down when there is no other choice. Meph is always having a relaxing time in Santa Cruz. Everything will be all right. mad

Sorry to hear about the dream/nightmare. I can only say you have made your bed.

The trip should take about 2.5 days, as I made it from PDX to MN in that time when returning my ex after I broke up with him. That is a story in and of itself.

Get sleep, finish packing, and if you don't start your journey westward "on time" don't worry, there are no deadlines you're working against. At least not to my knowledge.

Good luck with the journey. If you've never driven cross-country it's something else to watch as the terrain changes. ARRR!!!
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this packing business is strange - I'm finding stuff I don't remember ever owning in the first place. And also stuff that I forgot I had, stuff I wish I never had, and worst of all - stuff that I look at and it sends me on down memory lane so's that when I look up, I realize what felt like 5 minutes was actually...
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rickroyal:
I think that's why I'm so loathe to go through the stacks of stuff in my closet, storage area, and room. I have no idea what I might find, and most everything has good and bad memories attached. It'd probably take me a year to get through everything if I started today.

heh. I think I want to stand up and yell that at my sister the next time she's here.

Sorry to hear about the lack of closure for your triangle situation.
mistressxxv:
ARRR! back atcha.

I understand the memory lane stuff. It happened to me on the trip from MN to OR.

Check out my journal! There's a surprise. mad
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What a week. I scarcely know what to begin with.

Work is now officially over and done with on both fronts. I finished as planned my job with the children, and got laid off by the cell phone saleslady (she's going under). Sadly, I can't collect unemployment. But with any luck, the goodness I foreshadowed earlier will work out, and all will be well.

A...
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mistressxxv:
Oh, we're not quibbling over labels. Hell we're not even talking about that level of commitment yet. We like what we have together and we really don't want to be without each other. We are going to see how things go, and where it takes us, it takes us.

Happy? mad

See you soon...
cheech:
I've seen the Reverend in anti-war speeches and in those....Democratic candidate....things, and I have to say he's the only candidate with any charisma, and makes the most sense when he talks. Pretty weird turn of events.
If I have any consolation on your last few entries it's-- hey man, no work! Sweet! biggrin
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I know you.

You were too short.
You had bad skin.
You couldnt talk to them very well.
Words didnt seem to work.
They lied when they came out of your mouth.
You tried so hard to understand them.
You wanted to be part of what was happening.
You saw them having fun.
And it seemed like such a mystery.
Almost magic.
Made you think...
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rickroyal:
Hmm. There's some Cash that's decent, I think, though I've never heard a Toby Keith song that didn't make me want to pop an eardrum. RATM never struck me as consistant, though I did adore their cover of "Maggie's Farm." Cash I can pretty much take or leave; he's got an amazing voice, but his lyrics don't really do much for me. When he does covers, though, I rather like him.

re: celebrities, you were lamenting the fact that actors you liked and/or respected were in films you disliked and/or felt were soulless commercial products (specifically Kevin Spacey in Goldmember and Samuel L. Jackson in Attack of the Clones). Doesn't really bother me for some reason. Spacey was, to me, the best thing about Goldmember, and I've avoided all Lucas projects like the plague since The Last Crusade. All artist I enjoy will eventually do something I don't find appealing, so I don't sweat it.

You mentioned Batman for some reason in relation to penguin quotes.
mistressxxv:
Yeah, I think I know you too. mad

I'm more a 'kick life in the jimmy' kinda gal, personally.