The following is something I’ve complained about before, but it is always good to revisit these things. Women, girls, whatever you consider yourself to be, or however you are classified based on how you act: I think half of your take for granted how easy you get attention, and the other half who don’t take… Continue reading Attention Whore
Month: April 2012
emotional pavement – memories of times I’ve been lucky
I hate writing something and feeling like there was just a vacuum that sucked out all of the eloquence, coherency, and poignancy I was hoping for, but it is an unfortunate result of writing that we sometimes all encounter. Oh well.. here we go: Being emotionally flattened is an interesting thing. From what I hear,… Continue reading emotional pavement – memories of times I’ve been lucky
Molting
Molting, molting, molting. When I finally realized it was a reflection my own, I was staring at A hideous, unpleasant monstrosity stood before me A layer of glistening new skin obscured by Leaflets of dried up, decrepit death dangling on my body At any moment it could go Like the last autumn leaf on a… Continue reading Molting
Why I Don’t Like The Beatles
Someone once asked me why I made the bold claim that I don’t like The Beatles. Following this exchange, they demanded the I put my response up publicly somewhere (complimenting my writing, it was nice.)– I’d be a dirty scumbag if I only said I did and didn’t, so I’m finally getting around to it.
Task complete.
Prompt: “I’m sorry, but I need an explanation about why you dislike the Beatles.”
You know, I was compelled to tackle this immediately upon reading it. Those words Need. and Now. must be some kind of sorcery, but I resisted it and knew that typing on my phone was not the vehicle for a proper reply.
First off, I never claimed I disliked The Beatles. I respect them enough to ever go that far. I just can’t profess to really like them. Their impact, especially culturally, industrially, and in the realm of recording technology is a phenomenon that could very well be unparalleled. On top of that, even if the songs don’t always do it for me, we are talking about some of the best modern day songwriting there is, but I already said it– they just don’t do it for me. When you’re that good, or that big, there will be those who think that you are hyped up too much. Think of it like atoms in the air. Carbon and oxygen are great, they dominate the show, but think of poor hydrogen or helium. Those guys are amazing too. Maybe they got fed up and that’s why they are so utterly explosive (especially when you split them).
how to estrange yourself from everyone you know in 2300 words or less
If you have an aversion to brutal honesty, hit the back button, X out of the window, or turn off the computer– continue to live in your self-constructed fantasy world of ignorance where you are comfortable and breathe easy. I am about to put pretty much everyone on blast like a failed NASA launch. I… Continue reading how to estrange yourself from everyone you know in 2300 words or less
“The Roaring Twenties,” History Says
You’re weak. You aren’t usually, but right now, you’re weak. You need somebody to talk to. You need to spread that weakness out, knead it as if it were a cramp, but, tonight, there is no one. You’ve laid out this string of thoughts in your head on more than one occasion, but now that… Continue reading “The Roaring Twenties,” History Says