The last person I hugged before the pandemic lockdown was my mother. The first person I hugged after my vaccination was…my mother. It’s pretty obvious. I am shit at this whole “building a society of friends around myself” thing. Absolute failure. Nobody else? Nobody? Nobody.
Author Archives: Shawn
Vampires
There are people who are energy vampires. As you’re moving along in your day, they cross your path and drag you down, pulling as much energy as they can out of you, whether you know it or not. After your conversation, you’re drained and your day is derailed. Those people are to be avoided whenever …
Oversubscribed
My writing and my personal life have suffered of late, and that’s because work is dominating my time. Rather, I’m letting it dominate my time. And that’s not a good thing. Due to economic slowdown, I’ve been capped at 40hrs/wk on the clock at work, and overtime has to be approved or justified. Well, since …
After Sunrise
That last three minutes of “Before Sunrise” (1995) are always a punch to my gut. The inevitability of the end of the shining relationship. The rising of the sun burning away the evening of dreams and possibilities. Collapsing infinite potentials into a concrete reality. Exposing the detritus of the night’s revelry. Exchanging uncertainty on the …
Fix Bug
“So, what do you do?” “I solve computer problems.” “No, I mean when you’re not at work.” “I solve computer problems.” “Wait, so you do the same thing at work and when you’re at home?” “Yeah.” “So what do you do for fun?” “I solve computer problems.” “OK, so what about when you’re hanging out …