In high school — a much gentler time — in the sighing hour after school let out, when I was supposed to be walking home to my nervous mother, I would sometimes dawdle around campus, haunting the hallways without need of a hall pass, breathing in the open-air spaces between buildings, poking at the toys …
Tag Archives: boredom
Grinding Teeth
Doing that thing again where I have hunger but no stimulus. Needs, but no motivation. Getting bored easily, chewing at the straps, shaking the leg. Doesn’t take long after an amazing trip to fall right back into gravity. I’m kinda like Kerouac, never able to settle long before the itch for novelty overrides any need …
Sifting, Drifting
I think I’m naturally wired to quickly get bored. The moment I learn a thing, do a thing, go somewhere, get settled in, I look up and around for the next nugget of interest, sifting through the chaos. My hobbies and lifestyle reflect this. When it comes to supporting myself, I’m definitely a factory-worker kind …
Jebediah Obediah Springfield
Office Window + Dry Erase Marker + Friday Boredom =
Bump and Grind
Really feeling it, the existential nature of my own reality. So bedraggled. Not enough sleep, not with my need to live a worthwhile life conflicting with my need to hold down a job. This weekend, I finally caught up on my sleep and am well-rested. Unfortunately, I’m rested and awake enough to realize just how …