Facebook is the bench seats in the food court of a dead mall.Twitter is the graffiti wall of the patio next to the high school cafeteria.Reddit is the bus stop at the preacher’s corner between Starbuck’s and Denny’s.Youtube is a billboard showing all the dinner theaters in Branson.
Tag Archives: disconnection
On Conversations and Connections
(Written Saturday, August 30, 2008, 9:30pm) Ah, yes. Texarkana. IHOP. So I’m sitting here wondering why I’m sitting here. I think I missed what I was supposed to do. Like I stayed at the house too long. Like I was supposed to call old friends and visit. But why visit? No news to report! That’s …
Earthquakes and Tidal Waves
Here goes: I have announced to my roomate that, after 6 years of living with him, I am moving out. Thus ends our long history of cohabitation. It has been a long, cold winter. Since the announcement, I’ve been looking at apartments; my goal is to find a one-bedroom flat as close to my current …
Failed Bridges Rest Comfortably Under Water
Why do I settle for failure? Why does anybody settle for failure? Putting up with failure for so long. Why do it? Powerlessness? Tolerance for bullshit? Passive aggression? Hoping it’ll get better while investing nothing in it. Things fail, and we just go along with it. No fight left. No strength. It’s not patience, it’s …
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