When I meet a woman who seems interesting enough that I’d maybe like to pursue a relationship with, the first thing I do is shoot myself in the foot and completely disavow her of any notion that I might actually be a man. Can’t have her believing any of that nonsense. Of course, sabotaging myself …
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Stasis Impending Oasis
Going forward, I will refer to my bachelor apartment as my Stasis Chamber, because nothing grows, nothing moves. There is no breath of life here. That’s technically not a bad thing. Considering how poorly I handled having a girlfriend wreck things and add too much life, stasis doesn’t sound so bad. Maybe a little life? …
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 …
Camel
Woke up taking a mental inventory of the women I have been involved with throughout my life. The account of the sparseness and brevity of each relationship is sobering. Calendar dates are fuzzy, but the dating sticks in my mind; so infrequent, they’re like oases in the desert. Taking inventory is a depressing activity, and …
Sonance
The latest album from Shara Worden’s project My Brightest Diamond is in my heavy rotation this week. Of the ten tracks on her release “This Is My Hand” (2014), the one that is really getting under my skin is “Resonance“. It’s a complex piece of work. The disparate musical and rhythmic elements phase in and …