Olly, Olly Oxen Free
According to wikipedia, the exact origin is unknown. Some etymologists say it comes from a German phrase used as a cruel joke on Holocaust victims. When one prisoner was released, the jailer would yell, "Alle, alle auch sind frei!" To the prisoners, this would signal "Everyone, everyone also is free!" But, if any other prisoners also left, they would be killed further down the road by Nazi soldiers. Sounds like a completey twisted version of hide and seek to me. Still, I think I'm ready to come out and mingle amongst the rest of the Jewish prisoners in the dark, solitude of this cyber Auschwitz.
I'm not sure whether or not what I'm been doing could really be called hiding. But, I definitely have been mooring myself in mylonely cell like some modern day Emily Dickinson, trying to shut out the world. Except, in my case there was no writing. Not even a journal post. There wasn't much of anything except hanging out with friends, and food. There's always got to be food...and beer. A fat boy has to gastronomically entertain himself on a regular basis. Everyone knows beer helps the digestion.
Anyway, I've been away from the internet because I felt it was time to make a conscious decision to bow out gracefully. It was time to step back, time to sit on the bench and watch all the stupid games unfold. Sometimes it's nice living a life of solitude and not being the go-to guy. It can be lonely too. But, regardless of where my heart is right now, I don't need a relationship. Life is good. I'm happy. But, then again, it's probably the food and the beer.
I'm not sure whether or not what I'm been doing could really be called hiding. But, I definitely have been mooring myself in mylonely cell like some modern day Emily Dickinson, trying to shut out the world. Except, in my case there was no writing. Not even a journal post. There wasn't much of anything except hanging out with friends, and food. There's always got to be food...and beer. A fat boy has to gastronomically entertain himself on a regular basis. Everyone knows beer helps the digestion.
Anyway, I've been away from the internet because I felt it was time to make a conscious decision to bow out gracefully. It was time to step back, time to sit on the bench and watch all the stupid games unfold. Sometimes it's nice living a life of solitude and not being the go-to guy. It can be lonely too. But, regardless of where my heart is right now, I don't need a relationship. Life is good. I'm happy. But, then again, it's probably the food and the beer.