First things first- I auditioned for this year's Erie Idol competition on Friday, with Finch & M from Disgraced coming along for encouragement (they'd both qualified in an earlier audition). The audition was held in a car & motor sports dealership, of all places. It's kinda surreal to find yourself singing to a bunch of snowmobiles. (Although I ( Read more... )

So there's one aspect of my life in which I am something of a wimp. Guys. Specifically dating. The easiest way for me to explain why is to say that there's really nothing quite like a divorce to totally fuck your self esteem. It's not even my entire self-esteem- I think I'm smart, fun, & interesting. However, what I don't really believe is that ( Read more... )

There's a certain irony here. Some folks on the Cult of the Dead thread seemed to be trying to imply that I (A) have no experience dealing with death & (B) have "issues" regarding death. Obviously, these are people who don't know me very well or have any idea of what my life's been like. Because the truth of the matter is, I saw more death by ( Read more... )