For whatever reason I've decided that I am going to attempt to write every day in April. We'll see how far along that goes ( Read more... )

I used to have a reoccurring dream that it was Halloween and I didn't have a costume. I haven't recently, but it was a pretty regular occurrence from my teen years through my thirties. The basic analysis would be based somewhere in my emotions about being "left out of the fun ( Read more... )

Since this morning I have done virtually nothing. I have sat here and surfed the internet, finding content making me feel even worse about my situation. But, I have done about as little work as possible. Which has been the pattern since the holidays now ( Read more... )

New year, same life. I barely had the motivation of past years when I came into 2015. I managed not to get completely wasted at a party on New Year's Eve, which is something. Spent the day after at my folks attempting to help them put away their Xmas stuff, which my mother is too stubborn to allow me to do. Came to find out she was out on the front ( Read more... )

When I moved to Lakeview back around 2007 it was as silly as it may sound, the culmination of a long-running goal of mine. Since I was 5 I had wanted to move into the city. Our visits to my dad's mother who lived around Paulina and Newport on the north side were like excursions from the deserts of the suburbs to a bustling oasis. It was so unlike ( Read more... )

Last weekend was my beloved Halloween. And after the disappointment that was my party I suppose I had put a lot of stock in Friday evening making up for whatever "fun" it was I felt I was owed and hadn't yet received. As is the case with life, there would be no restitution though ( Read more... )

It was a year ago on this day that we set out on our road trip to New Orleans for Halloween. About this time we were over halfway through the state of Illinois I think ( Read more... )

Friday night I was out for a birthday gathering for drinks. Two individuals were there who I don't even care to name. One has been a friend for over a decade, the other a more recent friend. Both were present in New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year ( Read more... )

So far the horror of last week has not (yet) found its way into this week. The constant henpecking and whining from my clients has been silent for the past day and a half. Though, I am sure my just mentioning that will doom me ( Read more... )

The stress from work is still immense this week. Even as I have jumped the hurdle of the most serious parts of the phone project the remaining issues peck at me like attacking crows. There is no rest to be had because even in the quiet moments there is nothing but the fear and anxiety of the next impending call, from the moment I wake up until long ( Read more... )