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There's got to be more than flesh and bone...All that you've loved is all you own
I very often come up with ideas for things to write about in this journal, but the vast majority of them either fall by the wayside or get pushed back several months (or even years) before I finally find the time and motivation to actually sit down and write them. Case in point: When I first saw the wonderful Disney/Pixar movie "Coco" in June of ( Read more... ) -
The brightest stars burn out the fastest...But maybe we could still outlast it all
I think I'm going to do something a little different tonight -- a bit of a creative writing experiment, if you will. Many times, before I write these LJ posts, I will jot down a quick outline of the important points that I want to touch on, and then I go back later and flesh things out into one of my more typical, rambling word-vomit monstrosities ( Read more... ) -
I was just beyond camera...Right outside the frame...Waiting for a getaway car that never came
I've been thinking a lot lately about how the way we are as kids and teenagers irrevocably shapes who we become as adults. I think that many of us, myself included, grew up naively clinging to the assumption that whatever flaws or weaknesses we had at a young age were just temporary roadblocks -- that these blemishes would be fairly easy to ( Read more... ) -
With our song, one day we'll change the world...Will you sing?
What makes a good song to you ( Read more... ) -
I do not go quietly...Into the night that calls me...Even when I'm alone
Man oh man, it sure is hard to find time for the things we enjoy, isn't it? That probably sounds like the most obvious statement on the planet to anyone whose lifestyle can be described as even remotely busy, but hear me out... I've had this problem for many, many years, since well before Miles was born -- hell, probably since I was a kid. At this ( Read more... ) -
My love, may you dream of beautiful things...Till the dawn of the day bright and new
OK, so it took me a lot longer than I originally said it would to come back here and write another post, but what else is new? Ain't nobody got time for Live Journal! I'm a busy guy, and on most days it feels impossible to set aside time for this... And hey, speaking of being busy, I sort of became a dad a while back, LOL. At this point, it's ( Read more... ) -
The excess of fat on your American bones...Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone
Well, well, well... Look who came crawling back to Live Journal after almost a year and a half away. It's been a long time, folks, and a whole lot in my life has changed since the last time I posted anything here. Most importantly, I became a father, which was obviously a monumental event. However, I'm not here to talk about that right now. In my ( Read more... ) -
All my life I thought I'd change...
You know, it's always interesting when we get a wake-up call regarding how we see ourselves vs. how the people we know see us and how the world at large sees us. I feel like I've been getting quite a few of those recently, not necessarily as it relates to my behavior or my personality, but to my taste in music... Everyone thinks they have "good" ( Read more... ) -
And the harsh light of morning will spoil your most perfect moment...When you felt so real
Nostalgia is a funny thing. It's so easy to fall victim to, and it's so easy to delude yourself into viewing all your favorite memories through rose-colored glasses, to remember the "good old days" as some bygone halcyon era when life was so much sweeter and the world was a much simpler place. This is something that I'm often guilty of myself, and ( Read more... ) -
If I had an orchard, I'd work till I'm sore...
You know, one of the most interesting (and most satisfying) things about getting older is how little you start to care what other people think of you. Not that I'm necessarily "old" at this point -- although sometimes it feels that way, lol -- but for me personally, there's a pretty huge difference between my mental state now versus my mental state ( Read more... )