crucible of ennui

I’ve been kinda relaxin’ on my already relaxed look since the incident. Needless to say - I’ve been lookin’ kinda homeless.

Check out the streaks of white at my hairline. Bride of Frankenstein goes suburban. So I went to see Laura at the salon this last week and got a cut and color. The color […]

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Damnit. 30 years later, I’ve finally achieved the perfect feathered cut.

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I’m in a funk. It must be the post-birthday let down from April. 37 is so much more closer to 40 than 36. I’m not sure I’m looking forward to my 40’s as much as I was my 30’s.
I need to energize and rev myself up for the roller coaster start of summer next weekend. […]

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Name one thing you do every day:
Read. I sit down and read everyday. Either a newspaper or a book or an essay off the internet. It’s a habit I’ve had for almost 3 decades.
Name two things you wish you could learn:
Learn to play the harmonica
Learn to speak Russian or Chinese
Name three things that remind you […]

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Okay. I admit it - I’m exhausted. The drama of this week finally caught up with me today while I was eating my salad. Cause salad is diet food, right? And the doctor said I needed to lose weight, right? So I forgo a trip to The Stand or some other burger joint and get a […]

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Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention, please!
Do you wake every morning in shame and despair,
to discover your pillow is covered with hair,
what ought not to be there?  — Tobey, Sweeney Todd
I don’t know if this is a delayed karma bomb or an indication that something is wrong, but last night I learned that […]

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 I don’t know why, but I’ve been on the downside streak of bad cooking. The green bean casserole didn’t turn out the way I wanted. I thought that I’d do it from scratch and follow that neat recipe on Good Eats, but the beans were still underdone and kinda crunchy. And the onion topping was […]

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when it turns dark and the house is quiet and filled with shadows, I wish for something to bring me back to myself.

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I’m way too hyper today.
I’m stuck inside the office until 5pm.
I want to go outside.
I want to be doing anything other than reviewing files.
I want to play pirates with my daughter.

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I just haven’t been myself lately.
I think about Jenna all the time.
I just don’t know what to do with myself.
I’m having a hard time being motivated to do anything.

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