revelation
sometimes it visits us at odd hours, in surprising guises, sneaking up and tapping us on the shoulder with its groucho marx glasses in place and whispering all sneaky-like into our ears while we're in the midst of doing something totally silly and slapdash… but whenever wisdom deigns to sneak on through, I feel we ...
random life stuff
twice in the last few days I've had people remark to me on how I'm always moving, work hard, etc.– this from random folks who have no real stake one way or another in flattering or insulting or really passing any sort of judgment– they're just commenting on something that looks weird and noteworthy to ...
random pet stuff
I was just lying here in bed, browsing around the neighborhood, with charlie tuna purring away on my shoulder as is customary, when in barged iggy for some pets and love. this is his m.o.– he's queenly and standoffish until he's ready and then by golly you'd better be ready. for several years this only ...
bad belly stew
ingredients: too much pasta, just prior to bed: wolfed one weekend of sheer avoidance 6-8 issues with no apparent solution stacks of unopened mail one more monday looming proper emulsification depends critically on knowing and then repeating to yourself exactly what you really should be doing, while not doing it. slosh & ferment. wake at ...
retro animation delight
(okay, I'm going crazy on the youtube tonight, I know… but really what would insomnia be without youtube? a lot less diverting. actually, I'd probably sleep more.) St James Infirmary Blues (song only) Read and post comments | Send to a friend
life as a gas-guzzler
who's driving this thing, anyway?? oh, right. it's me. so what's with all the swerves and cul-de-sacs? I've heard that some people actually call up triple-A ahead of time and get triptiks so they know where all the construction is so they can avoid it. I've heard that some people actually, yknow, plan their course. ...
the avoidance two-step
it's back and forth and round and round I go. some things get accomplished, some things accrete, and I circumnavigate them. I wake up again and again in the middle of the night and read and write words with no particular path or agenda. refuse to evaluate relative success too closely. have meaningful conversations with ...
homeowner to-do list
3:30 a.m., post-bath. – connect roof vent tube to bathroom vent, reconnect fan – back bedroom: paint walls, floors, closets; put in low cupboards on eaves closets, built in shelving above; put rods in closets proper – stairway: runner; shelves? – fix up basement front room for a workspace: add shelving; paint walls, ceiling, floor; ...
an ode
oh, laptop, how I love thee. when my body is exhausted, joints sore with insomnia, susceptible to chill, sneezing and blowing, but the racket in my brain sprung in small hours won’t kindly shut up, I can lie most pleasantly abed, muffled in flannel, propped by pillows, and give vent to the odd bits I ...