Start From Scratch

I can't find my paper crane collection—I think it got lost in the move.

I’d say they’re hiding but I know better. They’re lost.  Shoved in a keepsake box to reassure them they’re worthy of keeping, but we both know they’re gathering dust.  Quietly decomposing somewhere between last year’s burnt-out Christmas lights and a couple chipped ceramic mugs I was too sentimental about to throw away.  Abandoned, kind of. Most likely. One day. But not forgotten.

Probably just as well. I’ll call them practice.

Favorite Thing About Being A Writer:

Being whoever I want whenever the fuck I want.

Least Favorite Thing About Being A Writer:
Writing something effortlessly and then being haunted by the suspicion you pulled someone else's work out of your subconscious.

Bonus: Reading becomes more suspenseful.

Playing Games

Love is a lot like double dutch
Or dodging traffic
Depends on who you're with
I always preferred reading.

"And out of the red, out of her head she sang"

I think certain things come along in life to remind you of the capacity you have to connect—to ideas, to things, to people, to God.  To remind you that there are good things in the world whether or not they stay that way.  Isn't that sort of gracious?  I realized you can live your entire life in fear of something, anything really, or enjoy what you can when you can.  Not that everything in life is there for you to enjoy, what right does any of us have to lay claim to that?  But to be able to see the goodness in all things, and to be satisfied with your lot, wherever it may fall, seems to be an art worth mastering.


Song of the Moment: I Still Believe - Frank Turner (I Still Believe - Single)

And I still believe in the saints
Yeah in Jerry Lee, Johnny and all the greats.
And I still believe in the sound
That has the power to raise a temple and tear it down.
And I still believe in the need
For guitars and drums and desperate poetry.
And I still believe that everyone
Can find a song for every time they've lost, and every time they've won.
So just remember folks, 
We're not just saving lives, we're saving souls!
And we're having fun.

Homework will be the death of me.  I just want to spin a record and snuggle a blanket.  Maybe watch Tombstone.


Song of the Moment: Soco Amaretto Lime - Brand New (Your Favorite Weapon)
What's not to love?  "You're just jealous 'cause we're young and in love..."

Turn Off The News, Baby And Turn Up The Radio

Tilly & the Wall - The Ice Storm, Big Gust and You from Team Love on Vimeo.

You Know What They Say

Misery loves...CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP!

Song of the moment: I Was Made For You - She & Him (Volume One)
This song is one of the simple pleasures in life, like walking on the boardwalk in a summer dress with a popsicle.