On Life

Breaths & Gusts

The change in seasons is almost palpable these days.  At night, there is already a hint of autumn when the breeze comes in through the open windows in breaths and gusts. There's something about fall that makes me want to crawl under a blanket with a fresh mug of coffee and my journal.   The…

Shade of Black

Sometimes being an insomniac isn't so bad.  Like on those nights when I stay up late listening to dub beautiful collective and writing. But then there are those other nights where I stay up watching reruns, eating junk, surfing the net and just basically being completely unproductive and ruining my sleeping schedule.  Tonight (this morning)…

Starry-eyed

After my workout, I sat outside.  It made me miss having an actual yard (or living closer to ground level).  You can't hear the crickets from the 32nd floor.  You can't smell the deep, dank earth on cool nights like I could tonight.  I should go sit down there on the nights I can't sleep…

Hypnotic Cacophony

Last night was the Skinny Puppy show.  Nothing like some blisteringly cacophonous industrial and a hypnotic light show to make you feel alive!  At times, I could literally feel the bass in my bones. It reminded me of the remake of The Italian Job where Seth Green's character says he wants to buy a stereo…

Mail Order Excitement

My book came today – excitement abounds! Actually, it is Djr's book, but I've been anxiously awaiting it, so thankfully it got here in just over a week.I've only read a few pages so far, but I can't get over how great it looks – glossy cover, top-quality paper & binding. I guess I'd better…

Iced

Today, my world is pure white. We've had fresh snow overnight, so when I woke up today, the roads and valley were newly covered.  There's a small pond across the way in the park, and the surface is completely covered, making it look like a huge moon-crater from way up here.  It's nice to look…