Jinked

In my complex we have an on-site laundry facility, but it’s a little wacky in that you have to go out of the building to access it. It always makes doing laundry in the wintertime a big deal because it means I have to put on shoes, bundle up, carry my bag of laundry and detergent and quarters outside just to get to the room [...]

I’ve been missing for nine days. My life has flipped upside down, spun on its side, then righted itself once more since the last post I’ve made here due to a hospital visit, charity work, freelance job hunting, tears, STEM mentoring, budget analysis, long talks with my father, transcribing journals, and psychology-induced sushi with my sister. Yes, the past nine days have been full. More [...]

A handful of people said they liked the way my last post was written. Comments, chats, tweets, all over the place, but the words were nearly all the same. It’s the power of the free write. Take what is in your mind and bend it, move it, shape it into the things you’re feeling. Good or bad. It hardly makes sense to most people. Some [...]

I zone out at parties, especially when there is music. Dance music. Low light and black light and strobe light. I feel small, vulnerable for some reason, then I slink away to a chair in the corner of the darkness, watching past the people and the wall on the other side of the room. Eventually I get up, hold out my hand, and dance. Dancing [...]

Woke up. Went to the bank to fix debit card mistake. Went to the post office. Mailed zines. Came home. Finished website design. Sent to client. Ate lunch. Talked to my brother on the phone. Talked to him a lot. Got my mail. Zines inside! Left to visit Donna. Caught up on life. Left to go to Uptown Cafe. Edited “Will.” Finished! Needs typing. Read [...]