Of all my quirks and phobias, I think one of the biggest has to do with other people's families. The fact that I can't stand them, that is. Especially at holiday time. You know, you get stuck in strange rooms with strange people, trying to make uncomfortable small talk with strangers you don't know or like, just because they are related to one of ( Read more... )

In some ways, on some days, it was easier when I was alone all the time. Safer when I merely hung around on the outside of people without actually connecting with them, getting involved with them, getting close enough to get pulled into their twisted relationship psychosis and neurotic insecurities, used as a pawn in their self-fulfilling ( Read more... )

And now, for completeness sake, the lyrics to my personal soundtrack. The lyrics are what make or break a theme song, after all ( Read more... )

Warning: Big Geek Stuff Ahead ( Read more... )

Is there anything as useless as sitting in the dark in the middle of the night, staring into the silence and contemplating the what-ifs and if-onlys of your life? I mean, really, how much mileage can one get out of examining and cataloguing the list of regrets? What is so damn compelling about such a complete waste of a good case of serial insomnia ( Read more... )

Took Stacy to see Vanilla Sky yesterday... a very cool movie that doesn't telegraph the whole damn plot nearly as much as most do, and Jason Lee is his usual fantastic friendly asshole self. No one sucked in the cast, not even Tom Cruise ( Read more... )

Okay, I successfully dragged my feet until it's time to run off to Orgycon for the weekend. My little knot of dark secrets will just have to fester and rot inside me until I get to the computer again next week.

Besides, given the past history of Orycon, I will likely have more ammunition for write with when I come back. Mwah - hah - hah...

Well, I'm still posting. Haven't run screaming yet. Working up to a really unholy infodump of the very worst kind ( Read more... )

This all assumes I can follow through with my very scary plan, and may all be theory ( Read more... )

I think I've written out five entries in my head so far. Now I just need to nail my ass to the floor long enough to pound them out. Man, it's just been far too long since I've done anything like this ( Read more... )