This is my second entry for Week #21 of therealljidol.

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Joey and Me

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

I'm my own imaginary friend.

Literally. In the classic sense of "literally."

Joey Michaels started out in 2000 as a joke - an extension of a silly online improvised sketch at a now ( Read more... )

This is my first of two entries for week 21 of therealljidol. Possible trigger warning for talk of suicide and depression.

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GremlinAbout ten years ago, I was promoted out of my teaching job (which I loved) into an administrative job. My pay went up dramatically. My hours became more flexible. My ability to make changes that benefit my peers increased ( Read more... )

This is one of my two entries for Week #20 of therealljidol.

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Well time slips away
and leaves you with nothing mister but
boring stories of glory days. ~ Bruce SpringsteenWe were kings of the beach. My cousin Jimmy and his crew looked like something out of a movie - long hair, cut-off jeans, aviator glasses and tone, tan teenage bodies. I was also ( Read more... )

This is my first of two entries for week #20 of therealljidol.

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Im-mew-nentize the Eschaton!

This week (against my better judgement) I turn over my Livejournal to Princess BB Michaels, cat.

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Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.


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This is my entry for Week #19 of therealljidol

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How I Became a HumanThe absolute worst incident of bullying I dealt with was during my freshman year of high school. Four of the guys who used to pick on me sat behind me on the bus. One of them took a half-cut geode and started smacking it again and again into the back of my head. I thought "At least its ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week #18 of therealljidol. lordrexfear kindly defined "Sagayán" for us as "pre-war ritual," in case you weren't sure of its meaning.

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How I Become A GodI'm not a rock star, but I play a rock star. Whenever my small potatoes local bar band takes the stage, for 75 minutes I play the front man of the biggest rock and roll band in the world ( Read more... )

This is my entry for week #17 of therealljidol.

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How I Became A Demon

In 1989, I auditioned for a jingju production. Jingju (Chinese for "Capital theatre" - the "Jing" in this word is the same "jing" in the word "Beijing") is usually translated as "Beijing opera" or something "Peking opera." This is somewhat akin to referring to hula as "Hawaiian Ballet ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week #16 of therealljidolIt has taken me decades, but I've finally reached the point where I can just let myself go and dance like a fool. My style may look like an artless melange of tai chi and myoclonic seizures, but I don't care. When the music starts, get out of the way because I'm going to need a whole lot of space ( Read more... )

This is my entry for week #15 of therealljidol.

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"They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now." - Bob MonkhouseIf you don't know how to play a musical instrument, you're probably not qualified to invent a new one ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week #14 of therealljidol.

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PlaylistI run. Well, right now, I walk. But I'll run again ( Read more... )