What does depression feel like? That's what ads for antidepressants ask us, as they parade about cartoons of sad rocks rolling lazily along a sparse black and white landscape. Right now, it feels like this enormous weight sitting on my chest, one that refuses to go away. I look fine on the outside (even on Twitter), ...
Tag Archive: fucked up
Aug
30
Chickety China the Chinese Chicken
A week ago I was still sucking on cigarettes. Then on Tuesday, it looked as if Mom was going to come home from the hospital after 15 days stuck in that building. Doctors and respiratory therapists said things to my mother like, "If you go home and start smoking again, you're going to wind up ...
Jan
15
Pop Rocks Saved My Life
In case you were wondering, that's the view from my kitchen floor, just in front of the stove. It's the view I happened to enjoy the night before last. Thanks to me taking my ...
Dec
16
I’m Gonna Betchslap the Dumb Outta 2009
Fuck, it's DECEMBER. The last month of the year. How'd that happen, right? Worse yet, it's the Holidays. Fuck me with something hard and sandpapery. Yeah, so not a fan. When I was a wee lad, the Magic was still there. Months in advance, I'd pour ...
Nov
20
Anissa Punches Me in the Throat, Too
Anissa. I adore her. I've read some posts about her the last few days, since she suffered a stroke and the entire blogoTwittersphere is talking/praying for her. But I just haven't been able to muster ...
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I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.