The Li(f)e I Li(v)e

Ephemera

2009-12-24T21:40:00.000-08:00

I cry at sappy love stories on television, because I cannot connect in real life. Fantasy touches me in ways reality cannot, does not. I yearn for the feelings of attachment and the bonds of closeness that fictional characters share, even knowing that relationships- real, honest, and actual- do not resemble the characters and caricatures onscreen before me. Mine is a duality of emotion and

Pros and Cons

2009-04-21T01:30:00.001-07:00

I saw something at work today that just turned my stomach. This old guy- 60ish, grey hair and moustache, slight accent (British?), not what I think anyone would consider handsome- came into the store with an escort. Young, maybe 5’2”, pretty, perky, blonde- a little too made up. She seemed sweet, though, when we talked briefly about the Damzl Fuel drink we sell that she enjoys but can never find

School Teacher

2009-04-16T00:40:00.000-07:00

We've talked only a handful of times. Flirted? A little, perhaps. Would it be too tacky to ask you out- clerk to customer? Am I afraid of your rejection? Or do I fear complications in a romantic sea that already tosses me between many vexatious shores?Whichever, you and I have remained distant, going no further. I've no emotional stake in you.Why, then, this tightening in my chest, this darkening

Not Seeing Is Believing

2009-04-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

Some of the best conversations I've had in my life have been with people who aren't there.I may be a freak or weirdo for admitting to it (though I know at least one other person who has confessed to the same), but I have had- and fully expect to continue having- discussions with imaginary people.The people themselves aren't usually imaginary- they're friends, family, prospective paramours. I talk

Survival Guide

2009-04-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

I love zombies.I don’t say that as a prelude to a love-fest celebrating the resurgence of zombie films in popular media. Nor shall I rant against the ill-advised and uninformed re-imagining of zombies in several recent productions. (Though if you want to read about that sort of thing, Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg elucidated wonderfully about it in this article from the Guardian.) I mention it

Fractals

2009-03-18T01:44:00.000-07:00

"Samsung Electronics has developed a perfume spraying cell phone to release "smell tones" when incoming calls are received.

Is he strong? Listen, bub...

2006-06-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

Spider-Man 3 trailer is up at Sony's website:TrailerIt looks pretty cool. I never quite got the whole "Venom" thing, though. The whole appeal of that character. He's, what, an embittered photojournalist in the alien suit that Spider-Man brought back from Battleworld? (Secret Wars reference. Yes, I'm a comic geek.)In other words, he's just a bulked up, psychotic Peter Parker in black and white

Governmental Efficiency Rant

2006-06-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to contact the immigration office all morning, in order to do some investigative work for my job. It took me at least 20 minutes to navigate through the phone options before I could finally find an option that would connect me to, you know, a live person. Then, when I did that, I was informed that the wait would be at least 30 minutes, but a good time to try them might be on

Post the First

2006-06-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

Dabbled (ever so briefly) with blogging a couple of years ago, but something in me decided it's time to give this a real shot. Not that I have anything particularly noteworthy to say, I guess, but I'm hopeful that it will help me to focus my thoughts a bit. Anyway.That's the first one. Yippee!