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a hypothetical dog
i’m not sure what i should do. should i stay here in this city or go there in this other city? what do you think i should do? your opinion is so important to me. 2 months ago i was … Continue reading
not awake
i had such trepidation about awakening today with so many trepitditious things ahead. So many instances that would require me to assert myself in ways that go against my grain. So I lay there in bed, awake for 3 hours … Continue reading
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Tagged asleep, avoiding, awake, grain, hiding, strange, trepidation
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off-leash
i walked my animal spirit to the animal spirit park. we were gratified when we found this was an off-leash park. there were not even any signs ordering us to clean up after our animal spirits this was not that … Continue reading
calling card
i created a little world for myself where everything felt so free and i just floated through things without that much exertion. i sensed that i had risen above uncertainty and adversity. i thought i had it all figured out. … Continue reading
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Tagged calling card, determination, doorways, doubt, drizzle, exertion, floating, menacing, shoes, stranger, streets, toxicity, vestibules
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25th Amendment
Speech delivered at Lucky Pierre’s America/N Constitutional Amendment Show at Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago November 6, 2012 (Election Night) (This performance was part of a 13-hour event featuring performers, social activists and legal experts—each assigned to interpret a specific amendment of … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Commandments, 25th Amendment, acting president, drone strikes, generalized anxiety disorder, gods, health insurance, hospital, legal jargon, Lucky Pierre, magnolia tree, NATO, president, rejection, resignation, seclusion, taking things way too literally, thyroplasty, vice president
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the 147 bus
but first, i must apologize for venting bitterness in my previous post. as far as i can see, it did not serve either of us very well, and for that, I can only call upon your forgiveness. and second, i … Continue reading
fractured heart
a peculiar moment on my way to work, even for me. I somehow managed to stumble on the flat sidewalk, falling straight on my face, breaking the further collapse of my body onto the pavement with my wrists. my nose … Continue reading
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Tagged bitterness, fall, fracture, jobs, quandary, rejection, stumble, vigilance
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bleating heart
after my performance last night, after somehow gluing together 2500 words (not all of them very good words), i seem to have none left. it was such a terrifying thrill to be up there on stage, doing the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, congratulations, election, English Mastiff, Lucky Pierre, Obama, performance, spoken word, Whole Foods
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temptation
why is it that the taxonomy managers always seem to be the ones who make it to high places in the world? with their constant, constant taxonomies, one right after the other in an unyielding cascade. there’s no escaping them. … Continue reading
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Tagged blueprints, choice, taxonomies, taxonomy manager, temptation, user experience architect
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underhanded and overexposed
i wonder if there are any real, tangible benefits to being passive-aggressive. i can’t quite get into specific details because i don’t feel like we really know each other that well. At least not yet. And I don’t want this … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, consolation, help, interconnections, manipulation, mundane, mysticism, shoes, telephones, therapy
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parking
i half heartily write these words because it’s that time of the night where a Lunesta has kicked in and the first effect you really notice is forgetting not only how to spell, but how to type. typing on this … Continue reading
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Tagged anagrams, Chicago, khakis, lunesta, parking, typing, writing
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the wisp
my car nearly exploded as i ascended the parking garage, all the way up to the 13th floor, on my way to another job interview. i arrived just in the nick of time. but i came out of it as … Continue reading
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Tagged car, cocoon, explosion, friends, Hurricane Sandy, prayer, transfiguration, unexpected, waiting, wisp
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Ange Des Orages
i just experienced a revelation, an epiphany, a realization that every musical idea i’ve ever come up with is really just a variation on Ange Des Orages by Philip Glass, which I discovered at least 20 years ago, and I … Continue reading
outside
so much of consequence is going on outside me…. my windows are shaking, but i am fortunate to have windows. my heart of hearts goes out to my friends out East. how i wish i could be there for them, … Continue reading
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Tagged consequence, death, Hurricane Sandy, Maryland, The Ed Show, windows
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pre-articulate
i have not articulated a complete thought or sentence today and it’s already tomorrow. well… maybe one thought: i noticed how peaceful and happy i am in large empty parking garages.
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Tagged articulation, emptiness, happiness, parking garage, peace
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