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Sunday eve, shortly before dinner

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unsettling

i wonder if i have either stifled my dreams, hopes and aspirations or if i am just sleep-deprived and lethargic. or if stifling dreams, hopes and aspirations leads to sleep deprivation? it did not seem all that long ago when … Continue reading

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perpetrator

tonight i was driving on broadway on my way to the gym, desperately searching for a rare parking spot that rarely appears on broadway. out of nowhere, a spot opened up on the right and at the very moment i … Continue reading

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curfew

i only have 1 minute to write something because i vow to be in bed by 10:30, and I started typing this sentence at 10:29 and i just noticed that i’ve missed my deadline and i am not allowed to … Continue reading

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boxing

i’ve been dragging most of the day. i’m not sure why it was so hard to fall asleep last night. to stay asleep. and i really really need to sleep more than anything else after being sick all week. but … Continue reading

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the grid

i’ve been trying to make a sample/loop of this incredible Ethiopian pop song from the 1970s for the past 6 hours. and not getting anywhere. the thing is, i can’t tell if i am behind the beat or ahead of … Continue reading

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what is burgeoning

all i feel like writing about tonight is my job, but i am trying not to tell you much more about it, so i won’t. the one positive thing i can say is that working in this environment is bringing … Continue reading

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my latest excuse

i’ve been sneezing so often today, i think i may have pulled a muscle in my face, if that is possible. too congested to eek out anything coherent tonight. or that is my excuse. there is always an excuse for … Continue reading

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my oasis

i have to apologize. i look back at the writing i’ve done over the past week or so, and i think, gosh, that sounds so negative. i don’t mean to sound like such a downer. i don’t feel like a … Continue reading

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re-purpose me

the last door on my possible exit from this city closed on me today, and i have to tell myself that this is just the way it is, for now. i might as well make the best of it, for … Continue reading

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spillage

everyday i come here, to this blog, it is my solemn intent to never talk about my job, but i have no choice other than to be honest with you,  and admit that this job is really getting to me … Continue reading

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backspace

there are moments when a person might wonder what is the purpose of having a blog? why even bother?  the things that are going on inside my head are not anything i would want anyone to see outside my head. … Continue reading

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jello

i just returned home from the queasy experience of visiting my mother in the hospital, a mere few hours after her back surgery. but it was not entirely the experience of seeing her that made me queasy. i feel awful … Continue reading

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vacuuming

i’m in one of my ignoring/avoiding phases these days. ignoring calls, texts, emails. avoiding talking to people at work, avoiding anything that may demand a response of some sort. i’m just not in the mood. as you read these words, … Continue reading

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tax day

a day of lethargic, numbing despondence that i just could not rise above. sometimes writing can transform my literal world, but not tonight. hopefully tomorrow.

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