“the past is a grotesque animal”

Yes, it certainly can be. Remember that time you yelled at your mom and were really hateful, inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring towards the woman that brought you into this world? Yeah, what a rotten 4 year old you were. Or that time your best friend’s mom asked you if you liked her tater tot casserole […]

A Modal Panorama

I’ve said it before and I will say it again right now that there is nothing greater in a music lover’s world than the discovery. The discovery of new music, that is. When you’ve been a music obsessive as long as I have the music discovery is an absolute treat. It’s a treasure hunt and […]

An Elaborate Game of Make Believe

School was cancelled again today and they’ve already called it for tomorrow. It’s supposed to get down to -15 degrees tonight, and that’s not even with the wind chill factor. I stayed home as well. I probably could’ve made it into work, but what was the point? No trucks were running today so we didn’t […]

Jinrikisha

It’s a pretty quiet evening here in the grand old Midwest, USA. It’s currently 3 degrees out. The dog acts as if he wants to go out, but as soon as the door opens he seems to change his mind very quickly. They’re calling for more snow, and supposedly some major snow is supposed to […]

“Return of Speed Toilet”

I’m not really sure what the hell I did, but I’m sore today. Like I rolled down a hill or something…for 10 minutes straight. My left shoulder has been sore for a week now. It’s not a “pain” per say. It’s more like this dull ache, as if some muscle or tendon became shorter somehow. […]

Sunday…the day before Monday

Today has been a day of rest, for sure. I’ve spent a good portion of the day in my chair reading and listening to records. I started Chuck Palahniuk’s Damned. I’m not sure whether I love it or I want to line a litter box with it. Jury is still out on that one. Album-wise […]

Tilbury :: Northern Comfort

In 2012 I came across a rather bizarre album cover and I listened to said album on looks alone. I know, you shouldn’t judge a book(or album) by its cover, but in this situation it was the best possible choice I could’ve made. Tilbury was the band, and Exorcise was the album and it blew […]

Atlas, I Am Not

While I do occasionally support my own little sphere in this great big crazy world, I don’t sport the glutes, pecs, abs, and biceps that our primordial Greek friend did. I am a mere mortal man, attempting to extend his measly life a few more years by working out (semi)regularly. To be alive a smidgen […]

Death Makes Caricatures Of Us All

It’s a weird statement, but in my head a true one. It’s not something anyone said per say, but something generally close to what was mentioned in passing. It’s also both metaphorically and literally the case. We live our lives and create a perception of who we are. If we’re honest in our day-to-day lives […]

An Extremely Long Short Week

For a week I’ve only been at work two days it seems like an eternity. Just another one of those extremely long short weeks. From Saturday to Tuesday we were landlocked inside the walls of stately Hubner Manor with too few beers, not enough flour, not much milk, but plenty of love and a stockpile […]