Inspired Story Contest:

Oh, I may have missed Jamelah’s deadline to enter her interesting and inspiring story contest which involved some key elements to be woven into an original story.  Of course, I missed the contest completely, but I still think that her experiments are an important exercise for aspiring and established writers.  One must always try to [...]

The Great Television Cop Out:

There are some channels who have opted out of airing any influential or shows depicting the season on this lovely Christmas day.  Similar to ploys like “sweeps week” where shows air to essentially ‘hook’ viewers into watching in order for high ratings, the wonders never cease in the ways that television can screw with people.  [...]

My New Theme:

Since the new year is approaching, I thought that it would be interesting to go with the mood that I’ve been in lately: Dark and haunting.  It must be in the stars.  For example, my mother mentioned on a recent phone call that she was feeling introverted lately and I guess I have been more [...]

A Good Time Was Had By All!

My birthday came and went last week and unfortunately, it was spent feeling horribly sick.  Yup, I was stuck in bed ALL DAY thanks to the unusally warm-weather / cold-weather roulette we’ve been playing this winter.  To boot, we’re so not getting a white Christmas at all and it kinda sucks because I couldn’t get [...]

The Dying Art of Speech:

Quote from the movie: Fight Club
Narrator: When people think you’re dying, they really, really listen to you, instead of just…        
Marla Singer: …instead of just waiting for their turn to speak?
Yes, it’s true.  The artistry of the spoken word is starting to be lost amidst other more convenient forms of communication like email.  But since I [...]

Holiday Blues

If fame is a hideous bitch-goddess, then Christmas is the goddess of guilt.  Oh yes, another holiday season is upon us.  Rather than mistletoe and rubbed noses, there’s just a mountain of guilt and a valley of frustration.  The mountain (in theory) is a snow-capped one and the valley plays host to a river of tears [...]

Joey’s Back From…Iraq!

 Yippee!  At least there is one thing I can celebrate!!!
 

So “Hurt” That The Song Doesn’t Matter

Family has a way of messing with your mind in ways that aren’t endearing.  There are times when you know that no apology can rectify a rift.  When the guilt-trip keeps giving like a terrible gift.  You feel that you’ve blamed yourself a million times for choices that others made for you.  Dark places that [...]

I Stand Corrected…

Retraction:  Madonna’s not about 40 yrs old.  She’s almost about 50.  That proves my point about her being a potential vamp even more.  Thanks, GK4 for keeping my blog honest.  (Sorry ’bout the pic, dude.  Had to do it.  Besides, you’re an awesome dancer!  You ROCK!!!)

From Virgin to Vamp:

Anyone who has not visited the following website or heard about it has apparently been living under a rock.  The project began as a little nothing blog and experiment in correspondence and has grown into this oddly surreal phenomenon of epic proportions.
 What makes telling secrets so compelling?  Perhaps the magic is in the sharing of [...]