It's rare a song will make my nipples hard. When it does, the song sticks with me and I could listen to it over and over and over. I'm talking about "Needle In The Hay" by Elliot Smith.
Last night I watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" for the first time, which came out 5 years ago. The song is featured in the film, for those who do not know. The Royal Tenebaums reminds me of my family in the "being raised a genius" sense. Just watching the Tenenbaum kids and their early brilliance and subsequent flailing about in their adult years - I can relate *sigh*
Five years ago, I was going through a lot. My mother was diving into the depths of a dark, occasionally catatonic depression and I, being the youngest, stepped up to the task of caring for her, organizing doctor visits and applying for financial grants from NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - my dad is a musician, almost 60 years in the union). I still have a file about four-inches thick from that ordeal. All this was done long distance for the most part, since she resides in Florida. At the time, my marriage was on the rocks and would soon implode a couple years down the road. Unhappy and carrying a lot of weight strapped to my heart. That's the feeling I remember from that time. Man, I'm glad it's NOW and not then.
My parents are still married. Almost 60 years. They love each other very much but their marriage is tragically flawed. My father is verbally abusive and my mother is a passive-aggressive doormat. For me, in that scenario, love is not enough. My mother's depression was, in part, what drove me to leave my marriage.
Well, anyway, not to ramble... I'm working a temp gig for the next week or two, at an ad agency. It seems slow so I will hopefully be getting a lot of writing done (something I have not done for awhile). I've got a meeting tonight for another party I'm helping to produce, Resonate v.2, which will be an awesome block party in June. Things look good for me going down to Austin in April. I'd be doing set styling for Rod Stewart. There's another styling job in Chicago at the same time for the client I just worked for. That gig went great, btw. I'll get pix up soon. So, either way, I'll be stylin', which I LOVE to do.
I piched a nerve in my neck the other day but it's starting to heal. It's scary how precarious good health is. You don't appreciate it until it leaves you.
I am living in at least six different places right now and feel like a gypsy. I can't wait to move into the House of Nine Dragons.
Last night I watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" for the first time, which came out 5 years ago. The song is featured in the film, for those who do not know. The Royal Tenebaums reminds me of my family in the "being raised a genius" sense. Just watching the Tenenbaum kids and their early brilliance and subsequent flailing about in their adult years - I can relate *sigh*
Five years ago, I was going through a lot. My mother was diving into the depths of a dark, occasionally catatonic depression and I, being the youngest, stepped up to the task of caring for her, organizing doctor visits and applying for financial grants from NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - my dad is a musician, almost 60 years in the union). I still have a file about four-inches thick from that ordeal. All this was done long distance for the most part, since she resides in Florida. At the time, my marriage was on the rocks and would soon implode a couple years down the road. Unhappy and carrying a lot of weight strapped to my heart. That's the feeling I remember from that time. Man, I'm glad it's NOW and not then.
My parents are still married. Almost 60 years. They love each other very much but their marriage is tragically flawed. My father is verbally abusive and my mother is a passive-aggressive doormat. For me, in that scenario, love is not enough. My mother's depression was, in part, what drove me to leave my marriage.
Well, anyway, not to ramble... I'm working a temp gig for the next week or two, at an ad agency. It seems slow so I will hopefully be getting a lot of writing done (something I have not done for awhile). I've got a meeting tonight for another party I'm helping to produce, Resonate v.2, which will be an awesome block party in June. Things look good for me going down to Austin in April. I'd be doing set styling for Rod Stewart. There's another styling job in Chicago at the same time for the client I just worked for. That gig went great, btw. I'll get pix up soon. So, either way, I'll be stylin', which I LOVE to do.
I piched a nerve in my neck the other day but it's starting to heal. It's scary how precarious good health is. You don't appreciate it until it leaves you.
I am living in at least six different places right now and feel like a gypsy. I can't wait to move into the House of Nine Dragons.
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hxg:
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hxg:
wow! it's postings like this one of yours that keep me scanning this site. your depth and wisdom show through. thank you for sharing. when you give of yourself to others you make them richer.