My last post was a Jim Carroll song. And now Jim Carroll has passed away. Sad.
If I were superstitious, I would refrain from mentioning anyone in this post... OR I'd refer to some rather troubled people that have been in my life lately. Haha. But I'm not that cruel. Or am I?
Life hasn't exactly been the greatest lately. Got laid off, had to move back home, got my heart pretty much torn out, repeatedly. Dated someone I didn't even like and didn't treat him well at all. Kept going back to the one person that has my heart only to find out he's just passing the time with me.
You think you've hit your lowest point and then it just gets worse. But you know what? I'm sick of pining over things and people that don't care and/or matter. I'm sick of wasting my time.
9.30.2009
7.09.2009
not my bit, but still good.
You want an update?
"Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought that his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof
'Hey,' Herbie said, 'Tony, can you fly?'
But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, 'Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's'
But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died"
Special thanks (and apologies?) to Jim Carroll.
"Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought that his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof
'Hey,' Herbie said, 'Tony, can you fly?'
But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, 'Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's'
But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died"
Special thanks (and apologies?) to Jim Carroll.
5.26.2009
4.12.2009
Okay everyone talks about how awesome Wil Wheaton is... and he is, don't get me wrong. But all everyone seems to swoon over is his turn as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
But what about Stand by Me??? Have you nerds forgotten how great that movie is?! ;)
But what about Stand by Me??? Have you nerds forgotten how great that movie is?! ;)
4.09.2009
strings of death
Lately I've become obsessed with Chicago disasters. Flight 191, The Iroquois Theatre fire, Our Lady of the Angels, the Eastland... you name it. Call me morbid but at the very least, in the case of the fires it did change how we look at building safety. And being that I work in insurance, I'm assessing shit like that every day.
But whatever.
But whatever.
Mark Your Calendars!
April 18 is International Record Store Day, according to Greg Kot. So awesome!!!
To find participating stores, go here.
To find participating stores, go here.
4.08.2009
dance dance dance to the radio
This girl's blog is amazing. She posted a picture that brought me back to my youth and it just brought a giddy smile to my face. It really made me miss growing up in Chicago.
I still want my Joy Division tattoo. I know it's a fashionable thing now, but I don't care. I love the design.
I know I promised more blogging, but I really haven't had the time. Between work and attempting to move, I haven't had much to say.
I still want my Joy Division tattoo. I know it's a fashionable thing now, but I don't care. I love the design.
I know I promised more blogging, but I really haven't had the time. Between work and attempting to move, I haven't had much to say.
Oh, so much for blogging every day, like I planned.
This spring/summer will hopefully be different though. Once I move and things settle down. Sheesh.
This spring/summer will hopefully be different though. Once I move and things settle down. Sheesh.
3.22.2009
2.4.6.8 Motorway
I came across this cute place on my ride home Saturday morning. The Esquire Motel, located at 6145 N Elston, isn't quite the place I'd like to end up staying at now, but I'm sure in it's heyday it was just a quaint little stop for young travellers, or maybe a handsome businessman or two.
I don't know what fascinates me about places like this. I love imagining what it was like in the fifties or sixties, which I'm assuming is around when it was built. What kind of people stayed there, what the walls could tell you...
...but I guess I'm just weird like that.
3.20.2009
geek love!
Last night I got a Facebook friend request from none other than author, blogger, and all-around smartypants Phil Plait. Yes, the Bad Astronomer. And HE sought ME out. Mostly because I commented on his blog, but still. That made my DAY!
3.19.2009
crash courses in catastrophe
Argh. So why haven't I truly blogged recently? It's not for lack of time, I can tell you that. Beyond the random poor-me posts and the whoring out of my friends.... I just haven't had anything to say. About anything.
Honestly, I feel like I'm losing my mind. But not necessarily in a terrifying way. Everything has just become a blur lately.
Honestly, I feel like I'm losing my mind. But not necessarily in a terrifying way. Everything has just become a blur lately.
3.12.2009
3.10.2009
"lane, would you mind if i took beth out?"
I try not to make this blog so personal but sometimes it just comes out that way.
So let's see... what have I learned recently? They say that after a tragic or at least life-changing event you have to just assess the damage and get on with it, right? So what have I learned?
Hmm. For one, if someone's willing to give up that easily, they didn't really care that much in the first place.
Two. Postcards and letters and poems are beautiful, but they're just words. Meaningless really.
Three? You can't expect anything. Things change. Situations change. People change.
And boy, does that suck.
But on the other hand, one situation ends and a million doors open. So that's been kind of awesome.
And if I think about it, I'm pretty much in the same place I was a year ago, at least in a certain sense. And last spring was pretty amazing. So I'm looking forward to another one of those.
So let's see... what have I learned recently? They say that after a tragic or at least life-changing event you have to just assess the damage and get on with it, right? So what have I learned?
Hmm. For one, if someone's willing to give up that easily, they didn't really care that much in the first place.
Two. Postcards and letters and poems are beautiful, but they're just words. Meaningless really.
Three? You can't expect anything. Things change. Situations change. People change.
And boy, does that suck.
But on the other hand, one situation ends and a million doors open. So that's been kind of awesome.
And if I think about it, I'm pretty much in the same place I was a year ago, at least in a certain sense. And last spring was pretty amazing. So I'm looking forward to another one of those.
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