Posts on ‘September 5th, 2001’

Philosophy
Won't you look up at the skyline
At the mortar, block, and glass
And check out the reflections in my eyes
Ya see they always used to be there
Even when this was all was grass
And I sang and danced about a high-rise
And you were laughing at my helmet hat
Laughing at my torch
Go ahead you can laugh all you [...]

Fuck You.
Fuck you for being such a coward that you cannot even tell her why you've left. How could you lie to her for so long? How could you talk to her as though she were your princess, sharing your dreams and your thoughts and your wishes with her? How could you try to convince [...]

Though I've said this a million times before, I am certain that today is the day that I don't want to go into work, more than any other day.
The rain is begging to fall on my face, the puddles yearn for my feet, and a hot cup of coffee is dying to scald my lips. [...]

I always keep a running tally of which musicians/actors/other-public-people I would emulate had I the chance. Prior to now the list looked like this:
Vocalist: James Taylor
Guitar: Eric Clapton
Since that time, my list has changed:
Vocalist: James Taylor / Ben Folds
Guitar: Eric Clapton
Vocals as a percussive instrument: Mike Doughty
Keyboard: Ben Folds
I now notice that there is no [...]

Yesterday and today I received two completely wonderful pieces of email from two different and wonderful people. Who decided not to tell me the world was ending?
In both cases, and as one of the two messages also mentioned, I am left thinking "what if". "What if" is just about the worse question you can ask [...]