…You really Really REALLY need to shut–down that lovely brain of yours.
You‘re really Really REALLY driving me crazier than I thought possible.
There is way Way WAY tooooooo much going on in here right now.
I‘m getting tired.
Aren‘t you???
Please???
–ME/YOU
Tag Archives: Being Sickly
What The Hell Is Going On Around Here?!?
Honestly, My Peeps, So So Very Much Has Been Going On.
Life Has Been Quirky…
…Odd…
…Frustrating…
…Wonderful…
…Horrible…
…Exciting…
…Trying…
…Oh, So Very Very Trying.
BUT…
…I’ve Been Weathering It All Quite Well, I Would Say.
I Know It Has Been A While Since We’ve All Shot-The-Shit…
…Kicked-It-Back…
…Talked-Some-Shop…
…BUT…
…I Sincerely Promise There Have Been Plenty Of Quality Reasons.
You See, My Peeps, I’ve Been Trying Very Very Hard To Have A Life.
It’s Not Something I’m Really Accustomed To.
Like, At All.
But, I Have Been Trying.
I Got Myself A Man. 😀
I Got Myself A Job. 🙂
I Got Myself Fired From Said Job Before It Really Got Going. 😦
I’ve Been Playing The Helpful/Dutiful Son.
I’ve Been Playing The Helpful/Dutiful Grandson.
I’ve Been Playing The Helpful/Dutiful Boyfriend.
I’ve Been Playing For The Sake Of Playing.
I’ve Been Having FUN For A Freakin’ Change, And Trying To Enjoy Every Moment Of It.
😀 🙂 😉
Sadly, It Hasn’t All Been Fun And Games.
I’ve Had Multiple Family Members Die Over The Past Few Months.
:*( :*(
I’ve Suffered Through A Couple Bouts Of Fairly Extreme Illness.
😦
Life Has Really Been Bringing The Heat, But Totally Keeping Me Honest With A Steady Supply Of Curve-Balls.
Sheesh, I Tell You.
Sheesh, Indeed.
I’m Writing This Today Because I’m Looking To Begin Again.
I Miss Working On This Blog A Bundle, Though I Admit I Could Have Come Back To Y’all A Lot Sooner.
But, I Chose To Continue Being A “Reblog-Whore” And Just Let Things Ride.
I Still Plan To Be A “Reblog-Whore”, But I’ll Be Injecting Myself Into Things Whenever I Can.
😉
TODAY…
…APRIL 10TH…
…Is My Birthday.
Everyone Always Asks The Same Question:
"DO YOU FEEL ANY OLDER?"
Honestly, My Peeps, Yes Yes YES I DO.
Period.
I Know I’m Not THAT Old, But I’m Old Enough.
Old Enough To Realize I Have To Continue Trying To Have A Life.
Old Enough To Understand How Important It Is To Continue Onward.
Old Enough To Feel Old Enough.
I’m Tired, My Peeps.
I’m So Very Tired.
But, There Are Still Duties To Perform…
…And Life Goes On.
I’m Going To Leave Y’all For Now.
But, I Do Promise To Be Back Again.
I’ve Been Writing A Lot.
Pen-To-Paper, Ya Know?
Perhaps I’ll Be Sharing More Of That With Y’all.
I Plan To.
So Let Us All See If I Actually Make That Happen.
I Really Do Plan To.
As I Exit (for now) I’m Going To Leave You With A Song.
A Song That Has Quickly Become A Personal Favorite.
DEPECHE MODE Has Just Released Their Latest Album, “DELTA MACHINE“, And I’m Totally In LOVE/LUST With It.
The Song For Today Is…
“SOOTHE MY SOUL“
…And It’s A Real Kicker!
I Sincerely Hope Y’all Enjoy It.
I Find It Simply Exceptional!!!
Please Take Care, My Peeps.
I’ll Write More When I’m Able.
Until Then…
…Take Care…
…Be Good…
…See Me Soon…
…And Talk To Me Sooner!!!
Much Love To Y’all, Fo SHO Fo SHO!!!
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
😀 😀 😀
In Regard To Life, Love, Loss, Happiness, Sadness…
“Life‘s A Funny Creature, Sometimes. She Has A Very VERY Bad Habit Of Jerking The Proverbial Rug From Under Us At The Oddest Moments. Just When You‘re Feeling Comfortable. Feeling Secure. Feeling Happy. BAAM! She Strikes. And She Never Strikes Lightly. No No. She Jerks The Rug AND Gives You BOTH Barrels ALL AT ONCE. Such Is Life, Eh?! Yeah. Such Is Life.”
—BRADLEY ALAN
When Remembering Turns To Dwelling Turns To Suffering…
…You Know You‘re Fu*ked.
—At This Moment, I‘m Writing Just To Watch Myself Write.
I‘ve Slept Less Than 35–Hours In The Past 10–Nights COMBINED.
I‘m Irritable.
I‘m Sullen And Moody.
I‘ve Lost 15–LBS In That 10–Day Span.
I Don‘t Understand Why I Let Myself Get This Depressed.
I Know I Do It To Myself.
It‘s My Own Fault.
But, I‘M Not My Own Fault.
I Know That.
I Never Have Been.
I Was Created And Shaped By Events In My Life That Have Seriously Fu*ked-Me–Up.
Why Can‘t I Shake This?
Why Does The Past Still Cling To Me Like The Stench Of Death?
It Haunts My Day–To–Day Existence.
I Know Why.
BECAUSE I LET IT.
Period.
MY BAD.
It‘s These Memories.
I Can‘t Handle Them As Well As I‘d Like To.
As Well As I SHOULD.
It‘s Honestly Maddening.
It‘s Hard.
It‘s So Very VERY Hard.
I Go From Day To Day Seeing No Benefit From It All.
I‘ve…
…Sheesh…
…I‘ve Become My Own Worst Enemy.
Just As I Was Always TOLD I Would Be.
Just As I Always KNEW I Would Be.
It Happens To Us All At Some Point, Sure.
It’s Life.
It‘s LIVING Life.
My Moments Of Weakness And Horror Come To Me Like Flashes.
As Images.
Images A Person Should Never See.
No One.
The Thoughts Linger.
The Ill–Feelings They Cause Linger Longer.
Am I Having An Identity Crisis?
Whatever It Is, It‘s Hanging On Way Way WAY Tooo Long.
Talking To People Is Becoming More And MORE Difficult.
There Are A Couple Key People I‘d Love To Talk To.
They Just Don‘t Want To Talk To Me.
Sometimes, I Break Down And Simply MUST Talk To Someone.
Those Are The Moments When I‘m Feeling My Worst.
When I Know Something‘s Wrong Inside, And I Need To Make An Outside Connection Before I Snap.
I Feel The Worst, Though, When I Do Have To Ask For Help.
But, At The Point I Start Talking, I‘m Already Scraping The Bottom Of The Barrel For The Oxygen I Need To Survive.
I Am.
It Gets Hard To Breathe.
I Start Feeling Sorry For Myself.
I Lose Personal Control.
I Become Someone Else.
Someone I Truly Am NOT.
A Whining…
…Crying…
…Sniveling…
…Used–To–Be.
I Know I’m Only 30‘ish‘ish.
Some Attempt To Push Upon Me That I‘m Still Far Too Young To Deal With Shit As I Do.
But, Everyone‘s Different…
…Correct???
Everyone‘s Got Their Own Stopping And Starting Point.
Their Own Breaking Point.
I Guess Mine Was Just A Bit Earlier In Life Than Some Others.
I Know I Don‘t Have It That Bad.
It‘s Not Like Someone Close To Me Has Died, Or Is Dying.
It‘s Simply The Past.
A Past I‘ve Yet To Beat.
A Past I‘ve Yet To Escape From.
A Past I‘ve Yet To Come To Terms With.
A Past I‘ve Yet To Let Go Of And Move On From.
And It‘s Destroying My Present.
I Guess Some Of This Is Normal, Right?
Thinking Of It All Has Just Brought Me Down So Much.
I Just Feel Very Alone, At Times.
But, I Do Understand That Life Could Be Much Worse.
Sadly…
…My Once Remarked–Upon Eyes Are Heavy, Dark, And Tired.
My Hopeful Outlook Has Turned Bleak.
Yet, Despite It All, I Survive.
MAYBE It All Has Made Me Stronger In Some Ways?
But, At What Personal Cost?
With Age And Experience Has Also Come Fear…
…Hate…
…Despair.
Where I Once Felt Love, I Now Feel Bitterness.
Where I Once Felt Alive, I Now Feel Drained.
Where I Once Cared About Life, I Now Resent It.
So Sad, Yet, So True.
It Just Pisses Me Off To No Extent.
When Wonderful Memories Become Jaded With Time.
I Swear, It Literally Makes Me Sick.
What I Wouldn‘t Give For A Moment‘s Peace.
A Clear Mind.
A Quiet Mind.
I Know I Have Some Amazing Moments Stored In My Brain–Case.
I‘ve Just Become To Bitter To See Them.
*** ***
PLEASE, My Peeps…
…Don‘t Be Alarmed By Anything I‘ve Said.
It‘s Just A Downer Moment For Me, And I‘m Allowing You To Experience It With Me.
I Guess I Just Wanted To Vent A Bit, As I Often Do When I Get Like This.
As I‘ve Said To Y‘all Before…
…Sometimes, It‘s Not Just The BEST Therapy…
…It‘s The ONLY Therapy.
Right???
RIGHT!!!—
The Song Stuck In My Head??? “I Need To Be Cleansed… It’s Time To Make Amends… For All Of The Fun… The Damage Is Done…” –DEPECHE MODE’s “TO HAVE And TO HOLD” (1987)
“…I Feel Diseased…
…I’m Down On My Knees…
…I Need Forgiveness…
…Someone To Bear Witness…
…To The Goodness Within…
…Beneath The Sin…
…Although I May Flirt…
…With All Kinds Of Dirt…
…To The Point Of Disease…
…I Want Release…
…All This Decay…
…Take It Away…
…And Somewhere…
…There’s Someone Who Cares…
…With A Heart Of Gold…
…TO HAVE And TO HOLD.”
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
*** ***
I Have Mentioned This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Before, But I Honestly Didn’t Tell You WHY It’s Important To Me.
It’s Pretty Easy To See Why This Song Is Stuck In My Head.
Right???
Yes, It’s A Personal Favorite.
Yes, It’s (admittedly) NOT Everyone’s Cup’O’Tea.
It’s Slow.
It’s Quirky.
It’s Dark.
BUT…
…It’s Also Amazingly Beautiful…
…And Brilliant…
…And Simple…
…And Profound.
It’s A Song That Has Stayed Close To My Heart Seemingly Forever.
Since I Was A Teenager, Anyway.
I Know All The Words By Heart AND By Head.
During My Roughest Patches, This Song Was A Savior.
It ALWAYS Said What I Couldn’t.
I Listened To It Over AND Over.
I Did.
Hell, I Did Right Before I Decided To Write About It.
Yeah, I Can Be A “Moody Bitch”…
…And This Song Helps Carry Me Through All Of It.
It’s One Of Those Songs That Brings A Mental AND Emotional Change.
It Does.
It Carries Me, At Times.
And, I Always Come Out On The Other Side.
Usually Damaged.
But, Always Still Alive.
I’d Say That’s Good Enough.
This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Has, At Times, Kept Me Alive.
It Expresses Itself Sooo Much.
So Much So, In Fact, It Takes Care Of A LOT Of MY Expressing.
It’s So Much Easier To Calm Down When You Have A Song That Feels So Deeply.
You Become Helpless In Its Grasp.
You Get Lost For A Moment.
Just Long Enough To Calm Your Ass Down, Ya Know?!
It Rarely Fails.
Don’t Worry, My Peeps, It’s VERY Safe To ENJOY The Song.
Just Be Careful Where You Sing It Out-Loud.
Other People Will Always Give You That Look As If You’ve Got Some Serious Problems.
Pfft.
What Do They Know, Anyway?!
😉 😀 😉
Something To Ponder, My Peeps.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Once Said…
“NO MAN, For Any Considerable Time, Can Wear One Face To Himself And Another To The Multitude Without Finally Getting Bewildered As To Which May Be The True.”
*** *** ***
Yeah.
Now, Tell Me This Quote Wasn’t Written For Me.
Not For Me Alone, No, But Totally For Me In General.
It Gets Right At The Heart Of What I’ve Been Trying To Talk About The Past Few Days.
We Lie To Ourselves So Much.
We Convince Ourselves We’re Not Good Enough…
…Not Fast Enough…
…Not Strong Enough…
…Not Attractive Enough…
…And We Do So At A Break-Neck-Pace.
Suddenly, A Life That Really Wasn’t So Bad Becomes A Living Hell.
Through No One’s Fault But Our Own, We Do This.
We Beat Ourselves Down.
Down To The Ground.
We Take What Good We Do Have Going For Us, And We Tarnish It.
We Do This All The Time.
The Big Question Is…
…As Always…
…WHY?!?!?
Does Anyone Have A Decent Answer?
Anyone??
ANYONE???
I Didn’t Think So.
Honestly…
…I Don’t Have A Decent Answer, Either.
I Wish I Did.
I Sincerely Wish I Did.
There Are Some Whom Believe I Lead A Charmed Existence.
And Then, There Are Some Whom I Couldn’t Give My Life To.
Some May Think It So Vile.
Some May Think It Amazingly Wonderful.
We’re All Different.
Different Wants.
Different Needs.
Different Tastes.
All Of Us.
You.
Me.
Us.
Again, I Ask WHY?!?
Is This Simply How It Goes?
Is This How Life Goes??
Is This All That I Am???
Is There Nothing More???
I Simply Don’t Know, My Peeps.
I Wish I Did, But Know I (likely) Never Will.
Which Face Am I Wearing Now?
Which Face Shall I Wear Later?
Does It Honestly Change With The Entrance Of Each New Person Into Our Day?
Which Face Are They Wearing?
Once You Start Thinking About It, You Can Almost Make Yourself Sick.
I Don’t Like The Thought.
I Don’t Like Having To Even Ponder This At All.
I’m Already Wracked With So Much Self-Doubt.
Now, I Can’t Stop Thinking About ME And Then The “ME” Whom The Rest Of The World Is Allowed To See.
They’re Very Different Creatures, Fo SHO, My Peeps.
I’m Very Guilty Of This.
Sadly…
…I Suspect You Are, Also.
Sooo…
…What Do We Do, Now?
Where Do We Go From Here??
I Suppose We Just Carry-On As We Always Do.
I’ll Be ME…
…You’ll Be YOU…
…I’ll Show You “ME“…
…You’ll Show Me “YOU“…
…And We’ll All Make Sure We Appear To Be That Which We Are Not.
Such Is Life???
So Goes Life???
Shit.
Now I Have A Headache.
Me & “Mr. Negative” Over Here…
…Wanted To Apologize For All The Negativity I’ve Spewed Of Late, My Peeps.
When Things Start Going Wrong For A Person, They Usually Do So In Rather LARGE Clumps.
Yes…
…Some Have Said I’ve Been Waaaaay Too Harsh On Myself.
Maybe I Have.
Maybe I Haven’t.
Who’s To Say???
Exactly, My Peeps.
But, That’s Not My Current Point.
I’m Talking About My Negative Approach To…
…Ohhh…
…99.993% Of My Recent Life?!
(((Give Or Take A % Or Two.)))
That Part Is Totally MY BAD.
It Hasn’t Always Been That Way, As You’re Well Award.
I Can BE Negative.
I Am NOT Always This “MR. NEGATIVE” Creature.
Lately…
…”MR. NEGATIVE” Is All I’ve Been, Though.
It Hasn’t Mattered What It Was…
…Chances Are It PISSED ME OFF.
It’s For THAT, And Mainly That Alone, I’m Really Sorry.
I Can’t Be Sorry For What I Said.
They Were Honest Expressions Of The Moment’s Emotions.
I Can Regret Them…
…But I Can’t Truly Be Sorry For Them.
I Meant Them.
SO…
…What Have I Learned From This???
Well, I Hate Exterior Drama And How It Perpetuates Itself.
I Create Enough Drama For Myself.
I’m Evidence Of That.
Ain’t That A BIG FO SHO.
: /
It’s Just Life, Kids.
I Know You Understand My Jive.
It’s Not Set.
Sometimes, I Fu*k-It-Up.
You Do It.
YOU DO!
You Could Slow Life Down To The Millisecond, And You’d Still Find A Way To Fu*k-It-Up!
YOU WOULD!
That’s How Life Works.
Goin’ Good…
…Goin’ Good…
…Dammit…
…Goin’ Good…
…Goin’ Good…
…Dammit…
…Dammit…
…DAMMIT!
It Never Fails.
Since I Had The Option, I Blogged During My Issues.
Smart Idea?
???
The Jury Is Still Out On This One, Judge(s).
BUT, I Remain Hopeful.
😉
I Often Refer To My Blog As An Evolution.
It Is.
I’m Constantly Growing As A Blogger…
…And I Try To Learn More From BOTH My Successes AND My Failures.
Needless To Say…
(((Though I'm Going To Say It)))
…I’m Still Learning.
I’m Finding More And More Folks Seem To Care About My Work When I’m Cranking Out Quotes, Or I’m Discussing Personal Drama.
I’m Not Really Sure How To Take That.
Not YET, Anyway.
Engaged Twice… …But Still Single.
That’s Right, My Peeps.
Yours Truly Has Been Ready To Tie-The-Knot…
…Not ONCE…
…But TWICE.
At Least, I’ve Asked Two Different People To Marry Me.
The First Was An Impossibility.
She Knew It.
I Knew It.
But, It Happened Nevertheless.
Is She Better-Off Without Me?
Oh, Most Definitely.
She Was Younger.
She Was Hotter.
She Was A Jock.
Yet, She Was So Tender AND Loving.
She Lit-Up A Room Upon Entering.
She Made Everyone Smile.
She Made My Friends Pat Me On The Back Saying…
“Well Done, Sir. Well Done, Indeed.“
As It Turned-Out, However, I Was NOT What She Was Looking For.
The Engagement…
…Which Was Made Through A Phone-Call…
…Lasted Almost Exactly TWO (2) Months.
Not A Lot Of Time, I Grant That.
But Those Were Two Very Special Months.
For The First Time In My Life, I Sincerely Felt As Though I Belonged.
I Had The Gal Of My Dreams, And Nothing Was Going To Take That Away From Me.
Nothing Except Her, Of Course.
She Broke-Off The Engagement.
That Part Stung A Bit, But I Understood.
Just THREE (3) Days Later, However, She Broke-Off The Entire Relationship.
That Part Stung More Than A Bit.
It Was The Only Time In My Life I Could Easily Say I Felt Something For A Member Of The Fairer-Sex.
After She And I Ended Our Union, I Totally Gave-Up On Trying To Date Women.
I Could Never Do Better Than Her, That’s Fo SHO.
When You’ve Had The Best, Why Deal With The Rest?
Of Course, While She And I Were On-The-Rocks, I Was Also Seeing A Fellow Shipmate On The Side.
He Was Slightly My Elder.
He Was Slightly Taller.
He Was Slightly More Attractive.
He Was Priceless, Honestly.
When I Told Him My Girl Had Finally Become Fed-Up With The Whole “Long Distance” Thing, His Response Was Muted.
“Well, Hell, It Happens.“
That Was The Most I Could Get Out Of Him In This Regard.
He Knew I Wasn’t Like The Rest.
He Knew That, While Personally Disheartening, The Break-Up Wouldn’t Do Much Harm.
He Knew What I Was.
I Didn’t.
But, He Did.
I Was Still In My “Total Denial“ Phase.
You’ve Been Through One, Before.
We All Have.
Not About The Same Thing, No…
…But About Something.
There’s Always A Part Of Ourselves We’re Not Pleased With.
Something We Deny, And Continue To Deny.
We’ll Deny It Until We’re Forced To Do Otherwise.
It Took Another TWO (2) YEARS Before I Finally Came To Grips With My Denial.
I Maintained It As Long As I Could.
I Fought A Good Fight.
In The End…
…I Lost The Battle To Myself.
Hey, It Happens.
Such Is Life.
The Second Time I Was Engaged, The Circumstances Were Much, MUCH Different.
This Was Someone I’d Dated A While.
A Long While.
BUT…
…I Knew I Was Ready.
I Knew Whom I Wanted…
…And Exactly What I Wanted.
So, I Asked.
And He Said “YES“!!!
I Was Shocked AND Amazed.
I Didn’t Expect The “YES“, Actually.
I Expected The “Well, You’re A Great Guy, BUT…” Speech.
But, That Didn’t Happen.
Instead, I Was Suddenly Engaged For The Second Time.
Except, This Time, I Was Simply Sure Sure SURE It Was Going To Work-Out.
We’d Been Together For Over 2-Years At That Point.
It Felt Like A Very Safe Bet, And I Was Ready.
I Was Ready To Take The Plunge And Simply Go For It.
It Wasn’t Long Afterward The Proverbial Rug Was Ripped From Under Me.
He Broke-Off The Engagement…
…And Then The Relationship.
I Wanted To Cry.
I Wanted To Show How Much It Hurt.
But, I Didn’t.
I Just Sucked-It-Up.
I Carried-On.
I Will Say This…
…If I Ever Need To Escape A Relationship…
…All I Really Need To Do Is Ask The Person To Marry Me.
In Fact, I’d Likely Be Single Again Before The End Of The Day.
Is It Me?
Am I The Reason They Duck-Out?
Or, Is It Something Else?
Perhaps It’s Thoughts Of The Future?
Our Future?
Could YOU Handle Marrying Someone You Already Knew Had Mental Difficulties???
That Could Turn-Out To Be The Question Of The Day.
Could YOU Handle It, My Peeps?
Could YOU See Yourself Loving Someone Like That?
Someone Who Spends Most Of His Time In A Dark, Sullen Mood?
Someone Who Always Sees The Negative BEFORE He Sees Anything Positive?
Could You?
Could You Handle It?
It’s A Valid Question, My Peeps.
It’s One Where I’m Very, VERY Curious About The Answer.
I Ran Across This Quotation Last Night…
…And It Felt Very VERY Relevant To What I’ve Been Doing Of Late.
“The Man Who Writes About Himself AND His Own Time Is The Only Man Who Writes About All People AND About All Time.”
—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW