~Octopussy~ ⋅ 41 ⋅
Just an American living Bangkok and writing about all the inappropriate things that I somehow get roped into joining... I've been writing in blogs since 1999, so I'm fairly inconsistent. Sometimes I write a lot, sometimes I have nothing to say for months at a time, but I'm never gone, so just be patient and something new will come around.
The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time
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Ask Me No Questions in Things That I'm Grateful For
Sometimes you just want to answer questions and not have to sort through your own thoughts. What’s your middle name? Daniel What are you listening to right now? What was the last thing you ate? ...
There’s a very simple reason why I was so active last week, and to explain it makes it seem obvious. I rather like to believe that I’m more complicated and mysterious, but in the end I’m just as ...
I still haven’t heard back from the French Consulate. They’re very slow at responding which is incredibly frustrating but very… French. I’ve been spending the whole time making back-up plans as a...
I’ve been trying to keep the peace, but it’s rather difficult when things are simmering beneath the surface. I’ve tried to avoid discussing the difficulties I’m coming upon with the job in France...
The Mystery of "Nightair" in The Song Remembers When
For the many many years I’ve been singing Stevie Nicks songs at karaoke, there was an anomalous song called Nightair that was always in the list. It was listed as a Fleetwood Mac song along with ...
Over And Over by Madonna in The Song Remembers When
Like A Virgin is actually my least favorite Madonna album. I hardly ever listen to it because it’s just kind of tacky. I love Madonna just as much as I love Stevie Nicks, but that whole album is ...
I know I’ve been writing more often during the last couple of weeks but that’s mainly due to the fact that these last several months of instrospection have finally led me somewhere. Plus, recent ...
Yesterday, I got a message from my friend David. I’m sure I went on and on about him while I lived in LA because I was completely in love with him. It was unbelievable. He told me that he found a...
On My Side in Things That I'm Grateful For
My time in Lake Tahoe was a bit depressing. I mean, it was nice. I love the nature, I took pictures and got to get away for a bit, but I didn’t really get away from the problems in my head. If an...
Forever And For Always in Things That I'm Grateful For
I got rather interesting invitation the other night and despite my reservations, I decided to go. Edgar invited me to his stand-up show. He’s been hosting a monthly show for two years now and nea...
I’ve been rather ill for the better part of four days. I can’t keep any food down, I try to sleep but just end up vomiting everywhere which means I’m incredibly tired. I believe I’ve lost weight....
I don’t know what to say. I’ve been agonizing about this for months and the wait is finally over. I’ve heard back regarding the job in France. I’ve been accepted. Not only that, but I’ve been pla...
I finally got a nice night’s sleep. I think I slept 12 hours, which generally is too much for me, but I’m beginning to think that I really do need more sleep than I used to. I’ve been going out f...
I still haven’t even prepared my remarks for the funeral on Saturday, but I know myself well enough as a public speaker to know that something will come to me the moment I begin the journey to th...
I’m sorry I haven’t written in quite a long time, but I went a little insane. My other grandfather died just a week and a half after the previous one. Unlike the first one, I was rather close to ...
There was some question regarding my statement in the last entry that I felt I couldn’t date someone outside of my race. I should have known better than to throw out that question so flippantly b...
Damages in The Stuff That's Not Interesting But Is The Most Interesting Stuff I'll Write
I wrote recently on another blog about how I discovered I was part of this group of friends that I didn’t realize I had. Literally, the next day, I had a rude awakening regarding my friendship wi...
Someone recently asked me why I don’t get along with my mother. The answer is simple, but the reasons behind the answer are extremely complicated. The reason I know it’s both is because I was rec...
No One in The Stuff That's Not Interesting But Is The Most Interesting Stuff I'll Write
Today was the funeral. My mother sang, my stepfather gave the eulogy and my grandfather was the pastor of the ceremony. I think that might be why I have such a strange perspective on death. I’ve ...
Everything all around me is going pretty terribly right now… and I couldn’t feel better. I know that sounds really bad but I feel good to have a grip on everything right now. The death of my gran...
A Lesson After Dying in Things That I'm Grateful For
My grandfather died this morning. Don’t get too excited, it wasn’t the one we’ve been praying will die for ages, it was another of my grandfathers. (I have 3 remaining grandfathers and only one g...
Destiny Rules by Fleetwood Mac in The Song Remembers When
If you’ve read my entries for any length of time, you’ve probably come across this. Destiny Rules is more than just my favorite song, it’s like a life motto. I have two tattoos that reference thi...
In the previous weeks, I’ve been put on a collision course with myself. Some of us will never see the light. We have our antlers locked in battle with something that forces our gaze anywhere but ...
Love Me & UGH! by The 1975 in The Song Remembers When
I’m incredibly critical about music… that being said, I find myself enjoying the trashiness of pop music. I do have One Direction albums, I have Justin Bieber’s new album, but I find it difficult...
I’ve been really mouthy lately. Mouthier than usual. Especially on the internet. I just can’t stand idiocy any longer. My friend posted an article about the LGBT high school in Atlanta which fea...
