WRITING

Death Cab For Chelsea
The male half of our population has given me anxiety for as long as I can remember. Romantic relationships live in an area of my world that I've left decidedly unexplored. I want to choose who seems deserving of my attraction, not grow an attraction to someone I don't know. I guess this is why I've never thought dating would be for me... | Read more...

MUSIC

Country Crooners
That's not to say vintage country music doesn't have its fare share of tacky, laughable tunes (I'm looking at you Bobby Bare and David Frizzell), but I think what excuses them away is current poetic nostalgia for times past that can't be captured by today's industry leaders. The times they have a'changed so much since the days of Waylon Jennings and Dolly Parton and the decades those artists lived through... | Read more

Diving In

Solitude Soundtrack
I don't often get lonely, and I consider it one of my best qualities. I'm happier sitting at home with popcorn and Netflix for five nights in a row than having to deal with society or human interaction. Once in awhile, this changes, and it throws me for a loop. Other times, I just roll with it. Last Wednesday was something of a trying day in the office, and once the sweet sights and smells of freedom filled my ears and eyes on the streets of my little corner of downtown, I realized I wasn't ready to go home. I wasn't ready for five hours of solitude and trying to figure out what to eat and even harder, trying to figure out what to watch. It was a fine line that I don't often draw; one where I wanted to be with people, but I didn't want to deal with people. I discovered a perfect medium when I stopped by my apartment rental office to pick up my new and improved set of digital keys... | Read more...