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K-GAY TV Goes to the Movies
This could all be an exercise in how emotionally broken and busted up I am.
Or bitter.
Or self-loathing.
Or what have you.
But I watched some movie and now I want to talk about it.
Merry Christmas Eve, by the way!
Anyway. I’ve fallen into this avoidance trap. I don’t know why, but I’m doing anything in front of the TV to avoid watching Christmas movies. Maybe it’s because I watched Bad Moms…
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When Your Ex Calls…
Call me what you will: cynical, crazy…whatchu got? But when my ex – Rib – texted this morning asking if we could talk, my mind immediately went dark.
It’s been a few years since we’ve talked outside of random social media interactions. Even longer since we’ve caught up in real-time.
Note to self: chill that white burgundy I got on their wine tasting trip to Portland. That’s gotta be 6 years old…
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Non-Practicing
You know how when you meet a lapsed Catholic and religion comes up in conversation? Eventually it comes up as, “Oh, you’re Catholic, what are your thoughts?!?”
The response? Well, obviously, it’s varied. They’ve left the cult and can now exercise free thought and expression. But it usually starts with a clarifying variant of “Non-practicing Catholic” before any deeper response is given.
It’s…
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Well, Now I Feel…
Something.
Bad?
Nostalgic?
Accomplished?
Formerly accomplished?
Probably that last one. So…thanks, Facebook Memories.
Three years?!? How has it been that friggin’ long already…since I’ve had a date?
Kidding. Trying/not trying.
But I guess it’s just one more reminder that it’s been a long pandemic. If we factor those two years out, then it’s only been one year!
Don’t get me wrong, I tried…
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Idle Hands
What people are saying:
<crickets>
What I hear:
Tick-tock, good old Xtopher…it’s been a minute since your lazy ass posted anything.
And those bitter and twisted voices in my head ain’t wrong. I’m just not feeling it. My days, Mondays or not, aren’t manic as a certain song might have us believe. This is just more of that ennui that I know and tolerate so well. Well, on the fancy side. On the…
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It’s My Anniversary
Of sorts.
The Facebook reminded me of a personal milestone when I checked in this morning.
Two years…
I’m really conflicted about this.
On the one hand, this life event was the culmination of leaving professional work in April of 2018 and giving myself time to indulge in my hobbies. Well, hobby: writing. More specifically, story telling. It turns out that my only other hobby turned out to be rage…
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Valentimes Part One
Yeah, I posted Valentimes Part Duex before I posted Part One. Also, I’m posting Part One after the big day. I’m not offering a defense of my timing, either way. It’s my blog and…
So, there.
Anywho…I’ve given between 3500 and 4000 rides since I started driving for Lyft about 18 months ago.
There’s been fewer than expected drunks.
More than anticipated Tinder “dates” – and you’d be surprised how…
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Awkward Things I Did This Week
Ok, how this isn’t an ongoing theme for my blog…I just don’t know.
Maybe I should try making #ATIDTW a thing.
I realized after my walk this morning – doing prep for a larger entry tomorrow – that I was wearing mismatched socks. No biggie…it’s just a Saturday morning walkabout.
It was the second time this week. No, they weren’t the opposites of the other mismatched set. Yes, last time was a…
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A Study In Opposites
That’s what I am.
Somewhere today, I got a wild hair to start cleaning up my Instagram. I had noticed a few days ago that my follow to followers ratio was about 3:1.
I wouldn’t say that bothered me, per se, but I did wonder what that imbalance provided me.
Entertainment.
Giving it a very little bit more thought, I added a qualifier or two.
Minimal and prurient.
I was able to admit that I got…
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Point Galby
I mean, point taken.
The Silver Fox pointed out after my post this morning that it’s the first time I’ve posted since he abandoned me – er, left on his six week vacation back on September 16th.
He didn’t specify the year, but it seems like about a decade since he left.
Between that and this insane grind I’ve been on since around the end of July, my routine has been pretty erratic. Hell, even my…
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The Hustle
I’d kind of taken to thinking of my job search as an exercise in futility. Sure, the only exercise I was getting, but it wasn’t really contributing to an elevated state of health – physical or mental.
In searching for appropriate career level positions, I hit wall after apathetic wall.
The struggle is surreal.
I found myself rethinking the jobs I was applying for with companies I told myself I…
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Noah’s Ark
That’s really the only way to describe the weird coincidences that popped up in my day yesterday. But, since I kinda low-key committed to writing every day in January – mostly as a procrastination technique to avoid editing my NaNoWriMo book – by god, I’m gonna tell you about it.
Yesterday was a Noah’s Ark day.
If something happened, it happened twice. And since this is my life, it was random…
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Dating Into Oblivion: episode 9
So, I met this guy.
Oh, wait…can you believe that it’s December and I’ve only managed 9 DIO entries on a goal of one per month?
I can.
And one is still in draft form. Maybe I’ll mothball it. Heck, maybe I’ll finish strong! January had four bachelors – even though they were all no shows, if I recall correctly – so I’m giving myself partial credit for that effort and saying that right now, I am at…
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Dating Into Oblivion ep7.1
A Ghost Story
After our first date, I broke it off with The Transplant.
I had come to realize that regardless of how stimulating our conversations had been during our time together, stimulating isn’t my default setting. Playful is.
We had been texting about our second date, which he’d sorta planned while visiting Seattle with a friend of his that was in from Chicago. He suggested the M.I.A.…
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Dating Into Oblivion ep8
Admittedly, this will be an atypical post for this theme.
Spoiler Alert: No Date
It’s much more like January’s no-show dates. What makes it different is that these guys couldn’t even show up virtually. That’s how dire it is with these Lost Boys, my friends.
Without further doo doo, episode 8.
The other day, on my one remaining “Why do I even bother?” asocial media site, I had occasion to quote…
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