At Least They're Committed

I got stuck in the elevator today while heading down to get a breath of fresh air (which even after I escaped the lift didn’t come to fruition because there were smokers everywhere outside the building) and as I tried to head back up I realized I didn’t have my key card for the stairs so I eventually… Read more

“What the hell do you mean by that?” Ellen and I were sitting under the umbrella on the patio at the pizzeria sucking down wine and mussels. She’s abandoning me, that one is, in July. We have to get in as many happy hours as humanly possible before then. “It’s true,” I protested. “I’m not… Read more

Ruthless. Ruthless is how I feel as I stand, arms crossed, staring out the window of the newly vacated office across the hall. I want it. I look behind me to ensure no one is noticing and I sigh, step forward and survey the gray clouds and buildings new and old across the skyline that… Read more

Oooh! An astrological chart about me! Only me! This one takes into consideration not only my sign, but the day, time, location and year of my birth. I am a typical Libra, this I already knew. I’m accustomed to hearing how I like and promote harmony, I tend to weigh things carefully before coming down strong for… Read more

D, Edisonsblackdahlia and I stood and waited as the portly dude behind the computer care counter helped the couple before us. He looked at us nervously and said he’d be right with us, but his customers’ problems were significant so he eventually called for backup that never came. We just stood there. Finally he was… Read more

The bell rings and I know who it is and so I fling open the door and as they pull back the screen and step toward me I don’t bother with “Hello” — even though I am surprised and delighted to see Rafe has joined Gabriel on this morning’s visit — and I instead push my… Read more