People say nobody gives a shit until you die. But nobody gives a shit when you die, either. Your body can be lying in the middle of the floor and your family will gather around it to talk about how inconvenient this is for them and joke about who is going to get your CDs. This is what I did yesterday. It wasn't someone in my family who died (they're dead already), but one of my best friend's moms.... » Continue Reading
Winters never used to be so short in this town outside Vancouver and I said "it's not that I'm not listening" It's just that all this time and all these leaves have fallen and been raked away And I swear I thought that I had watched you leave And I swear that I thought I had And winters never were so cold as on my own outside Vancouver, and I say » Continue Reading
I will report my findings here in an attempt to document my infiltration of this community. On my first day I met a number of very kind and lovely people. Most of them presented themselves as assholes, but I hold the optimistic belief that there may be something redeemable deeper within. Further research will be necessary. I fell in love twice, though the second time was kind of an experiment an... » Continue Reading
I don't talk to anyone. Not because I don't want to. I just can't. I buy my things at the corner store and smile awkwardly at the nice lady who works the register, and I'm done with social interaction for the day. Well, what do you do about a person who doesn't feel like a person? I don't want to be me, or my body, or anything. You come here, I guess. I came here anyway. And I do want to talk t... » Continue Reading
The dude at my 7-Eleven always asks stupid questions about whatever I’m buying. For example the other day I picked up a fuckload of mac and cheese because I'm Canadian and depressed and while I was paying for it he said, quote: “So, how much macaroni you gonna to make?” I don’t know, sir, maybe something like a fuckload? Aside from it not really being the guy’s business, that’s just the stupidest ... » Continue Reading