The Runcible Blog

Despite coming from ancestors who braved harsh winters and long nights, I'm not built for this weather. Perhaps if I ate enough to turn me as stout as my elder French Canadians, I'd fare better outdoors. Underneath the covers, I will myself to warmth through tension and concentration, quickly becoming my own space heater, but in the open air, no amount of willpower can overcome the thermodynamics of the situation. Speaking of the covers, or rather, the business under the ......
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Although I haven't had much to say lately, rest assured I've been a bundle of feelings. It just so happens that sometimes those feelings are neatly expressed by other people's lyrics. Ryan Adams nails the experience of longing that I've had tugging on my insides recently. I've certainly got a winding wheel in mind. This is the best I can do at the moment: Well nighttime let her through Yeah I'm talking to you I wanna see her Precious little ......
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Two tears in a bucket, mother fuck it....
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To be honest, I'm a little worried about Dave.  He should get out more and meet new people.  There's no use getting bogged down by one hard time.  Besides, if it were the real thing, it would've been obvious, right?...
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I know nothing of love that blossoms in Autumn, with Nature-defying ease. It grows through bold innocence, unaware of the time or the timing or the timers. It reaches and sprouts, draws warmth from the tundra, and thrives. Who can smell the petals as the roots flourish underground? While I long for this unknown wonder, it whispers from the dirt, "be patient" this one's more recent, relevant, and romantic (to me, anyway)...
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  Or, how to lose 5 pounds in one week... Everybody handles loss and pain in different ways. I'm still trying to figure out how I should best handle these situations, but the approach I've taken in the past week has teetered between an introspective confusion and near-meltdown. Through a series of unfortunate circumstances mostly (entirely?) out of my control, I lost a great friend and companion for the foreseeable future and possibly forever. I've spent the last week cycling ......
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Katie Driving This was playing as Katie drove. I can't get enough of it. Home is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me round I feel numb - burn with a weak heart (So I) guess I must be having fun The less we say about it the better Make it up as we go along Feet on the ground Head in the sky It's ok I know nothing's wrong . . nothing Hi yo I ......
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When I stopped in Lawrence yesterday I checked in with my grandfather. He's still kicking. It seems like nothing has changed back home. He gave me some no-nonsense, septuagenarian relationship advice: "when you meet the right person, you'll know. until then, keep looking..." Life must be so much simpler once you have more than 70 years under your belt. I've been thinking about lots of stuff lately, and my visit to the old homestead brought back a few memories. It ......
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sunrise on the blue line I can remember when I first saw you You said in my photograph I looked more far away I laughed and smiled and didn’t say “I am a bit afraid to be here.” Setting free the anchor and looking past the shore It’s a sea of horses on ships with no sails, no motors, no oars Now we’re cleaning the windows between us two Funny, you do it once, and then again, and pretty soon ......
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Uh-oh. I can see a pattern emerging in my life. Now, what should I do about it? Hmm, maybe I should run off and do this Road Scholar thing. Maybe they sent me the brochure for a reason......
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April is off to a jolly start, with pranks on the 1st; Barnes and Noble loitering and much people watching/ridiculing with lee lee on the 2nd; and Davis Square cafe squatting, burrito eating, and movie watching on the 3rd. Oh, and I tried Red Stripe. (Yay, beer...but isn't it supposed to taste good? maybe I missed something) Inching toward my 22nd year on the planet, I figure this one might as well be the best one yet. Of course, I'll ......
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Here's the deal: I've met someone whom I really dig, warts and all (not literally). We seem to think alike -- she could be my doppelganger (which, from reading the definition, is probably not the right word to use, ever, but it hasn't stopped me yet). And although it's early, I feel that it'd be difficult to grow tired of this person. My "only" problem is that I don't know how to proceed. If it were up to me, I'd ......
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Hmm. strike that last bit. for now....
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