Music
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Cassette Tape Player
I drafted, revised, and submitted a poem called “I Want a Walkman” earlier this year. I see it as a love letter to my youth and the cassette tape player attached to my hip. Maybe Shaun’s ever-growing fascination with retro media (he requests vinyl records for gifts) inspired me to write it. Or maybe the Continue reading
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How to escape the dreaded friend-zone in one easy step (a poem)
The friend-zone doesn’t exist, you stupid fedora-wearing twat. An Explanation: It came to a surprise that people (i.e. men) in their thirties still believe in the friend-zone. I’ve accepted that self-proclaimed “nice guys” and incels embrace the mythical friend-zone, but it’s disheartening that people I know are secret fedora wearers.* I’m no stranger when it Continue reading
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Singles (1992)
Title: Singles Rated: PG-13 Year: 1992 Starring: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, and Matt Dillon Studio/Production: Warner Bros; Atkinson/Knickerbocker Films Synopsis: A group of twenty-something friends, most of whom live in the same apartment complex, search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle. (source) Rating: 6.7/10 (IMDb) I woke up one Sunday morning, back in Continue reading
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Blog Resolutions
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOtJUAeACzF0myYTflMF-WPj6sg9JYoedkgUNo0/?taken-by=ennui_prayer My last post detailed personal hopes and goals for the new year. This post details blog hopes and goals for 2017. And while I know that my blog resolutions (blogolutions?) in the past crashed and burned before they got started, I remain semi-hopeful that this year will be different. As most of you know, Continue reading
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Shaun vs. the New Bed
So it’s been a long time since Dad let me borrow his computer and type my own post. Well, let’s face it. I’m not technically allowed to type my own posts because in everyone’s mind I’m just this almost-three-year-old ball of awesome. Either way, there a few things that I want to say before typing Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 