the intricacies of a ranting mind

In response to:SIC TRANSIT THE WEEKEND

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:46:19 +0200

yes he is albeit not displaying at his best ;-)

In response to:SIC TRANSIT THE WEEKEND

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:43:56 +0200

I haven't actuially seen it, but Eric Bana is in it right?

In response to:SIC TRANSIT THE WEEKEND

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:36:19 +0200

Still watching that?

In response to:SIC TRANSIT THE WEEKEND

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:50:21 +0200

I bet The Hulk needed a good chiropractor. I imagine all that morphing into a giant muscle bound monster and exerting yourself throwing tanks around etc plays havoc with ones posture.

In response to:DO THE TRAILWALKER OXFAM APPEAL

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:05:16 +0100

Yes Bruce, I still am, although I am getting more desperate by the day. oxfam has raised the stakes as well, so now the donated amount is bigger.
good news is, there are similar projects and i'd be happy to discuss them with you. comment here if you think you might be interested and thx for checking me up...

In response to:DO THE TRAILWALKER OXFAM APPEAL

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:17:30 +0100

Hi. Are you still looking for team members?

In response to:WICKED MONDAY

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:53:23 +0100

You don't know the half of it. OTOH, I enjoy my commuting times; it helps me to relax, I walk a lot, read a lot, listen to my music, think about it all.

My Monday is just beginning, and what a hell of a day it's gonna be. But I feel fine. It's sunny. And cold. And I gotta run.

T.

In response to:BIRTHDAY ISSUES

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:27:45 +0100

Good. You didn't tell me what you think of the tune.

T.

In response to:BIRTHDAY ISSUES

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:59:37 +0100

it means what you thought it meant

In response to:BIRTHDAY ISSUES

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:24:21 +0100

And finally, since I need to run play the bad doctor, you'll have to elaborate a little on the meaning of m.u

I wouldn't want to read between the lines, as usually.

*grin*

T.

In response to:BIRTHDAY ISSUES

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:17:50 +0100

Oh, and I have to observe that some things never change. I've always smiled quizzically at your dragonfly-dance-of-a-wording. Blue. Indeed.

T.

In response to:BIRTHDAY ISSUES

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:06:35 +0100

You mention nothing of the tune so I guess that's okay. Plus it was free so no money spent, not even that much time since it had been on my mind already.

It's a nice story, I still don't understand, after all these years, why it's such a habit to drink yourself to oblivion as a mark of "coming of age". I'm a fake myself while writing it, since I do it too occasionaly.

Am taunted by insomnia.

Old? no. You can never be old.

Suddenly tired.

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:28:55 +0100

So how was the hangover? I hope you recovered well. Bet you 10 bucks Bruce was mighty proud of ya. :)

This was, for some reason, an utterly shitty day that culminated with me engaging in a neverending discussion with a very toxic, and at the same time heart-breaking individual.

I'm out of here. The weather stinks. I need some fresh air.

Don't forget to smile.

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:02:27 +0100

It's been talking to meeeeeeeeeeeee
Have had this song in my head since this morning.
Anyway, am v. very v. drunk.
will write post re: b-day.

thank u

PS Bruce honey, here I come, save the last chorus for me

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:56:27 +0100

Here's a gift for your B-day. It was readily available at the local corner-shop, between ripe mango and dragon fruit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:38:13 +0100

i get the feeling you're the one who's afraid to talk.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:57:21 +0100

Thanks for the offer; it will have to wait another day.

But you're kind.

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:53:47 +0100

you're online. mail me if it gets it off your chest.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:50:36 +0100

Indeed.

FWIW, I apologize for my rants. It had almost nothing to do with you, and no matter how I feel about what you may or may not think, it was wrong to feel offended.

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:49:31 +0100

Indeed.

FWIW, I apologize for my occasional rants. This should have nothing to do with you.

T.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:42:13 +0100

Thank you!

What are you talking about? I did reply and I don't have anything against you.

In response to:SICILY...LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:33:07 +0100

I promised myself that I would tell you Happy Birthday! this year. So here it is, I probably won't have the same detachment tomorrow. As well as with the rest, do not indulge me with an answer, I've come to realize that your spite is as authentic as it gets, and likely you're more right and also wise not to do anything about it. I would've had it differently, but that's just me.

T.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:11:57 +0100

And, most importantly, how have you been?

T.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:56:05 +0100

Why are you angry with me?

T.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:51:15 +0100

Yes, I am "actually" trying to talk to you. Is that why you get defensive?

Would you rather I didn't? That can also be resolved.

T.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:34:57 +0100

this sudden eruption of anger...are you actually trying to talk to me? who proves to be a fraud? do analysts go to analysts? why is is 'me, me, me' in a discussion on booze?
go figure indeed.
but i'm listening

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:38:10 +0100

Somewhere lost between other piles of garbace there is a picture of me with a reddish highlight; a precursor perhaps of my time being blond? I had got it to prove I'm willing to understand women. Go figure! Anyway, in that picture it's a much more slender version of me, with one of my early mentors (now long dead) in a very bucolic countryside scene. Everybody was calling him "Professor". I was sucking the bone thrown for endless hours of work.

How ironic it seems these days, when all suddenly (perhaps finally?) prove to be frauds.

You will perhaps never know how it felt back then. But I still love my choice, and feel humbled by it.

The day comes when I will return. There are some unpaid dues to my beloved "Vaterland"

G.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:56:07 +0100

No fancy way of saying it. In the following, well hidden between parantheses, a thought for you: ()

T.

In response to:La Vie En Booze

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:11:35 +0100

Resolved: no more stories with alcoholics for you. I'll re-direct and raise you: consumerism and the right to speak foreign languages.

T.

In response to:Traffic is a state of mind

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:50:39 +0100

I spent a very peculiar day once in a city that beginns with

K

It was two o'clock p.m., it had just struck
Twice.

And everybody was doing their shopping in underground malls,

Lit by candle-light.

There was this cathedral made of black stone. I was sitting at this fancy hotel, with the most outrageous bath-tub, looking fascinated at the fact there was a mirror above the toilet sit, and another one facing it on the opposite wall. What to admire first?

Oh, and there were separate faucets for cold and hot water.

I met a teacher. An alcoholic teacher that reminded me of somebody I knew. He was attending my workshop, and got really pissed-off when I willingly reflected his authoritarian way. Later, at a cigarette, he came and kissed me on the cheek. "You rascal, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"

I supposed I did. And then the candle-light was off, I was walking on a paved street, it was drizzling, I was returning to my fancy hotel. That was three weeks before.

T.