21 February 2009

craigslist strikes again

CONFUSED AND BORED - m4w - 39


maybe if you could have kept your legs closed we would still be together. but you couldn't because you are the brainless slut not the other girls I go too.

i swear its the last time - w4m - 28 (phx)


i like dropping you a line once in awhile … you know, just to check in. besides, thinking about your face makes me smile.

but, i won’t be doing that anymore. you see, no matter how hard i try, i can’t maintain any boundary with you. i wish i could. but boundaries have proven to be somewhat of a challenge for me, and for you. i would love it if we could continue to be friends - the kind of friends we were before all this awkward weirdness happened - but, it seems that isn’t possible.

today, your words echo in my ears; your touch lingers on my skin. i can almost feel your hand on my side. i love looking into your eyes. i love it when you’re a little silly and i can almost see your soul.

when i think back over the last handful of years i know i am losing so much. years ago, when i knew of you, i used to wonder about you. when i got to know you, i felt connected to you . i thought of you often. your heart was so weak, so broken, so abused. i wanted to show you how to trust again. i always wanted you to be happy. sometimes i thought i could make you happy. my intentions were so pure, so honest. but then we muddied the waters. we took chances and disregarded boundaries. because of this, sometimes i wish you had never known me.

you should know that you made me feel special. you made me feel pretty. you made me feel sexy. but now i all feel is used. when you weave your way back in (and you always do), i feel a little less used – but i always know that feeling will be fleeting.

so here we are. you over there, and me right here. and that’s the way we have to stay.

i wish this fate was different, but everything has become so clear. you were meant to be part of me, if only for a short time. to teach me something, to lead me to what i wouldn’t allow myself to find alone.

today, my heart is breaking. i owe so much to you, and i’m losing you. this could have been different if i simply did what i knew was right with me. sure, i branched out. i took a chance; tried something new. and now i have to accept the consequence. i get to live with my sin.

with true sincerity, thank you. thank you for everything … the good, the bad, and everything in between. i will never forget the brand you made on my heart. i will always be grateful to you. i can only hope you gained as much from this as i. goodbye, sweet, sweet boy, goodbye.

This should have been us - m4w (No where special)


I used to look forward to today. At times it never was easy to do something truly special, but we always remembered our special day. Now I tend to forget about it the weeks and days leading up to today. Then, somehow, I'm reminded of it. As time goes on, I doubt I'll think so much about it. Maybe someday this day will come and go without a thought of it? In a way I think that I'd like that. I don't want to remember us anymore. Just the same, I hope that I never forget this day - the day that my life certainly had meaning; I had finally done something right and I was fully aware of it. I was so nervous when we got married, however I knew that it was the best day of my life! They say life goes on. Right now I'm slowly starting to experience this "life goes on". So now I just sit here trying to figure out what I want to do with my new life and nothing comes to mind. I wake up everyday, however I'm not really living, just existing. It was hard to in the beginning, but somehow I managed. I know this cause I'm here today. I wouldn't say that I'm not happy. I think I'm doing alright - better than before. I guess as time goes on, you go along with it. Certain familiar things become part of your past and you no longer are reminded. You start to do things differently. After awhile old habits or old routines become slightly different based on the absence of your old life. I've had plenty of time to adjust to this new empty life, however it hasn't been easy. The loneliness and yearing for you have made it difficult, but I'm learning to let go. There have been times where I didn't even think of you. I would feel guilty when I realized that I hadn't thought about you. I was told that it's alright not to remember. It means I'm moving on with my life and that's a good thing. Lately I've been having dreams about us. In the dreams I'm so completely happy and I'm fully aware of this. I look at you and think, my beautiful little wife! We seem so happy an in love. Yet when I wake, the sad reality sets in - you're gone. And it was just a dream. Maybe we're connecting like we use to? It aways amazed me how we knew each other's thoughts or how you would be thinking something and call me about it and i was thinking the same thing - totally random stuff that wasn't even really part of our daily lives or conversations( like me wanting a kitty and i called you about it and it just so happened that you found one and you were going to call me about her and we had never discussed getting a pet. ) I miss you so much. I miss talking to you. I miss seeing you. I miss being around you. I miss everything about you. I love you so much. I will always love you. Happy Anniversary! May you be at peace.









20 February 2009

the internet is wonderful

things you should definitely check out:

1. You suck at Craigslist
a quick example (sadly i know people who could have actually written this...)

On this, the most romantic of days, I bring you some of the people out there who are wookin’ pa nub in all the wrong places, including Craigslist.

Watched the news lately? - 48


Seeking a lady that is aware of what the future will bring. A survivalist. I would like to find a lady who is under 50 and capable of growing a garden and first aid. A lady that can operate and take care of a horse, tractor, a truck, and an ATV. Must be capable of self-defense! Trapping, reloading and knife sharpening skill is a plus! Looks not too important besides being in good physical shape although big t*ts are a plus. Must currently be self-sufficient! If you have any equipment, send photo and description. We’ll see about the relationship discussion after we get past these requirements. I hope you like the smell of diesel! Smoke or drink, OK. No drugs! Don’t be scared, reply back to me! Criminals, gays and blacks need not apply. Not my flavor

What flavor are gays? To me, it seems like they’d be minty.

And you know, if your t*ts are too big, you won’t be able to sharpen knives very well. They also seem like they might be a hindrance in the whole “tractor and ATV” thing.


2. Passive-Agressive (and just plain aggressive) notes.com


19 February 2009

have you ever wondered if you got something fundamentally wrong in your life? like maybe there is a huge plan for everyone and somehow you got turned around on a path that had confusing signs and made a huge error in the interpretation of the signs?

for example i just found out that one of my long time friends and mentors (who i no longer speak to... it's just effing complicated) has the exact same name as a famous author and mentor who said "that there are always times of trauma and anxiety and crises of self confidence when you are building something and trying to bring about change and improve lives." i'll be honest... that advice might have been the advice all along... like what if i had the name right but was supposed to be friends with the famous author instead?

what if? just weird to think about all those little moments that might have been different if we had always known clearly what the signs said.... it's not about regret... it's more about thinking of things from a different perspective - contradictions cannot exist, if you find a contradiction, go back and check your premise.... for now i'm concentrating on the perspective that anxiety and crises of self confidence exist.. i'll get to the rest later.

09 February 2009

willing... in the morning...

this morning as i woke, a little earlier than i wanted, a little stiffer than i wanted, a little not sure about monday... for no reason. it's just morning and sometimes i don't love it.

this song is the theme... but you might not "get it" until the end of the blog... and for some of you not even then... just kidding dave...

linda ronstadt - willing



so i help a certain someone put on her new cupcake tights for school - fucking cupcake tights... seriously it's sooo cute... who wouldn't love wearing cupcake tights to school? i mean everyone should maybe wear a pair of cupcake tights just to feel a little pretty and fancy...

anyway so i come downstairs and think about going back to bed after she is safely at school and then i see the best thing that has happened to me in forever... my coffee is already made!!!!! i finally got one of those coffee makers that has a timer and it's the best $20 i ever spent... i cannot stress enough how great it makes your morning to just have that one thing done... to just pour your coffee instead of sleep walking around the kitchen and then impatiently waiting for it to brew just thinking the whole time about how much it sucks to be awake and how if you didn't have to make your stupid coffee you would be 2 things: 1. not addicted to caffeine and 2. still in bed.

so as i'm sitting down with my first cup o coffee for the day i see the following in an email from cody...

HearVox News Audio, art, & cultcha blog

« Bale Out | HV NEWS |

More Travel Tips

By JW 2009.02.08 tags: travel, travel tips.

Travel Tips
Contributions to a growing list:

#136 Sandals are not the best thing to wear for hiking through a tropical forest to grassy, steep ocean cliffs after two days of heavy rain—no matter how much they look like ones Jesus would have worn.

#34 Those most interested in history are those about to become it. Try to take an interest no matter your age.

#156 If you hear “The Gambler” playing, run. Run away. Something is horribly wrong, will be, or ought to be.

#35 Good traveling is making sure you say, “wow, what’s that?” more than “I remember when that was a…

you can find the full text here: http://hearingvoices.com/news/2009/02/more-travel-tips/

which just makes me laugh and laugh...

then i remember about the eels... and i remember this thought... this line from another blog (also pointed out by cody) and how it just made me think for awhile...

""i was thinkin' bout how everyone is dying, and maybe it's time to live" in "p.s. you rock my world"). it's a stunning conclusion to this intensely personal, unforgettably emotional story"

you can find the full text here: http://sand-is-overrated.blogspot.com/2008/02/you-think-i-got-it-all-going-my-way.html

ps. the tag line on that blog is: sand is overrated. it's just tiny little rocks. which is hilarious in itself.

and then i get to sit with my third cup of coffee and think about the fact that it's not the dying part that's important.. it's the living. it's the things you do between the being born and the dying that changes absolutely everything. it's what you do and how you do it. sometimes it's not the good things that define you, sometimes it's not the bad things that define you either. sometimes you have to define yourself by how you accept and love yourself despite the good things and the bad things. i'm going to be 33. i'm not proud or happy about everything i've done... i'm not sad or disappointed in everything i've done. lately the list of pros and cons is equal. i've accepted that others have lists of pros and cons that look similar. people are not a snapshot of one moment. they are a sum total of all the parts.

i don't know what that means really... no matter how long i stare at the screen and think about it... it's hard to really grasp. it's really hard to not let myself use the old phrases and definitions... to judge myself with startling harshness just to feel the sting and know that no matter what anyone else says about me that i've already been harder on myself than they could ever be. it's hard to say something nice to myself and feel okay with it. perhaps though it's somewhere in between the two.

perhaps i can allow those things to fade into the background and only make a judgement about today and right now... perhaps in this moment between being born, reborn, giving birth and whatever dying means i can just let this moment be the moment. let it just be right now... and just go my own way. perhaps in this moment i can accept that this life and my path are only my own. this is my collection of things - smoothed well worn happy memories and jagged sharp painful memories.... it's all mine and if i spend all my time in the past i'm not making any new memories. i'm wasting this moment... and my hope is that i'm adding things to the good memory list... like buying cupcake tights to make a little girl happy with the way she looks today and always being able to look back and see her happy face, having a good conversation last night with a dave who got to eat free tacos and remembering that friendship is solidified and cemented through lots of things... even if i am an international fugitive now, like reading cody's email and remembering the summer that held vanilla sky. these things are my landscape this morning. the rest of it... well it's in the trash bin with my old coffee maker that makes you actually push a button to make coffee.

sometimes you have to still be willing... regardless of what that means... and i'm choosing to be willing to live the life i want. i'd rather be in the business of realizing the happiness with each day is set on "auto" and is waiting for me each morning. i don't even have to do anything... i can just wake and enjoy. which sounds awful chipper doesn't it? ...it must be the pre-made coffee...




17 December 2008

downright bizarre

okay, so i was looking for volunteer opportunities on craigslist and i found this other thing... this weird weird thing called missed connections... and there are posts... some are downright creepy, sad, bizarre and just... well effed up.... here are a few of my favorites...

You Have My Wedding Ring - m4w - 35 (Goodyear)


Reply to: pers-923084859@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-11-17, 2:44PM MST


Jennie I meet you in BHC I knew you were in a relationship (Lee who you said spends way to much time on the internet) but I told you I was single. Well I'm
not and my wedding ring fell out of my pants in your living room. You have my #
so please call me "I need that ring back!!!" My wife (the one in the picture with me, I said was my sister is going to leave me if I dont have that ring back in a few days. It was her grandfathers wedding ring. Please If anyone knows Jennie who hangs out at west gate and dates an internet addict named Lee give her the message.

THE CHRISTMAS "PRESENT" - w4m - 46 (LV)


Reply to: pers-960192183@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-16, 10:59AM MST



I'm not so sure as to the exact moment,
but I do know...that I've searched for that moment my whole life.

Life has a funny way when it sets us on a journey, we have so much preconceived in what we seek, only to find that "all" is not what we find at all.

I feel like I waited my whole life to find what you were to me; to feel what you made me feel; to care so much about you and beyond you.

I'm no longer sure that another man will ever matter in this lifetime.....you mattered the most in such a short time.

I believe the toughest journey for me ahead, is the lesson as to why we are now apart.

And now, at this ending, I understand that SOUL MATES do exist, and have further learned that they are just not always destined to be together within that same lifetime....

God knew what he was doing when we met.....we did not.

Perhaps another life, another Christmas....and we shall.....

G

To CW - So he finally moved back in..... - w4m (Paradise Valley)


Reply to: pers-958655860@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-15, 9:39AM MST


CW
I know you have him back you used the kids because you knew that was the one thing that could get to him. It won't work - whatever was wrong before is still wrong. If you could have seen him before he left our home yesterday morning a broken man crying like a baby because of what he was doing to me - loving me so much but not being able to take the threat of not seeing his kids anymore. You know that when he has to leave again it will be worse on them next time...why couldn't you just let him be happy? He is my soulmate and I know we were meant to be together forever..i love him with all my heart and I know he loves me just as much. The most important thing for your kids is to be loved and have a great realtionship with 2 parents....living in a house where one parent doesn't want to be is not healthy for them and believe me they will know....

TW...you have my heart with you...it is yours forever....I'm not giving up on our dream.

K





RYAN!!!!!! - w4m - 28 (Squalor)


Reply to: pers-953432811@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-10, 9:34PM MST


You are the most, stubborn and presumptive man I have ever loved.....the only man I have ever loved....silly monster....I know what you are thinking....you are wrong....so wrong....I am devoted to you, and only you. Hear me. Hear me. I hear you and I am waiting, patiently.

RYAN - w4m - 28 (Tucson)


Reply to: pers-951558397@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-09, 2:11PM MST


I cannot express to you, enough, how much loss I feel. How devastated my body is. How my heart has been a roller coaster of hope and despair. I am so tired of the game. I cannot go on like this. I truly, love you. Enough to say goodbye, not goodnight. I love you and would come home if you wanted. I fear that all of my waiting has been in vain. I do not believe in faith, or the magic of the wishing shrine, or my altar of devotion, or my secret longings. There is nothing now. I am accepting you are never going to come back. I am alone. You are not here, and I do not believe you will ever arrive. I want to be far away from this place, from my walking path and exist in my dreams for you. I am hopelessly sad. Please stop the madness. I am ready. I miss you. I am pleading with you. For our future, and our now.

I thought you didn't eat McDonalds? - w4m - 21 (lost)


Reply to: pers-956115991@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-13, 12:53AM MST


I keep hearing our song.