How's Everyone Feeling Right Meow?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Dammit, Thump...fight back!

Oh, it's a little rough play you wanted?

[Jackalope]

You know it's one of those things that I think only someone who has had similar experiences could understand fully.

I only really understand my own experiences, yeah -- and even that's sketchy.

At any rate, hope things turn upside for you.

Yeah I know what you mean. In any case, I have this past, that I'd just as soon leave dead and buried. I can't escape it, but I can leave it behind me - at least until something happens that stirs up all that old shit. Most of the time I deal with it fine. Not always though.

Yeah, I'm being intentionally vague. If I name my demons it gives them a voice.

[emjay]

Probably a similar reason to why I rarely cry; if I cry it means I admit to myself I can't handle it so most of the time I don't... I just go about being Mr Clockwork Universe... fuck the past it can't have been any other way, fuck the now it couldn't have been any other way and fuck the future... what will be will be. That's my way of dealing most of the time... just being stoic.

[Athene]

Feeling pretty plucky.

Went to the store, got me some groceries. Had some real dinner, and a Red Bull.
Plus, it ain't cold tonight.

Wish I actually had something to get into. I'd be fuckin' shit up.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Finished laundry, I'm sitting on the porch playing a little jazz on the acoustic. Beautiful autumn evening here, getting ready to grill up a sirloin accompanied by roasted red potatoes and mushrooms.

Life, I love you ... all is groovy.

Feeling pretty plucky.

Went to the store, got me some groceries. Had some real dinner, and a Red Bull.
Plus, it ain't cold tonight.

Wish I actually had something to get into. I'd be fuckin' shit up.

What'd you have for dinner?

[Athene]

What'd you have for dinner?

Aw, man...not a steak. That would've been good.

I stopped at Whole Foods after grocery shopping and got a small cup of pumpkin kale soup (cause you never know with these weird soups and stews), a piece of baked cod and some three-bean salad. And the soup was actually pretty good.

[account_inactive]

Damn it, you're both making me hungry.

[Thumpalumpacus]

What'd you have for dinner?

Aw, man...not a steak. That would've been good.

I stopped at Whole Foods after grocery shopping and got a small cup of pumpkin kale soup (cause you never know with these weird soups and stews), a piece of baked cod and some three-bean salad. And the soup was actually pretty good.

Sounds good!

ETA: Shoot, now I'm in the mood for a little seafood.

[Edwardo Piet]

The years just pass like trains
I wave but they don’t slow down

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Hey brother, happy returns
It's been a while now
I’m still here, nothing’s changed, nothing's changed

Hey brother, I’d love to tell you
I’ve been busy
But that would be a lie
‘Cause the truth is
The years just pass like trains
I wave but they don’t slow down, don't slow down

Hey brother,

Hey brother, I feel I’m living in parentheses
And I've got trouble with the bills ...
I feel I’m falling once again
But now there’s no one left to catch me
But I’m feeling kind of drowsy now
So I’ll finish this tomorrow

[Some but not all of the lyrics from the song "Happy Returns" by Steven Wilson: lyrics order rearranged by me, also omissions]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsxf4CRuikA

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I feel I'm living in parentheses.

“Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

[Thumpalumpacus]

Aw, man...not a steak. That would've been good.

I stopped at Whole Foods after grocery shopping and got a small cup of pumpkin kale soup (cause you never know with these weird soups and stews), a piece of baked cod and some three-bean salad. And the soup was actually pretty good.

Sounds good!

ETA: Shoot, now I'm in the mood for a little seafood.

Ah, but this steak is going down good now. Change of plans, remembered some rice and veggy leftovers, reheated those and added mushrooms and butter. Sure is hitting the spot!