Massage for the Mind?

This evening, I decided to reward myself [for a clean bill of health from my Doctor’s visit earlier in the day] with a massage. I called late in the day and was pleasantly surprised that I could be fit in for a 9pm appointment. Who knew those even existed? So, I went this evening, prepared…

Wednesday

I’m nervous. I hate doctors, especially this one. Not because he isn’t a nice guy or anything. He is actually one of the most pleasant physicians I’ve ever gone to. It doesn’t make me look forward to the visit, though. He could pass out lollipops and cashiers checks and I’d still dread the visit every…

Hours in the Day!

Sometimes, time seems to crawl by. I’m sure all of you can relate to those moments. Maybe you were trapped in a boring meeting at work, watching the minute hand on that bromidic clock lazily make its orbit, mocking in its languid tick, tick, tick. Or perhaps it was that class we were all forced…

Working on some new poetry…

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been in a very poetic mood lately. Writing a new poem every few days. I’ve since submitted several pieces to literary magazines, contests, and publishers in the hopes that I can make some headway on my goal of 5-in-28. [See: Who, me? for details.] Since I can’t…

Science Fiction – Ahhh!

One of the things I am learning about myself is that I often fear the unknown. In the case of Science Fiction this month, I was filled with so much trepidation about the genre that I had inflicted writer’s block upon myself. Up until last night, I was so worried that I didn’t have the…

A pastiche poem.

I’ve been in a very poetic mood lately, writing a poem practically every other day over the past two weeks. It’s amazing to feel this inspired… but also very distracting when it comes to getting my homework [which is NOT poetry] done by the due dates. Since I’m not ready to share these new ones…

When life gives you lemons…

Make lemonade. Then start a lemonade stand charging $0.75 per glass, with a net profit of $0.54 per cup sold. Upon reaching $250 in gross profit, sell franchise licenses [at $50/pop] to five others, reinvesting those profits into purchasing better quality lemons, sugar, and filtered water. Charge the franchisees 20% per diem of their gross…

Inspiration from the Ashes

It’s funny how an optimist, such as myself, can find a silver-lining to even some of the worst experiences of their life. We’re annoying like that. We look for [and always manage to find] the good in people, in bad situations, and at the lowest points of despair, tragedy, or anguish. For example, when I…