20/20

20/20

Myopic vision of the future
barely seeing past my nose
Hyperopic when it comes to the past
seeing each step in the dance
Everything that happened this year
a blurry vision at best
Another winter diary written
to collect dust with the rest of the annals of my life
Melodramatic at its core
the rantings of a memory whore
I spend the time to read the pages
living the year in rewind
an ode to auld lang syne

Cliche at its cheesiest. I didn't know how I wanted to end this year of blogging. I was debating if I wanted to end with a bang or start the new year with a bang. (not like this piece is super awesome), but I did try to hold back from writing the past couple of days to build up the creative pressure in my head... so that when I eventually sat down, I wouldn't crap out garbage. Anyways, HNY all my peeps. Peace out.

The Unfinished

The Unfinished

WIP (work in progress)
everything is still a mess
I drew in the sand
and you drew in cement
My picture changes with each passing wave
and your picture permanent like the grave
I wager that you'll have regrets
all the things left to do
and people you haven't met
You needed to rinse and repeat
but you only rinsed
We're in the middle of the process
We are the unfinished

Just watched disc 1 of HIMYM season 4. That's my inspiration for today. Man, I could use a great big burger at the moment. I didn't think that I would write anymore this calendar year but I couldn't stay away. *sigh. Peace out.

Pay the Band

Pay the Band

Like summer
I'm ready to fall
Tired of a forever of uncertainty
the lone ship
in an expansive sea
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
I sit and eat my toothpaste cake
I watch the clock
it ticks and tocks
my existence draining clockwise
with the second hand
the night is over
go pay the band

Today I was looking for some pictures to use as source images for my wacom tablet pen drawing practice. This piece is inspired by the collective of things that I came across. MMmmmMMmm... toothpaste cake ftw. Peace out.

Oh yeah, this was the post that breaks my number of entries record of last year. Yay me.

The Visitor

The Visitor

I hope you found
what you were looking for
the visitor
Searching for some specific piece
of history
our story
written in inelegant prose
You would do better I suppose
but I don't have excuses
just well thought out reasons
from ten years of thinking
I've convinced myself
that it was I who put you on the shelf
to collect dust

How many times have I rhymed "self" with "shelf"? I think I've lost count. Lol. I have to clearly say that the obvious choice of what this thing is about is incorrect. It's about something no one would even guess. Peace out.

Fail

Fail

I try but I failed
like the cartoon whale
that greets visitors
on a popular site

I tried eye contact
but with sunglasses
I giggled and batted my lashes
I touched elbows
and squeezed knees
trying to trick her in giving a smile
to give me energy to try for a while
longer or at least ponder
my chances of advancing
pass round 1 of this game

Well, curling is done. I'm sad. Those two teams representing Canada better bring home the gold. Boo-urns to my teams. Peace out.

Winter Diaries

Winter Diaries

Another year of writing in winter diaries
hoping for spring time romances
Once again
throwing your hat into the ring
ready to join the game
that doesn't follow the rules of science
nothing is repeatable
and hardly anything is observable
except through the foggy mirror of self-reflection
You try to be the cause and she gives no reaction
who knows, maybe you were only off by a fraction

I debated about whether I should write today. I only needed to write 4 more times this year to get my personal best. I thought maybe I shouldn't pass my record by too much so that I can beat my personal best again next year w/o killing myself. "off by a fraction". I'm obsessed with this flash game that makes you try to do things by "eye" and then tells you how accurate you are. I was in the top 10 for a while but I think I've been knocked off. Oh well. Peace out.

Curl

Curl

Throw the rocks
and sweep hard
to keep the line true
Come across the face
to get the double you need
Hurry hard! More! More!
The shooter stays in the house
for a score of four

Love me some curling. Peace out.

Forget

Forget

Remind me again to forget
all the mistakes and regrets
that I've made in your past
and help me to see you where you're at
The boy that just wanted his dad
but it's too late
my mind is unhinged
I'm forced to stand on the sidelines
and watch from the fringe

Today's piece is inspired by tonight's episode of Fringe. It's entering its winter hiatus. Oh well, at least there's still 3 more days to watch some quality curling. I wish curling was on year round. Can't get enough of the stuff. Hurry hard. Peace out.

The Lick

The Lick

Tell the truth
give me proof
Make the bet
if your mind is so set
If you think your word will stick
go ahead and bet a lick

Lick that man's face
and maybe enjoy an optional embrace
Can't you confidently count to ten?
or do you lie for the chances to lick men?

True story. I'm actually writing this on Thursday but I'm gonna fudge the timestamp so that it says Wednesday. I intended to write before midnight but I got stuck watching Youtube. Licks double every week. Peace out.

Arctic High

Arctic High

The arctic high is on the move
and the sun is just the consolation prize
for this unbearable cold
Where is there to go?
but to visit friends who are visiting
returning from the west
back from the dead
People all thought it was just a fad
but guess what?
I'm still mad

I wasn't gonna write today. I already tried to write something a couple hours ago and got no where. Anyways, that's all for now. Peace out.