Ted

My Bike

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:09:13 GMT

I just got home from riding my bike home from the repair shop, and all I can think is this: it's good to have my bike back. I hadn't ridden it for over a year, and I now remember how freeing it is to ride a bike in the street from one place to another. It's fucking great.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:31:00 GMT

73%

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Christmas

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:54:37 GMT

What else was I supposed to do today?

I didn't go to the movies though.

There's always next year.

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:40:54 GMT

memories of the distant past
get blurry while going fast
they become a sea of white
the future glum and dark is night
the harder i try not wondering why
becoming more sly no rules apply
all that i do and all that i am
sending to you what i cannot stand
that is namely words without form
writing on subjects like love that's forelorn
memories become cliche with each passing second
more and more rhymes without meaning i reckon
without foundations they crumble
under their own weight to rubble
the problem of writing without love
with no heart for the art you can't get a start
hate the work you are working
the words you are wording
the ideas you idealize
the script that you scribble
no one can understand since those words from your head
mean less and less and i hope instead
you write from the heart
and get a damn good start
and play your part
and don't be so smart
write what you're thinking
think what you're writing
say what you're loving
love what you're saying
and don't write in awful unintelligible chunks.

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:23:38 GMT

With no direction you go your own way
I don't know what to think of that or even if that's okay
I'll assume that in this matter I have no say.

Nearing skies full of light
It's your choice to face it or give it a fight
Remember there's only one end in sight.

Do you vault to the end of the race?
With no alternative while on a path of saving face?
Do you want to leave with grace?

Waves beat down upon the rock pile
In my mind you're going to stay for a while
Going mile after mile and mile after mile
And you will be with me forever.

My father has turned 65.

Depression is dead, long live happiness

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:16:22 GMT

I don't know what I did to get there, but I had been experiencing depression since last spring. This weekend, I did something positive and I realized something: I am no longer depressed and I feel great, and I intend to stay this way.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:24:31 GMT

Your Score: Pharaoh

You scored 75% Pride, 37% Envy, 40% Ambition, and 65% Deceitfulness!

You are Pharaoh, the "divine" ruler of Egypt. You are infamous for forcing the Children of Israel into brutal captivity in the land of Egypt. Because of your pride, you put your own people through 10 horrible plagues. Of course, you could have just let the Children of Israel go, and thereby, avoided all of the plagues, but your pride blinded you to this option. I can�t really blame you though, if I thought I was a god, I�d probably be arrogant too. You have also mastered the art of deception, and it�d be wise for people around you to know that you are not to be trusted. In the biblical story, you agreed to let the Israelites go 10 times, but went back on your agreement every time. That�s absolutely horrible, but it does make for a good villain. Other than that, you tend to be nice to your subjects when you don�t let your pride get in the way and you�re pretty laid-back for a ruler of what was once the greatest nation in the world.

OTHER BIBLICAL VILLAINS
A Child of Israel
The Serpent
The Phillistine
Judas Iscariot
Jonah
The Demon
The Fallen Angel
The False Prophet
Goliath
Pharaoh
King Nebuchadnezzar
Caiaphas
King Saul
Cain
The Antichrist
Satan

Link: The Which Biblical Villain Are You Test written by MetalliScats on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:50:05 GMT

Depression is a bitch. I need to do something about it. I can't let scheduling conflicts get in the way of getting better.

Oh! Darling

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:20:56 GMT

"Oh! Darling" is a cool song because it is in the blues style, but its chord progression and structure are pop-oriented.

There is no implication of a twelve-bar blues progression, which is common in blues. Also, the vi chord is uncommon in the blues, as is the II7 chord. Yet those chords are in the song. It's strange.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, that's probably a good thing. I overanalyze music too much.

to my brother sam, who does not exist

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:41:43 GMT

our man he was a stud
everything to get around
you and i are of the same blood
you're still on the ground
why not be a part
why not be here
why not start and end the years
of nothingness wisdom and general disdain
that envelops you from talking to me
we can both strum strings
i wonder where that's from
of all the things i want to have your love will not be
our man wonders why you don't call
why don't you share yourself
unless you really want to be a memory on a shelf
i want to get you know you better
because i feel i could
i know our man is doubtful
as well he should
whenever i'm asked if i'm the only one i'm always lying
but since you're not here i'm not far from the truth.
you're closer to the end than me by more than a decade
you haven't much time
you need to realize that what you're after is only yourself, your roots, your father.

future strife

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:02:45 GMT

if i could see my future
i don't know what i would do
there would be no point to anything
as everything would come through

there would be no consequences
nothing is unknown
what i would know and want to know
would only be my own

i can't tell you who you are
in my far-future life
all i know is that i don't know
my far-future wife

it's scary, no? it's quite obscene
what shall i do with this?
i can think of nothing better for my future
than warm piss

precognition, what a thrill
it does more harm than good
i might as well call it swill
and shut up if i could

if i know what is happening
then what am i to do?
become a painter, thief, or pawn
and also a worse jew?

i am a singularity
am i not so perverse?
this cannot become more drawn
i can't be any worse.

what is this mess by my feet?
what is that knock at my door?
all i know and all i want
is to not have this future any more.

The Holy Grail

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:30:57 GMT

Today, I was shown a diner that is superior to Cosmos in every way - food quality, atmosphere, and price. I shall go there again.

Thank you.

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:30:36 GMT

i'm wandering while wondering how goes life that bitch is fun.

On Jimi Hendrix, Oversleeping and Titanium

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:20:23 GMT

I've been listening to Jimi Hendrix all day long, and I miss sleeping a lot, and I got a titanium watch today.

End.

Also, since this is lj, where people say thinly-veiled bitchy comments about occurrences in their life, I'll say that people need to be more open and real with their intentions. Seriously.

End.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:54:12 GMT

I have little to say today due to lack or originality. I got blisters on me fingers. Blue shoeboxes covered with cutouts. Old textbooks I haven't sold back yet. Folding bicycles. Cheesy corporate motivational posters. Things I buy and don't use. Awards. Guitar picks. Mahogany night table. Lamp. Shoes. Phone jack. Philip Caputo A Rumor of War. Mirror.

Fretboards

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:33:15 GMT

So...are maple or rosewood fretboards better? I like maple since they seem to feel better or something bus rosewood is more common. Maybe it's the finish and veneer on the wood, since that's what you feel. Yeah.