Yesterday

The light woke me, because snow was amplifying it. I pulled my head under my covers. I achieved a pretzel shape that felt perfect, fetal. The really-you-must-get-up alarm chimed, one of many Apple noises that all sound like noooooo to me. I pulled myself out of bed, loaded the coffee maker, opened and dumped cat […]

Thank You

Fully drugged for minimum anxiety, I looked hard at my phone as Candy Crush’s pale sliver grew to a full square. I was so nervous to give blood. Not to be stuck, I tolerate that, but to think I might think of being drained of what I needed? Or my lingering gulp from when my […]

The X-Files

Season 1 Episode 10 “Fallen Angel” or “Rock Me Sexy Alien Forcefield” I wonder how much brain damage Mulder will sustain over the course of this series. How much flashy-things? How many knocks over the head? Finally they bring in a super nerd to contrast with Mulder’s handsome nerdishness. Use of the word “wiggy.” Levitation […]

The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 9 “Space” or “SpaceGhost” Well a small budget is showing here, as they rely primarily upon file footage of the Space Shuttle in this episode. Well, that and some Tim Burton style face freakouts. “Mission Control” is only slightly more glamorous than the Millenium Feline I built for my cats. Much as […]