tick tick tick...

Tick tick tick....

I look over at the tiny yellow alarm clock I bought yesterday.

... tick... tick... tick.....

I put it to my ear (it's smaller than my ear).

tick... tick.. tick..... .... the sound kinda tickles my ear.

Heh.

Tiny tick-ling clock.

Outgrown...

Outgrown...

Outgrown...

I know - TWO blog posts in a week?

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I should be sleeping.

But instead I'm thinking.

Not for any reason in particular.

The thoughts just sort of float and hover as I potter about my room.

And yet there they are - thoughts.

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One thought in particular crystallized in my mind's eye:

We outgrow.

• clothes

• feelings

• tastes

• situations

• places

• people

See, I wa...Read more

"One Last Try"

"One Last Try"

"One Last Try"

Last week when I was in BKK, my buddy Johnny and I were jamming.

He started playing a nice guitar rift, and suddenly turned to me and said "sing something to this".

Now, mind you, I was properly tired out - it was 1am(ish), and we'd been practising for the last few hours.

So as he played, I closed my eyes and sang the first few words that came to mind...

"Sitting in the dark, I wonder how. How it came to this - where we are right now..."

And thus a song was born.

Now and Then

Now and Then

Now and Then

Recently I've been pondering how society exalts "couplehood".

Don't get me wrong - I'm no hater. I think it's wonderful to be in love.

But so many people just cannot stand being alone.

And so many people pity friends who are still single. Especially the older they get.

As if they have some kind of personality disorder if they're still single.

I beg to differ.

I think it takes strength of character to stay single and true to oneself, and not "settle" for anyth...Read more