Nov 5, 2009

I was going to post something vituperative about custody here but I don’t have the energy to do it now. I will, however, say, “Had I but been a mindreader, we might still be together, and now that we’re not and I’m still not, it just makes it impossible for me to know when I get the kids and when I don’t.”

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Oct 21, 2009

It's actually not really a joke.

It’s 8:15 and she’s still not back yet. It’s a good thing I’ve had four years of experience getting the kids ready and off for the day by myself!

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This is the joke I wasn't going to tweet.

My ex got the GPS enabled on her phone. Now she can find her way home from any Salvation-Army-rescued bed in the Indy metro area.

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Oct 14, 2009

Petty Thoughts, Vol. MCMXLVII

She’s really gonna miss me this winter. I always used to start her car.

And I’m already inured to coldness, physical and emotional!

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Oct 12, 2009

...and that's that.

She rented the house across the street from the sitter. She moves in at the end of this month. Evidently my belief that we’d weather one last holiday season as a family was a misunderstanding on my part.

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Ah-ha! I almost forgot I promised to keep this shit over here and not on "Yo-ho! FUN!"

Here are my tips for when life falls apart. They’re slightly different than Shirt’s.

  • Don’t eat. This is some of the best weight-loss you can find free without a diet plan and exercise regimen, EVER. Besides, food tastes like ashes and I want to throw up all the time.
  • Avoid gun and knife shows and try to forget the name of the M.A.S.H. theme song. ‘Nuff said.
  • Stay up like really really late writing some of the most cynical and nasty shit you’ve ever written and allow your inner Antichrist to dribble a little venom into the stupid jokes you post on Twitter about seatbelts and mundane shit. Yes, I’m talking about me.
  • Don’t talk to anyone about your problems because you’re trying to save it all up for the “professional” who’s gonna charge you to listen and also can’t see you until later this month even though your referral was submitted on 10/5. I mean, if you’re paying someone to listen to your problems, might as well get your money’s worth. Also, my dad always used to tell me growing up, “Don’t tell me about your fucking feelings because no one cares about that shit. Just shut up and get back to work.” This piece of advice has literally rendered me unable to ask anyone for help or be honest about how I feel besides in website blog posts on the world-wide Internet for computers and phones.


Your mileage may vary. In fact, it should, because don’t do any of this shit. This is just what I do because I can’t do much else. If you can follow the eat well/exercise/be open plan, good on yer.

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Oct 11, 2009

Happy...? Happy. Happy...? Happy.

So I was driving home tonight and I realized that some people probably still enjoy life on some level. I mean, they wake up and they want to be awake and can’t wait to start the day or something like that. I don’t know how common this is. I haven’t wanted to be conscious in years.

So here goes: Do you enjoy life and love being alive, etc., or are you just tolerating it out of obligation to society and children or hope that something good will happen some day?

Edit: Also, yes, I know I need to get help. I have an appointment for two weeks from now. Apparently patience is a virtue that being mentally ill teaches thanks to the healthcare system.

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Oct 8, 2009

If something like that happens I'm going to feel incredibly sad and guilty.

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Maybe I'm still angry.

  • Person #1: Good for you for being considerate and not saying things that aren't going to do anything but make things worse and make you both feel bad.
  • Person #2: More like "We live together and it's easier for me to say 'be safe on your date' than 'I hope you choke on a stranger's load and die abandoned in a warehouse'".

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Oct 4, 2009

in the time it took tumblr to load the new post window after I clicked on "Text" I psychically beat myself until I stopped wanting to post about anything.

thanks, tumblr!

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