Old News (The Unbearable Lightness Of Blogging)

Soooo, my brother and I set up some video cameras yesterday, strategically placing them in areas we felt the ghost would be most likely to visit (attic, basement, bathrooms, kitchen, shed, dungeon, etc). Now, ironically enough, we actually already have a surveillance system in place. However, only... Sign in to see full entry.

Did you know that almost every important artist, writer, and poet of the past century has, at one point in their lives, sat on a bench? Isn't that amazing?! Wow! When I first found that out, it totally blew my mind! Anyways, here are a few photos I took of park benches, which may or may not have... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo, the plumbers show up to fix the water pipes for the ninth time. The "leader" of the crew apologizes for all the "complications". "Oh, no problem." I say, "I'm sure you're bound to get the hang of it one of these days." Never hire Russians to do anything, btw. Trust me. Not to stereotype, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo, over the past couple weeks, several unexplained "things" have been happening. Things that are rather spooky in nature. It started with a string of mysterious disappearances. At first, it was small items: a comb here, a coffee mug there. Soon, before we knew it, entire dinette sets were... Sign in to see full entry.

"The best explanation of this film is that, from the standpoint of pure reason, there is no explanation." ~ Luis Bunuel In a long and storied career, the Spanish surrealist Luis Bunuel made many movies one might deem a tad "bizarre". And yet, his frightening horror film The Exterminating Angel... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo, you are probably wondering where I've been all this time? And why I haven't been posting? Well, guess what? I'm not going to tell you. Because, quite frankly, I don't see how it's really any of your business. I mean, do I constantly pry into your private affairs? Huh? Do I? In all... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo, I'm headed to the doctor's office this morning to check on the progress of my myriad medical conditions. Or, more accurately, to sit in his waiting room for several hours because he's "running late". While being so sickly surely does suck, I must confess I have enjoyed all the special... Sign in to see full entry.

Portrait of "Charlie" (The Thing I Coughed Up) 2006 Oil on canvas © Ekaterina Kutznetsova Sign in to see full entry.

As I spend what little time I have left on earth, whiling the seconds away watching my pet tarantulas frolic, I am struck by how similar they are to human beings. Particularly in regards to the aging process. You see, as tarantulas grow older, much of the sticky padding on their feet begins to erode... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo I'm lying in bed, reminiscing over the last funeral I went to (figuring the next one I attend will be my own). If I remember correctly, it was for my mother's friend's cousin (or sister or something ). I had never been to an open casket affair before. It wasn't anything like I imagined it... Sign in to see full entry.