Playin’
I can’t find an audio app that doesn’t pick up allll the string squeak on that last one. The last one I made up and it’s called “Billy Corgan and Ani Difranco had a Baby.” heh heh heh heh. You’ll see. -ZS
Read more "Playin’"The Secret to Surviving Job Loss
Inside information from a recruiter
Read more "The Secret to Surviving Job Loss"Mystery Author! Episode 2
This is the second installment where I have typed up something delicious by a famous author for your reading pleasure. As a reminder, we play this game: You don’t know who wrote it until the end. Rule: Don’t cheat by scrolling all the way down first (unless you’re a douchebag who likes to ruin good […]
Read more "Mystery Author! Episode 2"Mystery Author! Episode 1
For the longest time, I’ve had a great blog idea. I wanted to type up a chapter from various books I love for your entertainment… and not tell you who the author is until the end. That’s the fun part. I never followed up due to the enormous work it entails, and other competing priorities. […]
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Every now and then someone descends into The Forum with a head full of imaginary rockets and emotional ecstasy. His soul catches fire, his heart is lit with joy, his eyes cast up to the stars, his perception charges forward with visions of grandeur. He’s just one more song away from the sky and oblivion. […]
Read more "Prose"Insomniacs
A helpful solution and my usual blabbering.
Read more "Insomniacs"Music Under the Moon (and other rushing thoughts)
Master the energies
Read more "Music Under the Moon (and other rushing thoughts)"Golden Abyss Redux
Into the spiral we go
Read more "Golden Abyss Redux"Saturn Returns
inside the chaos of eternal space
Read more "Saturn Returns"Reach Down
Remembering Chris Cornell and Soundgarden
Read more "Reach Down"The Squirrel is Back. (Video)
She’s beggin’ at my door again. The first video is more amusing if anyone missed that one: Heh heh.
Read more "The Squirrel is Back. (Video)"Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Okay, I’m here to talk about ARFID again. I posted recently about it, but the post included too much personal detail, including details around why I thought I may have developed the condition, childhood stuff, etc. Someone found out I deleted that post and then gently goaded me to re-do an ARFID post and make […]
Read more "Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)"The Failed Menage a Trois
They were both down, but I wouldn’t do it
Read more "The Failed Menage a Trois"Smoke Rings of Time
This post is a sequel to my (arguably better) recent post “My Psychedelic Experiences“. This is a republish, although this time I decided to start with the journal entries and end with the “poetry”. When reading my “poetry” – bear in mind that I was between the ages of 21-24, and was high for 18 […]
Read more "Smoke Rings of Time"My Psychedelic Experiences
I’ve been wanting to write about my past psychedelic experiences for a long time. Last night I discovered a great resource for researching psychedelics & experiences that I will plug at the bottom of this post, along with a few other links. Before we get into my experiences, I gotta plug a few hilarious quotes […]
Read more "My Psychedelic Experiences"Reblog: Here’s Some Stuff I Thought About
My blogger friend Holly has some very entertaining posts and I am surprised that she does not have more followers. Update: Okay, I just figured out that I cannot officially reblog Holly’s post because of how she has her blog set up. Whatever theme she is using. However. I will post a snippet of her […]
Read more "Reblog: Here’s Some Stuff I Thought About"The Mule That Kicked down the Barn Door
On a dark stage in 1967, the jazz-rock ensemble Jefferson Airplane perform the song “Crown of Creation” to an enthralled crowd. A large screen flashes a red sun behind the singers as they harmonize. Their voices shimmer and converge into one alchemy of sound as the rhythm guitar pulsates with the light show. The lead […]
Read more "The Mule That Kicked down the Barn Door"Song # 2 – Precious Things – Tori Amos
I’m doing two songs of the month! This is to make up for lost time. My blog, my rules. Tori Amos performing Precious Things live in 1998. If memory serves, I believe this is the song that launched her career. I love this particular live arrangement. It matches my current smoldering irritation. Just like her […]
Read more "Song # 2 – Precious Things – Tori Amos"Squirrel Video Footage – Best Yet!!!
Ha, I finally got a victory! :). Geez, I hope this works. First time ever posting on YouTube. Hopefully this works out and people can see it! heh heh heh heh. Shit, I was going to do work at this laptop today. But Ellis Cove trail is calling my name and it’s nice out. Dang […]
Read more "Squirrel Video Footage – Best Yet!!!"Song of The Month – Bubble by Ani DiFranco
Okay – nevermind the fact that my last “song of the month” post was in January of 2020, heh. Uh, yeahhhh, maybe I can make this more of a regular thing??? Like say – oh, geez…. I dunno…. monthly? Heh heh! Can’t stand myself, yo. But I refuse to change the series title! Introduction: Ani […]
Read more "Song of The Month – Bubble by Ani DiFranco"About Page, Part II
How shall I explain this? The following page is not really designed for my current followers. I have my reasons for this page, and they have nothing to do with blogging :). Although, if you’re new to my blog on WordPress, please feel free to visit the real About Page where you’ll find an index […]
Read more "About Page, Part II"The Ghost Returns / How To Disappear Completely
Republish from April 2019. Long ago, I sat in my living room listening to Amnesiac by Radiohead with a head full of LSD. I stared at the fireplace, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, watching the giant stones swirl in geometric patterns. Listening intently, I tried to understand the pops, clicks, and clanks of “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin […]
Read more "The Ghost Returns / How To Disappear Completely"Instant Help for Anxiety
I’ve recently become an anxiety sufferer, including panic attacks. I’ve discovered a variety of fast-acting and effective tools that help me. I decided to share them with you. Medication takes way too long in moments like this! You need help RIGHT NOW. I get it. I’ve been there before, and I was there last night. […]
Read more "Instant Help for Anxiety"My Viking Fantasy (Ruined…)
Have you ever listened to a song for years only to realize one day that you’re wrong about the meaning behind the lyrics? For me, it can totally ruin the song. “Achilles Last Stand” by Led Zeppelin was my battle song. I thought it was about Vikings sailing into battle. I would really get into […]
Read more "My Viking Fantasy (Ruined…)"Slip Inside This Dream
The 13th Floor Elevators are the best kept secret in the history of 1960’s rock music. My first encounter with The Elevators happened on a primitive version of streaming radio. This station also introduced me to The Who, Eric Burdon, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, King Crimson, and many other acts that I soon became obsessed with. […]
Read more "Slip Inside This Dream"Magnificent Quotes (Inspiration)
“I think society is moving a little bit, but I think it isn’t moving near that fast. There’s always gonna be a large, huge bulk of straight people that aren’t going for it.” “Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, they are so subtle. They can milk you with two notes. They could go no further than from […]
Read more "Magnificent Quotes (Inspiration)"Love’s Magic
It’s early spring in the Pacific Northwest. Residents are riding a whirlpool between hope and confusion. We have more daylight and the temperature is rising, but the rain persists. We’re perched on the edge of the next phase; hovering between the soul’s potential and winter’s shadow. That’s exactly how it feels within the music of […]
Read more "Love’s Magic"Exuberant Joy and the Infinite Night
March 23rd 2016 was a special night. A friend and I went to the famous Paramount Theatre in Seattle to experience my favorite band of all time. Buzzed out of my mind on sheer anticipation, I spent the entire night of March 22nd walking around while listening to the entire Smashing Pumpkins catalog on shuffle. […]
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