The Hurting

- From "The Hurting" by Tears for Fears

Anti-Depressant

I often thought of myself as her anti-depressant. Little did I realize she was mine.

Anger Management

Not Funny Ha Ha ...

I guess the optimist was right, this time anyway.

Cheer Up!

An optimist and a pessimist are arguing and the pessimist says:

"Everything’s terrible. It can't get any worse!"

and the optimist replies, "oh yes it can!"

- paraphrased from The West Wing

Pout

I'm way too old to pout, but that never stopped me before.

Creep

Take time with a wounded hand
cause it likes to heal...

I'm half the man I used to be, half the man I used to be

-Stone Temple Pilots (R. DeLeo / S. Weiland)

Kaboom!

All this impotent rage has got to go somewhere. I just hope nobody gets "hurt".

Wishful Thinking

As much as I believe reality is overrated and as often as I seek refuge in the inviting arms of fantasy, there comes a point when even I have to face and accept the facts as they are, not as I wish them to be.

Flawless

As shockingly arrogant as it may be, I have to consistently remind myself that just like everyone else, I, too, am flawed and far from perfect.

I've Become So Numb

This is not a way to live, agonizing through anger, pain, and numbness. The barrage of unpleasant anniversaries currently thrust upon me further prolongs the suffering. I keep reminding myself that in 2 weeks all this Christmas cheer nonsense will be over, but I genuinely doubt a theriac exists for that which ails my soul.

Sickness

I'm not sick, but I'm not well
and I'm so hot 'cause I'm in hell

- Harvey Danger

Constant Reassurance

...it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

- Carl Sagan

Sandals

Michael: Why do I feel like crap?

Jim: You just had a rebound ... which don't get me wrong can be a really fun distraction, but when it's over you're left thinking about the girl you really like... the one that broke your heart

-The Office

Blink 182

He who blinks last ...

What the Hell Am I Doing Here?

You know, you remind me of the man that lived by the river. He heard a radio report that the river was going to rush up and flood the town. And that all the residents should evacuate their homes. But the man said, 'I'm religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me.'

The waters rose up. A guy in a row boat came along and he shouted, 'Hey, hey you! You in there. The town is flooding. Let me take you to safety.' But the man shouted back, 'I'm religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me.'

A helicopter was hovering overhead. And a guy with a megaphone shouted, 'Hey you, you down there. The town is flooding. Let me drop this ladder and I'll take you to safety.' But the man shouted back that he was religious, that he prayed, that God loved him and that God will take him to safety.

Well... the man drowned. And standing at the gates of St. Peter, he demanded an audience with God. 'Lord,' he said, 'I'm a religious man, I pray. I thought you loved me. Why did this happen?' God said, 'I sent you a radio report, a helicopter, and a guy in a rowboat. What the hell are you doing here?'

-The West Wing

Solstice

OK only 1 week till the winter solstice and only 2 weeks till the end of this forced gaiety crap!

Desperately Seeking Shag

Lacking confidence and starved for even the slightest suggestion of affection, I desparately seek approval from whomever I encounter.

Bah! Humbug!

Sometimes I think Ebenezer had the right idea.

An Inconvenient Truth

The era of procrastination, of half-measures of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.

— Winston Churchill

Path of Least Resistance

Moderate

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

- Democritus

Smile

When I try real hard, I can almost hear her smile.

Love, Is the Answer

Is it better to have loved and weathered the ravages of emotional limbo, than to not have loved at all?

Just Keep Writing

Josh: I met her twice, Toby.

Sam: Yeah, but, one of those times, she broke your heart. You know the way women can do. Where they take your heart and they throw it on the floor and then they stomp on it with their big high heals. She’s a very beautiful and interesting woman. I can see why a lot of guys would go for her... You know, there's nothing at all I'm saying now of any value. So, I think the thing to do is... I think I should just keep writing.

- The West Wing

Punch Drunk Love

Sam: Do you know what it feels like to be attracted to someone who makes you SICK!

Diane: I could write a book on the subject.

- Cheers

Radio

Life is cruel and then you die
Can't be bothered to try to survive
Time will stop the hours fly
I watch my life slipping by
They call it news it's not to me
The worlds a mess on my TV
I cannot speak I cannot feel
Everything is nothing to me

There's no music on my radio

There's nothing bright to light my day
No signs to read to show me the way
I can't escape I'm out of luck
A bad day I've had enough
No hope for sleep no hope it seems
For happiness and comfort dreams
Another day another wish
Don't want my life to be like this

There's no music on my radio
Turn the radio on

- Client

Bird in Hand