October 2016 – Sam's Online Journal

October 31, 2016March 23, 2017

That Nintendo Magic

I’m facing off against a giant turtle, like something from the Galapagos, but with a studded back that can kill me. It shoots lasers of flame from its open maw and grunts on occasion. Yeah, I should have absolutely no chance against it, but I’m determined to defeat this hybrid beast, even if it means … Continue reading That Nintendo Magic

October 25, 2016October 25, 2016

Dear Journal: E.T. Days

Dear Journal, Some days I feel disconnected from society, like I’m a pod person just emerging for the first time and reticent to interact with others for fear that they’ll find out I’m not one of them. This was one of those days, when I fought hard to keep in my “crazy” because I knew … Continue reading Dear Journal: E.T. Days

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

The 90’s

“Baby, let me show you how to do this. You’ve got to move this. You’re doing fine. Ain’t nothing to it. You gotta move this. Come on and move this. Shake that body for me.” ~Technotronic (“Move This”). I love the 90s. There’s just something so… treacly sweet about a decade that honestly didn’t know … Continue reading The 90’s

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Requiem For a Date

On this day, 18 years ago, I got married. No, don’t congratulate me. In fact, for the entire first half of today I had completely forgotten about it. It’s actually been a few years since I’ve even remembered that fact. You’d think it would be the most important day of the year to me, but … Continue reading Requiem For a Date

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016

Home

Every day I return to this place, and I exhale as I round the final curve and drive down the hill. I crane my head to the left to catch my first glimpse of our house, lonely out there in the field, waiting for us to move in. But there is still time remaining to … Continue reading Home

October 12, 2016

Promises

“Oh, all the promises we broke. All the meaningless and empty words I spoke…” ~The Cranberries. It’s easy to make promises. The part where we have to actually keep them, though… that’s a bit trickier. Time was when a promise was an unbreakable oath, said only under the most reverential of circumstances. Back when I … Continue reading Promises