Wednesday, December 5, 2012
PAINTING THE NURSERY
"You think it needs another coat?"
"I think it looks good. But what about those white parts over there?"
"No, I was just gonna leave it like that. Hey, when we get on that new insurance, I think I need to talk to somebody."
"We already are."
"No, I mean just me. Now that I'm sober, I'm getting these equations again in my head. Like time and energy. They're sort of like graphs or charts. Like Oklahoma is a graph, like a line on a page."
"You're sober but you got high last night?"
"No, I'm serious."
"Hmmm, don't you think those beams would look amazing painted white?"
"I'm not painting the beams! I'll paint the brick but I'm not painting those beams!"
"Maybe this should be our room? I can't believe I didn't think of that. Don't you think it should be our room?"
"It's too small, the bed would barely fit."
"Really?"
"Hey, if you found a video tape of your parents fucking, wouldn't you watch it?"
"I'm not talking to you anymore."
"I mean, from way back in the day, like maybe 20 or 30 years ago. You wouldn't watch it? Come on, you'd watch it."
"Don't talk to me."
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Leave the beams alone. That's a given. Asking her to picture her folks doing it is pretty twisted. And she's expecting another child? Lay off her pregnant ass and pull it together, dude.
ReplyDeleteI'm with 'anonymous'
ReplyDeleteWith regards to your chica
Are you always this vulgar when posting about your wife??
You sound like a bitter asshole mostly.
Your writing is interesting otherwise
Hey, both Anonymous's. Both of you can go to hell! Things come out the way they come out for reasons that are beyond me. I don't ask questions, I only do as I'm told. And believe it or not, I could care less if anyone reads my shit on here. It's rehearsal and about as meaningful as flushing another turd away. Yes, I'm a "bitter asshole", so what? How the hell can you go through life not being for the most part a bitter asshole?
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ReplyDeleteOpinionated but, too fearful to identify yourself... spineless. Why don't you attempt to create something? My guess... because, due to your lack of a spine, and received ideas of propriety and psuedo-christian morality it would be completely meaningless shit. Go fuck yourself, missionary style with the lights out and then cry yourself to sleep.. Hey Phil.. keep on keeping on. This is what we're up against...
ReplyDeleteBy the way... referring to Sarah as "your chica" is far more offensive than asking her to picture her parents fornicating which, everyone has done. Anyone who says they haven't is a liar.
ReplyDeletethank you, my brother Steve!
ReplyDeleteand "...pull it together, dude"? what the hell good has that done anyone?
ReplyDeleteJust sayin. Sounds like you're unraveling, man. But a blog is a good place to do it. No harm meant. I'm sure you 'pull it together' enough to get by before you spill it here. Thanks for the words.
DeleteOf course I'm unravelling. Aren't you? Isn't madness the most appropriate reaction? I'm just somehow able to endure better than most within this sickly state and I actually find it a far more pleasant existence than those times when I do "pull it together". Thanks for your concern though, brother, but there's no other way for me. I will go out fighting this curse of being human no matter how grotesque it looks to others.
DeleteBring the grotesqueties on, my friend
ReplyDeleteI look forward to following your stories