It's moving closer now, moving sly and subtle, a thing you only notice out of the corner of your eye. Today, for example, I was in the CVS, shopping for my usual lunch of Arizona Iced Tea and a bag of gummy bears. And something felt...off. The hairs on the back of my neck stood … Continue reading Closer Now
Tag: Dylan is a bit odd
On Boxing
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm going to take up boxing this year. As I also mentioned in that earlier post, it's because I watched Rocky a whole mess of times. That's only about 90% of the reason why however. I've never been in shape, except for that one time that I took … Continue reading On Boxing
A Long Walk
Yesterday, in spite of the snowy conditions, my work remained open. Since I am committed to my job, I solemnly and stoically prepared for the trip. Gloves, hat, heavy coat: all would be needed to keep the deadly conditions at bay. I made sure that I packed plenty of food. I narrowly avoided starving to … Continue reading A Long Walk
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: An Allegory for the Second World War
Rankin Bass's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has long been considered a Christmas classic. It's not truly Christmastime until you've gotten "We're a Couple of Misfits"stuck in your head. But what most people don't realize is that this Christmas singalong funtime is actually an in-depth allegory for the Second World War. Santa and his elves represent the … Continue reading Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: An Allegory for the Second World War
It’s Halloween Month!
It's finally, finally October and I'm all kinds of giddy. I'm still not really sure what I'm going to do for the month, aside from the vague plans that I've mentioned from time to time. I'll do my best to post something vaguely Halloweeny as the month goes on though. For me, it's a time … Continue reading It’s Halloween Month!
A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born
As Halloween draws ever closer, it becomes clearer to the people closest to me that I'm going completely and utterly insane. I'll spend hours watching the Friday the 13th movies over and over again. I'll leap from unlikely places and frighten old ladies. I'll cover myself in red corn syrup and run through the streets … Continue reading A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born
The Tragedy of Apollo Creed
In all fairness, I should point out ahead of time that the following entry will interest only me. It is considered bad form for a writer to do that, but the following entry MUST be written. I've always maintained that the first four Rocky movies is just as much about Apollo Creed as it is … Continue reading The Tragedy of Apollo Creed
Anticipation
There's something you should know about me: I am straight up crazy. Now I can already hear you saying, "But Dylan, we already knew that. Why are you making a special mention of it today?" Well I'll tell you Hypothetical Reader. It's getting pretty close to that time. And you know what time of year … Continue reading Anticipation
Diversions
I've never been good at hobbies. Maybe I should elaborate on that a bit. I've never been good at maintaining hobbies. My attention span doesn't really allow for it. I'll become heavily invested in something for several months, burying myself in the minutia of whatever it happens to be. The history, what's currently going on, … Continue reading Diversions
The Healing Powers of Touch
I have an innate need to touch things. It makes the object more real, more immediate. Seeing something is almost never enough for me to verify the existence of whatever it is I'm looking at. I run my hands along fences and brush and buildings, especially if I'm in a new place. I like to … Continue reading The Healing Powers of Touch
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