There’s an idea in Buddhism that basically says, “expectation is the filter through which reality becomes suffering.” An easy way to elucidate that point is to just think about your phone for a minute; I think that technology is actually the material embodiment of expectation itself – and when it fails us, we lose our […]
Comedian, Artist, Videographer
Category: Writing
You’re Full of Shit, and So am I
Have you ever found yourself leaning up against the tiles of your shower wall (or perhaps curled up on the bacteria-riddled floor) wondering, “who the fuck am I?” If you have, then perhaps you’ll find this interesting; if you haven’t, then you probably need to smoke more weed (and then you might find this interesting)… In […]
Sobriety Birthday No. 1
I woke up that morning, exactly one year ago today, under a suffocating cloud of dread. I didn’t remember getting into bed, and I didn’t remember anything I said, but the cold empty space at my side reminded me that things had gone horribly wrong. Again. I ran the previous day through my head again; […]
Mediocrity vs. Paralysis
Synchronicity can be a powerful, powerful thing. I don’t know what causes two apparently disconnected things to smash into each other within our psyche creating an entire new world of meaning – but I know that it happens, and I know it seems to happen to me right when I need it the most. The first […]
Well That Didn’t Work….
They withdrew my visa application today. If you know me personally, then you know I’ve been in a 3 year long, horribly disgruntled relationship with a mining company to whom I sold my dreams for the sake of getting residency in this county. I had tried to leave at least 4 times in the past […]