[If you'd like something a little more mainstream, read about my dogs being a little bit country and me being a little bit rock 'n roll over the weekend @ Who's Your Dachshund.]
I just heard that my poetry is being put on display at a university art gallery for a couple of days this week. Kinda cool, I suppose. I’m only going to share a little bit of it today because I don’t want all the comments to be a) “huh?” b) “I don’t get it…” or c) “I can has wiener dog?”.
Anyway, long story short, the collection is of my riffs off entries from a real, hand-written diary of a family of Irish settlers from the early 1900s (seen below in italics). They built a farm on the same land where a hundred years later I was running a day camp. Trippy.
This is just one of my pieces from the bunch to get you folks ready for the end of the month. If you want another one, check last year’s.
I count the deafening moans of pain under the pressure of my foot that lay the way down into the darkness. Frozen from the waist up, my eyes struggle to burn holes into the blackness, my fingernails dig into the soft wooden railing like those of a toddler clutching onto a parent’s arm. The stairs try to shake me, my foot darting frantically in the dark; a terrified scout searching blind for the next step, outsmarted by improper measurement and dangerous divots in the wooden steps. The thought of invisible hands grabbing through the backless stairs whips, driving me downwards.
March 25, 1881 Andrew sick with Mumps
The twenty-fourth gamble connects my right shoe with the concrete floor. My arm shoots out in a dance of panic, grabbing for the swinging chain of the single hanging light bulb – an overwhelming white sending the glow-eyed rodents, clicking insects and silent figured fears running to the black corners of this concrete cave.
March 5, 1901 Andrews wife died at 12 O Clock today
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Shit! I'm late!! And I really wanted to know who your favorite character on Queer As Folk is! If you answered anyone but Brian, I would stop reading, so maybe its for the best.
Dear Ben,
Could you please recreate my 20sb vlog day video? I'll send you my dress if you need it.
Kisses,
Renee
What is scarier – sharks or bears?
Also – not a question but just a statement. I believe that light behind you is coming straight from heaven with a chorus of angels singing “hallelujah” because your nailed the hair that day.
I want to hear some anecdote about visiting Cape Breton.
Oh! Building on Alexa's, name a couple of events that would be included if they had the Gay Games in CB. (Caber toss is too obvious.)
Sweet Jesus, what an ingenious idea. I should think of something.
Why do you think I'm so cute and geeky?
Is it possible for you to *not* melt men's- and Kelly Clarkson's- hearts worldwide with those big puppy dog eyes?
Mmmmmmm….
Tempting…
Okay – Question:
What is your favorite sex position and illustrate it for me… and my readers… heehee!!!!!!!
My email is Mega8821@gmail.com
Can't wait
OK, make up a story about you and I hanging out one day. Of course, you don't know me…but you could make something really cool or stupid up based on the nothing that you know about me.
I'd totally go along with it.
i will then watch that video every night before I fall asleep, before eventually stalking you, stealing your identity and kidnapping your puppies…
Wait, did that come over a little psycho?
What annoys you about the internet?
And of course…what do you love about the internet?
And can you read this when you do the video:
“Oh ek wil huis toe gaan, na mamma toe. Die rivier is vol, my trane rol.”
Don't worry about pronounciation and stuff. I think it'd be hilarious……errr…..I mean fun to hear you say something in Afrikaans.
YAY Ben! I'm super excited!
You could just sit there and be ADORABLE and I'd be all “Oh look at Ben how cute is he?!” But also I think you need to tell me how to get rid of this gimongo zit on my lip that has made one side of my mouth totally swollen and stupid looking and if you tell me you've never had a zit before, we're BREAKING UP!
OK!!!! Video time video time video tiiiiiime!!
You have to tell us your most embarrassing moment with charades and/or funny voices as required. Then you have to tell your three favourite things about me, and I will watch the video when I'm having a bad day.
I like one of my dogs much more than I like the other dog. Does this make me a bad person? If I ever choose to procreate, should I stick to having one kid to prevent this situation from happening with my hypothetical future children? If I do have more than one child, and I do like one better than the other, is that really so bad? Won't it motivate the other kid to try harder to win my love? Also, should I stop comparing my dogs to kids? When friends and family members tell me boring stories about their boring babies and I come back at them with an awesome story about my hilarious dogs, they give me dirty looks. Who is the asshole in this situation? I'm pretty sure it's them because seriously, who cares if your month old baby is sleeping through the night? My puppy has a mohawk! Fabulous hair trumps sleeping patterns any day, right?
Because I'm deaf, I'd *love* to see you try something in ASL.
That'll be a challenge in itself so I won't make it worse by asking some really odd question.
sueoram (at) hotmail dot com
Since this will be one of my “I'm Just Sayin'” posts… I need your opinion.
I know how much you *love* the winter… what do you think of autumn?
I am SO in – just sent you an email with my question!
My question is this:
Is there more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? And if so what is it?
xoxo~
Le Tigra
How much do you miss me? And why?
(and try not to ugly-cry in your response, ok?)
Oh, Benny. As if I care about grossing out ANYONE, even my blog readers.
This is an excellent idea though.
My question has to be a WYR since it's a wednesday I will be posting these shenanigans.
BEN:
would you rather…
be rich
or
famous (but broke)
and discuss this for 3-5 minutes please. kthx.
wear something flirty and barely there. my readers like a show.
Oh my god, I love cheese. And I know you love cheese. But the fact that you love cheese does not influence why I love cheese. (Okay, I lied. I totally love cheese because of you.)
What inside joke do you think is the most overused and should just be put to rest?
The social media and interactive marketing scene in your neck of the woods seems to be pretty robust and growing. Is that so, what's it like to be a part of it, and what's the general vibe of Halifax like?
(Who knows… I may add it to my list of cities to explore in 2010…!)
so cleveland has just been announced to host the GAY GAMES for 2014.
now while i love my gays, you know this, i can't help but think about will ferrell – doing the ribbon dance routine in the gymnasium during the movie old school every time i think about the gay games.
is this a problem? haha.
so what is your take on the gay games?
are you going to be representing Canada in 2014? what event will you be competing in?
please tell me the ribbon dance, PLEASE.
if you aren't competing i can expect you to visit me in cleveland in 2014 right?
I can't think of a single question. Damn you for putting me on the spot! Ha. But what a lovely idea, and I hope your hair looks just as good in each and every vlog.
I'm going to come up with a question, but the video I really want to see is you doing the Single Ladies dance. You can even wear pants (if you want).
I spend A LOT of time in gay clubs. What I'm dying to know is … are the gay clubs in NS as awesome as the ones in Cape Town? In CT we have half naked male bartenders with awesome bodies. We also have half naked male dancers who have no qualms about shoving your hands down their pants.