as if...

in real time I slept roughly 11 hours yesterday after posting here, and I do mean roughly... I was awake every hour or two, rolling over and not in great comfort... some sleeps are like that, whether it's too much on my mind (whether due to a lack of babbling or bubbles from the deep) or a physical malady or a lopsided mattress or whatever, I don't mind too much because I'm not perfect and neither is sleep...

all's well inside as far as I can tell, and since you are all flocking here to find out what do in real time and where I am at any given moment, I'll continue with my tongue quite out of my check and protruding quite nicely from between my lips...

after sleep, it was off to work without so much as time for a meal or a shower... luckily I showered before bed, so I didn't stink too much... truth is I smelled fine, but I just forgot my tongue wasn't supposed to be in my cheek for a moment there...

at work it was work again for the third night in a row... I don't know what to make of it, but I apologize to all my readers and blogmadders for the lack of words and contact… thanks for the texts bro (more than words can say)… sometimes the professional in me decides it's time to do everybody's job for a while, but in spite of the flood of awards and thanks and praise, I'll do like the dolphins and say "so long, and thanks for all the fish" soon enough and retire back to my hallway to write the epic life story that I only dream of actually living…

or something like that…

but arriving home I did surprise us all by posting for the third time in the new onion blog (where I shall peel myself and make us cry, I suppose) as if I might meet the girl of my dreams on the internet… as we all oughta know by now, the only way that might happen is if she flies here and spends a few months sharing space and time {which of course means she's quite independent and kinda rich} motivating me to run daily {which of course means she's quite fit and has more patience than Job ever dreamed of}, because I'm an old stick in the mud who needs much convincing and coaxing at the moment… or something like that)…

before that I check email (rare, but it does happen) and found an invite from a local singer songwriter I once knew to join her myspace so I visited and added her and added a half dozen others I once knew around here before myspace crashed the computer… upon returning, I browsed a few onion blogs and then wrote the onion entry and then I came here where you are all so anxiously awaiting news of my whereabouts…

and now you know…

I love you even when I'm gone
and even when you are not here
I write believing you care
I write pretending you're there

I love you even when you are gone
and even when I am not here
I write because I care
I write as if you are where I am
I write as if you are there
I write as if we are here

hope your last 24 hours have been as much fun and rewarding and productive as mine (and hope you got much better sleep) and may you find many more smiles than frowns on your journey through the world until we next touch base with each other in this ingenious way…