divendres, de febrer 06, 2009











I finished The Shack today; it was quite good. A little cheesy but the message was right on and left me with a new, and refreshing, view of God and God's nature.
In other news, I'm finally employed! I start next week at Books-A-Million downtown in the Houston Pavilions. I've always wanted to work in a bookstore and am now excited.

Life is good. Despite the fact that I have no car, no money, and I live in a halfway house, I'm happier now than I've been in a very long time. AA and its program of recovery is so much more than a way to stop using; it's a new way of life, and I am hooked!
Anyway, next I'm going to read Guignol's Band.

dimarts, de gener 27, 2009










teehee
yaaaaaaaaaay
Man Attacks His Lawyer In Court With Feces





I'm reading The Royal Way, which seems to be out of print. I was lucky to find an old paperback copy in Kona on my last day there. I've found an AA "home group" at the Lambda Center in Montrose. The people there have been most amenable

diumenge, de gener 25, 2009

My pic, south shore big island







Checked out some more art today:
Max Ernst in the Garden of Nymph Ancolie
Imaginary Spaces
and also got to check out Rice U's new Brochstein Pavilion, a lovely building by Tom Phifer.
Started to watch Barry Lyndon, which was rather good.

diumenge, de gener 11, 2009

dissabte, de desembre 20, 2008










The other day I had the pleasure to watch Der Untergang, which tells of the last days of the Third Reich. It's quite interesting to see how Hitler goes completely off his rocker and then Goebbel's wife kill the kids, and then Goebbels shoots her then himself. Basically everyone dies, mostly via suicide. I recommend it; also there's harldy any mention of incinerating jews, which is refreshing for a movie about the Nazis.
Today I'm getting the hell out of here for the afternoon on pass with my mom. I'm getting a haircut.

divendres, de desembre 19, 2008

The Road to Recovery











hooray
fucking hell
Please, Santa!




Well I'm almost out of this treatment center; I have 21 days of sobriety as of today. I will probably be here for Christmas, though I will be allowed to leave and spend Christmas day/eve with family. Subsequent to my release, I will move into a halfway house in the city. This is a very interesting time in my life, and I am very receptive to change. It's actually quite exciting.
I'm reading Sam Delany's Dhalgren, which is most enjoyable. Before that it was Günter Grass' Cat and Mouse, which was also good, albeit a bit weird and slow. Other things I've been reading are the Book of Job, and Alcoholics Anonymous.