Journal

The Hazards Of Love

And Stolen Sweethearts

Well, so I suppose heart broken and plans gone awry, that’ll be the end of Valentine’s this year for me. The first real downer in a year so far without downers. In the fallout of that mess, which was less a mess than a bloodless stab in the chest, but I suppose it’ll all work out in the end, as all things do.

I’m writing this the night before, of course, so I should say that I won’t be getting any sleep tonight. It might not get easier tomorrow.

In the meantime, as is my usual habit, I expect to be stuffing myself full of work in the forthcoming days. It’ll also be a season of mood swings, a process of normalisation until I get back on track. It’s just like this.

So, on the itinerary, I’ve got Beckett lined up after the Raymond Carver I’m reading now. Some projects to do. Some writing to do. You know. All of this sort of stuff. You know. Whatever it takes to take your mind off of it.

In the end, heartbreaks aren’t bad things. They’re just uncomfortable. But you know, where would we all be without heartbreaks?

In their most recent news entry, the Decemberists describe their upcoming album in this way:

“The Hazards of Love and deals heavily with the potential pitfalls of romance”

I think that’s all rather appropriate now.

15 Step

Radiohead, or at least two members of Radiohead, performed 15 Step at the Grammys.

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