Monday, 17 August 2009

Just Plain Useless.

4am.

Why has he still not texted me??

Tosser.

Misinterpreted, Misguided, Or Just Plain Useless..?

3am.

No word from Rocket Boy.

I've just had a long online conversation with Charolastra No.1 (who is also having some useless-man trouble at the moment) and we've come to the conclusion we are actually going to have to write a book about how fucking useless men are. Which is the subject of the moment, to be fair, in our lives.

It's going to be called The Guide To The Misguided : Misinterpreted, Misguided, Or Just Plain Useless..?

Have also made her promise to make sure that next time Rocket Boy texts me early in the morning (and he will..), that I will ignore him. Because seriously, I'm not going to put up with being played around, by essentially a stranger. I've had enough of that from Darcy this year. So fuck him. Fuck the lot of em.

This time baby, I'll be Bulletproof.

"Hello Poppet.."

Okay so I've spent the last 6 days pretending not to be waiting for Rocket Boy to text me. It's pathetic, I know, but i can only admit that now because he just has. 20 minutes ago. At 1:30 in the morning, just under a week since I last spoke to him, he texted me.

'Hello poppet. How are you? Hows your week been? x'

I must admit, my heart fluttered immediately at seeing his name on my phone. So, unsure how to play it (Standoffish? Blase? Playful, as if last week didn't happen? Flirty and sexual? Friendly? Annoyed?), I went for the safe;

'Well hello you. Weeks been good, couple of job offers. How did the big gig go? x'

I think it's good. Not as friendly as my usual texts, bit standoffish but interested still. I figured next text I might have a sly dig at his wasted opportunity last week, thus win back the balance of who's chasing who..

Half an hour later. It's now 2am in the morning, and im waiting for him to text me back. Why do I do this? Glutton for punishment much..?

So now I'm thinking dammit! I should have stood my ground. I was far too nice in my text. I should have made him wait, so he couldn't be the one to make me wait! But I do a double take and think what? See suddenly it's all about game playing! How is it that this time last week, we were strangers, and lovers and friends, and absolutely nothing, and it was all simple and new, and suddenly we're playing mind games?

I am really quite annoyed at myself now.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

"Her Heart Is Pure And Yours Is Mucky"

I had a dream last night.

I was following this light. Not sure where I was. I had no shoes on and there was water up to my ankles, but it felt like smoke. I was tired, and alone, but felt calm and light. I knew there was something behind me, watching me, but I didn't mind for now. I also had something in my hand, but I don't know what it was. I was following this white blur of light for what seemed an eternity, knowing that when I reached it I would know why I had followed it. I knew I would find peace and serenity, and not be scared any more. As I approached the light, a man appeared in front of me, looking at me reproachfully.

"Stay away from her. Her heart is pure and yours is mucky." he said. I turned away and everything went dark.

I'm not one for the paranormal and omens and ghosties and that, but this dream really unhinged me. I suppose its about feeling vulnerable and turned down and wanting and following something but that I think when I get to it, it wont be there, or it wont want me.. but whatever Freudian interpretation of death and sex, theres a definite sense of searching, in both my conscious and subconscious. Searching.

But what for..?

Friday, 14 August 2009

That Time When Everything Went Fucking Mental.

At some point in my life, I'm going to look back on these past 2 weeks and think "dyou remember that time where everything went fucking mental?"

Because, and bear in mind that my life has been far from conventional and I seem to encounter crazyness and hassle at every turn, these have been the most insane two weeks of my life. Well, that I can remember. And to be fair, my memory is shite. But I'm pretty sure that even if I remembered every single detail of my life, I would still think of these past two weeks as the most ridiculous.

In a paragraph..

I've fainted twice in the street, been subsequently poked and prodded by doctors who then diagnosed me with diabetes, had a lumbar puncture and countless blood tests at St Mary's (the hospital where it would appear every wing and corridor holds some disturbing memory of mine), been thrust into debt by emergency dentist and root canal, subsequently having to miss going with The Cats to the Big Chill festival (the only break I was to have this year, and also the second holiday this Summer that I've paid for and not gone to), spent about a week living at Charolastra No.1's house as I had a bit of a physical and mental shutdown, had the briefest of confusing sexual trysts with Rocket Boy which managed to shake me up within the space of a week, held a hugely unsuccessful but entirely enjoyable gig night at which I was rejected by Rocket Boy but also inspired by his singer friend through having a conversation swapping tales of music and heartbreak, was then followed around the back alleys of Camden on my way home by 8 or 9 guys, one of whom had me by the neck and I got away by stubbing my cigarette on his hand, that night my dj's saved my life - Robocop and The BFG came for me in a taxi at which point I blacked out and went into shock, waking up in the BFG's arms and immediately feeling safe and cared for (a novel new feeling), Darcy called and wanted to meet up and gave away no clue as to what the hell he wanted from me and I nearly fell for him all over again but at the last minute he mentioned Greenland and I remembered what a liar and coward he is, I lost my ipod (doesn't sound like a big deal, but I don't function without my ipod. Couldn't leave my house until Pickled Lily lent me hers), I got offered an incredible job offer in Bristol that would involve entirely relocating, got offered several promotion-related jobs that are pretty cool, none of which I applied for or even knew existed, subsequently decided to entirely drop everything I'm doing (working at the hospital, working at the autistic charity, doing my degree/masters) and persue music. Again. Like it didn't break me completely enough last time. And I'm just under £1,500 in debt due to all of the above things (not including the 10 grand of student loans I have to pay back). All of this resulting in me being thrust completely into limbo, and quite probably the next time my feet touch the ground and everything settles down, it will be into a life that is completely different.

Yeah I know, right? Fucking mental.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Men Of The World, Listen Up.

I've run out of patience with men.

So me, Charolastra No.1, Pickled Lily and the Stig were in the pub yesterday discussing men and women. And why it's still so bloody complicated. It all stemmed from talking about my half-baked tryst with Rocket Boy which appears to have been fraught with confusion from any given angle. He is still reeling a bit from whatever happened with his newly exed girlfriend, and backed away suddenly and strangely from our flirty play, presumably not wanting to jump into another relationship. Which, by the way, I never wanted from him. So now, I have to miss out on a cute boy, who I could have had a bit of fun and a bit of making out with, because apparently women are all gagging for a relationship.

I just want some fun, dammit. And fun doesn't have to be meaningless, it just has to be.. simpler. Gentler. Without agenda. Why is that so hard to find?

Why is it that fun gets such a bad rap - having fun makes you feel good about the world, and can be lovely. Having fun with someone is brilliant, but for some reason when you say 'I want to have some fun with you' it makes it sound unimportant, or hedonistic. And why is it that the default assumption is that men only want a fuck, and women only want a relationship? Because it's bollocks! Well, the 2nd part is, anyway.

Cute boys of the world, listen up. If I am by chance flirting with you, this does not mean that I want to marry you, or meet your parents, or bloody fall in love with you, I would just like to have a conversation and a bit of a laugh. And possibly some sex. I would like a sprinkling of conversation with my sex please. And maybe a dash of friendship. No? Just the sex then. For the record, I'm pretty cool. I'm interesting, and funny, and I'd love to see if you are too. Why would you not want to get to know me a bit, hmm? And why are you not flattered that another person wants to know what you're about, if only for a moment? Because apparently that is terrifying to you. And as such, just so you know, men of the world, you are missing out.

Desire.

Love belongs to desire, and desire is always cruel.

It is unlikely that any portrait will ever do Desire justice, since to see her (or him) is to love him (or her), passionately, painfully, and to the exclusion of all else.

Desire smiles in brief flashes, like sunlight glinting from a knife-edge. And there is much else that is knife-like about Desire.

Never a possession, always the possessor, with skin as pale as smoke, and eyes tawny and sharp as yellow wine: Desire is everything you have ever wanted. Whoever you are. Whatever you are.

Everything.