My Loose Thread Over Erin Scarum, but Definitely Not “Normal” Over “Straight”
I’m finding this month’s theme, “It’s complicated,” very complicated. As in, I don’t know what to say about this, at a loss for words. And see? That’s my problem right there. It’s hard not to apply, as duly instructed by our editor (as you may or may not know), myself into this complication, the complicated situation, the whatever.
And so, here is a list of things—my Top 15!—that I may or may not find complicated, things that you may as well, and therefore, I give myself a sort-of passing grade:
- Speaking and writing in the German language
- The acronyms EBITDA and WYSIWIG
- The fact that Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” almost always makes someone you know, someone who may or may not be writing this, cry every fucking time, and not necessarily in a good way, and he or she thinks this may not be the true intention of said song
- The Inka Grings/Linda Bresonik/Holger Fach fiasco, and Inka and Linda’s relationship as it exists today (discuss)
- Applying the possessive to the band name Sunn O)))—Sunn O)))’s
- Finding Harum Scarum’s old lead singer Erin without knowing her last name, thinking “Erin Scarum” should do
- Job searching in this shithole economy
- Writing “job searching” and knowing three of your co-workers that also are 30pov.com posters could be reading this—one, of course, being your boss (your AWESOME boss)
- The intricate ways and means that the U.S. economy entered “shithole” status
- The balancing part of v-sit extend and flex
- You know what? Sunn O)))’s music in general
- Finding Franziska Nickel, but not anymore! (Oh, schwören Franziska, sobald ich erlerne, wie man auf Deutsch über dem Niveau eines drei Einjahres, ich spricht und schreibt, dass ich Sie aus Ihrem netten roten Windbreaker heraus anflehe.)
- And while we’re talking about him, Dennis Cooper’s My Loose Thread
- Maintaining a “healthy” relationship with a woman who is “normal” but not “straight”
- Finishing what you started, like Top 15 lists
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I'll take #15 for $200 Bob . . . . By the time I'm at the "almost completed" part, I'm ready done . . . even when sometimes the job isn't completed yet… (see editor of 30pov . . . she will explain . . . SORRY lee!!)
Oh… and yes… shit hole economy….
TEE…YOU'RE ALIVE???
Great piece, Angela! Well, to be frank, I got busy as I was reading–life with kids, don't you know–so I only made it to Point No. 6. Part of me wants to get back to this and read the rest, but odds are high I'll just embrace the greatness I already read and call it a day. Anyway, I'll see you at work. You'll be there, right? RIGHT?!?!
the great thing about this list is that i've read it several times and, each time, i've discovered something new. you may have converted me to list-blogging, angela…
Nice one Ang. I think my favorite is "The Inka Grings/Linda Bresonik/Holger Fach fiasco." I have no idea what this is referring to, so I googled it; everything was in German and all I could make out was "Das bizzare."
Good luck with the job search!
Thanks, Barry! "Das bizzare" is really all you need to know.
Yeah, I'm also finding the "It's Complicated" theme, um, complicated. No worries though, I have 8 days to write it… oh wait, it goes up on midnight of the 7th, I'm doomed!
Doomed!
i think this comment is doomed. so there.
Damn, that's a well placed doomed!
So, so well placed! Outrageous!
Hm, yes. The "Three Little Birds" phenomenon. How does one explain it? That song could also possibly upset this humble reader, but maybe it does not. Why should it upset us? I have no idea or maybe I only cannot remember.
It's official, then: I hate Bob Marley.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one worried about it being complicated-but-not-about-me.
I identify most with #15 (i couldn't read a couple of the others to the end before moving to the next one on the list). Art projects, drawings, stories, half painted walls, carpet partially taken up, a garage only halfway rebuilt…most of my life is half finished.
I'd wager that your life is much closer to finished than you're willing to accept.
I hear you. I am currently storing partially assembled pieces of a maple bed in my friend's workshop (which I will finish someday, dammit). Over the last two years I have started working on half a dozen Internet start-ups which I will never pursue to completion.
And about the "not-about-me" part of our monthly theme. I /never/ write about myself, so does that mean I /should/ write about myself this month?
Almost three years ago, I bought a new dresser…spent quite a bit on it too…and it sits, unassembled, still in its shipping boxes, tucked away under my bed to this day. Pathetic.
I dare you.
Our editor will probably divorce me.
I take it back—I dare you no longer. But I recommend keeping it on the low, if you find that possible.
LISTEN. the 30POV editor encourages rule-bending at all times. i thought you all knew that.
Oh, NOW you say this.
Angela, I thought I knew who your boss was, but now I'm certain that I don't. Should've known I'd guessed wrong, because that guy sucks it. {Oh well…}
Great list…I find every damn item you've listed to be utterly complicated.
POOP, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD! I HAVE DOGS TO FEED!
I find symbolic logic quite complicated and yet so beautifully simple at the same time.
david, you seem sad not be right on this month's theme…and we are {still} sad not to have you. however, you can still write on this theme, you know!!! (just not for us)
I have decided the most complicated thing for me today…is plotting my revenge against you for getting "Three Little Birds" stuck in my head…thanks!
i find communication complicated, every day, whether i'm involved or not.
I don't really know what #12 says, but I'm sure I agree!
me too i have to eat, jjaja