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About gimble

I've never understood why solitary confinement is considered a punishment. My favorite time of year is when vacation forces me to drive long hours on the overnight stretch, all other companions in the car asleep, my thoughts and the dark stretch of white-striped road all to myself. Having said that, I can happily keep busy inside my head, yet am distracted by so much of the larger world that I waste time putting those thoughts generated by those distractions down on cyber-paper. Maybe I want to see if anyone else feels likewise. Though not as bright, sharp or hard as a diamond, I am many faceted - esoteric in my literature, tending toward magic realism - pop-culture vulturish in my take on media - sentimental enough to cry at dog food commercials - and a lover of kitsch, like diners and other holes in the wall of life.

Procrastination – Already too small

It took eight weeks to
wrap the baby outfit and
give it to the dad.

$600 bargain

Ben liked the armoire
worth $12,000 I
paid a fraction for.

Coffee house office

Wi Fi whore, I go
where there’s access, drinking bad
java just to surf.

Overworked

When the going gets
tough, I end up sleeping on
the couch, fully clothed.

Daylight savings time

Turn the clocks back next
week? I could use that extra
hour of sleep right now…

Trick or treat

Decorations for
Halloween still not up. Life
seems scary enough.

Bride of Frankenstein

The review called her
‘fetching’ – wrapped in bandages,
convulsing, bleeding.

Clothing exchange

Suddenly it’s too
chilly to wear a tshirt.
Autumn’s in the house.

Sleepless in New York

My eyeballs feel like
they’re wearing socks – thick, itchy,
uncomfortable.

24/7 coverage

Where would CNN
be if breaking news ceased,
nothing to report?