He Was A Thing Of Brush And Liquid Eye, Of Fur And Muzzle And Hoof, He Was A Thing Of Horn And Blood

I'm very excited. Just reached the highest page count for anything I've ever written!

127 pages to be exact :)

I just watched a documentary on the "tiny house" movement. It's always been an idea that has fascinated me, discarding everything that can't fit inside a less and 300 sq ft space is something that I believe this society greatly needs. The importance placed on material possessions is something that would have seemed insane 100 years ago.

Of course there are millions of things that have changed in the last 100 years but that makes the tiny house movement no less appealing. Allison and I moved from a one bedroom to a two bedroom apartment about three months ago. It's been nice to have a nicer and more comfortable space but it's amazing how much junk two people can accumulate. Several pieces of furniture, tv's, boxes full of clothes and too many useless trinkets to count.

Why is it so hard to get rid of things I haven't used in years?

Another life

As I've mentioned in my previous post, Halloween season is fast approaching. It is by far one of my favorite holidays. Halloween to me is what I imagine gifted actors are about to feel when working on a movie. When I dawn a costume which I have painstakingly put together I am able to become another person. I forget about any problems or insecurities I might have and lose myself in that other person.

It's a fantastic experience that I look forward to every Halloween (this year is extra special because I'm going to a themed costume wedding, and probably Comic Con). But I can't help but ask myself, is this a bad thing? Am I using this method to run away from my problems the way an addict uses drugs to escape their own troubles? Is my life really that bad that every year I look forward to escaping it by becoming someone else?

Thailand honeymoon.

Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away fifteen vintage paperback classics by Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Ray Bradbury, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others! Won’t this collection look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will choose a random winner on February 25, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!

Birthday haul.

-J

Lake Michigan, Chicago side.