Camping Downstairs
Wrapped up in a sleeping bag on the wooden floorboards of my house I spent the night spilling my brains into my notepad. My 10-pack of felt pens and a solitary candlelight my inspiration.
The petty bias of adulthood not obstructing my thoughts. Like being nine again, lying alone, the silence was an appropriately beautiful backdrop for my metronomic mind. Pouring onto the page like red wine on linen, threads became saturated into natural patterns of intrinisic ingenuity. Liberating, gratifying, annoying. Why do people make life so complicated?
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That’s truly disturbing. I had the same night. Except for the floorboards; I lay on carpet.
Hit by Bob the Carpark Attendant — May 31, 2006 @ 12:51 pm
Wife kick you out of bed? The sofa normally works better…
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 12:53 pm
Actually, I was writing as you were … and speaking of wives, during the night I wrote (amongst other things) a paean to my ex: “The Murdering Kind”. It’s funny you should’ve thought I had a wife, Russell; I’m actually several years younger than you are.
Hit by Bob the Carpark Attendant — May 31, 2006 @ 1:08 pm
Ouch. It’ll be a geriactrocity before we know it.
…That didn’t work as well as it should have. I need lessons.
Hit by boudica of suburbia — May 31, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
So nice to partake of simple pleasures. Too bad too many people lose sight of that when they grow up.
Hit by jackt — May 31, 2006 @ 1:17 pm
can i play that game?
does that get all the bullshit and crap out of your head so as you can move on sans shite?
Hit by Honey — May 31, 2006 @ 1:27 pm
you burnt your house down? Wouldn’t it have been simpler to do a spot of tidying up?
Hit by elaine — May 31, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Russell, of all the posts I’ve read of yours, I liked that one the best.
Hit by Susanne — May 31, 2006 @ 1:46 pm
BtCA: You can never be too young to marry. I was at 23…
BoS: 4 out of 10. Must try harder. Puns often seem closer in the mirror than they appear.
jackt: My thoughts exactly
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 1:52 pm
Wooden flooored Queenslanders aren’t yet a Raptis product Mr Allen.
If you were breaking and entering, I trust you had a pocket protector in place to safeguard your flannie ‘jamas.
Hit by Dollop — May 31, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
Honey: Sure. Grab a sleeping bag and a candle. After about 4 hours of silence the head totally clears…
Elaine: Don’t tell the insurance company. Ta!!
Susanne: Ta! This is my usual voice. Sometimes it gets shrouded by the id inside
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 1:55 pm
D-Man: I live in a friggin townhouse. The offices are Raptis. Either way, I have only one room with wood…the rest are tiles. Dull!
I only had my trusty sword to protect me. Read into that what you will
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
I’m going to have to stop commenting on here … I was 23 when I got married. I just thought most people would assume 23 is an unlikely age to be enjoying wedded bliss.
Hit by Bob the Carpark Attendant — May 31, 2006 @ 2:03 pm
Russell are you posting as Bob? Or vice versa?
That was a truly beautiful post. *sigh*
Hit by Steph — May 31, 2006 @ 2:10 pm
BtCA: My folks married at 40 and my uncle/auntie married at 18. Both couples are still going strong…or are lazy, but I prefer to not question why…
Steph: The first question - No! The second question - No! And thanks, I’m not a complete cunt all the time ya know!!
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 2:13 pm
love it!
(ps: forego the bmw and get a bed instead
)
Hit by mez — May 31, 2006 @ 2:17 pm
I’ve actually got a bed…a heavenly one
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 2:25 pm
Go the pillowy goodness, russ!
not the floor boards.
waaaaaay too cold to be on them on your own
Hit by Honey — May 31, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
mmm…pillowy goodness….
I try not to make a habit of it but once in a while tis good to get down and dirty…even by yerself
Hit by Russell Allen — May 31, 2006 @ 6:18 pm
Married at 21, kid at 25, divorced at 27, but yet to sleep on floorboards.
Thanks Russ - I now have Friday night sorted.
Hit by gav — May 31, 2006 @ 10:28 pm
What do you mean you are not a cunt all the time?
Russ, can I hire you to unleash the beauty of your words to my girlfriend? What are your rates? She loves that kind of shit!
Any use of red wine and beer will see you receive a bonus.
Hit by Window Shopper — May 31, 2006 @ 11:16 pm
wow. i think i just came.
Hit by purple_prose — June 1, 2006 @ 2:27 am
gav: you need to have the whole weekend planned. friday is just the beginning
WS: My day rate is $4800. I can get a lot done in a day though.
purple_prose: What a coincidence. So did I at 2.27am
Hit by Russell Allen — June 1, 2006 @ 9:02 am
p.s. I have no idea why people make life complicated. It friggin’ shits me.
and back to the smut:
I bet you’re a straight shooter.
Hit by elaine — June 1, 2006 @ 9:30 am
I thought you would charge more! Book me in for 2 days.
How do you cum wlist typing and reading?
Hit by Window Shopper — June 1, 2006 @ 9:33 am
El: This may sound savage but it’s cos most folks realise they have truly insignificant lives and they try to fill it with ’significant’ actions to make their lives more worthy.
And back to the smut: I shoot in whichever way the target is headed.
WS: I don’t have availability til mid-July does that suit? And I wasn’t typing or reading at that time. I was safely in…bed
Hit by Russell Allen — June 1, 2006 @ 10:01 am
Savage away. I’m not going to argue that one.
Hit by elaine — June 1, 2006 @ 1:08 pm
People make it complicated because its the simple stuff tht stuffs everyone up.
Nice post.
Hit by Giggles — June 2, 2006 @ 7:18 am
El: Good
GG: Ta. Simplicity is what we all aspire to but most folks sabotage it when it is right in front of them.
Hit by Russell Allen — June 2, 2006 @ 8:56 am
Because they don’t recognise it or they think its too good to be true.
Hit by Giggles — June 2, 2006 @ 9:35 am
Tis true GG. Tis true!
Hit by Russell Allen — June 2, 2006 @ 9:48 am