May 31st, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
Prologue: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
It is crass to have this concept in a world where so many need so much but I am about to embark on an attempt to have a year devoid of pointless consumerism: The Necessary Year.
What do I mean by that?
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May 31st, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
In the spring of 2008 I saw the handwriting on the wall for my decaying marriage; it was not long for this world and I knew, after a decade of living quite comfortably, of buying music, books, and toys – oh, yes: lovely, expensive, new and vintage Japanese toys – and not worrying abou the debt I was wracking up doing so, that the impending divorce meant a major lifestyle change for myself.
From thence was born the concept of my blog (and maybe a book): The Necessary Year – 365 Days of Fiscal Restraint ~June 1st, 2008 to May 31st, 2009 ~
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November 6th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Last week: a new book from Edward Gorey (Amphigorey Again) and a new CD from Frank Zappa (Trance Fusion). Thank god for the productivity of dead men.
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18 months or more now, out of the blue, a distant friend sent me an absolutely fabulous Japanese vinyl I coveted, with almost no hope of locating for purchase.
“Temporary-permanent loan” he said.
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October 26th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
A couple of days ago, we visited my father and stepmother, the latter whom is recovering from a 6 week session of radiation and chemotherapy for tonsil cancer, which had spread to her lymph node – a cure that left her swollen, excessively burnt about the face and chest, and damn-near dead. She is still hooked up to a feeding tube and looks like a shadow of her former self but the sparkle is back in her eyes and she no longer smells like a corpse.
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October 24th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
School is finally getting interesting (read: challenging) and I am finding myself actually sitting up and paying attention.
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October 24th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Just finished reading Jared Diamond’s ‘Collapse‘ and found it enlightening, interesting, and humbling.
The book examines past failed societies, what caused them to fail, then turns its eye upon our own present situation. It is well written and organized, easily understood, entertaining to read, and ultimately . . . depressing.
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October 17th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Me: “Is there any news regarding the Limited M_____ M______ I ordered? It has now been over five months since you received my payment.”
My “Agent” in Japan: “Hi, Corey. I’m terribly sorry for the delay. But I have not received it yet. As I mentioned to you, my agent said (the company) is holding your M______ toy. They have not sent it to my agent yet. I’ll have my agent call (the company’s) person. Thank you very much for your patience. As soon as I receive the M______, I’ll ship it to you! Best, ______”
uh-huh. yeah.
Is it any wonder I have retired from toy-collecting?
(for more info on this particular stupidity, do the clicky-clicky thing here)
October 8th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
I’m homesick.
I know: "how on earth can you be homesick when you’re sitting at home?" But, dammit, I’m homesick.
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October 1st, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
October 1st, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
I was shopping at a grocery store last night – Safeway – when a sudden sound caught my ear. I was so startled I almost dropped my wieners.
Over the intercom system, faint but audible: ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ by the Ramones.
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October 1st, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
What is it with motorcyclists?
I rode behind one all the way to work this morning and, every motorcyclist he passed, they exchanged waves. Numerous cars passed him, bicyclists, too. There were even pedestrians. Did he wave to them? No: only other motorcyclists.
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September 30th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Chronicle, a company that turned down my Japanese toy book proposal after initially accepting it because they “didn’t know how to market it,” is publishing a book entitled “Stuff on My Cat”: a pictorial collection featuring photographs of cats with things on top of them – you know, action figures, breadsticks, bowling balls, that sort of thing.
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September 30th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Virtually everything I own is sealed away in boxes – has been for almost three weeks now, with no end in sight.
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September 21st, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
(this entry is excerpted, in part, from a post made on the TBDX OT forum but with fresh endcaps)
I’m a collector of Japanese toys (no! really?) and there are a few things that one has to deal with when one falls into such a hobby: middleman fees, language barriers, and flakey dealers.
I’ve rarely had to deal with the latter because entered into the hobby after the advent of the internet but, on occasion, there has been an item or two that I had no choice but to use someone with the kind of contacts I have as yet been unable to generate.
There’s a certain toy dealer – whom I won’t name out of respect for his longevity in the field and the friends I know he’s amassed in the community – who I have nothing but bad luck with.
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September 6th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Messed about with cigarettes again, recently.
I’ve been mooching around 3 a week from a fellow down at the record store but hadn’t fully slipped until my birthday when I made the foolish mistake of buying a pouch of Drum, along with a bottle of Buffalo Trace as a sort of present to myself.
Yeah, great.
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September 6th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Nate, a coworker of mine, reminded me today of the old saw that, if a woman touches her hair whilelooking at you, she is attracted to you.
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September 6th, 2006 by Corey A. Edwards
this blog began as a section on my site called “Infinite Diarrhea” which I took down very shortly after starting it because … people were reading it. This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage …
Believe me, I’ve always found the concept of public diaries -blogs, I suppose- to be somewhere between stupid and egotistical but, well. There you have it … and here we go.
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