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What Were You Saying? by Ray
It's like that, sometimes; the past walks up out of the shadows and powerkicks you right in the dick. Metaphorical dick,...
September 22, 2019
 
Don't know if you are a fan by Trey
Don't know if you are a Massive Attack fan, but this is some good stuff. Enjoy...
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November 29, 2014
 
Here's how to get back old Strangelands stories! by Rocky -
(Sorry about the double post, but apparently updating stories doesn't work right now - throws some database error). I...
November 24, 2014
 
Not all is lost! by Rocky -
Ray, I feel for you for the loss of a lot of the content we had here on Strangelands. But not quite everything is lost. ...
November 24, 2014
 
Caring by Ray
He cares. We talk, we shoot the shit. He sees me more than most of my friends do. He cares. He doesn't know m...
April 20, 2011
 
Just Another Day At The Ditches by Ray
I'm just another dirty foot shoved into a clean sock, you got no idea how loud I want to scream. Words or not, rage erup...
April 12, 2011
 
Another Ruined Dinner Party by Ray
Sitting lonely in the House of Secrets, sipping amber until the world looks less alive. Reality is too bright, and the l...
April 01, 2011
 
Want by Ray
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March 25, 2011
 
Defeat by Ray
Wrong night, you loud-mouth fuck. I know how big you are, I know how strong you are, I know that you will clean the alle...
March 20, 2011
 
Another Rejected Business School Application by Ray
Smile. Smile, motherfucker, and act like you don't know about the hammer behind my back, act like you don't hear my foot...
March 06, 2011
 
Chalk Outline Love by Ray
Baby, it's the way you whisper, "i hate you," like nobody else can, as you plant your lies and kisses, and your touches ...
February 14, 2011
 
g'nigh by Ray
well hey, we could hurt people, right? i mean, you're here and i'm here and we both been drinking and cursing and ...
January 03, 2011
 
Why Not by Ray
Talk to me. Taunt me, tease me, let's laugh about it together. Because you don't know me, but you know people like me, r...
November 22, 2010
 
Talk by Ray
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October 28, 2010
 
God's Twitter by Ray
Do you need to know? Should I tell you? How you ever gonna know me, it's not like we dance the same dances or feel the ...
October 03, 2010
 
Now by Ray
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September 24, 2010
 
I'll Show You Mine... by Ray
I couldn't think of anything good to write, but then I remembered I drew this picture of a guy holding his penis. His pe...
August 10, 2010
 
Dear America, by Ray
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July 23, 2010
 
Happy Valentine's Day by Ray
how many gorillas do i have to smash before i finally save the girl? i don't want to be a part of your world, i real...
June 30, 2010
 
Captain Of A Sinking Ship by Ray
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June 21, 2010
 
Whiskey Pages / Tequila Pages by Ray
NOTE: You can blame Karen for this post. I was about to go to bed, completely okay with the fact that I had a bottle of ...
May 15, 2010
 
Wait...Did I Just Say That? by Ray
Okay...so this is a long, winding, nonsense of a post, but there's lots of good stuff, so try to follow along, okay? Or ...
March 29, 2010
 
Three A.M. Ballroom by Ray
Well... Here we are. Three in the morning. Three a.m. is the thinnest hour. The hour of monsters. So hard to ge...
February 14, 2010
 
Why Hate All That Is Surely Living On Veiled Envy? by Ray
What, what do you want to know, what do you want to ask? Look, you sit there and try to think up your question, and I'll...
February 03, 2010
 
Missed Call by Ray
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January 11, 2010
 
My Haunted Everything by Ray
my haunted everything slides right up next to me, smiles at me, but just for a minute, and dammit if i don't see my mom'...
January 05, 2010
 
Rumble Strips by Ray
A tablespoon of sticky memories and a dozen burned roses: Our behavior reeks of exploded airbags and spent fire extingu...
December 21, 2009
 
Hey I Like Things Too by Ray
I know a million things, and they aren't doing me a damn bit of good right now. When you look around, and all you see is...
December 15, 2009
 
Friendship, Skinned by Ray
Tell me what we're talkin', Because you need to know as much as I do. ...
November 14, 2009
 
You Wanna Talk by Ray
You wanna talk, le's talk, come on, le's get...it...ON! ...
October 13, 2009
 
The Key To Life by Ray
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September 28, 2009
 
Trust Me by Ray
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September 20, 2009
 
The Solution by Ray
So I don't guess I've ever gotten around to telling you guys what my job is. I work at a print shop. Kind of. Actually,...
September 17, 2009
 
Fragile Hate by Ray
i know i've asked before, but i never remember your answer, and i'm just now realizing it's because i don't care. do yo...
August 25, 2009
 
Short Tempered by Ray
I want to talk to you about something tonight, kids. Before I do, I want to assure you that Hate Week isn't going to be...
August 07, 2009
 
But Your Names Are Too Hard To Spell by Ray
Oh. Oh, yes. ...
July 29, 2009
 
One Of Those Nights by Ray
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July 17, 2009
 
Or So The Thinking Goes... by Ray
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June 22, 2009
 
Three Words: Dragon. Cock. Dildos. by Ray
Don't ask me how, but the other night, I came across a w...
June 06, 2009
 
Lost In Thought by Ray
I wrote this a while back. Probably last weeks sometime, I don't know. I didn't post it at the time because I thought th...
May 16, 2009
 
2% Milk by Ray
Don't... ...
May 02, 2009
 
Dear Karen, by Ray
Where have you been? Did the government get you? Because I know you were talking about the job with the census people. D...
April 13, 2009
 
Because Friends Pass Out by Ray
Hey man, what's up, what's goin' on? What, as they say, are the haps? You don't know and neither do I, and as much as...
March 05, 2009
 
Slightly Bitter by Ray
One a.m. rolls around and memories roll in, and whiskey rolls down the throat. Headphones on, blocking out the world, ...
February 17, 2009
 
Apple Jacks For Supper by Ray
look, man, we're all fallen stars, we're all lost rockets, we're all whores without johns and toilet stalls without graf...
January 06, 2009
 
And You Cheat At Yahtzee by Ray
Honestly, there is no honesty. We talk of bonds, or of friendship, or of love, but I'd sell you out in a second and you...
December 21, 2008
 
The Exact Opposite Of Thanks by Ray
Like this, like you look out the window, and it's all beautiful, and you can barely believe that you exist in such an in...
November 29, 2008
 
Wasted Evening by Ray
I didn't have class tonight because the instructor was sick. I was pretty pleased when I found out, not because I have a...
October 28, 2008
 
Experiments In Energy Vol. 1: Fusion by Ray
Well kids, it's Thursday night, and you know what that means: Science Night! What do you mean, you don't know what I'...
October 10, 2008
 
Good Steak by Ray
wreck your humanity, it doesn't hurt. history, it's just another flag point, and we've all missed it. dance with me arou...
September 21, 2008
 
The Day After Yesterday by Ray
Morning. ...
September 07, 2008
 
Drunk On Whine by Ray
I wrote this last night while deep in my cups, but didn’t want to post it for fear that instead of being funny or ent...
August 14, 2008
 
I'd Be A Terrible Olympian by Ray
(A post dedicated to my sister Leslie--the biggest fan of the Olympics ever) Gymnastics... That one girl just ke...
August 13, 2008
 
rum, cigarettes, and an armchair by Lynne Grey
I’ve been MIA for the past whatever weeks, mostly due to me having my pack mule loving boyfriend move all my shit from m...
August 01, 2008
 
One Big Word Too Many by Ray
Childhood hallucinations gone awry. I’m not well into my cups just yet, but I will be shortly, and nothing’s going to s...
July 17, 2008
 
8 Up by Ray
Believe it or not, I do sometimes self-censor. I wrote this last night/this morning, mostly out of my mind. I woke up an...
July 06, 2008
 
Placeholder by Ray
There was supposed to be a post here. Carey had one going on, but it timed out, and erased all her stuff. The moral ...
June 23, 2008
 
Dear Lauren, by Ray
You should know better by now. You really should. I don't know if it was the wine, or if you just got caught up in the e...
June 15, 2008
 
Could Be Worse by Ray
Another Sunday night, accompanied by the familiar feeling of unease that has followed me since childhood. Man, I hate...
June 09, 2008
 
Some Sort Of Drunken Rant by Ray
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April 23, 2008
 
Whispers Under The Stars by Ray
We drop the wrong habits; We learn to leave the things that don’t make us money, That don’t get us ahead in life. ...
March 07, 2008
 
Stupid Gin, Mail My Letter! by Ray
I drank some bad gin tonight. Pretty much all gin is bad, really, but this was bad in a different and irritating way. ...
February 22, 2008
 
Fucket List by Ray
“We went to that movie The Bucket List. Afterwards, BJ goes, ‘Great, now there’s gonna be all kinds of old peop...
January 28, 2008
 
It's All In My Head by Ray
I’m worried about my brain. Not too worried, really—slightly concerned, is more like it. Usually when my brain isn’t ...
January 20, 2008
 
To That Girl At the Other End, Draped In Syntax by Ray
An interesting question...
December 21, 2007
 
Pissed Off by Ray
Let’s just be honest with each other for a second here, okay? I’ve had too much to drink. You know it and I know it. ...
November 09, 2007
 
Interns by Dave Riley
Recently I transferred my website to a different host. I wasted the better part of a day performing tedious secretarial ...
October 14, 2007
 
Leake Rancidity by Ray
I had planned on writing something upbeat and relatively happy this evening. On my way out to my last class, as I swit...
September 27, 2007
 
Do Drunken Spambots Dream Of Fleecing Electric Sheep? by Ray
You know all that crap email you get? That used to be my job... Vaginas! Please forward this messa...
September 16, 2007
 
Angel, Indifferent by Ray
Don’t look for a concrete answer—I’m the angel on each shoulder. On one hand, I promise instant gratification a...
September 08, 2007
 
Use The Sidewalk by Ray
Death just breathed down my neck. Typing, listening to music, and suddenly my headphones are filled with the sound ...
August 29, 2007
 
Two Bad, Really by Ray
Two things: 1)They stopped carrying my brand of gin at my local liquor store. It wasn’t necessarily good gin, but eve...
July 24, 2007
 
A Drinking Man’s Parable by Ray
I would like to tell you something, because that’s what I do around here, is tell you stuff. I just made a drink. I d...
June 04, 2007
 
The Lie Fits Better by Ray
If I was honest, I would admit that I don’t know what to cringe at first. As it is, I’ll boast that I had the situatio...
May 26, 2007
 
Sleep Is Dumb, Not Unlike Myself by Ray
I’m not going to claim that I always try to be normal, but sometimes I do actually attempt it. I went to bed at a reas...
May 20, 2007
 
If I Ruled As Much As I Think I Do by Ray
I was listening to the radio the other day at work, and the lady was doing the thirty seconds of news or whatever. I w...
May 07, 2007
 
Leave A Message At The Tone by Ray
I wish I had more answers and better reception and longer battery life. I wish I had more booze and more knowledge and...
April 10, 2007
 
My Battery Died... by Ray
It’s like a million important ideas, all crashing together, but it all sounds like laughter. With weirdness: God w...
March 20, 2007
 
I Changed The Name Of This One by Ray
I’d say “rats,” and leave it at that, but I think we all know me better than that. If you looked at the little avatar ...
March 17, 2007
 
A Word Of Advice by Ray
Lost excitement and hidden adventure and withered soul—effervescent nothings skipping through the dark alleys and nesti...
March 03, 2007
 
Put Down The Mop by Ray
Dropped faces and haunted places, do you ever know who you are, or why? I walk, hidden from polite society by bad brea...
February 26, 2007
 
To Walk by Ray
I once ate an apple that tasted like summertime. I have wiped away grime-mixed sweat that signified more than m...
February 24, 2007
 
Broken Timer by Ray
Why? ‘Cause I’m drunk and losing. When you think of a smile, does it matter who it belongs to? How many lost m...
January 22, 2007
 
Snapshot by Ray
Drowsy and lunatic, I don’t know what I’m looking at, but I know it can’t be what I thought. I hear the buzzing of some...
January 14, 2007
 
Uninvited by Ray
Note from Ray: I was looking through my recent Word files today and found this. I thou...
December 28, 2006
 
Memories Of Things That Never Happened by Ray
I decided to read my book today. To tell you the truth, it wasn’t really something I was looking forward to, and I was...
December 13, 2006
 
Overheard: Batman and The Fat Lady by Ray
“Well, it certainly took you long enough. Another second, and I would have been burnt to a crisp.” “It took me just ...
December 09, 2006
 
Gucks by Ray
I found this bit of rambling sitting...
November 16, 2006
 
Mixed Cereal by Ray
I recently found myself sitting at a table with two bottles of vodka, surrounded by friends and topless women who were ...
November 07, 2006
 
The Best Part Of Waking Up... by Ray
One pot of coffee, used as study guide, and then used as whiskey chaser. The key is to grind the beans so fine that yo...
October 29, 2006
 
Sucker-punched By The Ghost Of The Past by Ray
Holy shit. I just started fooling around with the “search” function in Yahoo mail, and it was like ...
October 24, 2006
 
Action!...Annnd Cut. by Ray
What night will it be? This one, probably. Too late once more. If only I could have saved the tiny time traveler fro...
October 20, 2006
 
Bogart and Bacall by Trey
I just finished watching The Thin Man. It’s one of those excellent o...
October 12, 2006
 
Not As Boring by Ray
That last post was really boring. I mean, sure I linked to some really cool shoes, but…damn. I would delete it, but, ...
October 10, 2006
 
The Riddle by Ray
I was talking to Rik on the phone, about riddles. I made one up. Here it goes: Hit me, I’ll say what you ...
October 03, 2006
 
Not Much... by Ray
Sorry kids, but I got nothin’ tonight, and no time to make it. My eyes burn, my head is about to explode, and my finge...
October 03, 2006
 
Gonna Use Yo' Super Powers by Ray
One night, long ago, I was on the phone with one of my friends, and she was drunk and I was drunk, and somehow we ended...
September 17, 2006
 
Why Not to Get Shit-Faced at a Work Happy Hour… by Emily Kattan
I have been working, since about last year, at this book publishing company. The company is great, laid back atmosphere...
September 11, 2006
 
Sneezing and Wine-ing by Ray
I sat down tonight with a cheap bottle of wine, ready to write all kinds of stuff that would change your life and inspi...
August 24, 2006
 
Timed Ramblings by Ray
Here’s how we’re rollin’ tonight, kids: I have four beers, half an hour, and I got nothin’ to say. It’s gonna be a pr...
August 22, 2006
 
Uninformed Generalizations by Ray
I know you don’t really visit this site so you can read about my back and how it hurts, and all that crap. I know you ...
August 20, 2006
 
Broken Train Of Thought by Ray
School officially starts tomorrow—at least it does where my princess teaches. It’s weird how after all these years, I’...
August 15, 2006
 
So Little Time by Ray
Dropping the shot glass and grabbing the neck. We’ve not much time, and many things to discuss… I have to get up ...
August 08, 2006
 
X-Treme KATT by Ray
So I kind of dropped the ball on this posting stuff. To be honest, I really haven’t had much to say, and the stuff I t...
July 23, 2006
 
Dammit by Ray
I have to get up early tomorrow, to accept a delivery, which isn’t nearly as erotic as it sounds. A truck full of pois...
July 13, 2006
 
I Used To Know Things... by Ray
For some reason, I thought I had a post for you tonight. I don’t know if it was only a wonderful dream or what, but I ...
July 12, 2006
 
Meltdown by Ray
So it’s the end of the month, and I generally don’t post quality material this close to the end—I’m pretty positive tha...
June 30, 2006
 
The Blue Notebook by Ray
I don’t know if it’s writer’s block or if I just don’t have shit to say, but this week has been a tough one for busting...
June 07, 2006
 
Cowboy Up... by Ray
There’s a point in the night when you give up on trying to think up any cool little stories—maybe something with a twis...
June 03, 2006
 
I Gotcher Blog Hangin'! by Ray
I have a confession to make. I’m not happy about it, but I feel like I should tell you. I feel like a dick about it, ...
May 31, 2006
 
I Can't Sleep For All Of the Voices by Ray
Two in the morning, bored out of my mind, can’t sleep, and I’m drinking whiskey so slow that it’s not doing anything at ...
May 28, 2006
 
My Spanish by Ray
Shit. In my mind, I had a whole post about how it was the last day of school for my princess, but it didn’t work out. ...
May 26, 2006
 
@ 1 w/@ Least A %age by Ray
Sometimes I just want to shake hands with the bad guy, warn him not to discuss all his plans before they’ve been carrie...
April 29, 2006
 
Speech of Hypocrisy by Ray
No one understands this desire, so I can only assume it is a foolish one. Trapped by humanity, chained by civilization...
April 27, 2006
 
Tequila Pages by Ray
Switchin’ it up a bit tonight, Strangelanders—tequila. Let me tell you a little something about tequila and I: I stay...
April 23, 2006
 
Eggs and Memories…All Scrambled by Ray
You smell like dead spaghetti, and I’m tired of all the birds. You want to come into my shack, but once you get there,...
April 15, 2006
 
Sunset On A Sunday by Ray
You know, I’ve never been good with Sunday evenings. One of the only good things about working in retail was that sinc...
March 27, 2006
 
Late on a Friday by Trey
I should be going to bed now. It’s late, I’ve already posted an addition to 2 Heartbeats, and I have to go to work tomor...
March 25, 2006
 
Happy St. Valenti...uh, nevermind. by Ray
Hear this, lads ‘n lassies: Oh, wait, I’m not Irish. I just wanted to tell you somet...
March 18, 2006
 
Night Management by Ray
Well, here we are. I don’t know who you have roaming around your house as you read this, but I’ll tell you who I have—...
March 17, 2006
 
Nothin' On A Friday by Ray
Friday night once again. My princess has a big test tomorrow, and then a week of freedom—one of the perks of being a s...
March 11, 2006
 
Clips of Angst: A Time Line by Ray
One bad idea after another, track me with a silver bullet, and make sure it hits the mark. I’ll burn you with the star...
February 28, 2006
 
Just a Bunch of Rambling by Ray
It’s late and I’m bored, and a little annoyed with myself. I slept most of the day, due to a mind-boggling hangover. ...
February 27, 2006
 
A Post For the Birds...Or the Humans by Ray
I’ve come to a conclusion. Actually, I’ve come to many conclusions, but most of them are very unexciting and not worth...
February 08, 2006
 
Whisky Pages--Attack of Early Times by Ray
I’ve spent the last hour of my life typing in shit on my computer for work. The guy that’s training me announced last ...
February 03, 2006
 
Staying in NYC by Trey
I was thinking I should do something productive tonight. Maybe mess around with new looks for the site since it's over...
January 26, 2006
 
Tuckin' Ya In by Ray
Well kids, it’s bedtime. Any chance of The Simpsons coming on has been forgotten, and I’ve spent yet another evening c...
January 24, 2006
 
Forgotten Hate by Ray
So Trey’s pretty mad, huh? Yeah, the dude’s g...
January 11, 2006
 
I Gotcher Mail Sack Hangin' by Ray
Just got off the phone with Trey. He had to go so he could work himself up into enough of a rage to justify a post dur...
January 10, 2006
 
The funnyness Known as life by Josh Parker
So this thing we call life what does it mean? well youll never know. You can go your whole life searching and you'll j...
January 02, 2006
 
Rats by Ray
So I’m sitting here, trying to work up an enthusiasm for this gigantic bottle of whiskey, trying to write something wor...
December 21, 2005
 
I see... by Trey
I’m trying to slow down tonight, because I saw it again, and I want you to see it to. That slow glide of lights outsi...
December 15, 2005
 
Contemplating That First Shot by Ray
You know what’s fun? Knocking back those first couple of shots and then realizing that not only did you not eat today ...
December 03, 2005
 
Completely Ducked Up by Ray
So how’s everyone? Gettin’ back into the swing of things, after the Thanksgiving break? Gettin' geared up for Christm...
December 01, 2005
 
Unhappened Memories by Ray
Sick Puppy
I hated the fact that Josephine Meriwether had the worst attitude in the enti...
November 17, 2005
 
The Early Bird Gets the Whiskey by Ray
2:34 am…Wake up, have to pee, try to ignore it and go back to bed. . 3:47 am…Can’t get back to sleep, out of bed, thin...
November 12, 2005
 
Public Service Announcement by Ray
You know, we at The Strangelands, or rather I at The Strangelands, tend to glorify the drinking of alcoholic bev...
November 09, 2005
 
A Break From Proof-Reading by Ray
You know what I wish? I wish I had laser beams eyes, and the lyrics to every song ever made memorized. People would t...
November 08, 2005
 
Saturday Night by Trey
It’s the wrong side of 5:30 a.m. on Saturday night. A thick fog has rolled in, coating the city I love and hate in a bl...
November 06, 2005
 
Bowing Out by Ray
So my plan was, I was going to quick let you all know that I was back and then leave you alone for tonight. Trey’s bee...
November 05, 2005
 
Nightcap by Ray
All right, kids. I’ve been busting balls, trying to get another “scary” story posted before the 31st, but I’m not sure...
October 26, 2005
 
Tryin' To Live by Ray
I almost feel bad about posting again, if you want to know the truth. Seems like in my drunken absence, others have st...
October 12, 2005
 
Songs by Carey
Have you ever heard a song and really listened to the lyrics and thought that's me? It seems like I come across a song l...
October 06, 2005
 
Another Night Of Nothing by Ray
Hello boys and girls. I don’t really have anything for you tonight—not that I know of, anyways. You never can tell, y...
October 02, 2005
 
Oven Lovin' by Ray
This is more than likely a bad idea, this climbing out of bed and beginning to write. But at this point, I think stayi...
September 30, 2005
 
Time To Get Your Crayons And Your Pencils by Ray
So I added some new pictures. None of them are...
September 26, 2005
 
Dead Kittens and Other Prizes by Ray
You know what pisses me off? No more prizes in cereal boxes. At best, you get a stupid little maze on the back, and i...
September 18, 2005
 
Get Me My Soapbox, Sonny by Ray
So I was sitting around tonight, listening to some music, and just sort of thinking about things…always a bad idea, in ...
September 13, 2005
 
Video Games and Appliances by Ray
I woke up a little after the crack of dawn this morning, and I turned on the ole’ PS2. I then proceeded to play Prince...
September 05, 2005
 
And He Said... by Ray
Random quotes because I got nothin’ tonight. “That girl makes me nervous in ways that it makes me shudder to th...
September 02, 2005
 
*hic* by Trey
I should be in bed right now, but I just don't feel like sleeping. Instead, I reached up to the top shelf of my kitchen ...
August 30, 2005
 
Bed Time...Again by Ray
Sunday night, and I should be going to bed…again. But I won’t…again. I hate going to bed, man, I really do. So I’m s...
August 29, 2005
 
Skittles Rain Would Also Be Cool by Ray
I have a lot to be happy about, if you want to know the truth. I look around, and I see that I’ve got it really good. ...
August 23, 2005
 
Moe Bad Kahmah by Ray
Oh, you mad, crazy fools. I’ve been up since some entirely unreasonable hour, and I’m still awake, wondering where the...
August 17, 2005
 
Testing... by Ray
I was talking to this guy that I work with today, and he was telling me about…well, I guess you could maybe call it one...
August 13, 2005
 
Too Bad About Reproduction, Sometimes by Ray
Man, the things I do for you people. I’m sleepy and my eyes feel like they’re on fire. I want to just turn off the co...
August 10, 2005
 
Make Me, And I'll Make You by Ray
* Hello, boys and girls. Well, it’s now officially too late to start drinking, no...
August 05, 2005
 
Roof-real by Ray
Just got off a rather strange phone call—a “conference” call with my friends from NYC, Trey and Carey. They kept calli...
August 03, 2005
 
The Doublesh by Ray
Well kids, it’s about 12:30, and I haven’t even taken my first drink. It’s getting down to clutch time for drinking, y...
July 31, 2005
 
Dull and Wasted by Ray
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July 28, 2005
 
Sea Monkey Cult by Ray
It’s hard for me to write when things are going good. Nothing to hide from, nothing to ignore, just life skipping alon...
July 27, 2005
 
Smoke Jonesing and Ewok Dreams by Ray
Just sitting around, trying to get in the groove. Man, I had such big plans. I mean, The Ultimate Battle! How can yo...
July 24, 2005
 
Mix In Two Cups Sugar by Ray
What are we in the mood for tonight? I’m feeling pretty serene, believe it or not. Not feeling too angry, not too hos...
July 19, 2005
 
Happy Hodilaysh!!! by Ray
Well, here we are, The Fourth Of July. I bet none of you are reading this, though, are you? You’re all out, having fu...
July 04, 2005
 
Ice by Ray
Well kids, it’s about the end of the night for me. It’s too early to be going to bed, especially considering that I do...
June 29, 2005
 
Boiling Things, Soiled Dreams by Ray
It’s probably just an over-active imagination, but the monsters are creeping tonight. I can’t turn around without the ...
June 18, 2005
 
Awry by Ray
Sitting at my desk, fighting terminal yawns. My red glass is full of bright white ice cubes, and there’s a shot glass ...
June 11, 2005
 
Real, Shmeal by Ray
Am I for real? Are you? Thinking about questions like these lead to disaster, in my opinion and experience. There’s ...
June 08, 2005
 
The Green Fairie by Trey
It's a small world, especially on the crowded island of manhattan. Got a call last week from an old friend from my home...
June 06, 2005
 
Traffic by Ray
So I was talking to Trey the other night, and he starts reading the statistics to me. We’ve been friends a long time, ...
June 05, 2005
 
Screaming Dinosaurs by Ray
The needle’s in the red tonight, and I can feel my brain stripping gears and spitting oil. What a day, what a day. Th...
June 04, 2005
 
Compared To This... by Ray
I posted some new pictures, but they aren’t all that cool, so if you’re looking to see something wonderful, go to a por...
May 30, 2005
 
It's Your World by Ray
Too many lonely thoughts tonight, it’s hard to write. Some idea pops up, and it seems like a good one, but then there’...
May 29, 2005
 
Hope, Shmope by Ray
Well into overtime with only seconds on the clock, where do we go from here? Who are you when the lies have been stri...
May 27, 2005
 
Dark Time by Ray
I had a disconcerting moment a bit ago, involving the world. What happened was, I stepped out onto my deck for a quick...
May 21, 2005
 
A shit ass post for a shit ass world by Trey
A long night tonight. Late to bed, early to rise. Late night at work, pounding out code, a dollar for a pound, a pound...
May 21, 2005
 
The Past With a Wicked Grin by Ray
Oh, man. Memories crashing like unwarranted hiccups, like thoughts lost, like hearts broken. I’ve got something like ...
April 27, 2005
 
Drinking for 6 by Trey
Ga'damn parties. So your GF gets a few cups in, out on the town in NYC, hanging with some big peck'd six pack...
April 26, 2005
 
3 a.m. Saturday by Trey
Let's talk now, you and me. Lean closer. In vino veritas, and veritas I have. What do you want, oh strangelands ...
April 17, 2005
 
Relocation? by Carey
I will begin this rant by disclosing the fact that I started this a few web pages back and somehow it crashed on me and ...
April 14, 2005
 
Suicide, Anyone? by Ray
Wednesday, halfway through the week, and it doesn’t look good. Up since six this morning, growing to hate mornings mor...
April 14, 2005
 
Last Shot Of the Month by Ray
What up, boys and girls? I sat around typing tonight, loving the way my fingers sound as they bounce off the keys. Go...
March 31, 2005
 
How Young Are Ya? by Carey
The eve of another year of life. "How old are ya", someone asks? "No", I correct them..."How yo...
March 29, 2005
 
Homeless Dot Com by Ray
All right, here’s the question: Is it wrong to use the desperation of others to further the popularity of The Strangel...
March 25, 2005
 
Bats by Ray
All right, so here’s what happened: I was hanging out, just kind of thinking about what I wanted to write (settled on ...
March 22, 2005
 
Headache Night by Ray
Trying to jump-start, but it just isn’t working. Everything seems too long, every word is hiding, and I have to seek o...
March 22, 2005
 
Bleak Winter Day by Ray
“Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding.” ……Harvey Danger Oh, man. Four in the morning...
March 15, 2005
 
Dragon Crap and Other Cool Stuff by Ray
Lost in undulating clouds and burning eyes. Where am I? I know where I am, but I still ask the question because it’s ...
March 12, 2005
 
go to bed (with a bit of hyde) by Trey
"We gotta go to bed", the lucid voice announced. "I don't feel like it. Music still playing, whiskey still flowin...
March 11, 2005
 
SHOUTOUTS! pt. 1 by JFK Harris
Hey Laymen! Soldiers of Fortune! “Hooha…Hooha.” Hey Jesus! Hooray for god, marching forward between layers of steel...
February 23, 2005
 
An Update, Of Sorts by Ray
What’s up, Loyal Readers? Not much here. Just kind of hanging around the house, trying not to melt. It was a warm d...
February 21, 2005
 
A Really Boring Post by Ray
I’ve been sitting here for an hour, and I haven’t written anything. Don’t know what to write about, really. I’ve been...
February 18, 2005
 
I Got the Other Half by Ray
I remember Late night stumblings, Brotha be drunk! Noisy as hell everything. Haircuts, By friends, for friends. ...
February 10, 2005
 
Half a bottle in by Trey
I remember, late whiskey fueled nights. Good friends and music. Dancing with lights flashing. Letting go of all t...
February 10, 2005
 
Haircut by Ray
I need a haircut. I was thinking Mohawk, but my sweet princess shot that idea down pretty quick. I suppose I could go...
February 08, 2005
 
Nostalgia? or Deja vu? by JFK Harris
man, am i annoying or what!? not only am i not considerate of others' bedtimes, i continue to talk even after i've qu...
February 03, 2005
 
Time Does Fly by Ray
Well, here we are, together. A year. Honestly, I never really thought we would make it longer than two months. But h...
February 03, 2005
 
Health Care For All Of Us by Ray
Wow. Before you read this, you need to check out Trey’s post with the “Click Me” link (“You gotta be kidding”). Af...
January 26, 2005
 
Corrupt Puppies Corrupt Absolutely by Ray
So I read the latest installment of the Two Heartbeats thing. I don’t even know, man. Seems like alls I do these days...
January 23, 2005
 
When I Grow Up by Ray
Hate Week. The perfect time to talk about my dreams, my goals, my aspirations. If you don’t know me very well, you mi...
January 09, 2005
 
Thursday Night by Trey
Just got off the phone with my boy Ray. He's obviously lost a step or two. Only one in the A.M. and he's already too d...
December 31, 2004
 
The Challenge by Trey
Ray layed down a challenge. Obviously he feels like the rest of aren't carrying our weight. I don't blame him. I star...
December 22, 2004
 
When It Rains, It Pours by Ray
The rain brings out the fight in people, I guess, at least in my apartment complex. I’ve always found the rain soothin...
December 19, 2004
 
It's Christmas Time Again by Trey
Change is in the air, swirling through this dirty Burg, born aloft on the sweet treacley strains of dead vocalists croon...
December 16, 2004
 
2 two many by Eddie Money
So you sit, deep into the cups, the tinkeling of ice as you knock back another. Flint on steel and a flame at the end o...
October 23, 2004
 
Austin Night by Ray
There is no reason for me to be up at this hour. It’s not that late, not if you think about how I used to go to work a...
October 12, 2004
 
Too Many Martinis... by Emily Kattan
1 Mai Tai 1 Sour Apple Martini 2 Sour Apple Martinis 3 Sour Apple Martinis 4 Sour Apple Martinis Sitting in the...
October 03, 2004
 
Gato Grande by Trey
You know that when you become involved with someone their baggage will become yours. I met a certain New York girl se...
July 30, 2004
 
Drunk on a monday... by Trey
The evening started innocent enough. A bit of dinner, maybe a movie, then to bed early as reasonable people are want to...
July 20, 2004
 
I Eat the Breakfast Club For...Well, Lunch by Ray
Hangin' out, drunk people roaming like some Native American tribe that doesn't understand the meaning of "straight line....
July 11, 2004
 
Drunk on a tuesday... by Trey
He talked of life, and love, and dreams found and lost again. "I sought truth", he said, and took a drag of his stunt...
July 07, 2004
 
This Is Called Prelude by Ray
Hit me tight with a left hook and see if I smile. Heck, I never knew what was going on anyways. Let's lift the madne...
April 21, 2004
 
I Gotcher # by Ray
Blah blah blah. Yep, that about covers it. Pick a card, any card. Ask me a question, any question. The card ...
April 17, 2004