Author: Cheney (Page 2 of 17)

Twelve Thirteen Twenty-four

September 30, 2025 / Cheney / 0 Comments

NOW: 12/13/24

Trump fucking won the election again, and the anger I have toward that entire situation and the people who put us into it is, um, intense.

Despite the world being a dumpster fire even more so than usual, there are still some things in my life that are going well and that I appreciate very much.

I love my job, I am blessed and lucky to have found it, and even more so that I’ve fit in so well with the other employees and volunteers.

The above is still true.

December 4th was my first anniversary at my … Read the rest

September 29, 2025 / Cheney / 0 Comments

Status: I have to get ready for work but I’d rather be doing this.

shallow focus photography of four leaf clover — Photo by Djalma Paiva Armelin on Pexels.com

i think of my life sometimes
in the context of Tswift lyrics:
“we never had a shotgun shot in the dark” to
“we are a shot in the darkest dark” to
“august sipped away like a bottle of wine –
’cause you were never mine”
yet, look – here you are next to me
on the couch having coffee every morning
here are your boxer briefs i wash and fold
with my heart full of love and feeling lucky
because i get to be the one to fold your underwear
how easy, how comfortable, how perfect it can be
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our parents were lucky

February 13, 2025 / Cheney / 0 Comments

Getting older, and watching my parents and grandparents age, is incredibly hard.

I’ve always been very aware of my age and the passing of time.

These days it feels like time is flying by so much faster than I want it to; I want it to slow down. I want to be able to appreciate and savor more of the good things before having to move on to the next.

Day after day, most things stay the same.

Wake up, work, dinner, whatever, sleep. Repeat four times until Saturday. Rest.

I worry every day about getting bills paid and not … Read the rest