Ongoing sporadic journal of the overeducated, and underemployed. The title derived from Coupland’s description of cubicle land; the corporate ghetto. Random photos and thoughts. Left the ghetto, never happier. This still a work in progress

24 January 2018

Holy communion-23.01.18
I saw you  
magazines
a silver screen
neon motel lights
don’t fear me
come near me
you noticed 
kissing
Double exposure
Double exposure the exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, repeated often producing ghost image
fucking
pyrotechincs
Pyrotechnic: the art of making or displaying fireworks
You
washing over me like pure heroin
essence of you
hallucinations 
flashing 
visions 
of 
heaven 
Transubstantiation
Transubstantiation: especially in the Roman Catholic Church) the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still remaining.
sacred
profane
glorious
flesh
holy
holy
drinking deeply
chalice
feasting
holy communion



22 January 2018

little deaths-20.01.18
cut off me ear
sent it to Inna Shevchenko
Inna Shevchenkois: a feminist activist and the leader of international women's movement, FEMEN   
I am
already be dead
this was no game
tried to stay sane
this was life
life’s not safe
demon eyes
demon ways
are  you bait
can’t wait
demon slayer
lay me to waste
lay me to waste
love 
AMPUTATION
DEATH
part of self
always dies

love is 
a
series 
of 
little deaths
petite mort
Petite Mort:   the little death, a popular reference for blacking out after orgasm and other supposed spiritual releases that come with orgasm.



19 January 2018

the waiting room-19.01.18
hell 
Hell: a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death
is
the 
waiting  room
.ERs
hospices
forward firebases
shooting galleries
prisons
for 
heaven
Heaven: for
heaven
Heaven: a place, state, or experience of supreme bliss



18 January 2018

comme ci comme ca-17.01.18
year 
pink  spider
of
Prague
bite
comme ci comme ca
Comme ci comme ca  neither very good nor very bad; so-so
malady
behind the gallery 
hidden in  open view
she worshipped 
an
 distant stony god
but
Genuflected 
before me 
complete supplication
supplication :the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
the venom had run it’s sequence
no  rush, and art with no soul
I pass her a stranger
comme ci comme ca



16 January 2018

Wahala 16.01.18

I went to sleep to 
your thousand and one  sorrows
awoke  to your troubles
cured your disease 
perfected my  disease
each others secret
you said 
you were  a tattoo 
on me soul
no
scabs on me arm
I passed you 
tonight 
at the hotel
and went
 to the bar
WAHALA: trouble, annoyance and headache, all rolled into one



09 January 2018

06.01.18-7 veils
she dances
moves
from
a
passion play
hips making promises
undulates
her perfect body
a dance
of
seven veils
Veil: opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance
eyes lock
a
veil
DROPS
names given
a
veil
DROPS
a touch
a
veil
DROPS
chat
a
veil
DROPS
a drink
a
veil
DROPS
intensity builds
a
veil
DROPS
silently going
from whisper
 scream
a
veil
DROPS
Prophet: a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

a prophet’s head
on a platter
deal
my skillset
my skill setSkill Set : a person's range of skills or abilities.
no veils here









a

05 January 2018

05.05.01.18-Chemistry class
eyes lock
jolt of electricity
 2 : steam or the heat or power produced by it when kept under pressure

I can
give her anything
with the exception
of what she needs
cold night
our heat

steam 1 : the vapor into which water is changed when heated to the boiling


Stilettos
on my shoulders
action
reaction
Newton's third law is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

chemistry class