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perfectxdisconnect: In summary. Today was quite 2003…

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:42:01 -0500

In summary. Today was quite 2003…

"The View From Here Is Forever"

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:44:04 -0500

The world is supposed to end in like twenty minutes or whatever so … I posted an idea that has been floating around for a couple of months.

Here’s me trying to make sense of it (or anything) to the best of my ability:

It’s been fairly quiet here for a while, and I’d like to apologize for that. With a ton of change comes a ton of introspection and … a ton of uncertainty. I’m working very hard to battle through both, and have found this piece to be therapeutic for me on two fronts: as composer and listener.

There’s a story behind this track, and a lot of it has to do with the fear of drowning (in water and/or life and what it’s made of) and the realization that the air/relief we seek often lies in life’s simplest things; music, companionship, family, friends, etc. Something about this track signifies the hopelessness and helplessness that sinking might feel like, but its finish feels like the return to clarity that I think we’re all seeking on some level. (Also: it’s very simple, per the larger point here.)

Eventually, I’ll explain that story in-full eventually, but for now I just hope that you’ll enjoy this song to some extent and stay tuned for what’s to come here. I’m hoping to have a few more songs ready for early next year, and I really, really appreciate the support of those of who you’ve given a damn to check out what I’ve been doing post-Thrice. It’s encouraging and comforting. I’m incredibly grateful for that.

Happy holidays or end of the world or whatever.

-Riley

#agape #unconditionallove #wearTWLOHA #loveisthemovement (Taken...

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:36 -0400

#agape #unconditionallove #wearTWLOHA #loveisthemovement (Taken with instagram)

Me, mamma, and lanie got matching flops #familyties (Taken with...

Sun, 06 May 2012 11:05:38 -0400

Me, mamma, and lanie got matching flops #familyties (Taken with instagram)

Takin daddy lunch :) (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:14:06 -0400

Takin daddy lunch :) (Taken with instagram)

#boxer #bestfriends #petstagram (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:43:08 -0400

#boxer #bestfriends #petstagram (Taken with instagram)

Sidekick. (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:36:32 -0400

Sidekick. (Taken with instagram)

Out cold after a fun long weekend at mamaw’s :) (Taken...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:34:19 -0400

Out cold after a fun long weekend at mamaw’s :) (Taken with instagram)

Happy Easter! (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:20:00 -0400

Happy Easter! (Taken with instagram)

Progress

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:21:59 -0500

In 2005 my life became a monstrosity of madness. I turned 21, had my beautiful baby, saw my home ravaged by nature, experienced the harsh and devastating reality of watching my commitment unravel, and took the first barefoot and blind steps toward a life for me and my child. It’s been 6 years today. Out of desperation and fear, I gave up what I only just had acknowledged to be wrong. Out of that came my life partner, my best friend, and this life that I can be proud of. Crissy walked with me through that time, and the years that have followed, encouraging me and reminding me that i’m not alone in this game of life. Josh rescued me from myself, after 2 long years of resolute strength, resistance to uncertainty, a mindful decision that no one would ever penetrate the fortress that protected my heart and my child. Crissy and Joshua carried me to where I am. Lanie has a stable home and a father who loves her. He is the best thing that has ever happened to her, and me. Crissy is still there to push me through the gray and give me light for the darkness that plagues my hopes. All because I walked away from the man who threatened to destroy me, to force my child into a life with a half ass father and a hostile home. He paved the way for me to walk away, he held the door and his new girlfriend ushered me onto the path that would lead me here. That may be the only truly good thing he ever did for me or my child. He gave me all the best reasons to leave, and he opened the door for me to take the opportunity to build the best life I could, far away from him and the disaster that he is, and to find my soul mate and a true daddy for Lanie. This is the best life for us.

"We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is..."

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:40:00 -0400

“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”

- Dr. Suess (via -antevasin)

chonnye: “Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:19:25 -0400

chonnye:

“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the “good life”, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” -Hunter S. Thompson

Photo

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:14:43 -0400