Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 29, 2007 | No Comments »
As I ruminated about the death, this week, of Bobby “boris” Pickett, it occurred to me that a man in love is like one of those crazy monsters from an old movie. Now understand, I’m not talking about a truly evil or intelligent fiend like Dracula. Vampires know what they want out of life and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Since this blog is supposed to be about love, I decided to take a look at some of the more popular online dating websites. What I found was very frightening. I have included a few quotes here and added some of my own commentary. I have to warn you; these are not for the faint [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 22, 2007 | No Comments »
This was a shit week. Death is stalking us like a pissed off teenager and I can’t get a girl. At this point in history, a guy is more likely to get shot than he is to get laid. This little number sums things up pretty well. Be sure to sing along now and I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 19, 2007 | No Comments »
In La Vita Nuova Dante claimed that, when he looked upon love of his life, Beatrice Portinari, he was seeing the divine through her. Beatrice also serves as the symbol for salvation in The Divine Comedy. We here at The Lover’s Compendium say it’s high time we bring this kind of attitude back into modern [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Have you ever had a feeling that you just can’t shake, a feeling that makes you want to walk down the street singing emo songs at the top of your lungs and then go sit in the corner and eat a tub of iced cream with your baseball hat on backwards? Me too.
The last time [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 16, 2007 | No Comments »
I get a lot of email here at the Lover’s Compendium. Mostly they are from people who are having trouble in their love life. They can tell from reading the blog that I am highly experienced and have a “down to earth attitude”. Here is a recent email that I recieved:
“Dear LC [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on April 14, 2007 | No Comments »
the other day I was walking down the street, my mind troubled about this or that. I happened to come across this sheet of paper blowing in the wind, so I grabbed it as it flew by and this is what it said:
“went out to a bar with some friends after work. It [...]
Posted in Poetry on April 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Angels in their heaven seldom come,
now-days, to earth. I often try to catch a
glimmer of those white wings beneath the
evening star, but all too soon they fly in
long and limpid circles ‘till the dawn
arrives to turn the heavens back to sky. O
ground, O hallways where her lithe steps
resound against the sad, tired bricks
in measured time, [...]
Posted in Poetry on April 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mortal Enemies
Know this: I have an enemy in you.
Attack me as you will. Lay siege against
the towers of my hardened heart’s defense.
Hone your sword-edged tongue until the true
length of the blade is fully bared to do
eloquent damage in your fight against
every machine of my malevolence,
not to mention, take a prisoner. If you
Turn the tide and [...]
