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Monstera Deliciosa & That Ol’ Devil Moon [Mephisto]

Lately, I’ve been a really good boy. Reigning in my tendency to bruise egos, piss people off, and let my loose lips sink ships. I found myself holding it, turning the other cheek, waiting for the train, waxing philosophical, and shit like that. I have been suffering revelatory visions that just wouldn’t quit.

I hate to say it people, but not only have these revelatory visions given me a headache, they let it be known that i ought to lose mojo.

Is this what happens when you start walking that slow and  tortuous path to enlightenment? Is this what happens when you start giving up negative thoughts for positive ones? Is this what happens when you let go of all that negative shit you held dear  and near for so many years, and replace them with positive shit?

Good question.

Do you become a parody of all that is decent about being a good person, eat cheese at social functions? Do you become a parody, period? Do you become a good purrrrrrrrr-son! Do you lose your mojo?

On the face of it, it would seem so.

I escaped Sydney last week, and headed for the anonymous confines of Brisbane. Where I was hoping certain issues would lay dormant. But alas no.

When Soul Sister picked me up from Brisbane airport last Thursday night, and we were driving to Chermside, for a coffee and to pick up some supplies, she wanted to vent. She vented, and vented, and vented, and vented some more. She wanted to vent and she needed to vent. I had already vented. My vent was to escape Sydney. Another vent is planned for next month!

Yippee, Mephisto Rocks!

The conversation in the car turned to the issue of jealousy. A few revelations raised my ire.

“What the fuck!” I opined. “You mean to say………? What do you want me to do, go back to Sydney?” I wanted to slam my fists on the dashboard, I wanted to spit poison and kill, I wanted to……. I became inert.

“Oh sweetie,” she said, “It’s not you. Honestly it’s not you!”

Maybe I need to spend more time reading alpha male sites that tell you to be a man in 25 points or less lists?

But ahh, did I lose my mojo? Not a FUCKING chance in hell.

The next night, Friday, being Black Cat Friday, the world went mad. After a birthday dinner at the Full Moon Hotel, inspired by some slight intoxication, combined with pissed offedness, and Mephisto showing his rambunctious face, Soul Sister got on the blower [read: Facebook], and start fishing to see who would bite.

I rechannelled all that negative energy into a behind the scenes commentary, providing an astute analysis of the insipid replies, to Soul Sister’s challenging Facebook status updates, and providing some constructive criticisms which were disregarded in the interests of diplomacy, at is, oh never mind, just take my word or it, I got pulled up something bad.

I got pulled up something bad indeed!

Of course I am being extremely liberal with the truth, but you wouldn’t believe me anyway, would you!

Honest Conflict: A Reflection

Last Saturday night, I and my mate Yukka parked our arses outside the Irish Pub in The Rocks, for our usual imbibing of epiphanies at the fountain of wisdom.

With the exception of a single shot of Sambuca, it was James Squire all night, served in a beautiful, tubular glass embossed with the James Squire name and logo. One drink became, you know how the story goes, the one drink that takes you to the state of inebriation, on the good bus verbal diarrhoea, ending at the Cafe Lounge, where I could collect my euphonious thoughts before I called it a night to hop, jump and skip home, whistling Dixie.

After the first toast, we walked to the Harbour View Hotel. There we were rudely interrupted by flock of hen’s out for a night on the town, before the ritual plucking of the feathers. I posed as 007; Yukka took his shirt off, which he rather enjoyed. A few photos, two chocolate coins, and a free drink later, we continued on our way to the glorious state of inebriation.

You won’t get to see any photos on Facebook, because we don’t know their names and they don’t know ours. That’s way it usually is right? “Strangers in the night…………”

On the fourth drink, Yukka said to me: “I don’t understand how you have fallen out with these people. You are quite amiable to me.”  I laughed and replied, “But that’s probably because you came along at a different point in my life.” I didn’t elaborate in great detail, that’s for another less inebriated time – because drinking leads to verbal diarrhoea that outpaces coherent thought – but I did say……..hic!

I love talking, not just shooting the shit, but leaning forward towards my drinking companion, and earnestly gazing my navel, then leaning back, as they soliloquise about their own navel, or lack of. Then talking over each other, as you get more and more inebriated, pulling each other up on your respective bullshit, nose to nose as you lovingly dagger eye your mate, and tell each other to “Get fucked!” Then lean back once more, raising a toast and professing your undying love and devotion.

And the only difference between good friends and lovers is the sex, which is often bad or just plain lacking, can you tell which?

Even in this inebriated state, the truth will out, seduce you with its Siren Song. If you pay attention, and listen, and I do mean really listen, you will find all sorts of absolutions. You will learn many things. You will learn many wonderful things. You will have epiphanies. You jaw will drop at the revelation that people do notice when you stop turning up to events. That people notice conflicts between members of the tribe. That people will confirm that tribal gatherings can be quite the three ring circus.

Like I said, you will learn many things. Of them all, the most important, perhaps, but a salient one, is that you are not the only one fucking up. You are not the only one being labelled and boxed. It will be made abundantly clear that the people judging you and labelling you are themselves being judged and labelled.

So go forth my friend, you are a good man. A man among men. Have faith, for his eye is on the sparrow!

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