shAdEs Of grEy

cAll mE thE frEAk mAgnEt. i think it's fAir tO sAy thAt i AttrAct EccEntrics And OUt-thE-bOx-thinkErs. it's nOt likE i'mExtrA rAdicAl Or Anything. i jUst ApprEciAtE kinks in thE systEm. my lifE tO dAtE hAs bEEn grAcEd by EncOUntErs with All sOrts Of wEird & wOndErfUl pEOplE. All chArActErs On thE cArmEncitA shOw. sOmE rEcUrring in mUltiplE EpisOdEs, OthErs mAking A cAmEO splAsh. sOmE bEhind thE scEnEs And A fEw fEAtUring in stArring rOlEs. OnE Of my rEcEnt fAvOUritEs is jOE. jOE is A sixty-sOmEthing st. thOmAs ExpAt living in BK, NY sincE his yOUth mAny mOOns Ago. Up Until A wEEk AgO jOE wAs my lAndlOrd. i'm prEtty sUrE my bAsEmEnt ApArtmEnt wAs An illEgAl rEntAl. my rEnt chEcks wErE tO bE mAdE OUt tO jOE's sistEr whO i nEvEr mEt And whOsE nAmE jOE wAs nEvEr EntirEly sUrE hOw tO spEll. jOE didn't wAnt tO dEclArE his rEntAl incOmE bEcAUsE it wOUld cOmprOmisE his Eligibility fOr pUblic hEAlthcArE. jOE is On diAlysis. hE's nOt sUppOsEd tO drink bUt whEnEvEr i wOUld thrOw A pArty in thAt ApArtmEnt hE wOUld bE thE first OnE thrOUgh thE dOOr - rOckin his drink And his 2-stEp. i think my pArtiEs wErE A rEAl highlight On jOE's sOciAl cAlEndAr. his dAUghtER pAssEd AwAy whEn shE wAs rOUnd AbOUt my AgE And i think sOmEthing AbOUt hAving mE in thE mix hElpEd him with thAt lOss. thE dAy thAt i lEft BK wAs kindA hEctic And i didn't hAvE A chAncE tO sAy gOOdbyE tO jOE. i fEEl bAd AbOUt thAt. whilE i'm cOOl with my Own cOmpAny thE prOspEct Of bEing sixty-sOmEthing And AlOnE bUms mE OUt.
lAst night i thrEw tOgEthEr A phOtO cOllAgE Of imAgEs Of jOE frOm my lAst pArty... my fArEwEll pArty. i'm gOnnA sEnd him A cOpy. EvEn thOUgh thE cOllAgE is prEtty slAp hAppy i lOvE thE wAy thAt lAyErs Of imAgEs tEll A dEEpEr And mOrE tExtUrEd stOry thAn Any Of thE individUAl imAgEs cOntAinEd within thE cOllAgE. i wAnt tO UsE this principlE with wOrds. ObviOUsly A sEntEncE UsUAlly hAs mOrE impAct thAn A singlE wOrd. bUt i'm tAlking AbOUt cOmbining wOrds, sEntEncEs And phrAsEs thAt dOn't nEcEssArily AlwAys wOrk tOgEthEr Or bElOng tOgEthEr bUt which, whEn lAyErEd thE right wAy, cOnvEy thE divErsity And intricAcy Of my idEAs... shAdEs Of grEy. stAy tUnEd.