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Precipitous Pagers (1999.12.30)
I wander back and forth, looking for Venessa and Rob and pretending to be evil. The Mansion may suck, but what is new. Turns out Venessa really does live in a mansion, though not the Mansion.

The Mouse Will Write (1999.12.29)
Tina leaves James and just may be indulging her bisexuality. Or not. Katie is away and I am trying to be social.

Reganomics and Such (1999.12.27)
I become a weepy bitch over American Pie, because Katie is gone. Erm. A salesgirl flirts with me, but I am too lovesick to process the situation. I discuss love as it pertained to Katie and Coley.

Sometimes It Be That Way (1999.12.16)
Katie seems to tie many of her pre-existing psychological conditions back to me. This is not the kind of relationship I want with her. She seems to want to "play" rather than be with me, but it doesn't solve anything. She seems to be devolving; changing just to change. She keeps playing psychological game and I will have nothing to do with that. She hides behind the excuses of her age and her lack of romantic experience.

Fondue In My Shoe (1999.12.11)
I have a raucous surprise party that I knew all about. Underage college students get plastered. I get chocolate fondue in my shoe. Virginia tries to mack it with Katie and I and ends up puking everywhere. I hope she doesn't make a habit of overindulgence; she's very bad at it. Happy birthday to me!

The Harpy, The Bitch, and The Bastard (1999.10.13)
It's a regular fairy tale as I narrate the on-going saga of Jen and Nick. I draw a picture of Katie and yammer pretentiously about it. The first appearance of Mabius and I hope the last.

Disillusionment (1999.10.04)
I discuss the supposed martyrdom of the kids at Columbine. I ain't buyin' it.

I Am Me, He Is a Conte (1999.09.13)
I am rather irked at my atrocious art teacher.

I Was Never Good At Endings (1999.09.07)
I write a one-act play detailing Katie's parents feelings on alternative religions. It's fun for the whole family.

Communications Is Key To a Healthy Relationship (1999.09.06)
I start at DCC as a Communications major. This may be a mistake. I get underlings at the Museum.

Secondary Sex Characteristics (1999.08.26)
I muse the nature of societal sex differences.

Parallel (1999.07.27)
I miss Katie very much. I hang out with the Cold Spring Cadre. I parallel park, which is immensely exciting. Conor is immensely excited just because I exist. I will get to sleep with Katie in Lake George.

Pic-i-nic (1999.07.20)
I plan for a picnic at Alison's house and mew over my Kitty.

Cold Spring Click (1999.07.09)
I praise Conor in the highest. Love that boy. Aria goes to Italy. Zanna becomes a lesbian to be pretentious. I plan for my vacation with Katie.

Missive Discontent (1999.06.10)
I wrote some letters to Kate that ended up causing a fight. This happens too damned much. The fighting, not the letter writing. Well, that happens too. My life is too complex to date right now...

Massive Discontent (1999.05.11)
I am not particularly happy with my relationship, Viva Improv!, college, and so on. On the up side, no one is dead. Well, except for Ellen.

Fearing The Zombie (1999.04.28)
I fret over the play I am directing. Oh, this is going to suck. Katie and I get sick, affecting my plans for a traditional fair and an untraditional circle. The museum raises my wages. I get a white buffalo for the departed Ellen.

Bast (1999.04.25)
I gush over Katie's increase, innate magickal receptivity. I like teaching her things I know, it makes me feel like we are closer. Coley suggests that we do sex magick, an idea I immediately nix to the inappropriateness. Coley seems a little fixated on the role of sex in magick. I simper a complaint about a ritual I did with a friend months ago.

Dana (1999.04.20)
I encounter and hug Nick's ex-girlfriend, whom I always got on famously with. She will be attending New Paltz with Katie and I. Katie was a little put off by the affection between Dana and I.

Distance (1999.04.11)
Katie visits a college in MA and I mope like I am on the Island of Misfit Toys. I am so in love with this girl. It's kind of pathetic, in a sweet way. The Fae visit me at work. People are actually nice to me at the Museum.

Jesus Healed The Cripples (1999.04.10)
I rail against not being crippled or a victim. It's all very unconvincing, actually. I swear not to destroy myself or let Katie destroy herself. Katie is a lifestyle to me, not merely a relationship. I compare Katie to Christ, because I go for subtlety in my imagery. I, however, am compared to a serial rapist/murderer from a psychological comic book. Nice. I say I will marry her, but I am not rushing things. I say we tranquilize me before I can write again, okay?

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