Living In Clip
Entry 1 8:46 a.m. Ani DiFranco was my favorite artist for several years in the 1990s. Not so much anymore, but there was a time. In 1997 she released a double-live CD, Living In Clip. Clipping is distortion from an amplifier--the cause of which isn't important here. Of one thing I am certain. Since August of last year, I have been living in clip--everything has been and remains distorted, doubly so. That I am living in a world made distorted by terminal illness and an ongoing affair, was again last night made clear in our tandem therapy. I offer a huzzah for the therapist who two weeks in a row saw a side of Jenny that I think she is finally understanding. It was very much a discussion about death and dying, magic and loss. Magic because we talked about God. Loss, because we talked about the end. In an incredibly smart move, I had 3 fingers of scotch right as the meeting started, in a high ball glass. It was enough to keep m...