Wry Ramblings From A Hot Wing

[Davide]

6 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Just putting this out in the world. If you wear a backpack, depending on how much stuff you think you need for an eight-hour shift, you could stick out another two feet, taking up more space than you usually inhabit. 

When standing in a crowded train, you should be aware. And if you're not, don't complain to me when I shove you after you hit me with said protrusion nine times.

As someone who often wears a backpack (to carry a laptop and some work stuff), when I'm in a crowded train, I make sure to take it off my back and carry it in my hands to be aware of what space I'm occupying (and also because crowded places make it easier to rob something from my back without me noticing).

Edited March 31 by Davide

[Jason Rimbaud]

7 minutes ago, Davide said:

As someone who often wears a backpack (to carry a laptop and some work stuff), when I'm in a crowded train, I make sure to take it off my back and carry it in my hands to be aware of what space I'm occupying (and also because crowded places make it easier to rob something from my back without me noticing).

Can I ride with you all the time?   

[Davide]

7 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Can I ride with you all the time?   

Sure, come live in Portugal.

[Jason Rimbaud]

16 minutes ago, Davide said:

Sure, come live in Portugal.

Like I'm going to fall for that again. 

Last time I went to Portugal, I was forced to wear nothing but slutty undies and write wholesome stories for this billionaire who paid me off in whiskey and tears. 

I didn't mind the undies per se, but the chains were a bit overkill. Usually, I was too drunk to walk. Where was I gonna go? 

 

[Jason Rimbaud]

I just realized something. 

In the FO's, Cassie's, and Jeff Burton's status pages, I am the second highest poster besides the author. 

I'm not really proud of this, but it is what it is. I guess those are my favorite peoples.

[Jason Rimbaud]

On 2/9/2026 at 5:38 PM, Okiegrad said:

Hmmmm…..40 years on my knees a few days a week……guess I know why my knees hurt now 🧐😉😘

 

On 2/9/2026 at 5:44 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

And you take a wholesome interaction between people complaining about their aches and also pains, and turn it into filth bragging.

I'm surprised you didn't complain about lockjaw  . 

 

On 2/9/2026 at 6:57 PM, Okiegrad said:

Excuse YOU….. I was merely saying that as someone who enjoys gardening, I spend a lot of time on my knees in the flower bed planting flowers, weeding, and mulching.    I can’t believe you would turn my wholesome hobby into something dirty.  Shame shame shame…….😁😂

 

On 2/9/2026 at 7:01 PM, Krista said:

I can't wait for the response to this. 

 

On 2/9/2026 at 7:29 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

Excuse YOU...I was merely pointing out that one spending that much time gardening, at times might work with manure to strengthen the soil, might contract lockjaw from bacteria entering small cuts in your hands. 

Please don't assume you could ever best me in reverse wholesomeness. 

 

On 2/10/2026 at 7:21 AM, Okiegrad said:

I’ll have you know, I practice safe gardening!  I always am gloved up before I hit my knees or grab ahold of anything.  

 

On 2/10/2026 at 9:07 AM, Jason Rimbaud said:

Those of us with actual green thumbs, understand there are times when you have to get your hands dirty, down into the dark soil, to ensure things are packed tight enough for the seed you planted, to get the nutrients required to grow to fruition. 

 

I miss Okiegrad, haven't seen him around in a while. 

This was by far the funniest exchange in this whole rambling mess of random thoughts and statuses.  

[Jason Rimbaud]

I have an addendum to my earlier Public Service Announcement: 

For all those people who sit in restaurants watching videos without headsets, loudly, I purposefully built my sound system to override your tiny phone speakers. I will turn up the volume of the music I want to listen to if I can hear yours over it. I'm petty like that.  

I will also do it dramatically as you stare at me. That's part of the fun, to show you that your self-centered behavior isn't wanted in polite society. 

PS: I won't turn down the music in my restaurant so you can make a business call. This isn't WeWork or your fucking office. Welcome to the not everything is about you network.  

 

 

[Okiegrad]

2 hours ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

 

Hey my friend, thanks for the shoutout!  I miss you too.   Like you, work has been crazy and I’ve been traveling a lot.  As an introvert, traveling, leading meetings, working dinners etc wear me smooth out.  I have no words left at the end of those days, and when it weeks upon weeks…..my social battery is dead lol.   But, I do miss you and our crazy exchanges….ill be back soon!

 

 

 

 

I miss Okiegrad, haven't seen him around in a while. 

This was by far the funniest exchange in this whole rambling mess of random thoughts and statuses.  

 

[Jeff Burton]

3 hours ago, Davide said:

As someone who often wears a backpack (to carry a laptop and some work stuff), when I'm in a crowded train, I make sure to take it off my back and carry it in my hands to be aware of what space I'm occupying (and also because crowded places make it easier to rob something from my back without me noticing).

I actually do this too for the same reasons but then again I was raised with manners and basic common sense.

When I lived in a city that was big enough to support it when I was younger I took mass transit (bus and light rail) to work because traffic was horrible, and I was always conscious of what my bag was doing.

I’m the same way when I travel as well.

[Jeff Burton]

1 hour ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

I have an addendum to my earlier Public Service Announcement: 

For all those people who sit in restaurants watching videos without headsets, loudly, I purposefully built my sound system to override your tiny phone speakers. I will turn up the volume of the music I want to listen to if I can hear yours over it. I'm petty like that.  

I will also do it dramatically as you stare at me. That's part of the fun, to show you that your self-centered behavior isn't wanted in polite society. 

PS: I won't turn down the music in my restaurant so you can make a business call. This isn't WeWork or your fucking office. Welcome to the not everything is about you network.  

 

 

Hahahahaha.

i wish more people did this.  Keep your noise to yourself, I have fancy earbuds just for this reason and you can get Chinese knockoffs for less than $20 online.

[Jeff Burton]

On 3/28/2026 at 1:14 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

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Though I made my train, because at the time, my boyfriend forced me to keep going. 

 

That’s exactly what happened to me. He spent the day making puppy dog faces at me because he felt guilty about it but I was mad and didn’t budge.

Boy did he “get it” when we got back that night.  He made all the right noises so in the end I forgave him but lol.

[Jason Rimbaud]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

That’s exactly what happened to me. He spent the day making puppy dog faces at me because he felt guilty about it but I was mad and didn’t budge.

Boy did he “get it” when we got back that night.  He made all the right noises so in the end I forgave him but lol.

Not knowing you or him, I can without a doubt say he did not make the right noises and should have been taught another few lessons. . 

[Jeff Burton]

2 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Not knowing you or him, I can without a doubt say he did not make the right noises and should have been taught another few lessons. . 

And he tricked me! I went three whole days in San Francisco without realizing I hadn’t had any meat. (He was a vegetarian).

Sigh that whole trip was nothing but a raunchy nifty story.

[Jason Rimbaud]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

And he tricked me! I went three whole days in San Francisco without realizing I hadn’t had any meat. (He was a vegetarian).

Sigh that whole trip was nothing but a raunchy nifty story.

And then you and I met up in a bar, on underwear night. Oh, please continue. 

[Jeff Burton]

17 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

And then you and I met up in a bar, on underwear night. Oh, please continue. 

Man traveling when you’re young and stupid was much more fun.  Limited funds, sketchy motels run by a very nice Asian lady who took travelers checks.

Like I learned really quick.  It was like end of March beginning of April so I learned you can still freeze to death in broad daylight in the shadow of a downtown building.

i learned if you see any clouds of any kind and are venturing to the bay to pack an umbrella. (That was the second time he “got it” because I was upset lol)  I can’t remember how far we walked while it was pouring down rain but I remember I was so soaked I stopped caring about it.

We tried to be romantic and ended up at the beach off Judah St and Great Highway (young and dumb so no money for a car and that’s where the bus ended up) at sunset because I’d never seen the ocean before and because it was spring we both froze our asses off lol

But there we were in the dunes huddled and shivering because no one was smart enough to bring a jacket, and we saw the sunset.

Whenever I hear the song “Cities of Dust” by Souxie and the Banshees that trip just plays like a music video in my head.

A simpler time of two stupid kids in love trying to figure it out.

Edited March 31 by Jeff Burton

[Jason Rimbaud]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

A simpler time of two stupid kids in love trying to figure it out.

Did you figure it out? 

[Jeff Burton]

Just now, Jason Rimbaud said:

Did you figure it out? 

Sadly no. I should have listened to him though, I should have just left everything and saved myself a bunch of pain.  We would have figured it out.

[Jason Rimbaud]

8 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

Sadly no. I should have listened to him though, I should have just left everything and saved myself a bunch of pain.  We would have figured it out.

I made so many mistakes when I was young, I should have been with my first love as well. But I ran away to California to get away from him.  

[Jeff Burton]

2 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

I made so many mistakes when I was young, I should have been with my first love as well. But I ran away to California to get away from him.  

That’s probably my single most regret. You ran to California to get away from yours I didn’t go to California to be with mine lol.

Even if we didn’t work out I think I still would have been better off.  Yeah I wouldn’t have been there for a few people but… I should have ran.

[Jason Rimbaud]

32 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

That’s probably my single most regret. You ran to California to get away from yours I didn’t go to California to be with mine lol.

Even if we didn’t work out I think I still would have been better off.  Yeah I wouldn’t have been there for a few people but… I should have ran.

Come run to me! I'll catch you, in both ways.  .  

Though don't tell the husband, he gets jealous.  

[Jeff Burton]

41 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Come run to me! I'll catch you, in both ways.  .  

Though don't tell the husband, he gets jealous.  

Haha I’ll end up in San Francisco again. I just need to get off my ass and make shit happen.

[Jason Rimbaud]

17 hours ago, Jeff Burton said:

Haha I’ll end up in San Francisco again. I just need to get off my ass and make shit happen.

Yes, get off your ass and onto mine...err...I mean come try my restaurant...that's what I meant. 

[Jeff Burton]

1 minute ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

Yes, get off your ass and onto mine...err...I mean come try my restaurant...that's what I meant. 

I’m a prude remember? I see a ring on someone’s finger and I run away.

But the restaurant, absolutely. I’m a sucker for good wings. And I won’t even try to Karen you into a discount. 😇

[Jason Rimbaud]

So last night I was reading Paul O. Williams second novel of the Pelbar cycle called The Ends of the Circle. 

I had read this book probably twenty years ago or more. And I had fond memories of the story. The six-book series itself, I really enjoyed overall. 

But as I'm reading it again, I've come to realize how horrible the writing itself was. I downloaded the PDF and ran the book through Grammarly, and there are so many errors and mistakes that I found it difficult to read. 

Even with the format, it changes POV after a few paragraphs multiple times and has these long laboring monologues that made me scratch my head in shock at how it was published in the first place. The first two chapters is nothing but telling, rare dialogue, lots of monologues, but its really making me re-think my earlier assertion that I was a bad writer. 

Oh well, I still like the idea itself. 

PS: I decided to write a fan fic about the Pelbar Cycle. Because why not, I need something to keep me occupied. 

 

[Jason Rimbaud]

6 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

’m a prude remember? I see a ring on someone’s finger and I run away.

Don't worry, I'll take it off before you arrive. . 

PS: I hope you know my husband reads this and I believe might like you more than he likes me.