who needs sleep... this guy does

the wind was whipping the house so damn hard last night/this morning, that i couldn't fall asleep for the life of me. maybe 4 hours tops. i've been trying to steal some sleep this afternoon, but no luck.

i did watch all of The Grammy's last night. i was a little surprised at how well Daft Punk did, but happy at the same time. the performance of the night was Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons. that truly blew me the fuck away. i was a little disappointed with them cutting short the Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age finale. but, a pissed off Trent Reznor is always a good thing.

the Sunday night shows were good. True Detective was brilliant once again. Shameless was also brilliant, loved the last few scenes. as for the other ones, i should have tried napping then.

i'll be interested in how the fans decide to shit all over Monday Night Raw tonight. from what i saw online, they weren't very pleased with the Royal Rumble last night. i completely understand their frustration. the unwillingness of the company to put guys that the fans actually want to see in the main events is beyond infuriating. usually, the next night is a mea culpa from the company or a giant middle finger. if i had to guess, i'm going with the HHH middle finger. which hopefully sets up the rumored Wrestlemania match of HHH vs. CM Punk. i could always go for another Summer of Punk.

the weather here has took yet another turn to cold as hell. i believe when i was out feeding the cats the windchill was somewhere around -18. sadly, the sun has been out for most of the day as well. looks like all the heaters will be on tonight as the low is supposed to be around -15. i suppose that would put the windchill around the oh fuck me it's too fucking cold to do math stage.

my mother should be returning tonight. hopefully the roads are better today. at least the lane still looks good out here on the farm.

that's all for me. i'll be on here tomorrow sometime either before or after the Manchester United game.

peace and chicken grease. if you don't hear from me, i have probably frozen to death. it's cold.

music:

Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

"You are remembered for the rules you break." - Douglas MacArthur

the end of this heat, please...

looks like this unending streak of days over 90 degrees may finally be coming to an end. and hopefully we get some rain to end it. the crops are starting to look a little thirsty.

i sent out 11 poems today, 5 to Nerve Cowboy and 6 to The Fox Chase Review. when i hear back from these places i'll pass along the verdicts.

the Yankees start back up tonight up in Boston. they placed Derek Jeter back on the disabled list earlier today. i can't remember a season with so many damn injuries. of course, when the majority of the team is around my age, it's understandable. not exactly sure how much of the game i will watch tonight.

i did catch the episode of The Bridge i missed. holy shit, what a great show.

thankfully, on Big Brother, the new HOH is a breath of fresh air. maybe a girl will finally go home this coming week.

Wilfred made me laugh a good number of times last night. deep, belly laughs. that show has nearly crying with laughter every week. i can't recommend it enough.

i'm hoping to get to bed early tonight as Manchester United is playing at like 5 in the morning or so. and i of course will be up to watch it. hopefully they play better than they did last week.

that's pretty much it. i have some floors that i need to sweep and a newspaper to read.

great, some thunder in the air and the internet is fucking up again.

music today:

Nine Inch Nails - With_Teeth
Father John Misty - Fear Fun
Tesla - Time Makin' Changes: The Best of Tesla

"The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself." - Douglas MacArthur