i got up this morning and my bed looked like a war scene. i know that meant i must have tossed and turned all night long. good times.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both very good last night.
a delightful trip into the dark mind of an evil genius or simply the musings of an asshole
i got up this morning and my bed looked like a war scene. i know that meant i must have tossed and turned all night long. good times.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both very good last night.
as a poet that likes to network and get my poetry out there the old fashioned way, word of mouth, actually engaging with humans, i have seen all sides of the ugliness of humanity. what really pisses me off is when someone starts off in a genuine way and then within 3 fucking days, is trying to scam you. part of that makes me laugh because all i have to my name is about $15,000 worth of debt. but still, why pieces of shit are still trying these fucking scams today is just mind blowing to me. of course, it is the holidays, why wouldn't someone be trying to steal pennies from me.
the grocery store went well today. between gas, prescriptions and groceries, i spent close to $400. fuck me.
i did watch team USA yesterday at the World Juniors. they defeated Germany, 10-4.
i almost got some decent sleep last night. almost. but, i did get up this morning and got some shit done before i had to get mom up. she had company coming over this morning for breakfast. she of course missed the text message sent this morning, so i only got her up 5 minutes before that company came. but, in the end, all went well. breakfast was good (biscuits and gravy) and everyone had enough to eat.
the Dayton Flyers lost last night at UC, 66-59. you could tell Dayton was playing their 3rd game in 7 days. when you have no legs, jump shots don't go in. sure enough, it took Dayton over 11 minutes last night to get their first field goal.
the New York Rangers finally played like they gave a shit last night and won at Dallas, 3-1. helps when your goalie stops 41 of 42 shots.
definitely starting to feel winter like here. it was snowing this morning. nothing too bad, a little accumulation. of course, by the afternoon it was all gone. i guess here comes the two weeks of winter.
i got the house vacuumed today. that certainly took a good bit out of my bad back. joy.
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas was pretty funny last night.
NJPW was good last night.
enjoy some music:
i really need to do my laundry today. so, once i get this blog done... i'll be doing that the rest of the day.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night. i can't wait for Saturday Night's Main Event tonight on NBC.
13 happens to be my lucky number. and being a superstitious fuck, Friday the 13th has always been a day that i cherish. today was one of those days i suppose. a couple of poems published. more poems accepted for publication. and, i wrote 5 poems this morning while my mother was getting her hair done. add in a trip to the post office to mail back an autographed book to CRK and i have been quite the productive fucker.
thank you to everyone for checking out the published poems today:
https://thedopefienddaily.blogspot.com/2024/12/it-is-never-easy-by-jj-campbell.html
https://www.disturbtheuniversemagazine.com/2024/12/a-new-set-of-suckers-by-jj-campbell.html
i slept through most of the NFL game last night. the Rams won over the 49ers, 12-6.
so, i wrote another 4 poems last night. those truly came out of nowhere, which always makes me happy.
the New York Rangers won last night at home against Pittsburgh, 4-2.
this is how i have talked about writing poems here lately. now, last night, i managed to get 4 poems out of that rock. whenever i write a line that sends a shiver down my back, i know i'm on to something. hopefully, i'll get a few more written this weekend.
so, the New York Rangers surprised me this afternoon. they traded their captain to Anaheim for a cheaper defenseman and a 4th round draft pick. the coup in the trade was Anaheim took on the contract. the Rangers didn't have to retain any salary. so, now they have plenty of cap space and 3 first round draft picks to go get something to really galvanize this team.
i got up pretty early this morning. i am always hyped up when this week comes around every year. the Ohio State vs. Michigan game always has meant something to me. for too much of my damn life, it has meant bitter losses. i am really hoping, and fuck it, expecting, this year to be different. i know if it isn't, Ryan Day will be job seeking and who knows what this team looks like next season. a win today puts Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game against Oregon.
as many of you know, i am not a big fan of Black Friday. i have tried to be less of a consumer as i have grown older. now, if it some crazy can't miss deal, i might take the bait, but often i will do most of my shopping to support small businesses. to me, at least, that is way more impactful than anything else shopping wise. i hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. mom wanted to do the cooking yesterday, so i let her. i could tell she was very proud of herself that everything tasted good.
i did watch all 3 football games yesterday. didn't make much money, but i did get 2 of the 3 games right. i was surprised the Lions didn't cover. i wasn't surprised when the Bears fired their coach this morning. a blind man could have seen that coming.
i think i know what i am getting my mother for Christmas. i will hopefully get all that bought in the next week or so. i was doing some research on Amazon last night and i think i found 5 things she would love that i can actually afford. we limit it to 5 things as neither one of us need a ton of gifts.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night.
right as i was getting ready to go to bed last night, i could hear my mother crying. i went into her room and asked what was wrong? she said she was crying because she was thinking about when she dies how i will be alone here. i chuckled and asked why are you worrying about that? she believes she has failed if i am somehow alone. that baffled me. of course, i am not a parent, nor have i ever wanted to be one. but, i do try to understand where my mother is coming from with these things. so, we had a 30 minute discussion about a wide range of topics. she went to sleep and i of course was now in my head and slept like shit. the only thing i can surmise is the holidays are quickly approaching and there is always time for dysfunction.
the New York Rangers lost last night in Calgary, 3-2. hard to win when you get outshot 49-29.
i sat at the car dealership for 3 hours today. now, i did get 4 poems written and went through 3 sticks of gum. after all that and $444, the Highlander was back to good. they had to completely replace the thermostat. there is a 1,000 mile warranty on it. so, i figure it will hit the fan when 1,001 miles hits. i'm going to type up the poems later tonight. after those 3 hours, i then had to go grocery shopping for the third fucking day in a row. i hate grocery shopping on Fridays. i survived, found just about everything mom had on the list. made it home in time to eat lunch at 5 PM. and people wonder why i always have a big breakfast.
a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:
https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-117/
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage was good last night.
NJPW was really good last night.
the New York Rangers won last night at home over San Jose, 3-2.