humidity, bad driving, shopping, and fried foods

mom decided she wanted to go out shopping today and asked if i wanted to tag along. i decided, seeing that i am apparently a glutton for punishment, to say yes.

we had to first turn in the rental car for her regular SUV, that was in the shop because it needed a new censor. once that was done, it was a trip to get her medicine, and then lunch. our normal sports bar we frequent every blue moon or so. then, a trip out to the bank and i'm starting to think i've been hoodwinked and there will be no shopping. but, after a quick trip home we were off to south of town. mom wanted to buy some new gym shoes for her upcoming vacation in a few days. i decided i was going to go a few doors down and do some used books and music shopping. what i really love about the place i went is they say hi and then leave you alone. if you need help, ask. if you don't, good. i did find some good music that i didn't have, all at decent prices. on the trip back home i noticed all these fucks on the road connected to cell phones, speeding, and basically not giving a shit about anything around them. i'm so happy i rarely drive anymore. i'd be too tempted to run those fucks off the road.

holy shit, the Yankees actually won last night, 10-4. most runs they have scored in like 6 weeks. that victory beer tasted so good last night. here's hoping i get another one tonight.

i'll be going between that, Deadliest Catch and Big Brother tonight. probably not so much on Big Brother as i read all the online blogs about the show and pretty much know what's going to happen.

the humidity has roughly been at 95% almost all day long. hopefully it rains tonight and provides some damn relief. i'm pretty damn sick of this rain, no relief, a little fog, sun comes out, thunderstorm, no relief, a little fog, sun heats up again, humidity at least 90% all the damn time, fucking cycle we're on. and honestly, there's no end in sight.

at least the corn looks like it has completely rebounded from the drought from last year.

there's your example of making chicken salad from chicken shit.

hope everyone has a good one.

music today:

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

"When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom." - Larry David

i guess winter is back on

what a cold ass day. woke up this morning to single digits and wind chills well below zero. i laughed as this is the exact reason why i don't name the barn cats until they make it through a winter. i did see more of them today than i had seen in the last 2 weeks. i suppose that's what the cold will do.

did a little birthday shopping at amazon.com today. always nice when you get gift cards and don't have to pay anything for what you get. so, in about a week or so, if you happen to see some music that hasn't been listed on here before, you'll know where it came from.

got a nice chicken chili on for later tonight. other than the farting afterwards, that should help warm me up.

hopefully, i will be going to the Dayton Flyers game tomorrow night. i say hopefully because of the weather (we have some snow coming) and my mother's knee. i'm hoping the pain she has is just something minor and not another tear of a ligament. she goes to the doctor next week. time will tell i suppose.

if i don't go to the game i'll be watching the New York Rangers try to get their first win of the season. talk about damned if i do or don't. maybe a night under the covers with some books is in order. i'm sure everyone will be dying to know what happens. stay tuned.

hope everyone is good. a special thank you to Jeremy Benson for the kind words on my poetry. you can find his blog here: http://blog.jeremy-benson.com/

until we meet again my friends.

music today:

Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
Ray LaMontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black
Rage Against The Machine - Live at The Grand Olympic Auditorium

"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." - Lord Byron

the day after the storm

we got around 9 to 10 inches of snow here yesterday. that was more than we got for the entire last winter. as the snow was falling yesterday, i had the pleasure/torture of watching Manchester United. never having the lead until the Mexican god Chicharito scores right on the 90th minute is not good for my heart i believe. a really entertaining 4-3 game, made all the better with Manchester City losing. lead is now 7 points. only bummer from yesterday, besides the usual shitty defense, was the injury news for Wayne Rooney. out at least 3 weeks with a knee injury. not good. hopefully more miracles are to come and Wazza comes back healthy and ready for the Champions League play.

shoveling this morning was not bad at all. to go with that 9+ inches yesterday was a 40 mph wind. the drifts happened to help me out partly. one sidewalk was basically clear. the other was a bitch to shovel, but not much ice at all to deal with. now, getting over to feed the cats was a bit more tricky. negotiating drifts of snow over a foot deep while still sleepy was a bit funny. saw all but one of the cats this morning. not sure if it's missing or was just hiding. not many of them have seen snow like that.

got done with all that to finally watch some meaningful hockey for the first time since the summer. team USA destroyed Germany in the World Juniors 8-0. was happy to see them play a great game, but the real test starts tomorrow. having to play Russia in Russia will be a huge step up. one piece of advice, stay out of the penalty box. if they get a point out of the game, i'll consider it a win. was also very nice to see Rangers draft pick JT Miller play well and score. hopefully he can keep that up.

my mother is sick so i'm doing my best to avoid that shit. so, i see myself spending the rest of the day in my room reading some books i got for Christmas.

music today:

Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal

"Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret." - Marlene Dietrich

home alone

when i was in my teens and 20's home alone meant party, drugs, alcohol, strange women, beer runs, drug runs, avoiding the police, loud music and wondering how the hell you got there come morning. now in my 30's, home alone means laundry day, weird music, and way too much time spent thinking. of course, my internet has been out for most of today, so...

what truly sucks is given that that fucker Jerry Sandusky and Penn State are back in the news i get to relive being sexually abused as a child again and again. not fun. these are the times when i laugh when some dumb ass says i have an easy life. try living with demons from 32 years ago and see how long until you find a gun in your mouth.

and when the paints fail, the words no longer come around, all the books have been read and the word bleak is on the tip of my tongue, you will know and i will know what time it really is.

as you may imagine, some tears and some paralysis by analysis today.

and, as you may imagine, a shit load of music.

Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs - God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise
John Prine - In Person & On Stage
Cat Power - The Greatest
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions
Tom Waits - Alice
Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind

"Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people." - Khalil Gibran