as a sports fan, July 1st is a day that brings new hope, a renewed faith, a true belief that better days are ahead. free agency in the NBA and NHL begin today. this July 1st is a tad more stressful than usual. with the New York Rangers coming off of a trip to the Stanley Cup Final and nearly half of their team is a free agent of some kind, i'm nervous and excited to see what they will do. as a Sacramento Kings fan, i understand that today isn't a day the Kings participate in. maybe one day.
but most of my attention today will be on the USA vs. Belgium. a game that i do believe the USA can win. a game that i hope they will win. this is their best chance to advance to the quarterfinals since 2002. needless to say, i will be completely glued to that game this afternoon. so don't bother to contact me in those 2 hours.
also today Argentina plays Switzerland. a game that i have Argentina advancing, but i wouldn't be shocked if the Swiss make it interesting.
yesterday was another crazy day at the World Cup. France beat Nigeria 2-0 in a game that was much closer than that score. Germany beat Algeria 2-1 in a game that saw all three goals come in extra time. that was a game that i think Germany played with France in mind. they will have to play better if they want to advance again.
that makes me 6 for 6 in my picks. hopefully i end up today 8 for 8.
the Yankees got a home run in the bottom of the 9th to hold off the inevitable for a few innings, ultimately losing 4-3 in 12 innings. this team basically spent 450 million to be one game worse than they were after 81 games last year. this losing is slowly but surely getting to me.
Monday Night Raw was pretty damn good last night. Chris Jericho returned to get beat down by The Wyatt Family. i can't fucking wait to see the battles on the mic between Bray Wyatt and Y2J. those have the chance to be CLASSIC. with AJ Lee coming back last night as well, that gives me a small hope that her husband, CM Punk, may come back as well. overall, a pretty good 3 plus hours.
after i spend all day checking NHL rumors and reports and watching soccer, i will be watching Deadliest Catch and Tyrant tonight. both of those shows are on my favorite list at the moment.
i got an empty SASE in the mail yesterday. i have no fucking clue what was in it, if anything at all was in it. the publisher i believe it may have come from told me last night that it wasn't from him. so, i'm basically at a dead end on this mystery. if anyone reading this knows what i'm talking about, send me an email. my fear is that there were poems and/or an acceptance or rejection note in it. if i somehow find time today, i may dig a little deeper in my records.
that's all for me today. to my fellow Americans, may you enjoy watching the game. and since it doesn't start until 4 in the afternoon, please blow off fucking work a couple hours early. you have my permission.
to everyone else in the world, be creative, be cool, be a guiding light of mischief...
peace and chicken grease...
music:
AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Train
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Buffalo Killers - The Path Before Me
Portugal. The Man - Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue
Grouplove - Let Me In
"Losing is not in my vocabulary." - Ruud van Nistelrooy
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
the start of another week
today has been a cloudy and gloomy mess. doesn't exactly give me a great feeling for tonight.
mom decided to do some car pooling today so she drove me to the bank. i didn't mind, as i'm low on gas anyway. made my deposit without any drama this time. i believe the teller had to be new as she was way too nice. my mom's bank is a long ass drive from mine, so there was plenty of music listening and commenting on how bad this area has got since our childhoods. after that, drove back to town to get the mail and some lunch. got some great fanzines in the mail from my friend in Sweden, Janne Karlsson. check out his site
http://www.svenskapache.se/.
i did write one poem yesterday. i got a line stuck in my head in the afternoon and by 10 pm, the words were flowing. i'm proud that i was able to multi-task as i was watching Penny Dreadful at the time. typed the poem up this afternoon and i like it. i suppose i'll find out how good it is when i send it out.
the shows last night were excellent. Nurse Jackie was good and ended with a little mystery. Californication was great once again. Penny Dreadful blew me away last night. it filled in plenty of the back story and some questions about the main characters. just pure fucking brilliant. Veep was hilarious. two excellent episodes to end the season. and Last Week Tonight was great. the piece on the World Cup and FIFA was fucking brilliant.
tonight will be a crazy night of television. all starting at the same time will be the New York Rangers MUST WIN Game 3 at home; the Yankees game in Kansas City, and Monday Night Raw. talk about a night i need the Elvis wall of televisions. needless to say hockey will get most of my attention for the evening.
and at some point i need to figure out how to squeeze in a new episode of Louie as well.
the Yankees were horrific yesterday, going 1 for 17 with runners in scoring position. they lost 2-1. totally pissed away a great outing from Kuroda. i doubt they will win tonight to split the series.
i expect MSG to be crazy tonight. and the first time the refs fuck up, the place will probably explode. i'm really hoping the Rangers win tonight as i don't want to wait another 20 years for a chance to win the Stanley Cup.
i found 3 more kittens today. i have no fucking clue who the mother is as these 3 were sitting outside, all balled up. i'm going to go back out there before dark and hopefully figure out who they belong to. i think they may be Cookie's but that is simply a guess.
had another weird day on iTunes. my brain continues to amaze me.
that's all for today. hope the case of the fucking Mondays eluded you today. i'll be on here tomorrow, probably in the afternoon. hopefully with that taste of a victory beer on my lips.
be well my enemies. peace...
music:
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
The Zombies - Time of the Season
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)
St. Vincent - Digital Witness
X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons - Jungle
The Glitch Mob - Can't Kill Us
"You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm." - Les Paul
mom decided to do some car pooling today so she drove me to the bank. i didn't mind, as i'm low on gas anyway. made my deposit without any drama this time. i believe the teller had to be new as she was way too nice. my mom's bank is a long ass drive from mine, so there was plenty of music listening and commenting on how bad this area has got since our childhoods. after that, drove back to town to get the mail and some lunch. got some great fanzines in the mail from my friend in Sweden, Janne Karlsson. check out his site
http://www.svenskapache.se/.
i did write one poem yesterday. i got a line stuck in my head in the afternoon and by 10 pm, the words were flowing. i'm proud that i was able to multi-task as i was watching Penny Dreadful at the time. typed the poem up this afternoon and i like it. i suppose i'll find out how good it is when i send it out.
the shows last night were excellent. Nurse Jackie was good and ended with a little mystery. Californication was great once again. Penny Dreadful blew me away last night. it filled in plenty of the back story and some questions about the main characters. just pure fucking brilliant. Veep was hilarious. two excellent episodes to end the season. and Last Week Tonight was great. the piece on the World Cup and FIFA was fucking brilliant.
tonight will be a crazy night of television. all starting at the same time will be the New York Rangers MUST WIN Game 3 at home; the Yankees game in Kansas City, and Monday Night Raw. talk about a night i need the Elvis wall of televisions. needless to say hockey will get most of my attention for the evening.
and at some point i need to figure out how to squeeze in a new episode of Louie as well.
the Yankees were horrific yesterday, going 1 for 17 with runners in scoring position. they lost 2-1. totally pissed away a great outing from Kuroda. i doubt they will win tonight to split the series.
i expect MSG to be crazy tonight. and the first time the refs fuck up, the place will probably explode. i'm really hoping the Rangers win tonight as i don't want to wait another 20 years for a chance to win the Stanley Cup.
i found 3 more kittens today. i have no fucking clue who the mother is as these 3 were sitting outside, all balled up. i'm going to go back out there before dark and hopefully figure out who they belong to. i think they may be Cookie's but that is simply a guess.
had another weird day on iTunes. my brain continues to amaze me.
that's all for today. hope the case of the fucking Mondays eluded you today. i'll be on here tomorrow, probably in the afternoon. hopefully with that taste of a victory beer on my lips.
be well my enemies. peace...
music:
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
The Zombies - Time of the Season
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)
St. Vincent - Digital Witness
X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons - Jungle
The Glitch Mob - Can't Kill Us
"You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm." - Les Paul
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