emerging from the fog

i woke up this morning to a fog so thick you couldn't see the road from the house. hell, you could only see the first power pole and not the other three going down the lane. hopefully it will not be like that tomorrow morning as mom needs to hit the road before dawn. guess i'll worry about that tomorrow.

got some really great music yesterday on NoiseTrade. especially considering i had only heard of one of the bands i got. i'll include some links to the FREE music down below in the music section.

the Yankees finally got a win yesterday, 3-2. i only watched the last 2 innings, so i will probably continue that today hoping they can win the series. i did enjoy that Jeter got the winning hit after almost being hit with a pitch. good times.

ROH last night was excellent. i was hoping they were going to show the post match speech from Kevin Steen, but they didn't. i urge anyone who likes pro wrestling to check out this episode whenever you can.

i did watch a little UFC last night and some Mexican soccer. mostly, it was flipping through channels and then just turning on Dateline for my mother and getting on the computer. i've been trying to check my emails more regularly as i have been getting more survey invites than usual  here lately. and since that is how i try to help pay bills and Christmas for my loved ones... i've got to figure out how i'm paying for my sister's birthday gifts without going below my oh shit point in my checking account.

tonight should be another busy night of television. Big Brother, Ray Donovan, The Strain, Last Week Tonight, and Masters of Sex.

i've got the trash out and the animals fed so far today. i can feel some rain coming, so i think i will wait until i am in complete misery to do the dishes. i suppose today will be a test of my pain tolerance.

i'm trying to convince my mother that we should move out of state when we leave the farm. i don't think i'm going to win this battle.

that's all for me today. hope you enjoy the poems i got published late last night. 3 pretty sad ones. the way these days are going here lately, there's plenty more of that to come.

be well. be cool. be creative. be sure to enjoy the end of the weekend. be quick to send me CASH, panties, love letters, hate mail, broken promises, and old pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease my enemies...

music:

Up Dharma Down - NoiseTrade Sampler
The Dollyrots - Da Doo Ron Ron/I Wanna Be Sedated
The Orwells - Live from Dingwalls EP

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." - Mae West

the more things change...

i decided i would take some time before i got on here this morning. i just love waking up at the crack of dawn... only to watch Manchester United lose. so much for any thought i had of having a good weekend.

i was happy that LvG gave some kids a chance this morning. i was happy with the goal Wayne Rooney scored to tie the game. but, to lose 2-1 to a team that has NEVER won a league game at Old Trafford... it just brings back up the horror show from last season. hopefully, this display allows the coaching staff and management to see that they need some players NOW.

continuing with shitty sports news, the Yankees almost bothered to show up last night, losing 5-0. that's five straight losses and it is increasingly apparent that they have quit giving a shit. at least some of them have. they play again this afternoon. i can't imagine me choosing to watch them. i might flip over from time to time.

Treehouse Masters was really good last night. if i ever get rich... hell, why the fuck do i bother to dream about such things?

The Knick was good last night. i'm interested to see how layers this story has. Clive Owen is brilliant in the show.

it's supposed to get hot and humid this weekend and supposedly rain. i figure if it does rain, it will be when i'm getting ready to go feed the animals outside.

i guess i should spend this weekend getting all my fantasy football shit ready. i'd really like to repeat my championship in the NFL.com league i won last season.

not sure what i'm going to be watching this evening on television. i do know i will be up for the ROH episode tonight. it will show the final ROH match for Kevin Steen. he's now signed with the WWE. hopefully, they don't fuck that one up. i'd love to see Steen get a real chance at the main roster.

hopefully i will be in a better mood come tomorrow. at least i am smart enough and old enough to know to not expect it.

hope this finds everyone well.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
Trampled by Turtles - Alone
Shovels & Rope - Hell's Bells
U2 - Bad (Live)
Tinsley Ellis - Kiss of Death

"Never get out of bed before noon." - Charles Bukowski

a sleepy Sunday

i expected to see snow when i woke up this morning. there was none. it was cold, but no snow. and the snow we did get later in the morning was nothing like they were talking about on the news. just your basic flurries and nothing more. i find it humorous anymore how often they are wrong. and people wonder why i have mostly stopped watching local television news.

ROH last night was excellent. both matches were sensational, especially Kevin Steen vs. Kyle O'Reilly. that match had a little of everything. Steen is one of my favorites in the indie scene. he always manages to make me laugh watching a match of his and then say holy shit 2 minutes later with some crazy move. of course, he doesn't fit the WWE mold of what a wrestler should look like, so he'll never get to the level of fame he deserves. so sad.

i did watch the gold medal game in hockey at the Winter Olympics this morning. when i heard that Sweden's top center was out because of illness (which later turned out to be a failed drug test) i knew they were in trouble. and frankly, if The King wasn't in goal, Sweden would have lost by more. 3-0 when you are completely outmatched is not bad. i was happy that The King was named to the all tournament team as top goalie by the media. he certainly deserved it.

i fell asleep watching the Daytona 500 today only to wake up to the race being red flagged because of a tornado warning. good times.

i was able to get everything i had to do this morning done, even with my lower back feeling like it was getting ready to go on strike. that was not fun, but i powered through it. might be another pain pill in my future this evening.

i am looking forward to my Sunday night shows tonight. i got my sister hooked on the show True Detective. it's the best show going today. Girls has been on a pretty good streak. Shameless is as good as it has ever been. House of Lies and Episodes are my come down shows. i think they help lead me into sleep around 1 or 2 in the morning.

also, i'll probably be following the ppv for the WWE tonight on the internet. should be an interesting one.

that's all for me today. got to get my mind ready for lows in the single digits again. thankfully, the propane tank got filled just the other day.

i'll be on here tomorrow in the afternoon/early evening. hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend. enjoy the final few hours of it.

be well.

music:

Charles Bradley - Victim of Love

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." - W. E. B. Du Bois

better news than i expected

had a holy shit moment this afternoon. my eyes aren't as bad as i expected. i don't have to get new glasses, so that saves some money. thought for sure i was going to get fucked on that deal.

after the eye appointment, mom and i went to the sports bar and caught the last few minutes of afternoon soccer. i didn't get to see the USA lose to Austria (1-0) but i did see Portugal and France qualify for the World Cup.

i did see bits and pieces of The Voice last night but not enough to really have an opinion. i think there are 3 or 4 that can win it and the rest of them are on the same level. i have no clue who is going to get eliminated tonight.

Monday Night Raw held my attention for most of the evening. the main event was spectacular. and i nearly shit my pants when CM Punk and Rey Mysterio shook hands at the end of the evening. hell froze over for sure at that moment. they had one of the best feuds in the last decade. real, personal shit. quite the show to go into the Survivor Series PPV.

the New York Rangers play tonight. Rick Nash comes back tonight from his latest concussion. hopefully he can stay healthy for the rest of the season. my fantasy hockey team would certainly like that. i would love for the Rangers to win tonight as they play Boston.

other than that, i believe i will be checking out some PBS later this evening.

and i did get a good amount of sleep last night. so, i will probably be up late tonight. if the energy is still there, maybe i'll get some writing done. i am pretty pleased that the 2 latest poems i have had accepted/published are brand new.

i'm listening to Kevin Steen on the Wrestling with Depression podcast at the moment. laughing my ass off.

hope this finds everyone well. until tomorrow, when the plumber supposedly makes his return 5 weeks after he was supposed to. good times.

music:

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

"Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself." - Dick Cavett