2016 strikes again

i'm not going to sit here and write that i was the biggest George Michael fan. but i certainly would be a fucking liar if i said his music didn't influence me. growing up in the 80's and 90's, his music certainly shaped my mind on many things. god knows, puberty was one of those times when beautiful models in a George Michael video would certainly come in handy, pun intended. my sister and i were watching the news last night when it came across that he had died at 53. i immediately thought about all the talented fuckers who have died this year. this is as bad as i ever remember it. i made my sister watch the movie Keanu last night just because George Michael's music played such a big role in it. another figure of my childhood gone forever. before too long, they all will be. rest in peace George, you certainly deserve it.

the basketball game yesterday between Cleveland and Golden State was an instant classic. and i picked both football games right yesterday, so i'm pretty happy about that.

my sister left earlier today, hoping to beat the rain that's coming. she managed to not forget anything this time.

all in all, i think it was a pretty good Christmas. we certainly got a good portion of the garage cleaned out, so that's a plus.

i did catch some of the second leg between Tigres and Club America last night. talk about a game that had everything; red cards, a brawl, late goals, penalty kicks... you name it, it happened. congrats to Tigres on the win.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Every Brilliant Thing. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

Boxing Day is always a big day in the Premier League. Manchester United took on Sunderland today. it was the first time David Moyes had been back at Old Trafford since he got fired. United got goals from Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a holy shit goal (albeit offisde but not called) from Henrikh Mkhitaryan to win 3-1. they are finally on the kind of roll that makes you think a top 4 finish  is still possible.

team USA plays today in the World Juniors. this is one of my favorite hockey tournaments every year. hopefully they can get a win today over Latvia. they need these points as they are in the same group with Russia and Canada.

that's all for me today kids. if you're out shopping or returning gifts, have fun and some patience.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

George Michael - One More Try
Seether - Careless Whisper
Tori Amos - Father Figure (Live)
Limp Bizkit - Faith

"Chaos is the score upon which reality is written." - Henry Miller

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:

well, my eyes are still bad, but not worse

the spot on my eye that freaked me the fuck out last year hasn't grown, so that's good. and diabetes hasn't done anything bad to my eyes, yet. i ordered new glasses and sunglasses anyways, seeing that i'm the chauffeur now. plus, i have to get my driver's license renewed by my upcoming birthday.

the guys doing the insulation today got done much quicker than i thought. you couldn't even really tell where they went through the mortar on the outside of the house. hopefully that does the trick. now we can put everything back on the walls. good times.

i watched a good portion of the first leg of Club America vs. Tigres last night. a 1-1 draw certainly sets up a very interesting second leg in the Mexican Liga MX final. that will be on Christmas night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight.

the Dayton Flyers play VMI this evening. if the walk-ons don't play by the end of the game, i'm going to be very disappointed.

the New York Rangers play at home tonight against Minnesota. it would be nice to go into the Christmas break with a victory.

i got that new Nine Inch Nails EP this morning. it's brilliant as usual.

i slept like fucking shit last night. i'm not sure if it was because of the morning appointment or was it not drinking myself to sleep that caused it. i suppose a couple victories tonight could be my test.

it's hard to believe it's going to be Christmas Eve tomorrow. it's certainly not going to be a white Christmas here. it's going to be rainy and close to 50 degrees i believe.

i hope everyone stays safe if you're traveling and drink the good shit, it's that time of year.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events EP

"I don't need drugs to make my life tragic." - Eddie Vedder

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day: