a drive through hell...

i had to get out of the house today. i wanted mom to come along, but her back was really bothering her. i needed to go to Meijer to more or less restock the house with some cleaning supplies. after that, i drove through Trotwood, at least part of it, to see how bad it really was. as the title states, it was a drive through hell. i didn't try to go back into the neighborhood i grew up in. i didn't have the stomach for it. the bank i go to looked like it had the roof badly damaged, so i know it won't be open anytime soon. i know they upgraded the tornado to an EF4 that hit the town. it certainly looked like it. fuck me.

mom wanted a frozen drink from Burger King. thankfully, the new one that is closest to the house was open again.

after i got home and had lunch, i took a nap. i didn't sleep much last night, and i highly doubt i will tonight either.

Liverpool won the Champions League yesterday, 2-0. that's the last fucking time i want to think about it.

a little poetry news to pass on. i heard back from Darren at Parhelion Literary Magazine on my poetry submission from back in March. they decided to pass. well, that's 5 more for me to choose from for the upcoming submissions.

the New York Yankees won again last night over Boston, 5-3. hopefully, they will win again tonight.

here are your highlights from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final:

NXT Takeover 25 was excellent last night. honestly, everything they do in NXT and NXT UK for that matter is light years ahead of what is on Raw and Smackdown.

Bad Times at the El Royale was brilliant. i have to agree with the one review that said this movie will become a cult classic. i loved the jump cuts and just how brutal some of the scenes were. plus, one of my favorite lines i will use for the rest of my life from Jeff Bridges... "shit happens, get the whiskey"

ROH was good last night.

we had some thunderstorms roll in last night. i figure that is part of the reason why i didn't sleep well.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Last Week Tonight, Axios, Our Cartoon President, Billions and The Chi.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals is tonight. i will probably watch some of that.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hopefully your Sunday has been even better.

i have no damn clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i don't think mom has anything until Tuesday, so maybe tomorrow becomes laundry day.

until then kids...

amar a la persona con quien estás

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:

deafheaven - Honeycomb
Father John Misty - So I'm Growing Old on Magic Mountain
Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Live)

"If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter'" - Lydia Lunch

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

a splitting headache

today was one of those days that i wish my mother wouldn't have sold off the guns. we got some rain last night and i suppose, it's possible that our neighbor's yard might have grown 1/8 of an inch since he last cut it. sure enough, at 10 this morning, he's mowing the grass. if that's not grounds for shooting someone, i'm not sure what is.

by this afternoon, my headache was at the point where i just had to get into bed and wish for death. my luck i'm developing migraines at 40. i suppose enjoying life simply wasn't in the cards for me.

remember when the New York Yankees were at .500 and i was happy that the team was starting to show signs of life? yeah, neither do i. they have only won 1 game since then and got swept by Toronto last night. the score was 7-0. it never felt that close. they play a make up game in Detroit tonight. i won't bother to watch.

NXT was really good last night. i thought it did a decent job setting up the live Takeover event next week.

Lucha Underground was good last night as well. the match between Cage and Mantanza was off the charts great.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be WWE Smackdown and Lip Sync Battle.

i did watch the 3rd period and OT last night of the hockey game. i was happy to see San Jose finally score. i wasn't happy to see the Penguins go up 2-0 in the series. but, a series isn't a series until the home team loses. now they go to San Jose.

tonight is game 1 of the NBA Finals. it should be a really interesting one since Cleveland is healthy, unlike last season.

i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade last night and this morning. i'll put the links in the music section.

that's about all my head can take today. until tomorrow children.

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:

The Dollyrots - Satellite (Live in Los Angeles)
Cornelius - Fantasma Remastered Sampler
Joshua James - 5 Songs

"I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats." - Lydia Lunch

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

surrounded by death

i woke up to the news this morning that the woman i have sat next to for the last decade or so at the Dayton basketball games died last week. she was in the Hall of Fame at the school. she also took care of me when i broke my foot in 7th grade playing basketball. needless to say, i've known her for a long damn time. you will be missed PJ. rest in peace.

mom wanted to go over to the farm for a final time today. she wanted to see what was set out for the auction tomorrow. i think both of us just wanted to get a final look at it. i did bring my camera.

i actually did see a cat while i was there. the cat Batman has survived. it's not a friendly cat, so i didn't bother to try to track it down. but, it did find the food i put out yesterday. hopefully that helps it survive a little longer. i know damn well that after June 11th, not much of anything will have a chance to survive on that farm.

time for a quick music break:

the New York Yankees whipped one of the best pitchers in baseball last night 7-2. Tex had the big hit with a grand slam. hopefully they can keep it going tonight up in Seattle.

Monday Night Raw was barely average last night. other than the interchange between Kevin Owens and John Cena, the rest of the show didn't do much for me.

i did like the podcast afterwards with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Paul Heyman:

on the DVR tonight will be Deadliest Catch.

here's some late night funnies for you:

so we got a new receiver from Directv today. i went to hook it up and of course, i was having problems. so mom called the help line. we got this woman who obviously was more interested in having a conversation with the other ladies in the room than helping us. if she would have told me the trick to do when the remote is acting up at the beginning, this 50 minute call would have been around 15. eventually, everything started to work correctly again. needless to say, i believe we'll be going the online route for help from now on. fuck me running.

mom leaves for Columbus tomorrow for a nursing conference. i'll be home alone. i'm hoping it won't be raining so i won't be completely fucking miserable. i'll probably spend most of the day doing my laundry. i'm way behind in that.

that's all for me today. i've got trash to pick up and a bad back that is calling for some ice.

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:

Death from Above 1979 - Virgins
Villagers - The Soul Serene
The Holydrug Couple - Baby, I'm Going Away
Matt Skiba and the Sekrets - She Wolf
Bon Iver - Skinny Love

"I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats." - Lydia Lunch

and your pro wrestling video of the day: