sometimes the heat hits you like a brick wall...

i walked out of the grocery store and the heat smacked me right in the fucking face. by the time i got all the groceries in, i was sweating. then it became a race to get the ice cream home before it melted. hard to imagine it was 40 here earlier in the week. it's around 80 right now, and muggy as hell. good times.

the series finale of The Big Bang Theory was just about perfect last night. i'm really going to miss the show.

the season finale of Young Sheldon was really good last night.

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell was excellent last night.

the season finale of Better Things was great last night.

Desus & Mero was hilarious last night.

here are your highlights from the NHL playoffs last night:

here are your highlights from the NBA playoffs last night:

the New York Rangers hired John Davidson today to be their new president. hopefully he's not the only one coming from Columbus to the Rangers. welcome home JD.
https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/john-davidson-named-rangers-president/c-307447556

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Real Time with Bill Maher, Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas and Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.

the New York Yankees start a series tonight at home against Tampa. hopefully the Yankees can win all 3 games, take over the lead for the division and start getting healthy again.

i do plan on watching some of the NBA and NHL playoff games tonight as well.

i'll probably be on here tomorrow in the morning, after team USA plays in the Hockey World Championships over in Slovakia. they play Denmark at 6 in the morning. i'm hoping i won't be awake to see it.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

un beso nunca es solo un beso

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:

Lana Del Rey - Doin' Time
Mastodon - Stairway to Heaven
Gary Jules - Mad World
The Afghan Whigs - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe

"i really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy." - Trent Reznor

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

two really good basketball games and a lonely soul...

the First Four games last night were excellent. Fairleigh Dickson came from behind to defeat Prairie View A&M, 82-76. in the second game, Belmont defeated Temple, 81-70. both games were very entertaining. sadly, my seat is the first one in the row, so i spent most of the night getting up for people coming in and out. i also had my depression sneak into me last night. i was sitting there watching the game, watching all these fuckers on their phones, etc. i started talking to myself underneath my breath, noticing all these guys with their wives and girlfriends and how i was there alone. i'm not sure anyone spoke more than 5 words to me all night. it's the classic i've never felt more alone than in a crowd of people. but it's when the thoughts turn a little darker, the mind starts to really take a deep dive into this bleak life i have. and it's not that i think it's getting harder to repel the thoughts of suicide, it's that i don't have any hope they are going to go away soon. they never warn you while growing up that being a loner and being independent is so much harder than it looks on television.

tonight will be NC Central vs. North Dakota State and St. John's vs. Arizona State.

the Dayton Flyers lost last night at Colorado, 78-73. yet again, another night where i have no fucking clue what the head coach was fucking thinking. you leave your best player on the bench for 8 minutes in the second half, all because he picked up his 3rd foul. fucking stupid. and then, the players don't know when to foul, who to foul, etc. i know Colorado is a good free throw shooting team, but you might want to give yourself a chance to win. and after the game it was the usual, wait till next year. and with the coach saying all the strides made this year are going to make next year so good, etc., i hope that means when it doesn't happen, everyone at the school understands the mistake made by hiring Anthony Grant in the first place.

the New York Rangers lost to Detroit last night, 3-2. 5 losses in a row now. lose for Hughes boys.

i got home last night at midnight. mom and i talked for the last 3 days about the plans for food, etc. with these games. the plan was she was going to have some burgers ready for when i got home since she was going to be watching the games as well. she talked about making some bacon to go with the cheeseburgers and having some extra then for her breakfast in the morning. i watched her write all this down so she wouldn't forget it. sure enough, i got home and she had forgotten everything. this is why i fear leaving her alone at all anymore. it's next to impossible for me to enjoy my life when i know i am responsible for her. i always get the feeling i'm going to come home one day and she's going to be on the ground because she fell or her thoughts of suicide have won the battle. joy.

Smackdown was good last night, right up to the point where Vince fucked Kofi Kingston again. the payoff to this story better be fucking great, that's all i'm saying.

205 Live was really good last night.

The Jim Jefferies Show was fucking hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, You're The Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT and NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i have a splitting headache at the moment. i guess there's a chance of rain tonight.

the New York Yankees won yesterday. they are leading the Astros so far today. i think they have the best record in the majors this spring. of course, that doesn't mean much once the regular season starts.

i'll probably be on here in the afternoon tomorrow. the NCAA tournament games will be on all day and night long, so i'll squeeze a blog in probably during the early games.

hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

Me imagino la muerte como una dulce dicha

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:

Mastodon - The Motherload
AC/DC - The Jack
Radiohead - The Bends
The Band - The Weight

"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society." - Henrik Ibsen

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

a creative outburst...

i have my days where i get a wild hair up my ass and i kind of just fly off the handle. between a couple poems published, writing 5 new ones, doing a new SoundCloud recording and a book review in roughly 24 hours or so... i'd like to think of that as a creative outburst. honestly, i wish i had more of them. i'm doing a little each day trying to defeat the overwhelmingly high amount of apathy in my life. the joy of being a stubborn fuck is i probably will keep fighting it until i die. and as much as a part of me wishes that would be soon, i think the better angels have other plans. although, i don't trust either of them. welcome to my reality.

i had to take some stuff back to the post office for mom today. i figured when i was out, i'd hit up the local grocery store since we were low on bread. she wanted lunch from Wendy's today, so that was my final stop. i don't know what to do now that i have a garage door opener that will actually work from across the street. mom seems to be doing a little better today. she has to remind herself sometimes she has spinal stenosis. i think her depression is from her inability to cope with the fact she can't do what she could just a few years ago. and with insurance and her old employer constantly fucking around with her, i do think she's going to snap one of these days. that will be interesting to say the least.

i didn't mind who got voted off The Voice last night. they are now at the final ten. it should be very interesting to see who wins the show. my top 3 are Kennedy, Kymberli and Kirk. of course, all 3 are black, so i will be pleasantly surprised if any of them actually win.

Smackdown was much, much better than Raw last night. thank god.

i did watch both episodes of NXT UK this afternoon. they were both really good.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and the season finale of Total Divas. i'll watch 205 Live and NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

a big thank you to Capital One for actually getting the gift card i ordered with my Rewards points to me long before i thought they would. now, i can maybe get all my Christmas shopping done tonight.

i saw today on the news that it is supposed to warm up into the 50's this weekend. it currently feels like the fucking teens right now. so, i suppose everyone is going to be fucking sick for the month of December. joy.

i'll probably be on here earlier tomorrow as the New Orleans Saints play tomorrow night.

that's all for me kids.

No he sabido nada de la musa desde que me dijo que tenía una cita. el cerebro comienza a preguntarse ...

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:

Barbarian Overloads - The Harvester
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Mastodon - The Motherload
The Doors - The End

"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
                                                                                                  - William Blake

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

where the hell did this month go?

i can't believe we're already at the end of April. they say time flies when you're having fun. so i guess my excuse is i'm old.

here is your poetry for the final day of National Poetry Month:

and for shits and giggles, here's another poetry video:

the New York Yankees completed the sweep of the Angels last night by winning 2-1. that's the first time the Yankees have swept the Angels out there in 15 years. the Yankees have now won 9 games in a row. hopefully, they will continue that streak tonight at Houston.

i did watch a good portion of the NHL and NBA playoffs yesterday. here are the highlights:

the season finale of Homeland was excellent last night. and if the next season starts off with Carrie completely fucking nuts, it should be interesting.

Billions was really good last night, especially the fucking ending.

Westworld was fucking amazing last night.

Silicon Valley was very funny last night.

Barry had an excellent ending last night.

Drop the Mic was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and The Voice. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the night.

i went to the bank today to make a deposit. after that, i went to Dollar Tree to look for something mom and i couldn't find at the grocery store. thankfully, i was able to find something like we were looking for. this white woman complimented my shirt while i was in the store. i said thank you. i'm not sure if she thought i was supposed to say something else, as she stared at me like she was expecting something. i was in line at the time, so i just minded my own business, hoping crazy was going to take over and maybe the May poems would start off with a bang. sadly, that didn't happen.

mom got an appointment switched for her physical therapy this week. so, instead of going Friday morning, it's tomorrow morning. oh joy. so i will be on here probably in the afternoon. i guess i'll try to go to bed at a decent time tonight.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. i hope everyone had a good April.

la juventud se desperdicia en los jóvenes

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:

Mastodon - The Motherload
Barbarian Overlords - The Harvester
Anthrax - The Constant
Iron Maiden - The Trooper

"If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves." - Willie Nelson

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

so winter decides to show up when the clock goes forward...

all the "experts" around here are saying to expect a few inches of snow on either Monday or Tuesday. i laughed, knowing the one objective people on the television here locally have is scaring the shit out of the elderly to force them to watch more news. i don't mind snow, even though i would prefer it never to come in March.

i just find it a bit ironic that we "spring" forward on the clocks tonight and in less than 48 hours it's supposed to be fucking cold and blanketed with snow. welcome to Ohio.

i didn't enjoy seeing the news today that Henrik Lundqvist will miss 2 to 3 weeks for the New York Rangers. it's not that i don't believe in their backup goalie, it's that he's going to miss time right as the fantasy hockey playoffs begin. just my fucking luck.

Vice was excellent last night. i loved the shots from Siberia and the very interesting way they are fighting back against global warming.

NJPW was excellent last night.

Perfect in '76 was a fluff piece on the Indiana basketball team that went 32-0 and won the national championship in 1976.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live, ROH and Jerrod Carmichael: 8.

i will probably watch some college basketball tonight, but probably only a few minutes here and there. hopefully there are no upsets. that will increase the chances of the Dayton Flyers actually making the tournament on 2 straight losses.

i figure i might do some writing later today as well. i've got a couple phrases swimming in my head that need to get out of the fucking pool.

that's all for me kids. i hope everyone has a great Saturday. call if you need bail money.

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:

Beach Slang - Spin the Dial
Mastodon - The Motherload
Father John Misty - Real Love Baby
The String Cheese Incident - Betray the Dark

"I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be." - Douglas Adams

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

not the way i wanted this day to start

when i shut my eyes at 2 in the morning, i knew i was going to be up in 4 hours. that's not sleep, that's a fucking nap. but, i was up at 6 and ready to go. sadly, i can't say the same for Manchester United.

if the boys would have been simply clinical today, they would have beat Stoke City by 4 or 5 goals. instead, they pissed around and gave up a late equalizer that will leave me fucking furious for the rest of the damn day.

the New York Yankees showed a little pride yesterday, beating Baltimore 7-3. hopefully the Yankees win today and make Baltimore have to wait to see if they are actually in the playoffs or not. thankfully, today is the last game of the season and most likely the last day i will give a shit about baseball.

the New York Rangers lost last night, 5-4 to the Devils. i guess the good thing is it looks like this year's team might actually be able to score. that's a welcome change from the past.

Ohio State destroyed Rutgers yesterday 58-0. honestly, i don't think it was even that close. congrats to J.T. Barrett on setting the Ohio State record for touchdown passes.

there was some crazy ass college football games yesterday. all in all, it's why i love the sport.

i finally got to watch Deadpool. i can see why it is the highest grossing rated R movie of all time. it was fucking hilarious, start to finish. i probably rank it as my 3rd favorite movie of all time, only behind Fight Club and Pulp Fiction.

ROH was excellent last night. always interesting to watch pro wrestling in a baseball stadium.

Austin City Limits was pretty good last night. hard to imagine this was the first time Paul Simon has ever been on the show.

Saturday Night Live was really fucking funny last night. a good way to start off a new season.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Westworld, Last Week Tonight, The Strain, Shameless and Masters of Sex.

the New Orleans Saints play at San Diego later today. i've picked against them this week, hoping they might finally fucking win.

i'm not favored in either of my fantasy football matches, no surprise there.

i wrote 5 poems yesterday while enjoying my victory beer after the Ohio State game. i typed them up and i really, really like a few of them. i think i'm going to get another submission ready for next week probably.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. may your Sunday be even better.

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:

Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance

Mastodon - The Motherload

Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea

"Next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you." - Groucho Marx

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

one of these days i'll get to sleep forever...

i believe a cold front moved through overnight, as i tossed and fucking turned all night long. not exactly the kind of sleep i wanted going into a day i knew i would be sending out some poems. i'd like to think i do my best work when i'm feeling my best. of course, if that was true, my work has been shit for the last few years. no comments from the peanut gallery please.

i sent out 12 poems today; 6 to ZYX and 3 each to Dead Snakes and In Between Hangovers. i'll post the verdicts when i hear back from these places.

the New York Yankees pissed away lead after lead last night. thankfully, they are finally starting to show some heart and some fucking resolve. they battled back each time and eventually won 10-7. they will go for another series win in the game tonight.

The Voice is now at the point of the season where everyone left is talented enough to win the whole thing. of course, that wouldn't have been the case if Nick would have stayed last night.

there are now 8 left in the competition. i could see 6 of them winning the whole thing.

Deadliest Catch was pretty damn interesting last night.

i did catch the overtime of the Capitals vs. Penguins last night. i laughed when Pittsburgh scored to eliminate Washington. i have to think that Ovechkin knows at this point he's never going to win it all in Washington. perhaps they trade him to a certain team in New York that they once traded Jagr to. just a thought. the Penguins will now play Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference Final. i'll only watch because there are ex-Rangers on each team.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Lucha Underground. i'll watch NXT and some other shit on WWE Network tonight. also, i'll flip between some baseball and a Game 7 in the NHL.

i had an interesting talk at the post office today. i wasn't expecting the person behind the counter to tell me about her drug problem. her eyes got a little wide when i told her my pain tolerance is such that i can take 3 Percocets and they won't even phase me. i told her i'm not going to become an addict just so i don't feel pain. i was about to explain my theory on finding the pleasure in the pain but an old lady walked in. but i imagine the poems are going to get interesting.

today has been one of those days where the arthritis has won most of the day. when the body aches just sitting, you know it's a no win situation.

i listened to Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. i highly recommend checking out his interview with EC3. it's a must listen.

you can check it out on the right hand side of this blog or by going to:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2016/5/11/wrestling-podcast-81-ec3

that's all for me kids. i hope there's a little sunshine where you live.

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:

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs
Meat Loaf - You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
Mastodon - The Motherload

"Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision." - Salvador Dali

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

the odd one over in the corner

one thing i always did when i was a teen, i would take a notepad and pen with me to a mall or anywhere where there was going to be people. i do that today when i take my mother to the doctor. i wrote 7 poems yesterday while she was in her appointment. i figure i will type them up tomorrow between football games and memories of holiday dysfunction. what made me laugh yesterday was i heard a person whispering to another what's he writing there. if there is one thing i have learned over time, it's the enjoyment i get by making people nervous. it's also a good way to make sure you're always alone.

after the doctor yesterday, mom and i went to Menards. this one is way south of the one we normally go to. i could tell immediately by the women that worked there. much more attractive. of course, this is where most of the rich people live, so i'm guessing some of the parts have been cleaned up so to speak. after that we went to dinner. much more of the same. i suppose i will have some more poems to write this weekend.

after that, we got back home to get the trash out. i spent a good amount of time over at my uncle's. i joked that it has become Tuesdays with Morrie. sadly, the talks usually get to politics and then that's when i just let my crazy common sense shine. i personally hope no one votes in the next election. send the whole fucking thing into chaos. we got done with the trash just in time for The Voice.

all my favorites made it through another elimination. i was a little upset that Korin was in the bottom 2 once again. thankfully, she got saved and Evan was eliminated. he did absolutely nothing for me.

Scream Queens was excellent last night. the ending was awesome, even though you could see it coming a mile away.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be the Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special. i will be watching NXT and some other shows on WWE Network.

the New York Rangers play a HUGE early season game with Montreal tonight. it should be a good test to see if the Rangers are really the best team in the east.

Manchester United can advance to the knockout round today if they defeat PSV Eindhoven. considering the game is at Old Trafford, i really like their chances.

i've got the first two loads of laundry going. hopefully i will have much of it done before the United game.

my sister is supposed to come down tonight, or maybe early tomorrow, all depends on her job. 

i did my fantasy football picks this morning. most of my players actually play on Thanksgiving, so that will make it a very interesting holiday this year.

that's all for now. i have some clothes to fold and i have to figure out what i'm having for lunch. i hope everyone has a great day. if you happen to be traveling today, be safe. 

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:

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

Mastodon - The Motherload

Todd Snider - Beer Run (Live)

"There is little success where there is little laughter." - Andrew Carnegie

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

Super Bowl Sunday

in yet another sign of me becoming an old fuck, i fell asleep last night before the opening of Saturday Night Live was even over. when i woke up at 5 in the morning, i was aching beyond belief. fucking weather. i did manage to get back to sleep. so most of this morning has been catching up on what i missed last night.

this one skit from Saturday Night Live did make me laugh my ass off this morning:

i just watched the episode of ROH i missed last night. the triple threat match was really good.

this will be a quick one as the Dayton Flyers play here in a few minutes. we could have gone to the game but mom is a little under the weather and my arthritis is killing me. so, hopefully i get to watch them win today from my chair.

the rain/snow line went WAY farther north than any of these fucks on tv thought it would. so, we got a little ice and nothing else. all the major snow is about 100 miles from me. good times.

the New York Rangers found some offense last night and won 4-1. i could have gone without the injury scare to The King. that was a little fucking frightening. thankfully, he was able to stay in the game. here are some highlights from the win:

today is the Super Bowl. i've picked Seattle to win a close one. as a New Orleans Saints fan, i really don't give a shit about the game. hopefully the commercials are good.

Showtime for some fucking reason is airing their shows tonight. so, after the game i will be watching Shameless, House of Lies, and Episodes. i figure i'll be watching some of the shit NBC has after the game as well.

i will be on here sometime tomorrow. i hope everyone enjoys their Sunday. if you are having a party, i hope you have a good one. and if you are betting today, i hope you have a few winners.

thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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 Band of Heathens - Hurricane
Mastodon - The Motherload
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream

"Winners never quit and quitters never win." - Vince Lombardi

my crazy weekend begins now

and since i'm going to be running crazy for the next few days, i didn't sleep worth a shit last night. i tried to actually sleep in my bed and that lasted no more than 30 minutes. i have to basically numb my left arm to get any rest at all. that's fun. so, when i'm sitting at a hockey game tonight, unable to numb that arm, it's going to be really interesting. hopefully the New York Rangers play well so i have some adrenaline pumping. if they play like the last two games, i'm going to be fucking miserable.

before i get to the details of another Rangers loss... the trip to the grocery store. mom wanted to go early in the afternoon. of course, that didn't happen as she had much more work than she thought to get done. so, we left late in the afternoon. more like early evening. we had to get the paper and mail and check the new house for mail as well. we got to the store and i'm planning on how we can get in and out of this place and get back home in time for the game. after waiting for almost 20 minutes to get her medicine, i knew any chance of getting home in time was gone. so, i basically turned it into a chance to do some people watching. i noticed plenty of women wearing stretch pants in the store. not a good look for everyone. but, for the ones that it is, i thank you. i did write a poem about it late last night. i'll hopefully be sending that out soon in another submission. i typed it up this morning and it's a good one. we got what we came for and a few other things and got back home a little after the game started.

of course, by the time i turned the game on, the Rangers were already losing. the game was on the NHL Network and they were using the Boston announcers. needless to say, i'd rather brush my teeth with a shotgun than listen to those fucking clowns, so most of the game was on mute. that didn't help much as the Rangers once again couldn't do much of anything against a good team. yet another 3-0 loss. as much as i want for them to win tonight while i'm in attendance, i really hope they just fucking score. The King will be in goal tonight for the Rangers. he wasn't last night nor the other game the Rangers played in Columbus.

so after the game and a quick bite to eat, we have to get back home and more or less get right to bed. that of course won't happen, but in a perfect world it would. we have a college basketball game (Dayton vs. St. Louis) at 12:30 on Saturday afternoon. the game is on national television, so it's going to be a full house. mom wants to take some clothes to the charity we drop our clothes off to before we go to the game. to toss in more of a clusterfuck, Manchester United plays at 10 in the morning. so the next time i will be on here will be sometime Saturday afternoon or early evening.

i'm thinking i may have to give in and take some strong shit for my arm this weekend. that should make for some fun.

i'm going to miss the debut of NJPW on AXS TV tonight. i'm hoping they put some of it on YouTube but i'm not holding my breath. hopefully i'll get to watch it next week. i'm guessing i'll catch Treehouse Masters late tonight as i'm struggling to fall asleep.

on the bright side, it's starting to warm up a little out here. of course, it's still slicker than shit in the lane, but hopefully that changes. if it doesn't, taking the trash down will be a fucking adventure.

so, i hope everyone has a great weekend. love the one you're with or have enough money to love the one you want. and i'd suggest getting your birthday cards to me in the mail soon. not that i'm expecting you to get me anything (HINT, HINT). most of all, have a safe, fun weekend.

thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Hot Water Music - Drag My Body
Rival Sons - Electric Man
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work
Mastodon - The Motherload

"I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me." - Mary Karr

and here comes hell...

the doomsday local media has done its job well today. i drove past the local store when i was out getting the mail at the post office and the parking lot was packed almost out to the street. we supposedly have 3 to 5 to holy shit inches of snow coming tonight and into tomorrow morning. so, of course everyone had to go out and stock up for the end of days.

i'm not sure i have caught up on my sleep yet, but i'm still kicking. i'm drained beyond belief. that should be the perfect mix for shoveling snow tomorrow.

i did watch Total Divas last night. i think i'm really going to enjoy Paige on the show. you can tell she totally has a 'i don't give a fuck attitude' that i love. she should make this shit enjoyable for me.

i spent most of today just lounging in front of the television. i did get a good laugh when i saw the next round of the FA Cup draw. Manchester United is on the road yet again, against the lowest ranked team left. hopefully they can get the job done easier this time.

tonight is back to my usual Monday night clusterfuck. Gotham comes back on tonight. i'm pumped to watch that again. at the same time is Monday Night Raw and the gold medal game of the 2015 World Juniors between Russia and Canada. the New York Rangers have 3 prospects in that game that will play a major role. so, the plan i have in my head is to watch Gotham and flip between wrestling and hockey during the commercial breaks. just a few more weeks and hopefully i'll be moved and that whole home DVR will be taking care of these problems for me.

it did get pretty damn cold last night. it's supposed to get even colder the next few days. i turned the heat up in the house as mom thinks she's coming down with something. i had a hell of a time changing the water filter in the cellar today. the perfect time for my bad back and arthritis to collude against me. but, i got the fucker changed after 10 minutes of cussing and wondering if i was going to snap a pipe in two. hopefully we don't have any frozen pipes in the next few days.

i saw most of the cats today. the next few days will be interesting for them. if we do get the snow these assholes are saying we will get, this will be the first significant snowfall some of them have ever seen. i'll definitely have to be on the lookout for dead cats in the next few days. i've already had one freeze to death earlier in the season. i'm not doubting there will be a few more that don't make it.

i'm not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. i figure it depends on the weather and how bad it truly does get. i'm expecting i'll have some shoveling to do. hopefully my back holds up.

my uncle goes in for surgery on his hip tomorrow. mom wanted me to go over and say hello to him. i asked if it was just in case he doesn't make it through the surgery. she said yes and i refused. i told her to tell him i didn't come over to say hi because he's not going to die. he got a good laugh out of that.

that's all for me today. hope everyone had a great weekend, a better Monday and... ah, who gives a shit. hope this finds you alive. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your time.

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:

Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
Mastodon - The Motherload
TV on the Radio - Careful You
Justin Townes Earle - Racing in the Street
Broken Bells - Holding on for Life

"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race." - Don Marquis

what to do with all these boxes

i decided to break out the vodka my sister got me for Christmas last night. lo and behold, i ended up writing 4 poems. the vodka is good. i'm hoping the poems are better. i typed them up this afternoon after the adventure my mother and i went on. more on that later. i'm not sure yet where i'll be sending these poems, but i'm hoping to get out another batch before 2015 rolls around.

i got up this morning in plenty of time to watch Manchester United. thankfully, the team is really starting to click. the won 3-1. 2 goals and an assist from Wayne Rooney. the other goal came from RVP. i finally am starting to believe that a top 4 finish this season is absolutely possible. here are some highlights from the game, in GIF form:

we needed to go out today to get ink for the printer and finally get a new shredder. along the way we got the paper, the mail, cat food and bird food. a big thank you to everyone that sent me Christmas cards. and a big thank you to John Sweet for the books. very much appreciated my friend. when we sat down for lunch this afternoon, i believe both my mother and i were spent. my mother had some gift cards for where we went, so lunch ended up being under $5. not bad when the original bill was over $35. it was a steakhouse by the way, that's why it was that expensive.

the sun was actually out today. so i finally got to use my new sunglasses. they worked really good, not that the sun is out enough around here to wear them all the time. but at least i know i have some good sunglasses once again.

i watched a ton of NBA basketball yesterday. that was good to get some naps in. i believe all the other sports start back up tomorrow. i know the New York Rangers play tomorrow night. i completely missed the start of the 2015 World Juniors today. i read about the Team USA win over Finland. i can't wait until the USA plays Canada. that is usually the New Year's Eve Hockey War.

today felt so much like a Saturday. hopefully a victory beer will get me back in the swing of things.

i have no clue what i'll be watching tonight on television. maybe some college football, maybe something on the Food Network. or, maybe i'll figure out where i'm sending some poems. your guess is as good as mine.

i'll be on here most likely in the afternoon tomorrow. i got a check in the mail today that i'd like to get to the bank tomorrow morning. so, i suppose sometime after that odyssey.

i hope everyone had a great Christmas. hopefully your Boxing Day was good as well. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Dr. Dog - Shadow People
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Gov't Mule - War Pigs (Live)
Mastodon - The Motherload
Led Zeppelin - Tea for One

"I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth." - Henry Miller

the winter blues before Thanksgiving...

i knew i was trapped in the middle of the winter blues when i nearly blew a gasket when i found the morning paper was wet. i have a very short fuse at times, and a wet newspaper is amazingly high on that list. but, a little nap, a little porn, and some music usually does the trick. not that i suddenly become happy, just more back to my mellow self. of course, that will change as soon as the hockey game starts tonight.

no dead cats today, at least from what i saw, so i don't think it got as cold last night. of course, it's supposed to get down to the single digits again tonight i think. the problem i have when it is cold out is the days just start to bleed together. the life cycle becomes just a repeat of days, of hours, of moments before. the more i think about it, the more i truly believe i'm not going to miss living out here. even if i do end up with shitty neighbors.

i did watch a good amount of college basketball last night. that Kentucky team is fucking scary. if they actually learn how to play together as a team, i'm not sure who can beat them.

i had no problem with the two that got voted off The Voice last night. they did nothing for me. now, the problem is only a few of the ten that are left are "good" to my ears. i do like the twist where they are bringing back everyone voted off from the top 12 for one more performance and one of them will become the fourth finalist. that could be interesting.

tonight is a bit of a clusterfuck for me on television. the New York Rangers play at home against Philadelphia tonight. at the same time, Lucha Underground is on. the way the Rangers are playing here lately, i might go with wrestling. then, tonight at 10 is American Horror Story. that should be a good way to finish off my night.

just found out that Jimmy Ruffin has died. he did one of my favorite songs ever...

the Dayton Flyers play tomorrow morning down in Puerto Rico. i'll most likely be on here sometime after that game with Texas A&M.

this story made me laugh today. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jason-isbell-receives-bizarre-request-to-audition-for-the-voice-20141119 just imagine what that show could be if the producers actually knew music.

that's all for me today. hope this finds you warm, thinking of my face somewhere between your thighs. no, not you Janne. i'm speaking to the one or two women that may stumble upon this and actually make it to the end.

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 Horrors - Still Life
Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
Los Lonely Boys - 16 Monkeys
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go
Mastodon - The Motherload

"As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it." - Dick Cavett

being the good son...

i knew something was up with my mother when i came downstairs this morning. it was nearly 9 AM and she was still in bed. and then i noticed she had the trash can near her bed. the trash can that is normally in the bathroom. great... she's been dizzy nearly the whole day. i've let her sleep for the most part, checking on her every 30 minutes or so. i did get my laundry done after i went to the store for her. i joked that she owes me since i got stuck in a conversation with my aunt's sister at the store. hopefully this is only a temporary thing. the doctor did say that some people do react like this to the procedure she had on Tuesday. fingers are crossed...

while doing my laundry i listened to the second episode of the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast. i highly recommend it. the interview he did with Chris Jericho was great.

i actually saw all the cats today. i guess that means there really is a storm coming this weekend.

Lucha Underground was good last night. i definitely think this promotion is off to a good start.

American Horror Story was brilliant last night. this season is definitely fucking creepy.

the New York Rangers won in OT last night, 4-3. i could see how a viewer that wasn't a fan of either team would love the game last night. it had a bit of everything. speed, hitting, penalties, a penalty shot, power plays, a little nastiness, some great goals, etc etc. i'll gladly take the 2 points. and they are getting a little healthier. they sent down a guy today which i have to believe means that Derek Stepan will be returning this weekend. here are some highlights from last night:

tonight i'll be watching The Big Bang Theory and then the NFL game between the Bengals and Browns. The battle of Ohio. i do have one player playing tonight. i believe one of my opponents does as well. i picked the Bengals to win.

i'm still getting used to it getting so damn dark here early now. this doesn't help me being a night person. hell, i didn't get to sleep last night until almost 4 in the morning. i'd hate to see the madness if i lived by myself.

that's all for today. i need to go fix dinner for my mother. i don't have a clue what she feels like eating, so this could get interesting.

hope everyone is doing good. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Broken Bells - Holding on for Life
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work
Mastodon - The Motherload
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain
Lucinda Williams - Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings

"Just because I don't have a college degree doesn't mean I am not smart!" - Emma Stone

and the days and nights start to bleed together...

yet another Monday where i'm running on fumes. it was almost completely worth it, right up until the Saints got their asses handed to them last night. then, it all became one long, long drag...not even some great television could save me. anywho, on with the show...

the Yankees won yesterday 9-5 to finish the season 84-78. Derek Jeter got a RBI single in his last at bat, giving him 3.465 hits for his career. that puts him at 6th place all time. not bad. i thought the Red Sox did a pretty good job with the ceremony yesterday, albeit some of it was WAY over the top. did they really think Jeter was going to dance to someone singing RESPECT? i certainly got a little misty when he left the field for the final time. i've watched his whole damn career. my second favorite Yankee of all time. hopefully he truly enjoys his retirement, he has earned it.

my fantasy football yesterday was full of heartbreak. i have lost one game by 4 damn points. i'm trailing in the other by 3 points going into the game tonight. and i certainly sucked at picking games this week. this is the kind of week that you tend to realize that sometimes when going with your gut, you find out your gut is full of shit.

the Saints got killed last night 38-17. and quite honestly, it wasn't even that close. thankfully, i only got to see bits and pieces of the game. they aren't going to start winning games until they fix that fucking defense.

thankfully, the Sunday night shows were excellent last night. Boardwalk Empire was great. i always love a brutal murder to finish off a show. The Strain was brilliant last night. another layer of the onion was revealed. i LOVE that show. Last Week Tonight had me laughing. Total Divas was pretty good. Ray Donovan was excellent. it certainly had a few shocking moments in the season finale. Masters of Sex was great. that had a few twists as well.

tonight is yet another clusterfuck on tv for me. i'm going to try to do a better job of watching Gotham tonight. that pretty much means that The Big Bang Theory is going to get the slight this week. The Voice and Monday Night Raw are on at that time as well. once again, i'll be relying on YouTube to help me with what i miss on the shows.

i think i may have found a new favorite music video:

around 4 in the morning, i wrote 5 poems. i typed those up this afternoon. i'm trying to write poems that are less than 8 lines long. got a few places i want to send to that want short poems. plus, i always love a good challenge.

one of these days i'm going to take advantage of this weather we are having and take some new photos of the farm. it's getting really close to harvest time.

that's pretty much all for me today. i hope everyone had a great weekend. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Mastodon - The Motherload
Deftones - Minerva
Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down
Pantera - I'm Broken
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

"Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band." - Les Claypool