smoke 'em if you got 'em

before you get too high, here are your links for national poetry month:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10589153/15-best-poetry-books-of-all-time.html?fb

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/19/304896496/bringing-poetry-and-high-culture-to-sao-paulos-periphery

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/article_85eb06e2-c7fd-11e3-8413-0019bb2963f4.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/probation-leads-poetry-bronx-article-1.1761441

http://oakpark.suntimes.com/people/poet-OAK-04242014:article

my sister, mother and i had our Easter dinner last night. it was really simple and really good. and like after any good meal, i took a nice long nap. that nap came and went for the rest of the night. so i feel pretty fucking rested. and that's a good thing considering all the shit i have to do today.

the New York Yankees got the shit beat out of them last night, 16-1. thankfully, i didn't watch more than 3 minutes of the game. and considering another pitching injury and that today is a bullpen start, i'm not sure how much i'll be watching today either.

ROH last night was excellent. i never pass up the chance to watch Kevin Steen wrestle.

i did watch a ton of playoff hockey and playoff basketball last night. other than that, i was checking out Coachella on AXS TV. first time i got to see Lorde perform live. hard to believe the talent she has and is so young.

i have no clue if all of my usual Sunday night shows are on tonight or not. so, if they are i'll be watching. if not, i guess i'll be catching up on more sleep.

ok, that's all for today. i've got to get the trash picked up and the cats fed before Manchester United come on. hope everyone has a great Easter or a great 4/20 or a great Sunday. whatever fucking floats your boat.

be well.

peace.

music:

Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Lorde - Pure Heroine
G. Love & Special Sauce - Who's Got The Weed

"If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner." - Tallulah Bankhead

only the calendar believes it is spring

damn good thing i didn't put away the winter clothes. apparently it's April, yet the weather believes it's late February. nothing like going out to feed the cats when it's 30 degrees out with a wind that makes it feel like the upper teens. as i have grown older, i can absolutely see why people leave this state and never come back. maybe one day i'll be smart enough to do the same.

the poet of the day on my Google+ page is J.D. Nelson. J.D. is one of the most prolific poets i have the pleasure of knowing. a quick Google search should give you a ton of links to his writing, music, art, etc. do check him out if you haven't before.

i really enjoyed the 5-2 Yankees win over Baltimore last night. CC was really strong on the mound. and nothing like getting 3 runs on an error to give the Yankees the margin of victory. plus, a triple play that has never happened in the history of MLB. read all about it and see both plays here: Error, triple play help Yankees take series opener

busy sports weekend as usual. Yankees play again this afternoon. Rangers vs. Islanders this evening in basically a playoff game. the national championship of college hockey and if i truly get bored, there's always golf.

throw on top of all that a new Saturday Night Live, new ROH tv, new Louis C.K. comedy special on HBO, and god knows what else i find... i'll be spending this cold ass day in front of the tv indoors. furnace back on, unfortunately.

hopefully the weather is better in your neck of the woods.

music today:

Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song

"If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner." - Tallulah Bankhead