i woke up to a pillow on the floor

so, i obviously had another night of great sleep. waking up and stepping on a pillow on the floor that you don't remember putting there is always a sign of a nice, comfortable night in bed. i've often thought of installing a camera to see just how i sleep. but, i figured it would just be a few hours of a man trying to decide to die or not and be really uncomfortable to watch.

thanks for the feedback on my new YouTube video. i really do appreciate it. if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet:

the New York Yankees had all of 1 hit last night against Boston. the Yankees lost 4-1. the only good thing about the game is it only lasted two hours and fifteen minutes. Chance Adams will be making his major league debut for the Yankees today. no pressure kid. it's just the best team in the majors you're facing and your team has lost 3 games in a row. fuck me.

VICE was really good last night.

Major League Wrestling was good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was fucking great last night.

Random Acts of Flyness was fucking amazing last night. it was weird, subversive, brilliant, hilarious and poignant all within 30 minutes. i can't say enough good things about this show.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH and Paul Thorn's Mission Temple Fireworks Revival.

i took mom to the bank this morning. of course, she didn't feel like going inside, so we sat in the hot ass Highlander for about 20 minutes in line. i guess the local branch of this bank doesn't take mail and mom of course didn't know that. so, her payment for her safety deposit box was sent back to her. joy. after that, i went to the local grocery store to get some hamburger buns. mom stayed in the Highlander. of course, they didn't have any whole wheat buns at all. fuck me. so, i got some cheap ones instead. after that, mom and i went to get some breakfast. the line at McDonald's was fucking ridiculous. so, we went across the street to Arby's. let's just say i've already been on the shitter twice this morning.

i will probably do a little poetry work today. i've got a few new places to send to, so you know i always like to make a good first impression.

i hope everyone has a good Saturday. call if you need bail money.

piel suave y una playa de arena, lo que podría ir mal

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:

John Prine - Spanish Pipe Dream (Live)
Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)
Lucinda Williams - Change the Locks (Live)
Beth Hart - Tell Her You Belong To Me (Live)

"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world." - Percy Bysshe Shelley

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

splashing in an ocean, the video

a big thank you to Karina Bush for supplying the visuals for the first YouTube video i have put out in quite some time. here is the link to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAola5glXOo

would love to know what you think of it.

i suppose there was a wild hair up somewhere...

so i was a little busy this morning doing some YouTube videos...

as you might imagine, suicide has been on my mind here lately. so i thought this was a good poem to do.

this poem was a favorite of so many people this year, i just had to make a video of it. hope you enjoy it.

Lucha Underground was great last night. i certainly miss the old crimson mask i used to see all the time in my youth.

NXT was really good last night. the tag team title match between #DIY vs. Tajiri & Tozawa was off the charts great.

team USA defeated Slovakia 5-2 last night in the World Juniors. they will have their first real test of the tournament this afternoon against Russia.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Pizza Show on Viceland.

the New York Rangers play tonight out in Arizona. hopefully they can get another winning streak going.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this morning. what a crazy year 2016 has been in pro wrestling. you can find the podcast by going here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/id934576040?mt=2

i will be on here early tomorrow as my sister will be coming down to go to the basketball game tomorrow evening. it's the start of the Dayton Flyers A10 schedule. more on that tomorrow.

i have to go vacuum the house and try to get that done before the USA game in the World Juniors starts.

soon, this fucking year will be over.

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:

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
Drivin' N' Cryin' - Straight to Hell
Guided by Voices - Don't Stop Now

"Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers." - Mary Tyler Moore

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

another contribution to National Poetry Month

so, on top of doing an audio recording today, your favorite asshole poet also made a little YouTube video. i think i may do another one later in the week. we'll see. hope you enjoy.

happy birthday to me

so i started my 40th year on this planet by taking a shit that clogged the toilet. i figured that might be a good sign. i was wrong. so it looks like year 40 is going to be much like the other 39.

i did send out 12 poems today; 3 each to Dead Snakes and Chiron Review. i sent 6 poems to The Stray Branch. when i hear back from these places, i will pass on the verdicts.

i then did my new YouTube video. the first version i published i deleted as i noticed i had a spelling mistake in it. i figured that happened when my mother came in my room and told me about my uncle vomiting all over the place next door and she was rushing over. this is where the asshole in me kicked in. i was going to make sure i got the video done before i did anything. mom called to tell me she forgot her phone just as i was finishing up the corrected version. good times.

the new webcam worked pretty good. i think the more i use it, the more i'm going to like it. and when i know i only spent $6 on it, i figure it will be a good investment.

NXT was really good last night. i was very happy to see Rich Swann and Johnny Gargano both on the show. the matches were very good as well.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Life in Pieces, WWE Smackdown, Baskets and Lip Sync Battle.

i have to take mom to the grocery store. while we're there, i believe i will be going into the liquor store and buying myself a birthday gift.

i think we're also going to go out to eat before then. i wasn't sure if we were as i figured she was going to spend the rest of the day next door. frankly, i'm a little shocked she came back home. but that's another story for when i'm fucking hammered and pissed at the world.

i believe my sister might be coming down for the weekend. hopefully she doesn't bring any snow with her.

thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. i hope this finds you a little drunk and a little naughty.

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:

R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
The Clash - Train in Vain
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (Live)

"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper." - Francis Bacon

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

imagining the death of my father

well, it looks like my new camera works. here is my latest YouTube video for my poem "imagining the death of my father". thank you to Janne Karlsson for the artwork.

enjoy.

a shower can't wash away everything

i was all fired up for the hockey game this afternoon. USA vs. Russia. winner goes to the gold medal game. i had "lucky" clothes on, was in a good frame of mind and the voice was at full force. these are the days where i'm sure my mother wishes she didn't work from home. the USA scored first and had another shot hit the post in the first period. sadly, that would be the last time they would come close to really having a chance to score. size and skill, which was basically 2/3 of the Russian team, will always beat skill. that's one of those unwritten laws of hockey. Russia scored twice in the second period and more or less, just choked off the game from there. Russia won 2-1. third fucking year in a row they have defeated us in the World Juniors. the USA will play Sweden tomorrow morning for the Bronze medal. i'll be interested to see if either team gives a shit, seeing that both teams lost to a rival the day before.

so after the game i took a long shower. i was hoping the hot water on my back and neck would feel good. sadly, it didn't. it's finally winter here and sure enough, my back is tighter than shit. i did find it funny that the news were making it sound like a blizzard was coming this morning during the morning commute. we didn't get anything here other than frost.

i went 8-8 on my NFL picks yesterday. that pretty much sums up my picks all damn year as i was 19 games worse than last season. in my eyes, that's a complete fucking failure even though i was 151-105 for the regular season.

i have two YouTube videos in my head that just need to be filmed now. one is pretty simple. the other i'm trying to pull off some shit that i have never tried before. i'm trying to make 2016 the year where i don't give a shit about failing. we'll see.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

i will be watching Monday Night Raw tonight and the season finale of Breaking Ground on WWE Network. i will also try to catch some college basketball tonight as well.

speaking of college basketball, i see that the Dayton Flyers are now number 25 in the AP Poll. it sucks as it always seems we end up losing as soon as we get ranked. hopefully that doesn't happen this Wednesday at home against UMass.

amazingly, the New Orleans Saints won yesterday 20-17. i was flipping between that and the heartbreak my mother had watching her Jets blow a chance at the playoffs. i know that made my sister happy, as she is a Steelers fan.

i will be on here tomorrow after the Bronze medal game. hopefully i will be in a good mood.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. i think it's starting to sink in that it is 2016 now. 17 more days until i turn 40. or how a bumper sticker says it, until life begins.

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:

Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Wolfmother - Joker & The Thief
Deftones - Minerva

"Stand-up comedy and poverty. Those were my main two endeavors." - Dave Foley

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

new YouTube video

i decided to get off my lazy ass and do a new YouTube video. this poem was first published at The Camel Saloon. if you enjoy it, share it. if you hate it, tell me. enjoy:

artsy fartsy day

so, i've been tossing around new YouTube video ideas in my head for a few weeks now. i wanted to do a cold one, one where there was really nothing but the words. the whole thought behind that was whoever was viewing it would put their voice to it and then the poem would mean whatever it would mean to them. i'd like to think i did a pretty good job at it. so, here's my new YouTube video "junkies of death":

and while we're on the topic of poems, i wrote 3 yesterday. i typed them up not too long after i wrote them. i like all 3 of them. i want to write out a few more before i send out my next round of submissions.

the New York Yankees picked a shitty time for the offense to go missing. they lost 2-0 yesterday. 2 damn solo home runs beat them. first time they have been shutout in back to back games since 1999. the lead in the division is now down to 1 1/2 games. thank fucking god they are off tonight. they start a series in Cleveland tomorrow.

enjoy a little culture kids:

the Sunday night shows were excellent last night. i really enjoyed Big Brother. Becky is a much better player than i thought she was going to be. the season finale of True Detective was great and heartbreaking. i won't give anything away, but if you watched the entire season you will be gutted by the end of the episode. Ballers was pretty funny as was The Brink. The Strain was fucking excellent once again. Ray Donovan was a little freaky and good. Masters of Sex was much better than last week. Last Week Tonight really hit home with a message that is near and dear to me. it completely frustrates the living shit out of me how ignorant fuckers in this country truly are. so, hopefully some of those dumb fucks will watch this and actually learn something:

tonight i'll be watching Monday Night Raw. on the DVR will be Men in Blazers and that Chris Farley documentary. i'm really interested in seeing that one.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. other than the rain fucking with my back and the birds destroying some feeder socks that i wanted to reuse, it wasn't so bad.

i figure my next YouTube video will be in a few weeks. i've got something planned that i'm hoping i can film it and have it actually look decent.

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:

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - S.O.B.
Brett Dennen - Queen of the Westside
Loretta Lynn - Portland Oregon
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs
Jim Carroll - People Who Died

"A man with money is no match against a man on a mission." - Doyle Brunson

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

you know things are bad if i'm drinking coffee

welcome to the 19th day of National Poetry Month. i'm in pain and feeling fucking lazy today, so please enjoy three random YouTube videos:

the New York Rangers lost game 2 last night 4-3. this didn't surprise me as it has been since 1994 that the Rangers have won the first two games of a series at home. what i didn't like was how they let Cindy get going in this series. as much as i hate the fucker, the Rangers don't have that type of player on their team. but, they are the best road team in the NHL this season. on Monday, the Rangers will get the chance to prove it.

as for the Draft Lottery last night, i can't believe a team can fail forward as much as Edmonton can. i would love to see Connor McDavid say he doesn't want to play there since it's painfully obvious the management has no fucking clue what they are doing. not that i want to see him in Toronto either. maybe everyone can relive the Eric Lindros saga all over again and this time the Rangers can win it.

the New York Yankees got some great pitching last night from Tanaka and the offense finally had someone other than A-Rod explode. a clinical 9-0 win. holy shit, two wins in a row and a series win. they go for the sweep today.

i watched a little UFC last night as well as ROH. ROH was excellent once again.

we're supposed to get some heavy rain today and thunderstorms. of course we are, i put out the trash at the farm early this morning. why wouldn't it storm...

mom wants to start going through the shit in the garage today. looks like i'll be icing my back tonight.

on the DVR tonight will be Veep, Silicon Valley, Last Week Tonight and Nurse Jackie. i'm counting down the days until Penny Dreadful comes back.

that's all for me today. the rain is starting (at least that's what my ankle is telling me) and i know mom is waiting for me to help her in the garage.

hope everyone is recovering nicely from the drunken chaos of yesterday.

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:

T.I. w/Rihanna - Live Your Life
Butthole Surfers - Pepper
Hank Williams III - Whiskey, Weed, & Women
Concrete Blonde, Tomorrow, Wendy
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work

"Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging." - Dar Williams

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

sunshine and trash

welcome to the 12th day of National Poetry Month. in yet another sign of my professional laziness, enjoy 3 random YouTube videos. and this time, i do mean random, as i know none of these people.

i didn't watch much of the Yankees game yesterday. apparently, i didn't miss much. 8-4 loss to Boston, yet again. they will try to not get swept tonight, and thankfully, i won't watch much of that either.

the New York Rangers won yesterday 4-2 in Washington. they set the franchise record for wins in a season, wins on the road in a season, total points for a season, etc. etc. they are primed and ready for the playoffs. they play the Penguins in the first round. considering my good friend Paul's favorite team is the Penguins, i'm really hoping to have some fun with this. below are the highlights from yesterday:

i ended up losing my fantasy hockey championship 6-4-0. all i needed was 2 damn assists and 7 fucking penalty minutes and i would have won. instead, i get to settle for my 4th consecutive second place finish. fuck me.

i haven't got to watch the episode of ROH from last night yet. i figure i'll do that sometime tonight. i did catch Saturday Night Live. i thought Mumford and Sons sounded pretty good. as for the show, a few of the skits were funny, but most of the show sucked.

i didn't sleep well last night. i figured that was all due to the Manchester derby.

United started the game off like shit. they got down early. thankfully, this isn't last year's squad. they found some form, made some passes, and holy shit, scored 2 goals to take the lead by half. they then went to score 2 more in the second half before Shitty scored again late. Manchester United 4 - Manchester Shitty 2. what a beautiful day. here are some highlights:

after the game, i went over to the farm and met my mother and sister. i took a ton of trash down to the end of the lane. hopefully it won't get windy tonight. brought another load of stuff over to the new house. the one side of the garage is just about full. my sister and i got a few more things hung up around the house.

tonight will be my usual Sunday night viewing. Nurse Jackie, Veep and Silicon Valley all return tonight. so does some other show that i've never watched. i'm recording all 3 just in case i start watching some other shit tonight. i know that MSG is doing a special show about the New York Rangers tonight. that will be on the DVR as well. i'll also try to squeeze in Last Week Tonight sometime as well. busy busy.

i got my order from Amazon.com yesterday. i was a little surprised the mailman left it leaning up against the garage. i might have to have a talk with him if that's what going to happen all the time.

that's all for me today. i have a victory beer and some music to go enjoy. hope you are having a lovely weekend.

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:

Ryan Bingham - Fear and Saturday Night
Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful
Shooter Jennings - Don't Wait Up (For George)
Primus - Miscellaneous Debris
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

adrift in a bloody fog

it certainly goes without saying, i've had better days here on earth. i fell right back into my old routines last night, not getting to bed until well after 5 AM this morning. i shaved, got my shower in, did the dishes, talked to a woman in Colombia, watched way too much porn and indie wrestling videos until i ran out of gas. of course, 4 hours later i was up. that's the life of this poet.

then, i had my first shit of the day. it crept up on me while i was doing my laundry. thankfully, i made it to the bathroom. and when i looked at what was in the bowl, i knew the rest of my day was going to be miserable. just my luck, my back started to give out about 25 minutes into this process. just fucking lovely. and there was just enough moisture in the air that my arthritis was flaring up as well. these are the days when a little demon pops up on my shoulder and reminds me that men MUCH greater than i am have killed themselves, what am i waiting for?...

so, imagine the joy of doing the rest of my laundry, going into town to get the mail, eating lunch, watching sports, etc... all while knowing my asshole is bleeding. good times.

thankfully, Manchester United lifted my spirits a bit today. they won 2-1 over Stoke City. given that Rooney nor Di Maria played today, i'm pleased with the result. they are slowly turning the corner to becoming a top 4 team again. here's the game in a GIF:

as for last night, the New York Rangers were up 3-2 and had just killed off a 5 on 3 power play when they suddenly just went to shit. 4 straight goals over the next 30 minutes for Tampa Bay and the Rangers lose 6-3. thank fucking god we don't play that team again this season. and god willing, we won't see them in the playoffs either.

Monday Night Raw was quite honestly just about 3 hours of filler. i was so fucking bored that i actually fell asleep during the main event.

The Voice was good last night. i saw bits and pieces of the performances last night and this morning on YouTube. while many of them were good, nothing really blew my mind. i suppose i'm still bitter about the results from last week. i'm interested to see who gets voted off tonight.

i ended up ending my 6 game losing streak with my one fantasy football team. of course, my other team had their 8 game winning streak stopped in the other league i'm in. but, that team did qualify for the playoffs, so that goal is accomplished.

i heard back from Russell at The Camel Saloon on my poetry submission from yesterday. he passed on what i sent. back to the drawing board i suppose. but, that certainly fits with how my day was going.

that's all for me today. i'm off to go ice down my back and figure out what to eat for dinner.

thanks again for allowing me to waste some 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:

Jamey Johnson - In Color
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - The Wine We Drink
The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
Neon Indian - Mind, Drips

"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire

getting older

i had to drive my mother to her doctor's appointment today. they had to inject something into the ear she had her shunt put in. it was a little unnerving to watch your mother grab on to the chair like she was being killed. thankfully, she wasn't. hopefully this injection does the trick. i certainly know she doesn't want another one.

i was up really late last night. mostly just fucking around on YouTube. i did get to see the new episode of Video Game High School. it was a really dark episode at times. but, having experienced a few deaths in my life, i thought they did a pretty good job of acting it out. the stages of grief can be a motherfucker at times.

the New York Rangers lost a heart breaker last night, 4-3 in a shootout. at least they got a point out of the game with a defense that mostly belongs in the AHL. it was nice to see Martin St. Louis start scoring. that will certainly help in the upcoming games. they play again tomorrow night.

my 14 point lead in fantasy football became a 15 point loss by the end of the game last night. that team is basically dead in the water now at 3-6. my other team is 6-3 and in first place in the division. so, at least i should have one team make the playoffs. i went 10-3 picking games last night. that's more like it.

had a little busy day on NoiseTrade. i'll provide the links below.

Monday Night Raw was really good last night. might be the best episode in months.

Gotham was fucking awesome. that show is damn near perfect.

Men in Blazers was really funny last night. they seem to be really hitting their stride now.

The Voice was good last night. my girl Reagan James did great once again. she's definitely my choice right now to win it all. tonight is the recap of all the knockout rounds. i can't wait for the live shows.

i did write two poems today when i was out with my mother. i will probably type those up late tonight.

i saw this last night and laughed my ass off...enjoy:

not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. i definitely need to get my laundry done and get some poems mailed out. i'm guessing early evening.

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:

Nikki Lane - Right Time
Matisyahu - Five7Seven2 Live

"I wish I could be elegant." - Robert Mapplethorpe

welcome to the doldrums

i had a brief moment of reflection this afternoon, while watching some porn of course, that resulted in 4 simple lines. and i think it pretty much sums up my life at 38.

my asshole is leaking and i have
hair growing in places i can't see
it certainly doesn't come as a surprise
that no one is willing to marry me

for some reason, i feel like Janne Karlsson is going to send me some brilliant artwork based on those 4 lines.

i spent most of the morning fucking around on YouTube, trying to catch up on the stuff i missed last night. saw some of The Voice, it was better than last week but none of them have blown me away yet. saw some of The Big Bang Theory, that show always makes me laugh. i also saw the Boardwalk Empire show i missed last night on HBO. it was mostly the cast and crew going over the show. i'm really going to miss it after this coming Sunday. i also saw the next episode of Video Game High School.

i did have one mini miracle happen for me last night in fantasy football. i came back from being down 14 points to win by 5, all thanks to the Steelers starting RB. my other match finished in a loss. but, i did go 10-5 on my picks. my goal is to get to double digit wins each week. and i'm still alive in the suicide pool. i haven't made it this far without a loss EVER. so, i'm hoping i can keep up that streak.

Gotham was excellent last night. Monday Night Raw had some really good moments. the Mick Foley surprise was great. hopefully the upcoming ppv will have some holy shit moments.

the New York Rangers play at the Devils tonight. hopefully the boys can get another win. i'll be watching that for most of the night.

i am planning to watch some of The Voice tonight.

i think the World Series starts tonight. i won't give a shit unless it is a close game late. then i might watch.

i did get some free music today on iTunes and NoiseTrade. i'll provide some links below.

the weather has been gloomy for most of the day today. i think it's supposed to warm up by the end of the week.

i did write 3 poems last night. first time i have written anything in about 3 weeks. i typed up the poems this afternoon and i really like them. i'm planning to send out some poems tomorrow most likely. these 3 will be going out with the batches in November.

that's all for me today. hope everyone is alive, or at least comfortably numb. 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:

Zella Day - Hypnotic
Verite - Echo EP
Minus the Bear - NoiseTrade Sampler

"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." - Carrie Fisher

one day the sun will rise again...

i felt like i did the right thing yesterday by waiting to leave for the hockey game. and for the first 5 minutes of the drive, i was right. and then it started to rain. and rain, and rain some more. it rained all the way to my sister's condo. and then it rained all the way to the arena. thankfully, my sister knows her way around Columbus. we avoided most of the traffic and got to the arena in plenty of time for the game. more on the game in a bit.

it rained for about 1/3 of the drive home last night. and it has rained on and off all day long here. to say i'm a bit gloomy and in pain would be an understatement. though, i did achieve a bit of joy by shooting my load into the middle of my chest earlier today. enjoy that visual as you read the rest of this.

the Blue Jackets lost to Dallas 4-2. i had a pretty good time, mostly because the 2 goals Columbus scored were by the guy on my fantasy team. though, my mood went to shit in the third period as i noticed the scoreboard and what was happening in the Rangers game. more on that in a moment. the next game we go to is on Friday. they are playing Calgary. i'll have fantasy interests on both of the teams that night. i did get to feel like i knew what i was talking about when i was telling my sister about the best players on Dallas. they scored all 4 of the goals.

the Rangers lost to the Islanders 6-3. thank fucking god i didn't watch that shit. Rick Nash scored 2 more goals, so that's really helping my fantasy team. but my goalie is fucking killing me. i know he starts off every season a bit slow... but giving up 6 goals in back to back games is a bit much. of course, after reading the game reports, his defense is doing him no favors. they play again on Thursday. maybe they will get a fucking win.

i watched a bit of The Voice on YouTube today. once again, none of the battles really blew me away. hopefully the good shit comes next week.

we ate at Waffle House last night around midnight. i felt sorry for the black woman working there. the town we live in has hardly any minorities. and the two white cooks weren't saying a fucking word to her. not even boring work chit chat. if i wasn't so fucking hungry i would have whipped out the charm... but the weather is doing me no favors.

i'll be watching a little hockey tonight, maybe some baseball, and eventually American Horror Story. that will get over in time for me to flip over to Foo Fighters week on Letterman.

i got most of the guys i wanted in fantasy football. now, i will have to come up with a plan to beat two opponents that are way better than me. hell, one is still undefeated. i have a feeling i'm going to come up short this week. hopefully my picks are good. i'm on a bit of a hot streak with those.

i'd like to go through my file of unpublished poems tomorrow and figure out what i'm going to send where. i'm hoping to send out some more submissions next week sometime.

that's all for me today. hope the weather is better wherever the fuck you may be. 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:

Cage The Elephant - Come a Little Closer
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
The Glitch Mob - Can't Kill Us
The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
K's Choice - Not an Addict

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man." - Friedrich Nietzsche

a fresh slice of hell...

we've been battered with storms more or less for the last 12 hours. mostly just high winds but no damage that i can tell. the rain has been killing my back though. the last line moved through here about 30 minutes ago. i'm hoping it will be out of the area when we drive to Columbus in 45 minutes or so.

i'm not looking forward to the drive given the wind. now, if we don't come across too many 18 wheelers, it should be fine. but i know how this state is. construction areas, sleepy truck drivers, accidents. my fingers are fucking crossed.

the guy who farms out here did take off some of the corn before the storms hit. i'm guessing he needed some to fill up a truck. but, the harvest season has begun.

i did watch most of Gotham last night. excellent as usual. Monday Night Raw could have been so much better. i'm blaming it on lazy fucking writers. i caught most of The Voice on YouTube. i thought a couple of the battles were good but nothing blew me away. i'm going to miss the show tonight, so i'll be relying on YouTube again. The Big Bang Theory was pretty good last night. i caught that on YouTube after i watched the new episode of Video Game High School. one of my guilty pleasures on YouTube where i allow my inner geek to have some fun.

the Rangers play the Islanders tonight in a game where i would love to see the Rangers defense look much better than the last 2 games. i'll follow the game up in Columbus at the Blue Jackets game. thankfully, our seats on the club level aren't that far from the scoreboard for out of town results.

i'm hoping the game tonight is entertaining. maybe some goals, maybe some fights. maybe not as long a line in the restroom, etc. etc.

i won both of my fantasy football matches last night. now, i need to pull off some waiver wire magic as i have another bye week that's going to take out some of my good players.

i need to get in the shower so i'm going to cut this short. if anything interesting happens tonight, i might be on here later. if not, i'll do a nice long recap tomorrow. especially if i'm eating at Waffle House or Steak 'n Shake at 11 pm or later once again.

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:

The Crystal Method - Busy Child
Tricky - Aftermath
DJ Shadow & Little Dragon - Scale It Back
The Horrors - Still Life

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - e.e. cummings

a wasted Saturday night

before i get a little pissy in my review of the Rangers game last night, let me pat myself on the back for a second. this blog has now passed 1,000 posts and 20,000 views. not too shabby considering i had no fucking clue what i was doing when i started this. THANKS to everyone who has helped along the way. hopefully this blog will continue to get better and bigger in the future.

now, on to the fucking horror show in Columbus last night. the game was a sell out. the crowd was intensely into the game. i might have enjoyed them if the Rangers weren't playing like shit. they started off flat with no fucking jump at all. needless to say, the 5-2 loss was exactly what they fucking deserved. the only thing i liked about last night was when i was waiting in line for a urinal to open up. every fucker in there saw i was wearing a New York Rangers shirt. every drunk fucker wanted to say something but all of them, and i do mean ALL of them literally bit their fucking tongues and didn't say a word. one of the few joys i have left in life is my ability to intimidate people without saying a fucking word.

the Rangers play their home opener tonight against Toronto. hopefully they know the effort will have to be about 100000000000000000000000% greater tonight. i'll try to watch as much of the game as i can.

we have two more hockey games up in Columbus later on this week. against Dallas on Tuesday and Calgary on Friday night. i guess i'll get some practice with night driving. and hopefully i will enjoy these games more since i'll have no dog in the fight.

looks like i missed an incredible Saturday for college football. figures.

i did catch some of Saturday Night Live this morning on YouTube. i did laugh really hard at a few of the bits. looks like Bill Hader did a great job as host.

we did get home in time last night to catch ROH. helps that i only look at the speed limit in this state as a suggestion, not a law. ROH was excellent, as usual. i enjoyed the rumble match. and i'm happy they finally showed Jay Briscoe winning the title from Elgin.

my buddy Paul is coming over in a little bit to watch some football. after my sleepless night and truly needing to get some aggression out; i hope today is a hard hitting mess. plus, it would help if my fantasy team did well.

i didn't get the guy i wanted in fantasy hockey. that was how i started off my morning. good times.

i have trash to pick up and cats to feed. so i'll try to sum this shit up quickly.

i'll hopefully get to watch Boardwalk Empire, Total Divas, Homeland, and The Affair tonight. not sure if i will make it through all of them without a nap this afternoon. that won't be happening though.

i might post some of the pictures from last night later on in the week. but, given that they lost, don't count on it.

hope everyone had a better Saturday than me. and hopefully, your Sunday will be 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:

JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work

"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones

a stuffed nose only means one thing...

welcome to fall in Ohio. it was damn near 75 yesterday and this morning i wake up (way too early) and it is 38 degrees. that's the kind of temperature drop that makes me curious to see if my flu shot will actually work. we didn't have any frost thankfully. if it gets too cold the crops could be fucked. but, it certainly feels like football and hockey weather now.

Ohio State plays a trap game today at Maryland. hopefully they come out and take care of them early. if this gets into a back and forth game, the young Buckeyes could be in a for a cruel lesson once again. hopefully they win as they play at noon and the rest of my day will be shit if they lose.

there are a ton of college football games on today. i plan on watching a few of them between naps and whatever else goes on today. later tonight i'll be watching Saturday Night Live and then ROH. and then getting a few hours of sleep to get up and watch Manchester United tomorrow morning. i'll be blogging after that, hopefully. i believe my fantasy hockey roster will be known by that time.

The Knick was fascinating last night. Clive Owen was brilliant. withdrawal is one cruel fucking time in a life. i can't wait to see what happens next week.

the wrestling ippv on YouTube last night was long and was good in spots. i'll say this, thankfully it was free. i would have been pissed if i paid for it given all the technical problems. of course, that's life in the indies. the match of the night was Candice and Joey vs. Tommy Dreamer and Ivelisse. some comedy, some hot women, part fucking gross, part holy shit, and there was blood. the rest of the show was overbooked for my liking but it was better than doing nothing on a Friday night.

the New York Rangers won in a shootout last night 3-2 over Chicago. albeit the preseason, i was happy that the Rangers came from behind to get the win. after last night, i'm pretty sure Ryan Malone is making this team. plus, here's the video i might be watching for the rest of the day:

the final preseason game is tonight. i doubt i'll watch much of it. hopefully i'll catch the highlights. it's the final chance for the kids to make an impression. there are spots to be won out there, so it should be interesting.

i need to get going. i have cats to feed and soccer in Europe to go watch. hope everyone has a great Saturday. 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:

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Shooter Jennings - The Gunslinger
Drive-By Truckers - Grand Canyon
Street Sweeper Social Club - The New Fuck You

"I was told I had an overabundance of original sin." - Susan Surandon

like a real hillbilly...

to illustrate just how fucking tired i was yesterday and still am today, when i went out to my truck to go into town today, i realized i left the damn window down. i didn't find any animals in it, but that doesn't mean one didn't spend the night in there. thankfully there wasn't any visible signs of shit or piss. and thank fucking god it didn't rain last night. i would have loved trying to explain that one to my mother.

in more redneck news out on the farm, i had to help a bird get out of a bird feeder today. the little fucker got its head stuck in the windmill feeder we have out here. i tried to help it out but of course the little shit didn't want me to touch it. so, i simply tilted the feeder in a direction that gravity would help the dumb shit out. sure enough, one shake and the little fucker was flying away.

got an email yesterday out of the blue from my best friend from high school. we talked on the phone today and are planning to go to lunch tomorrow. it should be nice to really catch up as we haven't had a long talk with each other in probably 20 years.

i also had a conversation with the muse last night. she wanted to congratulate me on the poem i got published recently that was about her. she seemed a bit shocked that i have written many more about her. i, of course, told her about these poems in the past, but most of our conversations are only about her and nothing else is allowed. her ex called so the muse put me on hold. a little piece of advice for everyone out there, loved ones included... i will wait on hold for two minutes and two minutes only.

i got almost five hours of sleep last night. not nearly as much as i needed.

the cluster fuck of television last night got even more crowded for me when i realized the New York Rangers preseason game against the Devils was going to be televised as well. it was truly a night i needed the Elvis wall of televisions. here is a quick recap:

the Rangers lost 5-4. i thought many of the players looked good for the first action of the preseason. i learned a long time ago not to put much into these games.

the Yankees won 5-0. they actually only gave up 1 hit last night. Jeter had 3 runs batted in. they play again tonight.

The Voice was pretty good. i do like the two new coaches. i think they will add something to the show. thankfully, i caught most of the performances on YouTube.

that was true as well with The Big Bang Theory. i did like what i saw from the first two new episodes.

i did watch most of Gotham on YouTube as well. i really, REALLY like this show. hopefully i will get to see the full episode here soon.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good. i did like the title change and any show that has plenty of Dean Ambrose, i'm going to be entertained.

i picked the football game correctly last night. of course, the muse was sad because she's a Jets fan. i won both of my fantasy matches pretty easily for a change. i went 10-6 on picks for the week.

also last night, i caught the Men in Blazers show on NBCSN. even though i knew they were going to kill Manchester United for their loss, i did enjoy the show. having grown up on the George Michael's Sports Machine, i get the humor and the pace of the show perfectly. thankfully it gets shown multiple times over the night, so i can catch it later than trying to squeeze it in with everything else on Monday night.

tonight will be another episode of The Voice and some baseball. and god willing, a long ass nap.

i got some really good music on NoiseTrade today. i'll provide the link to the FREE music below.

that's all for me. 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:

Volbeat - A Warrior's Call
Big Data w/Joywave - Dangerous
The Red Headed Indian - Honey

"It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand the company." - Bruce Springsteen

and think i made it to the end of this blog and didn't mention my bleeding asshole once.

another creative outburst

before i get to what the hell i was doing up at 3 in the morning making YouTube videos, i have a little story to tell.

so, yesterday i wrote that i had not seen my cat Tolstoy for over 2 weeks. lo and behold, today when i go out to feed the cats, Tolstoy is where he normally is, just chillin', waiting for some food. at least i know one creature that reads this blog. and i completely understand why i prefer cats to dogs; they are indifferent pricks much like myself.

now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

those two YouTube videos came from just not being able to fall asleep last night. so, i finally decided to see if i could find a spot in my dirty ass room to set up the mini tripod mom got me awhile back. once i figured that out, it was go time. both of those poems have been on my 'to do' list for quite some time. i hope everyone enjoys the videos. and if you do, please feel free to tell EVERYONE and share it with the world.

the Yankees play tonight down in Tampa. i almost give a shit.

Big Brother was pretty good last night. as i thought, Nicole got the boot. the next eviction will be the most interesting one of the season. i figure whoever does get voted out will end up walking right back in, as that is what the next twist will be.

Married and You're The Worst were good last night as well. i suppose FX doesn't do any bad shows.

tonight i'll be checking out the season finale of Treehouse Masters and another episode of The Knick on Cinemax. if i somehow also get a victory beer out of the evening, i will be thrilled.

i did have a drink this afternoon when mom decided she wanted to go out to lunch. i'm not one to turn down a free meal. i only had one drink though, i was driving after all. we went to Ruby Tuesday. it was the first time i have ever been to one, shockingly. i had a pretty damn good Cuban sandwich, so there's a good chance we'll end up going again. about 100% as we have another coupon for it.

i'm hoping to get to bed at a decent hour tonight as Manchester United plays early in the morning. hard to believe another Premier League season is upon us. hopefully the disaster of last season will never happen again in my lifetime.

had a very brief chat with the dream woman today. she's been super fucking busy here lately. i do love the way she manages to life my spirits with just a hello. hopefully i'll get a chance to really talk with her this weekend. that time difference between here and Alaska fucking sucks though.

that's all for me today. i do hope EVERYONE has a great weekend.

be well. be cool. be creative. be quick to send me CASH, panties, love letters, hate mail, broken promises, and old pennies. and be sure to only fuck the ones that cough.

peace and chicken grease my enemies...

music:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Brett Dennen - Queen of the Westside
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Grace Potter - I Shall Be Released (Live)
Lonesome River Band - Perfume, Powder & Lead
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy

"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" - Will Rogers