Villain Origin Story: Episode 1, Directed by Tarantino
It is October of 1994. Nelson Mandela visited the United States. Pink Floyd completed their final tour. An American Eagle ATR-72 crashes in Indiana, killing 68 people. Michael Jordan is setting career highs in 3-point attempts. But the big noteworthy event around our house? According to the film previews intermingled with commercials for Dodge Neons […]
September 6, 2024
I have always adored classical music. Hearing an orchestra play sends little happy shockwaves of life through me. Makes me feel tingly. Hell, it makes me feel something, period. My mother would play it for me. When I was Sunday School years old she was collecting classical records that some grocery store was doing for […]
hyperfocus
I hate when I can feel a hyperfocus coming on. Don’t get me wrong, the pure rush of dopamine that accompanies them is stellar. Gives me that “I can take over the world!” feeling like no other. That’s better than a shot of middle shelf whiskey (bottom is eew, top is not for shooting, only […]
intrusive thoughts
I gave up and let the intrusive thoughts win. I’m not proud of myself, but I finally did one of those things I always thought about doing but refrained from because it’s a bit rude… I blame the heat. The heat, the lack of a/c in the luxury 2006 Taurus that I drive with custom […]
we seem to have a situation…
The Spawn moved out last week and he took my recliner with him. He wanted it for some reason. I don’t recall him sitting in it all that much and I certainly didn’t sit in it because I thought it smelled really weird, but whatever. I have to get rid of all of my furniture […]
divorced dad grunge rock afternoon.
That’s what Spotify has declared it for me, though as much as I love(d) Chris Cornell, the thought of enduring multiple Audioslave tracks makes me…itchy? They’re kinda like a sweater your grandma made for you; made with love and all good intentions but its just so tacky and irritating that you’ve gotta take it off […]