i dont like to interrupt my twilight zone marathons, but this is important and theyre playing that one where the kids buy the electric grandmother, so ill be quick.
normally i make resolutions for the new year, but im having a lot of trouble with that this time and i need to know: the whole 2012 thing... how does that actually works?
cause the main thing on my christmas wish list this year were books about 2012, and my family totally dropped the ball.
i mean, is this our last year on earth?
or are we actually going to make it into the year 2012?
and if we do, do we have the whole year, or is the end going to sneak up and happen on March 5 or something?
i need to know, because thats crucial information for resolution crafting.
it can mean the difference between resolving to never eat a gas station honey bun again, or seeing if you can break some kind of world record for eating gas station honey buns.
crap, ive got to go.
after all this might be my last twilight zone marathon.
until the 4th of july.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas
thanks to everyone for getting me much better presents than what i got them.
youd think that they cared about me and thought about my wants a lot more than i did theirs.
youd only be right in some cases.
for the others, better luck next year.
love,
frank
youd think that they cared about me and thought about my wants a lot more than i did theirs.
youd only be right in some cases.
for the others, better luck next year.
love,
frank
Friday, December 24, 2010
1 More Day
youre running through the woods.
you look behind you to see if youve lost it.
YOU TRIP!
a hidden tree root or something, your ankle twists and you fall down hard.
you scramble forward on your hands and knees, blind in the dark. your hand reaches out and touches a foot.
you look up.
its christmas eve.
and you hear christmas coming, slow and steady, through the woods.
you look behind you to see if youve lost it.
YOU TRIP!
a hidden tree root or something, your ankle twists and you fall down hard.
you scramble forward on your hands and knees, blind in the dark. your hand reaches out and touches a foot.
you look up.
its christmas eve.
and you hear christmas coming, slow and steady, through the woods.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Rut
im sorry to say that ive fallen into a rut this christmas season.
its my own fault. i jumped the gun when i went and learned the true meaning of thanksgiving.
total rookie mistake.
after something like that i need at least two months before i can start taking everyone and everything in my life for granted again.
without any true meaning of christmases to learn ive just been sitting around, drinking beer and eating cookies.
i was hoping last nights combination lunar eclipse / winter solstice / almost full moon / taco bell would stir up a little action, but i didnt see a single christmas werewolf.
the only thing i got from sitting outside all night with a gun was a cold.
so since i totally appreciate christmas all i can do is look forward to it.
oh well.
four more days.
get excited, i guess.
its my own fault. i jumped the gun when i went and learned the true meaning of thanksgiving.
total rookie mistake.
after something like that i need at least two months before i can start taking everyone and everything in my life for granted again.
without any true meaning of christmases to learn ive just been sitting around, drinking beer and eating cookies.
i was hoping last nights combination lunar eclipse / winter solstice / almost full moon / taco bell would stir up a little action, but i didnt see a single christmas werewolf.
the only thing i got from sitting outside all night with a gun was a cold.
so since i totally appreciate christmas all i can do is look forward to it.
oh well.
four more days.
get excited, i guess.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Movie Review: 'Reign of Fire'
**** / *****this movie had a shitload of dragons in it.
in fact, if i have any issue with it, it would be that it features too many dragons.
how many movies can you say that about?
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Monday, December 6, 2010
Thanksgiven
did you know theres a true meaning of thanksgiving?
i think i sort of did, but it can sneak up on you since thanksgiving is such a bullshit holiday.
this was my first thanksgiving with my family since i went off to college, and it was pretty rough.
its hard to just stop going to other familys thanksgivings cold turkey.
im not sure if youve ever spent thanksgiving with a family that isnt yours, but it can be pretty sweet.
people tend to treat you like a wounded baby raccoon they found on the side of the road. they assume you must be pretty sad, and they know you won’t be around for long, so they go out of their way to make you comfortable.
with your real family, people are a lot more comfortable asking you to rake the leaves or help out with home improvement projects.
so halfway through the meal i excused myself from the table and drove to a friends house. i knocked on the door and told them that my family had all just suddenly died at once and could they make room at their table?
all i got from them was an offer to call 9-11.
realizing there were no real friends here, i told them it was alright and drove a couple of towns over to find a 7-11 where they wouldnt know me, and where i could buy a hot dog to recapture some of the magic of my first thanksgiving alone.
cause if you have the right attitude, lonely thanksgiving can be as good as thanksgiving with someone elses family.
it makes you feel tough.
so i got my hotdog and started eating it right there in the store. the guy at the register asked me to leave, but i told him i was an orphan.
a homeless orphan.
and it was cold outside.
the guy said that he knew what it was to be a leaf in the wind (?) and gave me the hot dog and a honey bun for free.
then he took me in the back to show me his collection of girly mags.
then it quickly stopped being cool.
i dont want to bore you with the details, but it turns out there are serious advantages to not actually being on the margins of society, and having people in your life who care enough to make you dinner even if it isnt for some holiday.
because usually strangers dont want to make you a nice meal.
in fact, sometimes they want to...
like i said, i dont want to bore you with the details.
i think i sort of did, but it can sneak up on you since thanksgiving is such a bullshit holiday.
this was my first thanksgiving with my family since i went off to college, and it was pretty rough.
its hard to just stop going to other familys thanksgivings cold turkey.
im not sure if youve ever spent thanksgiving with a family that isnt yours, but it can be pretty sweet.
people tend to treat you like a wounded baby raccoon they found on the side of the road. they assume you must be pretty sad, and they know you won’t be around for long, so they go out of their way to make you comfortable.
with your real family, people are a lot more comfortable asking you to rake the leaves or help out with home improvement projects.
so halfway through the meal i excused myself from the table and drove to a friends house. i knocked on the door and told them that my family had all just suddenly died at once and could they make room at their table?
all i got from them was an offer to call 9-11.
realizing there were no real friends here, i told them it was alright and drove a couple of towns over to find a 7-11 where they wouldnt know me, and where i could buy a hot dog to recapture some of the magic of my first thanksgiving alone.
cause if you have the right attitude, lonely thanksgiving can be as good as thanksgiving with someone elses family.
it makes you feel tough.
so i got my hotdog and started eating it right there in the store. the guy at the register asked me to leave, but i told him i was an orphan.
a homeless orphan.
and it was cold outside.
the guy said that he knew what it was to be a leaf in the wind (?) and gave me the hot dog and a honey bun for free.
then he took me in the back to show me his collection of girly mags.
then it quickly stopped being cool.
i dont want to bore you with the details, but it turns out there are serious advantages to not actually being on the margins of society, and having people in your life who care enough to make you dinner even if it isnt for some holiday.
because usually strangers dont want to make you a nice meal.
in fact, sometimes they want to...
like i said, i dont want to bore you with the details.
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