I am flipping out over this workshop coming up on the 27th. The library called me and said that ONLY ONE PERSON signed up. This is despite the dozen of people that said they were coming. The library said that if more people don’t register by Thursday, they’ll have to cancel. That means I’m out a paycheck and the considerable money I used for materials.
This could really sink me. I’m on a hairline budget, and I was depending on that check.
I’m freakin’ dead.
With the first of the “Watchmage” novels coming out this Spring, I decided to bear down and write all those NYC History articles I’ve been promising. The first one is on the New York-Boston Rivalry, and damn, there’s a lot of bad blood there. I had to break it into two parts, and it doesn’t even reach past the Civil War.
Expect it in a couple of days. Or don’t, it’s cool.
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I have a serious addiction to memes. Yes, I love cat memes, space kitteh especially. But nothing…NOTHING…compares to my love of Doge. Ah, Doge, wow, much love, such funny, do want, very laugh, so meme. I have a shirt with Doge drawn like the Stark Dire Wolf. It says “wow, such winter, is coming, much cold.”
And of course, there’s this…
It doesn’t get geekier, or creepier than that.
Now anyone can make an ordinary Doge meme, but I’m going for something different (because I’m different). Here are some Doge memes combined with other memes. It’s a Titanic Team Up of Shiba Inu proportions (as opposed to the Titanic Team Up I blogged about the other day).
Nic Cage is in your Doge
Such world. Much wonderful.
Good morning Dogeshine. Much Earth so hello.
Doge Fawkes
I really love this one. No joke attached, it stands alone.
Wtf Crowe. Much awful. Ugh voice.
Two of my favorite memes came together for this awesomeness.
Much gin. Such juice.
Doge will survive the nuclear holocaust.
No mistakes. Wow, happy accidents.
I’m kinda over Grumpy Cat. No meme should should have a Christmas movie.
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I don’t write many personal posts anymore, but something happened this week that shook me so bad, I’m still in “Crisis Mode.”
For a little over two months now, I’ve been dating someone. Things have been great, and I’ve final found someone that I have a connection with. It’s the first person that I’ve felt this way about since Valerie died.
Most of you don’t know: My girlfriend Valerie Z. Lewis passed away very suddenly on January 24th, 2013. In two weeks, it’ll be two years. She had recently moved to Binghamton, NY, to get her PhD in Writing (she was an incredible writer. You can find her novels and collected short stories on Amazon. The revenue goes to Mercy College’s Valerie Z. Lewis Award for Excellence in Creative Writing), and I was soon to follow.
I went to visit her, and I found her on the floor. Two days later, she was dead. I died with her.
I’ve dated since then, but this is the first time that I’ve found someone. It took me two years to get over the fear of opening up to someone, only to see them die.
So when my current gf started shaking and seizing in my apt, when she couldn’t breathe and her left side fell limp, it was my worst nightmare coming true. I moved with alacrity I didn’t know I had, calling 911 with one hand while keeping her shaking body from injuring herself with the other. I wrapped her in one of my giant hoodies and held her, begging her to hold on, trying to keep her coherent with reassurance.
On the inside I was dying all over again.
They still don’t know what’s wrong. She’s slept most of this week, and still twitches. I’m terrified to leave her alone. If I wasn’t there, I don’t know if she would’ve lived.
Maybe I’m cursed. Dating me is poison. I’m already broken, and losing another will destroy me. I’m not strong enough anymore, if I ever was.
I love Christmas, even though I’m Jewish. I celebrate both holidays (in a way) because most of my friends are Christians and I like the traditions. I even like the music, although by now I’m over it. They started playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, and I can’t take it any more.
That said, I have a few favorites that you don’t often hear on the radio or at the supermarket (a few of them you do, but they’re still awesome). Some of them you might like, some…you get the idea.
Here they are, my favorite Christmas (and a couple of Hannukah) songs.
Merry Christmas From the Family–Robert Earl Keene
A beautiful slice of redneck life. It’s warm, endearing, and hilarious.
The Dreidel Song–South Park
The layered lyrics in this song are perfect. Parker and Stone have a talent for songcraft (and dick jokes)
You’re a Mean One Mister Grinch–Sung by Tim Timebomb and Friends
I inherited my late girlfriend’s love of Tim Armstrong. The song is a classic, and there’s something about Tim’s graveled, broken voice that I freakin’ love. Merry Christmas, Valerie.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town–Sung by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
This is Bruce in all of his glory. If you haven’t seen Bruce in concert, make it happen.
Christmastime For the Jews–Darlene Love on SNL
I never get tired of this. It’s so true (I’m having Chinese food tonight)
River–Joni Mitchell
This is one of the most beautiful Christmas songs ever. It captures the sadness that so many of us feel during the holidays, so far away from our loved ones or having none at all.
O Holy Night–South Park (Cartman)
This is brilliant. I know I posted a South Park one before, but I can’t resist. I also thought about adding “It’s Hard to be a Jew on Christmas,” but two songs is enough.
Ok, I think that’s all for now. Merry Christmas everyone!
Even Skeletor is in the Christmas spirit.
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I did not intend to see The Interview, even though I am a fan of Seth Rogan and James Franco. I liked the concept, but it seemed a bit goofy.
It looked like North Korea didn’t get the goofy part.
Yeah, looks serious
You know what happened next.The NK govt hacked Sony and released all sorts of embarrassing crap and exposed the company for the racist, classist, shit bags that we all suspected they were. I found this rather amusing, as I love when elitist pricks get knocked down. I thought that it was a clever move by NK. They were able to strike back without any saber rattling. They beat us by dropping Sony’s pants and showing off their tiny, crooked dicks. They won by using something we hold very dear: the right to free speech and our craving for information.
Then they fucked up.
When North Korea made terrorist threats toward movie theaters, they went from making us look bad to making themselves look bad. They forced Sony to cancel the movie. They turned our embarrassment into pride because they challenged our Free Speech.
Don’t make America angry. You wouldn’t like us when we’re angry. I don’t even like us when we’re angry.
It’s Not Sony’s (or The Movie Theater’s Fault)
Although I’m disappointed that Sony’s capitulated to North Korea’s demands, I don’t blame them. They lost the support of the movie theater chains, and without theaters to show the movie, they had no choice. They may have also had even darker secrets that NK didn’t release, and bowed out because of that (though that’s hearsay)
I don’t blame the movie theaters either. They don’t have the ability to prevent a terrorist attack on their audiences, and crowds wouldn’t come to the show (at least not on the all-important first weekend). People might even stay away from other movies too. It’s a business decision. They couldn’t risk the loss in revenue, not when a bad Christmas season could sink a business.
The problem is that the money issue flows into the free speech issue, and that’s where things get complicated.
Because They Hate Our Freedom…
By threatening with violence, North Korea showed how little they understood America. We’re a country that’s divided–even splintered–in ideology, but when you challenge our basic rights, we join together to say “Fuck You.” This gets us trouble sometimes, but it also unifies us. America, Fuck Yeah!
Where the “they hate our freedom” line regarding Afghanistan and Iraq was bullshit (they hate our interference in their countries) this time someone really does hate our freedom. They hate that we made a movie where they’re the butt of a joke (although it looks like the protagonists were the bumblers). They took something silly to heart, and pissed a lot of people off with their reaction.
The Solution
I see only one feasible solution to this. Let The Interview leak onto Bit Torrent or other pirate websites. It’ll spread like a virus, becoming bigger than it would’ve ever been. It’s Free Speech, and it’s free.
I can’t believe that I’m advocating piracy right now, but if cyber-terrorism is the future, let it go both ways. It’ll be a good lesson in irony. I didn’t want to see The Interview, but now I need to…for Freedom.
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Woot! D&D AND WWE’s TLC (and S) today and tonight!
Also, if you didn’t see NXT’s [R]Evolution last week, you missed the best ppv of the year. I don’t want to give anything away, but it started with Kevin Owens (Steen), climaxed with Neville and Sami Zayn, and ended with the best heel turn since Shawn Michaels kicked Marty Jannetty through a plate glass window.
I’ll leave you with this ear worm. OLE!
Like my posts? Follow my website or “Like” my facebook fan page and/or follow me on Twitter. You can also purchase my debut novel, Song of Simon, at any online bookstore or a real one (they both exist). Song of Simon currently has a 4.8/5.0 rating on Amazon, so it’s pretty damn good. If you’re looking for something FREE, you can read my serial (soon to be an expanded series of novels) The Watchmage of Old New York. Though it ended in February, it remains one of the most popular serials on JukePop OF ALL TIME!
I’m getting better.
Last week I had a bit of a medical scare. It was actually a ginormous medical scare. I accidently took a double dose of my medicine and had a very bad reaction to it. It was so bad that when they rushed me to the hospital, triage immediately ushered me inside. You have to be in imminent danger to get that kind of treatment.
All the messy part aside, I came out ok, but my face looked like raw hamburger for days. It was so bad that I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror. Raw. Bloody. Hamburger.
Hi everybody! I’ll be hanging out in your nightmares for a while.
I’m back to my stunningly handsome self now, though I’ll never forget to fill the weekly pill box again.
It’s scary, I never used to have problems with remembering my pills until this year. The only change in my medicine was the Klonopin. When Valerie died, I had daily (sometimes more than one) panic attacks. The doctor gave me Klonopin, and I’ve heard that it can cause short term memory loss. Has anyone else ever had this issue?
Maybe it’s been long enough that I can get off the Klonopin, or at least take a lower dose. I still have panic attacks, but they are less common. The doc refuses to give me Xanax. All I know is I don’t want to go through what I did last week. I miss my mind.
I went to the Jets-Dolphins game Monday night, where we lost with a minute remaining in the game.
The blurry guy is me. I’m pretty damn die hard.
Aside from the usual cast I go with (this time only my friend Sean) we brought a newcomer, who had never been to a game before. The loss was the perfect introduction into what it’s like to be a Jets fan. They make you dream, and then they crush those dreams in a barrage of blocked punts and butt fumbles.
I’ve said it before, but it deserves repeating: The Jets never disappoint because they find NEW AND INTERESTING WAYS TO LOSE!!
What it’s like to be a Jets Fan: Week by Week
Pre-season: “All right! This is our year. Our defense is strong, and Geno’s gonna develop into the QB we know he can be. J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Week 1: Did you see that? We destroyed the Raiders. They didn’t stand a chance. That touchdown at the end meant nothing. J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Week 2: What the hell? We totally got screwed out of that win! That was ours! It’s ok though, it’s only one loss. J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Week 3: Ok, that was pretty embarrassing, but if we didn’t spot the Bears those 14 points, we would’ve won. Once we stop making stupid mistakes, we’ll start winning. J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Week 4: We want Vick!
Week 5: WE WANT VICK!
Weeks 6-9: FIRE RYAN! FIRE IDZIK! FIRE EVERYBODY!
Week 10: See? We should’ve put in Vick earlier. Vick’s gonna lead us to the Super Bowl next year! J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Week 11: bye
Week 12: *weeps into slice of pizza*
Week 13: You know what? That’s ok. The Dolphins helped us. We’re gonna get a great draft pick next year, and that’ll be our year! J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!
Believing in the Jets is like Charlie Brown believing that Lucy is gonna let him kick that football. It’s never gonna happen, but that doesn’t stop you from trying.
I freakin’ love the Jets.
*weeps into slice of pizza*
Like my posts? Follow my website or “Like” my facebook fan page and/or follow me on Twitter. You can also purchase my debut novel, Song of Simon, at any online bookstore or a real one (they both exist). Song of Simon currently has a 4.8/5.0 rating on Amazon, so it’s pretty damn good. If you’re looking for something FREE, you can read my serial (soon to be an expanded series of novels) The Watchmage of Old New York. Though it ended in February, it remains one of the most popular serials on JukePop OF ALL TIME!
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