The Charlie Brown Christmas special is way overrated. The beginning is okay, sets the premise nicely, C.B. is depressed about Christmas. Okay, awesome. Then we have roughly 18 minutes of filler, as the kids dance around to the Vince Guaraldi soundtrack and bitch at CB for awhile. Bore City. Then we have Linus (who, I've never realized, is kind of a douche) speech about the baby Jesus and whatnot, which causes my very liberal (and possibly atheistic) mind to cringe violently. CB runs off to kill himself or something, and the rest of the asshole kids turn his tree with four pine needles into a perfect triangular Xmas tree masterpiece, following by the humming then singing of hymns, and the end credits. Bullshit. Two yawns up.
Speaking of the upcoming holiday, I've yet to do any sort of shopping. I have a few ideas. For instance, the Lagattas are getting the basketball that was supposed to be part of their wedding gift but which stupid Sears decided to vaporize. M will get a pair of diamond earrings (well, she wants one diamond, so how much better will two be?). My parents will get the same cheap crappy things they ask for every year, unless I can think of anything better. Hopefully I'll be inspired to shop soon, next year I'll do everything on some boring October day. I hate the crowds. And I've been too busy at work to shop online.
Last weekend was the semi-annual weekend of excitement and fun. And getting lost on the north side. Friday I went to see the Black Keys, alone since my coworker backed out. It was a good show, and I sold my extra ticket without a loss. Only problem was that I left my house at 8 pm, got home about 1 am, and the show lasted only an hour. I tried taking the bus to the el, but that took forever, then when i got off the train I went the wrong way, so then I finally found the place and found the person who said she was going to buy my ticket, and then some sort of chaos happened. I'm too confused to tell the story, but it ended up taking me another 15 minutes to get rid of my ticket. I got inside for the opening act's last song. the opening act was this 60ish dude who put a soul record out in the sixties, then retired until now. The song he played was his big hit, called 'Love and Affection in the House of Correction', which, now that I think about it, could be the most disturbing song title in the history of modern music. The song also repeatedly contained the phrase 'shake what your momma gave ya,' and I'm not sure if he, Nathaniel Mayer, coined it himself or if it existed prior, or if he just added it to the 05 version of the song. The dude's voice, unfortunately, due to far too many years of hard living, was barely one step about the people who have to hold an electronic voicebox to their throats to speak. Then I waited around for about a half hour, then TBKs came on and rocked out, but didn't do anything different than when I saw them at Lolla this summer. I left and took el plus bus home, took forever, and by then my quickly induced buzz from five hours earlier had worn off.
The next day I got up and went back up north, this time to meet some coworkers at a bar at 1130 am. I didn't leave the bar til 330, and when I did it was to go to someone's apartment and drink more. I also had my first cigarette and first hit of pot since 2003, both of which were ultrafantastique. I didn't head back home until 930, and of course I got lost and it took me nearly an hour and a half. Best day ever? Best in a couple months, anyway.
I've decided that the Daily Show is only good during the election season. I mean, it's funny and everything, but mostly all that happens is they show a clip of W making as ass of himself, and then J. Stewart looks at the camera. Which is funny, don't get me wrong, but why do we need the middleman? We could just gather around some pals and pop in a tape of GW, hilarity ensues. Well, kudos to the Daily Show's editors at least. But I've actually been enjoying the Colbert Report more, since it's actual satire.
Funny in my last post: I criticized Wake Forest's free throw shooting skillz, and they end up hitting 26 for 29 in beating the badgers by 3.
I still keep hearing a rumor that I'm getting a cellphone. Maybe this week, even.
Upcoming events: Friday is our office holiday potluck. Most people are boycotting due to the recent firings. M said she'd make some brownies for me. Out of a box. Sweetness. Friday night is M's holiday party, which means free drinks for me. Check the 12/04 archives for a recap of last years exciting event.
