Random Thoughts 5

James sent me this because he said the song was stuck in his head. It's soothing and unsettling.

I got angry and spoke in anger last week for the first time in a long time. I apologized almost immediately after. It was comforting in an odd way. I thought I had lost my temper completely.

There are so few movies to see in the theater, I will more than likely see I, Frankenstein out of sheer desperation.

It's great to have federal holidays off but almost no one has them off with you.

A lot of people I know have been talking about moving. I feel like the harsh winter has shaken some things loose.

The cold and the snow don't bother me as much as not being able to ride my motorcycle.

Then I raised my head
and stared out over
the blue February waste
to the blue bank of hill
with stars on it
in strings and festoons---
but above that:
one opaque
stone of a cloud
just on the hill
left and right
as far as I could see;
and above that 
a red streak, then
icy blue sky!

It was a fearful thing
to come into a man's heart
at that time; that stone
over the little blinking stars
they'd set there.
-William Carlos Williams

Charlie Brooker creator of anthology show Black Mirror "I don't want to slag off shows like House or… well, I'll slag off CSI - why the f**k does anyone watch that?! It's the same thing every week, the same f**king thing! CSI: Miami is the one I'm talking about - why would anyone watch it? It's literally the same thing every f**king week! I cannot for the life of me understand. You watch it once and it's f**king brilliant - it's one really brilliant episode that they're showing again and again and again. David Caruso - a mental performance! I mean, a brave performance in many ways, but a mental one. Constantly looking like he's reading his lines off the floor and doing the whole sunglasses thing - mental!"

#1 Fan Fan

I love fans. I love the whirring sound while I go to sleep, the constant breeze, the smell of a well circulated room.

In an effort to beat the summer everyone-buying-fans rush I picked up this fan from Target yesterday. I threw away the receipt on my way out because I was 100% confident that I wouldn't need to return it because I get so much use out of fans.

When I got home I unpacked the fan and put it together. Much to my shock and disappointment when it came time to put the cage on the fan I couldn't find a vital piece. I searched all over my apartment and ripped the box completely open but I didn't find the piece I needed to secure the cage on the fan. I read the entire manual only to discover that I had to show proof of purchase in order to get a replacement. Foiled.

I'm using the fan and getting a substantial amount of enjoyment out of it. I've yet to hurt myself on the unshielded blades but I know an injury is inevitable.

I'm sure you will be purchasing a fan sometime in the near future when the Chicago heat descends like the inexorable blade of the guillotine.

When you do, remember to keep the receipt.

Random Thoughts 4

I saw an article today that said cell phone devices being implanted in your brain is an inevitability. When this becomes the norm I will go live in the mountains somewhere.

In the past couple years I don't think you can argue that the weather has been more erratic than in years previous. Winters more temperate. I don't know if this confirms global warming but it may confirm the Mayan's prediction that the world will soon suffer some great catastrophe.

I'd rather have carpets and a nice vacuum than hardwood floors and a broom. Although hardwood floors are nice to slide around on in your stocking feet.

What happens when Hollywood has made all the super hero movies based off of comics they can? I would bet they will just start remaking them at a greater frequency. Or maybe start making movies based off of super heroes that were never popular. Like Cannonball.

Are people really that excited about 'The Avengers'? Looks like it's going to be kind of a shit show.

Making inappropriate eye contact with strangers is fun. Kids do it all the time.

If you have a pet that's your business. It's cool that you like your pet, it's cool that it does something for you, brings you comfort or whatever but I want no part of it. Don't complain about or sing the praises of your pet to me. I have no interest. Literally zero.

Batman is going to die this summer. We're all preparing for that right?

If you live in the US and you don't tip, you are an asshole.

Walking on the clouds sounds fun but I bet it would be super cold and clammy.

It seems like, as time passes, people are taking Facebook more and more seriously.

When was the last time you talked to a tree?