TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER!

day 874


It's almost over, this 2012 thing is almost over.  I call it a thing because it wasn't a pretty good year.   It wasn't even swell.  I ended  my 2011 Closing of the Year post  with a list of things that I was looking forward to in 2012.  They all came true, and that part was swell.  It was all the unexpected things that knocked me for a loop.  Perhaps the worst thing that happened in 2012 was that beyond miserable day in Newtown Connecticut.  It is still fresh in my mind and if I had a Hot Tub Time Machine I would go back and make sure that it never occurred.  However, what Daniel Faraday taught me about time travel is, "whatever happened, happened."  That just sucks.  Moving right along. . .


SHIT I LOVED IN 2012
(in no particular order)

W. Kamau Bell

I always found him to be a funny fellow, and now I love him even more.  His show Totally Biased on the F/X cable network is just what I needed to help me laugh my way through the 2012 Election and other current events that pissed me off this year.  I am so glad his show will be back for a second season.


Talking to Lewis Black's parents

 After a really shitty week and even shittier day, I had to pop a Xanax before going to see Lewis Black perform on Micky Dolenz's Birthday (that's March 8th to regular humans).  I was super relaxed that evening and by the time the show was over and I got to chat with Uncle Lew again, well, it was like talking to myself.   I told him to have fun with his parents to which old Lew replied, "Ah, they're pricks!".  Then I saw his parents and I said, "You have a lovely son.", to which his mother replied in a whiny unhappy tone, "Good-bye."  Either that lady is hard of hearing or she really is a prick.  In either case, that was the highlight of my evening. 

Moonrise Kingdom

Even if Bill Murray didn't have a role in this film, I would have loved every moment of it.  The fact that Bill is a part of this majestic project makes me love it even more.  The set detail, the music, costumes and cinematography made this darling gem of a story even better.  I know it will never receive the accolades that it deserves, but it sure has my vote for Best Picture in 2012. 


The Student with the Charlie Brown Head

Since I can't name real life names, I will call this little boy, "The Student with the Charlie Brown Head"  because he has big ass head.  I love this kid!  He is so pleasant and polite and just a sheer joy to be around. This fellow says random funny things and he gives me a big old hug each day before he goes home.   Old Charlie Brown head makes me laugh a lot, and that is very good thing.  VERY GOOD!


Mike Nesmith LIVE on stage!

If I was putting things in order, this should be number one.  It was AMAZING and a little bittersweet because Davy was not there.  However, it actually seemed more like a real concert than a show.  Don't get me wrong, I love the shows The Monkees have put on for me (and a few others) over the years, but this was like really ROCKIN'!  Mike's son Christian was there performing along with my boys and that was a delightful surprise.  I was never a huge fan of the song Daydream Believer.  I mean, it's an okay song, but it's not one I MUST hear.  It is a staple of each Monkee show and for some reason it's a real crowd pleaser,  too.  This time around it was like, totally sad.  We, the audience were responsible for singing the song.  It just made me cry because I missed the way it was.  It will never be that way again, but what was going on in the theatre that night, well, it was sort of magical and  I was satisfied. 


The Return of   L  O  S  T

One day  I just sitting reviewing my DVR programs to be recorded queue and minding my own god-damned business like I always do.  Then out of nowhere, L O S T appeared four times on a Monday schedule.  I thought it was a fluke.  I mean, the show ended in May of 2010, so how is this all possible.  I never deleted it from my DVR queue.  The weird part is that the show originally aired on ABC and these re-runs were on the G4 network.  I immediately heard John Locke say, "it's fate."  So, I believed it, and now I watch it.   4 back to back episodes every Monday night.  It brings me back to simpler times and I love being with my favorite TV people.
 L  O  S  T  will always be my all time favorite television program.  I have all the seasons on DVD, and I can watch the show whenever I want to even on the Netflix.  However, for some reason I feel compelled to view the episodes that are aired on G4.  I am not sure why, but I do.  I guess it is fate.


The Shoebooty Family

I have a wonderful group of friends that are like family to me. My real family sucks!  They don't care about me the way that my friends do.  This is why I love my friends so much.  They're also really cool.   We may not see each other that often, but we are there for each other, even if it's only in spirit.  2012 proved to be the year of The Shoebooty.  I don't like to play favorites, but if I were handing out a Friend of the Year Award, it would go to the Shoebooty Family.  No matter what my joy, sorrow, quandary, crisis, or exciting moment, the Shoebooty's were there.  Lending a helping hand, a place to hang, a hot meal, free shoes,  delivering bananas, and sharing many interesting and exciting adventures together, these folks were there without a bat of an eye.  I know if the rest of my friends lived closer they would do the same for me because they're cool like that, too.   I just feel the need to give a Hats Off to the Shoebooty Trio!  ROCK ON! 

The Final Season of Breaking Bad
AMAZING!!  I cannot wait for part two of this season to begin. 

Joe Biden

I don't give a fig where you stand politically, you gotta love Joe Biden.  He is one crazy Irish fucker and I love the guy.  The shit he said and did this past year just made me giggle for a long ass time.  He made the 2012 Vice Presidential Debate a  hilarious romp in my humble opinion.  To the powers that be I say, UNCHAIN BIDEN and give him his own television show.  It would have to be on HBO because I want some curse words in it.  Real curse words!!  Oh, and Lola's mother could play his cranky neighbor who is constantly afraid of being attacked by bats.  Joe would use this against her and then hi-jinx would ensue.    In my head it would be an award winning show. 

Jessica Lange in American Horror Story

Oh,  Ms. Lange, you are fantastic!   I thought you couldn't top your performance as Constance from season one of AHS, but I was wrong.  Sister Jude is a very rich character.  There are so many damn facets to this lady and you, Ms. Lange, do a fucking bang-up job of making her shine no matter what awful situation she gets herself into.  Pshaw! to Meryl Streep!!  Ms. Lange, YOU are the world's greatest living actress!   

Going Back to School

It's not a piece of cake, but it sure is an interesting ride being in school again. I am learning a lot of new things, and I am able to share my knowledge with some of the idiots in my classes.  OY VEY, there are so many.

Call the Midwife

I was in a Downton Abbey slump waiting for Season 3 when I discovered a little show called Call the Midwife.  Much to my delight this is a rather fantastic program.  In fact, I actually like Call the Midwife more than Downton Abbey.  The characters are very textured and the story lines are real.  I give an added bonus for the music and clever casting.   Cheers to the UK!  Those folks across the pond make excellent television shows. 

The Dollar General

With the economy being what it is and my personal budget being tighter than a nun's ass hole, I have to find bargains anyplace I can.  The Dollar General is where all of your bargain finding dreams come true.  You can buy a six pack of toilet paper for 1 dollar.  ONE FUCKING DOLLAR!  That's a bargain!!  Laundry detergent, lotion, peanut butter, even socks can all be found for a very low price at The Dollar General.  WHO KNEW!??!!!!!

Other Shit I Loved in 2012

Modern Family
Trees
Giggles from my Little Learners
Billy Baloney!
My DVR
The Middle
My Star Shaped Ice Cube Trays
Snapple
The Neighbors
Crazy Encounters
Pixar Postage Stamps
Antenna TV
Flowers
Butterflies
Shane and Lori are gone! 
Music Class Parades
The Sunshine Soap Company
Pencils and Sharpies
Fresh Tomatoes
Cellos and Guitars
Hot Tea
Finding Nemo in 3-D
Chia Seeds
Rasputia was voted off this island
Rasputia went to jail for 2 weeks!
Pajanimals


SHIT THAT SUCKED IN 2012

Sandy Hook and Hurricane Sandy

These are two things that I haven't been able to get off of mind since they both occurred.  I wake up each morning thinking about the folks who lost their homes and loved ones.  I think about those innocent children and ladies who were murdered and the lost soul who murdered them.  I think about all of the survivors of both tragedies and worry about them.  I don't even fucking know them, and I worry about them.   It's a big bummer!


Ann Curry and her Random Acts of Kindness Bull Shit

Okay, I am all for doing random acts of kindness.  I am also all for doing them in the memory of the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary. I am NOT all for telling everyone what act kindness you performed.  I was always taught that random acts of kindness are to be kept anonymous.  That's what makes them so very special.  Some have argued with me that hearing about what someone else did for others would be inspiring.  FUCK THAT!  If you need to be inspired to do something nice for others then you're a douche bag. You should just strive to do good things for the sake of doing them.  If you don't feel the urge to do something good unless you see someone else do something good then there is really something wrong with you; in my humble opinion.


Money

Money really is the root of all evil!   When you have a lot of it you waste on stupid frivolous things that you tell yourself you deserve.  FUCK YOU!  If you don't have enough of it, but still feel the urge to get those frivolous things you deserve then you go about doing bad shit to get the money so you can get the things.  FUCK YOU!  If you have a little bit, you try to make it stretch and get the things you need, but you end up getting the things others want and then you suffer the consequences.  That is the worst thing of all.   If you say that you have no money worries then you are a big ass liar.  Everyone worries about money.  Rich folks worry about getting more and more money and protecting the money they have.  Poor folks worry about getting more money so that they may live another week or a another day without being cold or hungry.    I am not a fan of money.  I wish we could bring back the barter system.  I will sing you a song if you make me dinner.  I will mow your lawn Mr. Pharmacist if you can give me some medication.  It will never work because someone will get greedy.  I really hate money, but I know I need it in order to survive on this planet.  GOOD GRIEF!!


The Mittens and Barry Show

I was pleased with the outcome of the 2012 election.  The process leading up to Barack Obama's re-election  was a nightmare.   The pre-show and the actual show was too fucking unreal and downright mean at times.  It seems to get worse each time around.  I am just going to stop right there because I am tired of thinking and talking about it.



People

"I HATE PEOPLE! I just hate what they do to me."  A wise 4 1/2 year old once spoke those words and I couldn't agree with him more.  There are about 2 and half handfuls of folks that I adore, but the rest of the human race. . . YUCK!  I do my best to get along with my species, but they don't make it very easy.  The meanness I saw in 2012, particularly in the fall months outweighed all the kindness I felt from others in 2012.  That is just really pathetic.  For some reason it was just worse this year.  I wonder if it is because people really thought the world was going to end.  They all were just, like, "fuck it!  I am not being nice to anyone!"  Well, shame on People in 2012!  Shame on a whole lot of them.  I hope they get their shit together in 2013.  Morons fall under this category too.  I am surrounded by them in classes at school.  Grown folks who really, REALLY do not have a clue about anything.  It boggles my mind how they are even able to wake up each day and function.  Do I think that I am better than them?  No, I do not think that.  I just know that I am a bit more in tune to what is going on in the world around me.  They are nice people, but they live in a bubble.  A bubble much like the folks who believe everything they see and hear on FOX NEWS. 




Davy Jones Died!

Lots of good folks died this year.  A bunch of regular ones, and celebrity ones, and even important ones, too.  Perhaps the one that really made my heart hurt just a wee bit more than the death of MCA (Adam Yauch, to you normal humans) was the death of  David Thomas Jones.  I didn't know the guy personally, but he was a part of my every day life.  He was a Monkee.  The Monkees have always been there for me when I needed them. Even more than the TV People.  If it weren't for The Monkees I might not even be here right now.  So, Davy is dead.  It sucks and I will move on I suppose.  I just never thought a Monkee would die before me.  As weird as it sounds I mourned the loss of Davy Jones more than the loss of  my own father.  Oh wait, my father was a drunken abusive asshole, so of course I wouldn't mourn his death.   I attended Davy's memorial in Beavertown PA and it  wasn't nearly as sad as I thought it would be. I actually had a nice time considering the circumstances.   I even stole pine cones ("Pine cones, pine cones as big as pineapples!") from the House Where Davy Dwelled.  I am just thankful for this incredible memory of mine.  I am able to relive every Monkee moment of my entire life!  I can close my eyes and enjoy any Monkees show I want to any time I please.    My world continues to spin even without Davy Jones in it.  Just please, PLEASE let me go before Bill Murray!!!  PLEASE!



Text Message Jargon

This irritates me to no avail!  We have a beautiful language that is butchered by people on a daily basis.  You will never catch me texting "LOL" to anyone.  I would much rather respond to something that I find funny with, "HILARIOUS!" or "That's funny!" I would rather type things correctly than use the silly text message language.  To me, it is lame.  Lazy and lame!

Important Stuff Broke

2012 was the year a lot of important stuff broke.  We lost the dishwasher, the upstairs fridge, the door on the dyer,  the downstairs toliet and we are soon entering year number 3 without any heat in the house.  The toilet did get fixed, but well, the part is defective.  This results in random flushes.  I will survive, and one day I will have money to get things repaired or replaced.  I keep telling myself that because I know there are folks far worse off than I will ever be.

Where the HELL is Community!

Community is a television show that is not for everyone, but it is certainly for me!  There was talk of moving the show from Thursday nights to Friday nights.  I can handle that; I have DVR.  There was also talks of the show getting cancelled.  Then I heard that the show would come back in October 2012.  Well,  October 2012  has now moved to February 2013 and we, the fans, are cheated out of a Halloween and a Christmas episode.  Yes, it sucks!


Other Shit That Sucked in 2012
The mess in Syria!!
Cancer
Crazed gunmen killing people
Phyllis Diller died
Another year goes by without a new Damien Rice album
T-Dog and Dale are no more
Diet Snapple now has calories
The Dallastown Curse strikes again
The death of Ginger Boy's BIG ASS TV!
Diabetes



My Favorite Films of 2012

I saw a lot of movies in 2012, but only a very small group really stood out and made it to my list of favorites.  Here they are:

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Brave
Moonrise Kingdom
Sleepwalk with Me
The Campaign
Your Sister's Sister

All the other films I saw were just dandy, but these 6 were the best!

Things I Am Looking Forward to in 2013

The return of all my favorite shows
foot surgery
The Golden Globes
paying off the electric bill
paying off those medical bills
new panties
MONSTER'S UNIVERSITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the return of the butterflies
good books
groovy music
BAFTA'S
daffodils
a birthday balloon
seeing Taffy again
happier days
swell films
another NYC visit
Di Fara's Pizza
The Oscars
a little magic and
lots of LOVE. . . .








off to enjoy another sunny, SUNNY day!

Cheers!

day 866


False hope and lies make it hard for one to believe in the magic of the season.  Looking upon Christmas as a child does you can sort of feel that magic, but it quickly fades away like a watercolor picture on a rainy day.   You miss those that have left the planet and you worry about the sick, poor, struggling, sad and lonely.  Then you realize you're in that group; you're lonely.  The best thing to do is spend your Christmas where you feel loved.  What if you don't know where to find that place?   Make it up as you go along and look towards a happier Christmas next year. You'll see the ones you love and it will be just like home again. Until then, have yourself a groovy little Christmas. Alone.
Cheers!



off to enjoy another sunny, SUNNY day!

why?

day 859

I haven't been in the mood to post anything in 3months.  Oh, believe me, I have a lot to say on a variety of topics.  So much has happened in the past 3 months, and I was gearing up for a full blown rant this weekend.  I was going to tell the story of Rasputia being voted off the island and share the tales of woe since that wonderful miracle.  Oh boy, oh boy, did I have some good things to rant about and of course share my thoughts on things such as the Fiscal Cliff, seeing Mike Nesmith live and in person performing with the remaining Monkees ( a dream come true), Barry and Biden Abide for 4 more years, and the delightful story of The War on Christmas 2012.   However, something more important than my  own personal joys and my self created drama occurred and I am finding it difficult to remain silent.  Just like a lot of folks, the shooting in Connecticut Friday morning has been on my mind.  It's mind blowing. Fucking mind blowing!  I am feeling more anger than sorrow today for obvious reasons.  If those reasons are not obvious to you then you must be like Hymie the Robot from Get Smart.   I am not going to talk about guns because if you know me, then you must know how I feel about guns and have always felt about guns.  I had a very difficult time handling a prop gun for a play I was in back in high school.  Guns aren't my thing.  The only practical use for a gun would be in a zombie apocalypse because hitting Walkers with a hammer isn't a good idea.  You have get close to them and well, they could bite you.  Then where would you be.  Personally, I am tired of the 2nd amendment argument I hear from the gun toters and the NRA members.  The constitution was written so very long ago by men in power who wore wigs and hosiery.   Our founding fathers didn't envision the kind of shit that went down on Friday morning when they agreed on a right to bear arms.  Changes should have been made to that piece of paper many, many years ago so we could avoid this type of senseless tragedy, in my humble opinion. 

I am pretty pissed off, and I am also sad because this shit hits close to home.  I love children, I work with children and I am a great advocate for the child. I would rather spend time with children than grown ups most days.  Maybe it's because I am on the same level as children.   Part of me never grew up, and trust me, this is a very good thing.  So when someone fucks up and harms the most innocent of our species I get angry; like Lewis Black level of anger.  What makes me really angry is I honestly don't know who to blame for this anger.  In my heart I just cannot blame the shooter because I feel sadness for him.  I know that sounds weird and borderline insane to a lot of folks, but I can't help how I feel.  The dude obviously had a lot of issues and no one seemed to be able to reach him. That makes me very frustrated.   I can't blame his mother because I don't know the lady, and I don't know if she tried to get him help.  I know nothing of what her life and her son's life was like prior to his breaking point.  As someone who suffers from a mental illness I can totally relate to the feelings of despair and loneliness as well as anger.  However, if I am going to do harm to anyone,  I would do it to myself.  There have been times when I thought about doing harm to Ann Coulter, but I just want to kick her, not kill her.  I guess I could be pissed off at god, but then there is that whole issue which is my own personal inner struggle; does god exist?  My sane rational side tells me god is just a mythical character created by man.  Oh boy, are there some interesting stories about that guy.  Talk about anger.  OY VEY!   However, my Catholic up bringing (cough-cough. gag!) tells me that there must be a god because Father Fracchi said so.   Of course that guy wore a long dress and a cape and scared the living shit out of me with his loud sermons, so I don't know if I should believe him or not.   Well, whatever I want to believe this week I am not going to spend my time debating the existence of god with myself.  I guess the best that I can do, that we all can do is just spend time with the ones we love and let them know that we love them.  I will continue to do my best to keep my children happy and safe.   I must  talk about my anger and sadness and not keep it inside like I normally do.   I doubt any of us will ever get the answer to the big question; why.  We just need to endure. 




off to enjoy another sunny, SUNNY day!