World Cocoon

morning wise was a collosal deflation to my sense of personal renewable energy as i had none. ok, yes i played a little too much call of duty yesterday, but scientists have not really figured out how much call of duty is too much call of duty. theyve figured out how much mmo playing is too much, cause, you know, those kids either died from being up too long or killing themselves cause someone took their imaginary vorpal sword. well fuck them, i fell asleep at 9:30 and dc universe doesnt come out for 9 days. ill stay up and kill myself then, and itll be worth it cause dc universe is gonna be awesome. i know i made a resolution not to say awesome anymore, but its too awesome of a word not to say. unless someone wants to pony up some dough to send me to volcabulary rehab, too bad. made ill start a kickstarter for it.

today’s weird comes in a pair. some might say its weird that two things happened on the second day of the year, but those people are assholes.

you know how there was a blizzard? and then a bee? now there is fog. thick, ass nasty fog. like a smoky moaty grandpa munster magic potion mr wizard fucked with. the nothing.

this is some crazy ass fog. it kind of freaked me out. then it only got worse as i drove to work.

this pic doesnt really convey how god damn foggy it was, but picture the beginning of tales from the darkside taking place in the movie the mist. then thats sort of it but add some sort of smoke. crazy funky. could barely see where i was going. pretty fun actually.

at work i stood there thinking about the kind of druid i would be playing as in a pathfinder game. i decided i kind of wanted a bear as my familiar, as simply they are nature’s soulless killing machines. later on, i was writing down a description of a book i was looking for, and it had a bear of the cover. i wrote ‘bear’ on a piece of paper, and the power in the building went out with a tremendous POP. i blame satan, and chalk it up to another day in the 365 days of weird.

i woke up to this new year thing, there were flying cars, and rehydrated pizzas and everything really sucked. yes, i woke up to back to the future II. When i really woke up i just played call of duty black ops for a few hours and smiled to myself, making sure i noticed i was smiling to myself.

When i finally came out of the cocoon, when my stomach merped then gurgled then growled, when i threw jeans on over my pajamas and headed for pizza, i realized that things just get weirder. life just gets more out of control no matter how hard we hold the joystick.

There was a serious new year’s weird on my windsheild in the soul of a bee sitting there, just kind of minding his own business. I don’t like bees, and my first reaction of course was to hit my wipers and drag yellow black lines across the glass. But stopping to take in the situation i realized he shouldnt even be in this cold to begin with. there had just been a blizzard!! but he was that icarus bee; too eager to get out with just that little sense of warm he was ready to take on the world. He woke up early and over new year’s resolved not to sleep as much. This new year the bee would be proactive. I would let him live.

But first i had to check to see if he was alive, didn’t i? I stared. his little bee legs wiggled about, tho he stayed stationary on my window. Was the cold putting him back to sleep? Was he dropping the resolution so soon? Given bee years he was holding strong longer than any of us.

My stomach gurgled and bounced. I drove off.

The bee stayed with me the four minute drive to the pizza place. On my return to the car he was still there but facing a different direction. This is when i realized he was stuck to the glass. Even if he wanted to go back home, he couldnt.

I drove home, watching he wiggle around in a circle. As i pulled up to my house he finally twisted free, and either fell or flew away. Id like to imagine he flew off, telling the bees it was time to play, and of his journey, and how they shouldnt fly in my bedroom window during the summer.

This is the first day of weird, and i suspect there will be 364 more to follow. Please contribute to the 365 days of weird in your own way. i suspect this could be the weirdest year ever.

Here we go again folks, another year in the past. this one was sort of kind of boring with bits of good and bad. hoping for a positive non-sad event 2011.

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?

Woke up refreshed. Made a game plan. Played a ps3. Went to an exciting knick game. Took a paid week’s vacation.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Absolutely! Last year i said i would spend all my money on videogames and food, and i sure as hell did.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes! the first of many to come.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Again, this year had a bunch of really tough losses, some close to me and some i planned to get close to and some close to those i were close with, and they all hurt to think about.
5. What countries did you visit?
this year really coulda been last year.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
actually its kind of the same as last year.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the day i realized i could step back.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting that god damn sleep apnea machine.

9. What was your biggest failure?
heh.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
actually it kinda stepped up a little!

11. What was the best thing you bought?
sushi sushi sushi

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

that baseball dude who said he didnt need money.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
easily the same as last year.

14. Where did most of your money go?
bills, pills, food and comics

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
seeing the knicks/celtics game lol

16. What songs will always remind you of 2010?
well, here are my top ten listened to songs of 10 as determened by my last.fm scrobbler.

ryan adams – hallelujah
Notorious b.i.g. – sky’s the limit
sonic youth – wish fulfillment
x-ray-spex – i live off you
notorious b.i.g. – goin back to cali
dirty projectors/bjork – on and ever onward
nas – represent
rush – tom sawyer
notorious b.i.g. – mo money mo problems
ryan adams – beautiful sorta

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
happeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
def more art.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
not searched

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
already spent it. was i supposed to do this earlier or something?

21. the average age of the people i work with.

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?
started out positive but went south quick. went into a funk and then came back strong and ready to get into something great.

23. How many one night stands?
nooooooooone

24. What were your favourite TV programmes?
psych

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
haha no my hate kept a rollin

26. What was the best book you read?
superfuckers.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
dirty projectors, drake.

28. What did you want and get?
a break! the ability to sleep and wake up refreshed.

29. What did you want and not get?
so much.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
prob machete.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
had a delicious peanut butter ice cream cake.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
superpowers

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
my shirt stayed on more. also lots of jeans with lots of holes.

34. What kept you sane?
fishbone, and somehow…myself.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
that girl from those hundai ads.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

people says the tax cuts keep the economy alive tho its done nothing to keep it alive since it started.

37. Who did you miss?
bolivia and linder and julie and all my friends since i never see them as much

38. Who was the best new person you met?

prob my new workmate

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
fight.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Blossom for me rose
You’re the picture of my love
Blossom for me rose
Stretch out underneath the stars
And when tomorrow comes
I will hold you up
Little blossom, shining in the sun