Good evening OKC. I hope you had a good weekend.
Got the pictures back for the Comicfest poster. My brother did a great job. After the pictures were taken we went to Coach’s at the ball park. It was alright I guess. They had some really cool Yankees memorabilia in there. What? Yes they had Sooner stuff in there too. Calm down. The view of the park is really nice. There is something very pure and innocent about a baseball field. What? It’s a game that doesn’t involve a football. What? Yes. That thing that Kevin Costner built when Obi Wan Kenobi told him to. I don’t know why I type my responses to the part of my inner monologue that has mental problems. Oh yeah. It’s hee-larry-us! Moving on…………….
I occasionally get some comments on what I write. Allow me to respond to one.
I enjoy reading most of your musings (thank you) except it appears you must be ultra liberal (what?) with your diatribes (huh?) on our president (oh yeah). Otherwise, keep up the work. Notice I didn’t say ‘good’ work! (yowza!) ……… lol (imf - In My Face!) ….j/k! (Oh.Sorry.)
It took longer than I anticipated but I guess I’ll go ahead and address this now.
I am trying to keep this blog as interesting as possible without trying to come across like some preachy, agenda driven, egocentric. I do believe certain things and that might come across from time to time. I am not ultra-liberal. I’m not even super-duper liberal. I’m like diet liberal with a lemony twist of conservative. I’m actually a ‘think for myself’ individual who’s not afraid to stand up for what he believes but I am also not afraid to admit when I’m wrong about something. I’ve had to admit I’ve been wrong about plenty of things. The last girl I dated comes to mind. ZING!
About the diatribe thing? The word diatribe is defined as being a bitterly abusive criticism. I don’t think what I have said about the president is bitter. I don’t think it was abusive. I do think it was my opinion though. I might be wrong. He may be the greatest president in history. He may end up ridding the world of all terrorism. He might even start looking out for the working class and impoverished in this country. He might begin to see that it’s okay to admit when he’s wrong and admit it to the people who look to him for leadership. He might stop caring so much about people who actually do want to get married and start worrying about the abuse suffered by some women and children in this country by straight husbands and fathers. He might start making sure the people he has put in harm’s way are taken care of as well as their families. He might stop using people’s very personal spiritual beliefs to get what he wants. He might wake up tomorrow and realize that there are other people in this world. Until any of that happens I guess I’ll have to base my opinion on fact and will proudly continue to be labeled an ‘ultra liberal’. That’s a much better label than ‘worst president ever’.
Now that’s a diatribe. Back to the funny!
If you’re at an intersection and the guy in front of you is in a convertible with the top down and you yell about the guy in front of you not moving, only instead of the word ‘ guy’ you use a word that starts with an ‘f’ and ends in a ‘k’ and it’s not fork or funk, and you forgot you’re window is down, remember that he can hear you and will probably flip you off. I’m just saying.
RIGHT NOW
SONG - Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys. I love them and have yet to see them live. Once that happens I can die. Well that or right after my heart stops. One of the two I’m sure.
TV SHOW - The Comeback on HBO. I have heard people say it’s a rip off of The Office, and there are parallels, but the show is still funny. It’s probably the best show Lisa Kudrow has ever done. And no, I didn’t forget Friends.
MOVIE - In America. That is one of my favorite movies and one of the most unappreciated movies of all time. A word of warning though. I watched the last twenty minutes of it this morning on HBO and then immediately turned it to The Three Stooges. I experienced what can only be described as an emotional brain freeze.
BEST MOVIE ABOUT A KID FROM NEW JERSEY NAMED DANIEL RUSSO AND HOW HE MOVES TO RECITA CALIFORNIA AND LEARNS KARATE FROM A WISE OLD ASIAN MAINTENANCE MAN WHICH HELPS HIM DEFEAT JOHNNY THE JERKY BOYFRIEND OF THE GIRL HE LIKES IN THE ALL VALLEY KARATE TOURNAMENT THUS HUMILIATING THE COBRA KAI DOJO WINNING THE GIRL AND IN THE PROCESS LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIFE AND A LOT ABOUT HIMSELF- Gremlins 2:The New Batch
Holla.
-Joel