Monthly Archives: January 2016

we’ve had two inches of rain, maybe less

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el ninoyet because of crap in the sewers and drains, we flood easily.

why is there crap in there? because we hardly get any rain. we’ve been involved in a long running drought.

leaves get in there, garbage, branches, guns, ammo, the courage of politicians, the dreams of the broken hearted, rock n roll, good turkey burger recipes,

creative ways to bring back the record industry, the poor, all my cheap sunglasses, all the quarterbacks that could lead the Bears back to the Super Bowl, nachos

starbucks coffee cups with pictures of Jesus on them, spider-man sequels, newpapers who actually try to gear their news towards minorities and young people,

bernie sanders supporters, ron paul supporters, american idol viewers, half burned hoverboards, go cart tires, sissy bars, typewriters, atari consoles, the ideals of thirtysomethings who instead buy bmws and couches they see on pinterest

craft beer bottles, hooker mattresses, jawbreakers, needle nose pliers, my afro, corded phones, freshly beaten fax machines, radio shack signs, lost balloons, circuit cities, dunkin donuts munchkins, white zombie cds, pens with erasers on them, good ideas by network execs,

network execs, tom from myspace, all the bass players of smashing pumpkins, smashed pumpkins, barrels of kale, lost kittens, burnt couches, burnt hippies, affordable housing, the loch ness monster, the missing link, iraqi aluminum tubes, glenn beck’s career, everyones childhood big wheel

remote controls, turkey basters, library cards, self addressed stamped envelopes, tupac, my left foot, the blogosphere and

mtv

imitation of life (1934)

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delilah - imitation of life

one of my new years resolutions is that every week imma see a classic movie i aint never seen before.

kicked it off tonight with claudette colbert and louise beaver in a strange film about race, pancakes, and love.

directed by john stahl, one of the 36 founding members of the academy, one of the odd facts about the movie is the Mammy (beaver) in real life was less than two years older than her daughter (fredi washington) – both actresses were actually in their 30s. washington played a convincing 19 year-old.

what i liked was how it portrayed the rich as people who wear tuxedos, carry canes of all sorts, own furs and employ help.

but really it was an eye opening and in a way progressive view of race and mixed race America in the 1930s.

the film was nominated for best picture, but it was up against the other film colbert starred in that year

it happened one night

two and a half stars

do you know that life is beautiful

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Sean Norvet

thats what the rain was telling me this morning

tapping on my window in morse code

wake up, sleepyhead

it tapped through the screen to the glass

yo, busblog, it insisted

yes you in there!

life is beautiful, the rain said, we’ve been traveling around the globe

falling, evaporating, floating along

and what we’ve learned is

it’s ok.

it’s perfectly ok.

and sometimes even better.

but you simply must wake up!

said the rain

with only a hint

of sarcasm.

there are dudes with guns who have taken over a federal building in oregon

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the need snacks

they forgot to bring enough food and snacks.

they have asked their supporters to bring some to them.

at first i didnt understand why the authorities didn’t force them out of the encampment.

but now i am starting to get it.

even the government knows these knuckleheads will starve to death there.

while everyone watching dies of laughter.

so to speak

it just dawned on me that i’ll never be a colonel

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COLONEL SANDERSwhich means i’ll never be a major

or a captain

or a lieutenant

or a general

or an admiral

which means i’ll never even be a rear admiral

who doesnt wanna be a rear admiral?

since i was a kid playing cowboys and indians, i was always saying fuck that i wanna be the rear admiral.

all the other kids would say aint no rear admiral in cowboys and injuns

and id say omg look over there!

and theyd turn around to where i was pointing

and id kick em right in the rear

and run and say TELL YOUR MOMMA YOU WERE KICKED IN THE REAR FROM REAR ADMIRAL PIERCE

OF THE F U PLATOON.

but what i really wanted was to be a colonel.

my girlfriend kirsten dunst is fantastic in fargo

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kirstin dunsti cant say i have seen her in very many great things lately. what has she even been in?

from 2011-2014, heres what shes been up to:

The Two Faces of January
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds
Upside Down
On the Road
Bachelorette
Random Acts of Violence
Melancholia

of those I saw Melancholia, which she was fantastic in but man was it weird and she really didnt get to show off a whole range.

in fargo she got to play lots of different aspects of a woman going through a change in her life.

in fact she is stretching so much, trying to become “fully realized” someone asks her if shes crazy.

THATS WHAT WE WANT!

is she crazy? no. has crazy stuff happened to her? hell yeah.

kirsten gained about 25 pounds for the role because the character is pretty but not a bombshell. typical hoarder next door who wants to be more of an independent woman while being a good wife.

i dont know who else they had in mind for this role, but she was perfect. and now my love for her has only intensified.

very excited that she will star in season three, but what on earth could they have in store for her?

one thing i learned from “making a murderer” is jail makes you fat

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quentin stari guess cuz you’re just sitting around reading russian literature all day.

today im at work for the first time in almost two weeks. it’s nice. but god im tired.

my body got used to not doing squat and not having to wake up.

my only new years resolution is to pay off my credit card balance by october.

it’s close to $5k.

it got that high because it’s all of my other credit cards. i moved them all over because this one has no interest until october.

i did the math and basically if i dont eat out for lunch at work and just make sandwiches i can pay it off by october and all will be kool and the gang.

jeanine made the most delicious lunch for me today and im sitting here at my desk eating it and writing to you and wishing i was on my way to eat sushi.

but i figure it will be good to have an empty credit card by october because thats when the cubs will be in the world series and

WE WILL ALL BE SPENDING HELLA MONEY FOR WORLD SERIES TICKETS, AIR TRAVEL AND OLD STYLE BEER.

this is the year, btw, in case you havent noticed.

no pressure, cubbies.

what i did over my Christmas vacation

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making a murderer

  1. watched all of Fargo – weirdly i liked season one best
  2. made money
  3. brunched with ali and aj
  4. told a babe to meet me in a DTLA alley at midnight for new years
  5. watched all of making a murderer and had all sorts of feels
  6. played a bunch of NBA y2k2015
  7. played a bunch of NBA Jam
  8. clipped the cats nails
  9. ate poorly
  10. then ate well
  11. bought MLB.tv streaming for this season
  12. changed my sheets

 

i have one job today

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jesse jackson and marvin gayei have to do my laundry and get some apple juice

then i will go back to watching How To Make A Murderer.

i have lived in this apartment since april 2001. nearly 15 years.

part of me feels like a loser for not having a mortgage by now, and giving a chunk of my paycheck to people who dont really love me.

how do i know? they gave me a Christmas card with a $5 Starbucks giftcard in it. Seriously, $5?

i have thought about laying down a new kitchen floor and adding a washer dryer and maybe a dishwasher, but i always thought, nah, imma be outta here soon. why bother? plus they’ll probs tell me no.

so the other day, as the year was ending, i was looking at my credits and debts and then i did something i never ever ever do: i looked on Craigslist for something used. namely a used washer dryer.

$500, delivered? hell, i made that driving Uber on NYE. maybe i should just go for it and never have to struggle to put my dirty drawers in a sack and shlep it to the mexican coin laundry where either they have telenovellas or soccer on or THEY TURN OFF THE TVS EVEN IF THERES A GREAT NFL GAME ON.

so i called the landlord and left a message to give them a heads up that i’m gonna pull this trigger very soon. it wasnt really asking permission, just a “hey if theres anything you want me to make sure to do, please lemme know.”

they cant really tell me no because everyone else in this building has one. but i never expected them to paint my purple bathroom or red living room white, so who knows how they might respond.

something tells me the lack of love comes from the fact that this year, even after my 14th year of rent control increases, i’m still shelling out less than a grand a month for this magical space. but it’s still money and i pay it every month a week early, an xbi trait, and ive never been anything but an angel tenant.

either way, hopefully this will be my last trip to the coin laundry. ever.