It’s great getting free shit
So I’m a fan of getting free coffee. Even after 2 years of working in anything that resembles a coffee shop I still get free shit at places. This pleases me immensley.
I don’t go in expecting free shit all the time, because the right set of circumstances has to happen. Also it’s just rude to expect free shit from coffee shops. I always go in expecting to pay, so I can act grateful when I do get free shit.
Also, since it has been 2 years since my last espresso pull, I can only go to specific coffee shops to get this free shit. Fortunatley my two favorite coffee shops, one in walnut creek and one in santa cruz, are where I get my free shit.
The reason I blog about this is because it makes me happy. I especially like getting free shit in consecutive coffee shop appearances. This happened to me last night and then this morning. These are the little presents that life gives to me: a free half-pound of my favorite coffee, an espresso shot, a cup of coffee, and a bannana nut muffin.
Pretty awesome.
Something in the air tonight
So I don’t know what’s going on the world right now. It seems like shit is just in a generally crazy period. Like in home life, work life, and social life. And it’s not just relegated to my world either. Other worlds are being crashed and reformulated.
Maybe there is some sort of celestial event and the new gods of the worlds are announcing their arrival. Maybe the old gods are regaining their control over peoples psyche’s and this is their way of demanding sacrifical virgins.
I mean forget that the world is fucked right now in terms of recessions and shits. Forget that their are new abuses of power coming to the surface every moment, like those fucking judges taking kickbacks and sending teens to jail.
Forget that fucking sheriff in Arizoana who’s a piece of shit. But I mean just like in my world and other peoples worlds right now seem pretty hectic and chaotic too. It could be that the end of the world is nigh.
What would you do? Listen to Phil Collins or REM? Fuck until their is no concept of lubrication or climax? I know that spring is coming, because I’m Persian and look forward to these things. The world’s rebirth is coming, and maybe that’s why there is so much chaos.
Is anyone of my Garrisonites also feeling this chaos or is this a localized chaos relegated to the East Bay Area of California. I mean China fired 20 Million people, forget the measley three million we are whining about. Oh well, I guess our banks and automotive industries are poised to move into other countries and take over their failing systems. Yay America.
Yay me. Like tonight Kali, Echo, and I went to dinner at some restaurent and the fucking power went out during our meal. Chaos! Then some fucking guy took the communal candle and put it on his table and Kali called him a jerk. I loved it!
CHAOS!
What I did for work today
So today I had to mockup a webpage to increase the number of sales a certain kind of web traffic brings in. When I was done I decided to add a bit more to the page, just for my own amusement. This is how I’d run a website:
- Click on the image to make it larger dummy
Silly House, tears are for kids
So it’s about 12:56AM on Saturday morning and I am lying in bed, listening to the clock tick, Kali’s breathing, and my typing. I just watched the last episode of season four of House and shed some tears, BIG DEAL. This fuckin’ show knows me to well, quotes like “nobody changes” or “everyone dies” are right up my alley.
The editors also know that I like Bon Iver and that it’s perfect to play whilst killing people off and making people come to terms with things. Anyways, I was embarrassed to shed some saline from eyes, but I couldn’t help it. As cheesy as it was, and as contrived as it was, and as poorly acted as it was, I still loved it. My heart strings were still tugged at and pulled on. I kept wiping the tears that were slowly being dripped from the corners of my eyes, hoping Kali wasn’t going to wake up and call me a sissy or something.
I thought I was going to be really sleepy after the show ended but I couldn’t sleep. That’s why I am writing this blog right now. I am hoping I get to go see Coraline 3D tomorrow, but we’ll see, hopefully I can make the early show. Also, I don’t know if I will go to Wondercon this year…is anyone out there thinkng about it?
Also why has only Trey joined Sonic Living? He hasn’t even really used it other than to appease me. I wish I was tired right now. Maybe blogs were made for moments like these. Where it’s completley irrational to be awake, you can’t sleep, have thoughts on the mind and are wondering when in hell you will fall asleep.
Taping up the mix
I was sitting in my car today before my guitar lesson, outside of my teacher’s house. He lives in the foothills of Mt. Diablo and it’s got some great views. I was sitting there listening to Bon Iver’s new album, more specifically to the second track on the jam, and looked up at the sky.
I hadn’t really done that in a while, like look up from my Iphone and watch the clouds. Now I’m not trying to poignant, as it’s not my strength, but rather I am trying to weave a tale much like a fine woven Native American basket that was made in China. Anyways I go do my jams with my guitar teacher and I am getting excited that I can play some james brown jams.
As I was leaving my teache’s house it started to sprinkle a bit. Again I start listening to Bon Iver and the closer I get to Brentwood the more it’s starting to pour outside. I start getting tired of the old BI so I hit shuffle on my Iphone and go on my excited way.
The rain was making me excited. I am stoked for heavy rain, it’s been a while. Anyways, the basket. So I do my things when I get home, and while running on the treadmill I am watching House. This show takes no effort to watch which is nice.
“Where is this going,” you may be asking yourself. Well, we’re getting there. So at the end of House Baba O’Riley starts playing to wrap up the show. I sat there out of breath from my run thinking about the song, and mix tapes jumped into my head.
My first immediate thought was trying to remember the last time I made a mix tape. I used to do it all the time, but convenience and laziness has led me to just hit shuffle and possibly also led me to care less for my music.
I thought about people I know who still make mixes for themselves or for others, and also about DJs who make mixes. I didn’t want to give credit to any DJ, just because I want to have prejudice against some people. But those who still make mixes, like Kali when working out or Gordon for his various friends, deserve a little credit for carrying the flame.
I thought to myself I need to make a mix for my morning drive tomorrow, and as cliche as it is I will have Baba O’Riley on it because it needs to be there. It will be epic. I am going to make a mix for myself because I deserve it. I used to make mixes for girls, like when I had angsty feelings and wanted to show how sensitive and thoughtful I was.
Those days are over and I want to be angsty for myself. I am calling on everyone else to do the same. Bring back the mix. Tape it up. Let’s talk about our mixes. Hang out in record shops. Have crazy friends and experiences. Sell the rights.
Forget HD
I had a religious experience this weekend. That’s right, I saw “My Bloody Valentine 3D” this weekend. It was amazing. I wore glasses over my glasses, which made me feel as if I was improving my vision. Not only did I feel it was improved, it was improved because the fucking movie jumped out of the screen.
It wasn’t the sharpest thing, nor the most detailed, but it was the most fun I’ve had in a movie theater in a while. Now I know I’m making it seem like the only reason to watch this movie is the 3D, although it is a really strong reason. The fucking horror movie is also awesome.
Whoever did this movie, and I am not going to look itup because I don’t care, knows that you shouldn’t fuck around or toy with the audience. Give me blood right away, just jump right in. I don’t need any explanations or back story building. Just give it to me as a just-cuz. How did this guy show up out of here out of nowhere? JUST CUZ.
Go watch it. You will love it.
