Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Some Random Stuff I Think - Day-Off Navel Gazing

Today was a day off from work, and after my plunge, last week, into the dark underbelly of the whole basement remodeling 'scene'; where a lot of time is spent on bent knees; a mysterious presence referred to as 'Mohawk'; a wide variety of music, emo, rap, 'gangnam' style; ummm, stuff; I took a full day off, vegging, a bit of a nap, coffee with whisky. In the course of doing nothing all day, a few thoughts wandered across my bean.

Don't know why I occasionally obsess on this song - it sounds like a vignette from classic Sesame Street, so I, for that reason, either love it, or think it should be killed with fire for violating the Law Of The 'Street'.

A commercial for AFLAC - the duck was painful enough at the beginning, with the voice of Gilbert Gottfried (who, make no mistake, is a funny bastard, see THE ARISTOCRATS) - but the latest spin, direct from the bubbling, bile-filled, olympic-sized pit of hell, is 'ooh, the AFLAC duck is in teh hospital with a sprained beak, send it a get well card'. Air bubble in the IV, baby. Flo is aging like fine Thunderbird as well, but still vaguely tolerable.

Ahhh, one Gilbert for the record - mute if at work, brain bleach on sale at ALDI.

The dumpster was stolen from my driveway this morning. I was briefly disturbed, but then I realized I am still parking in my front yard. Then I realized that putting coffee in my whisky made me forget that I knew it was leaving. Then I realized I needed another coffee. And whisky. And then I noticed that the dumpster was stolen from my driveway this morning.

Also, the paint touch-up is done, I should not see the general contractor ever again, which made me cry (no more mixing whisky, whisky, coffee, and whisky), until I remembered that he's an evil, slippery weasel and good riddance, hooker.

On my third episode of NCIS - I can always find it; if I were not married, and Abby Sciuto was a real person, why, I'd...fail horribly, my tongue tied into two half hitches, as she calls 911 to help the stroke victim with the Fargo accent, but still. 
(And the wife knows, so back the hell off - she has a fondness for the star of the show, some loser, name's not important, approximately 2,634 years old but doesn't look a day over desiccated.)

Watched the 10th Doctor ep Partners in Crime for breakfast (whisky, whisky, coffee, eggs, spam, spam, and whisky.) Donna is seriously my favorite Companion, besides most of the rest.

ALDI - your store for finely aged meat, veggies, fabric, tomato juice, meat by-products, generic alcohol, and hand lotion.

20 comments:

  1. Did you ever look at your hands?

    I mean, REALLY look at your hands?

    ...I always liked Donna Noble too. She was so obnoxious, but yet she became the Doctor-Donna and saved the Ood. Plus, doing her first episode in a wedding dress! There's symbology in that, mate.

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    1. Donna truly is one of my favorites, had no problem telling Ten to piss up a rope.

      Great bit in the ep with Agatha Christie, the Doctor's been poisoned and tried to detoxify, can't speak very well, and Donna is trying to play charades with him - "Mammy, harvey wallbanger".

      Gotta look that one up tonight.

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    2. but yet she became the Doctor-Donna and saved the Ood

      Well, that was certainly flying my geek flag, wasn't it?

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    3. Well, that was certainly flying my geek flag, wasn't it?

      You say that as if its a bad thing...

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    4. Donna: "Find someone, will you? I think sometimes, you need someone to... stop you."

      SPLENDID.

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    1. Listen me bucko, what sector of your, ummm, branez-addled, err, branez, reads this:

      ALDI - your store for finely aged meat, veggies, fabric, tomato juice, meat by-products, generic alcohol, and hand lotion.

      as an ENDORSEMENT?

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    2. I meant, of course, footballs and liquid testosterone and doilies and other manlishy things!

      DON'T JUDGE ME!

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  3. I also had a day off on Wednesday, spent slightly hungover, and huddled inside 'cos it's Minnesota cold outside. I should have put up a blog post, but I put my laptop at the foot of the bed to warm the footsies.

    And don't be dissing Flo, yo! Mmmmm... Flo... it was weird when I found out I wasn't the only one with a thing for her.

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    1. By FSM, that is the first time I've heard of a laptop being actually useful!

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  4. What's wrong with hand lotion? I've been working outside, graveyard shifts, in single digits, and I slather myself with Queen Helene Cocoa Butter Lotion so I don't get windburned to an icy crisp. I buy half-gallon bottles of the stuff.

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    1. Oh hells yeah, my hands (electrician) are hash to begin with, add winter and I've got 60 grit samdpaper - which sweetie does not find as attractive as I believe she should. At work, GoJo hand lotion, at home, what ever is sitting out, usually just pump stuff, store brands...

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    2. See, that's why I thought you were endorsing....

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    3. I do endorse the GoJo, great stuff. Work buys it by the pallet, I've never looked for it in a store.

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  5. More random stuff:

    After you finish watching Iron Sky (perhaps watching it twice, using the Tom Servo and Crow finger puppets for the second show), turn your netflix crank to "Phoebe in Wonderland". good fantasy-drama with Elle Fanning.

    Also random: THEN turn that old Netflix magic-box to "Who is Harry Nilsson (and why is everybody talking about him?)"

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    1. I has Nilsson on teh queue, haven't gotten to it yet.

      Random music doc - Decembrists - A Practical Handbook

      Reanimator (with Jeffrey Combs)

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    2. Gotta love the Decembrists- "Calamity Song" was the best REM song released in... when was "Calamity Song" released?

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  6. other random stuff: I need a day off or several. I am considering designing the robot to eviscerate students, one per day.

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    1. Fire ants and some sort of injection system.

      Read your EotS post on the FIRST stuff - this is why I could not be a teacher, I don't know how I'd keep from wiring their desks for 480.

      Went to Catholic schools through HS, when paddling was allowed - didn't like it then, not sure I like it now, but after Columbine, I spent a year in W. WI putting security devices in schools - kids suck. A lot. I suspect they haven't improved. Little bastards getting near my lawn...

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