Sick Bed, Day two

I am a lousy patient. No, really. I hate being sick, stuck in the house, held hostage by this stupid meat sack that didn't have the good sense to fight off whatever the hell this is before it completely inconvenienced my life. I just want it gone. I want to be better. I want to go outside. I want to be able to speak a sentence without dissolving into a fit of coughing.

I watched the entire second season of Dexter between yesterday and today, and that went a long way towards keeping me sane. Tomorrow I'm going to come up with ANY (and I do mean ANY) excuse to get fresh air. The fact that I'm about ready to start scaling walls has to be a good sign.

I'm going to finish this disc of MSCL and then I'm going to try and sleep. Let's see how far I get with all the coughing.

Did I mention that I want my life back?

Sick Bed, Day two

I am a lousy patient. No, really. I hate being sick, stuck in the house, held hostage by this stupid meat sack that didn't have the good sense to fight off whatever the hell this is before it completely inconvenienced my life. I just want it gone. I want to be better. I want to go outside. I want to be able to speak a sentence without dissolving into a fit of coughing.

I watched the entire second season of Dexter between yesterday and today, and that went a long way towards keeping me sane. Tomorrow I'm going to come up with ANY (and I do mean ANY) excuse to get fresh air. The fact that I'm about ready to start scaling walls has to be a good sign.

I'm going to finish this disc of MSCL and then I'm going to try and sleep. Let's see how far I get with all the coughing.

Did I mention that I want my life back?

Merry Fuckin' Christmas, eh?

Waking up at 7:30 on a Sunday due to a coughing fit is usually the fast way to make me uber cranky.

However.

I realize now that the REASON I was up so early was to catch a broadcast of "Dyker Lights," the greatest holiday special in the history of holiday specials. Running 30 minutes in length, DL tells the stories of the residents of Brooklyn's famed 84th street, and their quest to put up the most ostentatious display. There's also a slightly incomprehensible side plot involving Staten Island, which I suppose isn't too incomprehensible, considering the proximity of the two places (it's just 20 minutes across the bridge, give or take, depending on traffic).

Combining high-quality camcorder footage with interviews and a couple of musical montages, Dyker Lights is a wonderful example of a particular kind of Christmas spirit. And it's the kind of Christmas spirit that inspires a grandpa to dance in the driveway to Dominic the Donkey as well as a complicated dance team performance to KTU techno (complete with plastic candy canes!!)

One of my favorite moments in the show has to be one guy discussing the different slogans for his Jewelry store.
"This? [gestures to the diamond ring decal on the back of his leather jacket] Oh, this is from my store. We got Rock Her, and we got Watch him. You know, with a watch? Heh. We also had 'Chain Her,' to exhibit our over a thousand varieties of chains, but some womens groups complained about that one. Not that I really give a damn or anything."

This guy, and the dude on the ladder at the beginning? Were all I needed to put a smile on my face.

Dyker Lights will air again:

Channel 21: 12/24 at 3 and 7:30
and Channel 13 12/24 at 5.

If you are in the New York City area, and have a tv, I highly recommend this. Dear God, the lulz. The first time my mother and I watched it together, we were laughing so hard we had to hold on to each other to keep from falling off of the couch. Or maybe I just had to hold on to her. Either way, this is a show that puts the "special" in Christmas Special. Don't miss it!

Merry Fuckin' Christmas, eh?

Waking up at 7:30 on a Sunday due to a coughing fit is usually the fast way to make me uber cranky.

However.

I realize now that the REASON I was up so early was to catch a broadcast of "Dyker Lights," the greatest holiday special in the history of holiday specials. Running 30 minutes in length, DL tells the stories of the residents of Brooklyn's famed 84th street, and their quest to put up the most ostentatious display. There's also a slightly incomprehensible side plot involving Staten Island, which I suppose isn't too incomprehensible, considering the proximity of the two places (it's just 20 minutes across the bridge, give or take, depending on traffic).

Combining high-quality camcorder footage with interviews and a couple of musical montages, Dyker Lights is a wonderful example of a particular kind of Christmas spirit. And it's the kind of Christmas spirit that inspires a grandpa to dance in the driveway to Dominic the Donkey as well as a complicated dance team performance to KTU techno (complete with plastic candy canes!!)

One of my favorite moments in the show has to be one guy discussing the different slogans for his Jewelry store.
"This? [gestures to the diamond ring decal on the back of his leather jacket] Oh, this is from my store. We got Rock Her, and we got Watch him. You know, with a watch? Heh. We also had 'Chain Her,' to exhibit our over a thousand varieties of chains, but some womens groups complained about that one. Not that I really give a damn or anything."

This guy, and the dude on the ladder at the beginning? Were all I needed to put a smile on my face.

Dyker Lights will air again:

Channel 21: 12/24 at 3 and 7:30
and Channel 13 12/24 at 5.

If you are in the New York City area, and have a tv, I highly recommend this. Dear God, the lulz. The first time my mother and I watched it together, we were laughing so hard we had to hold on to each other to keep from falling off of the couch. Or maybe I just had to hold on to her. Either way, this is a show that puts the "special" in Christmas Special. Don't miss it!

My So-called grrrrr.

So, I'm watching the episode of My So-Called Life entitled "Life of Brian," and:

( I don't even know why the fuck I'm cutting this )

My So-called grrrrr.

So, I'm watching the episode of My So-Called Life entitled "Life of Brian," and:

( I don't even know why the fuck I'm cutting this )