Oddities, Ends, and Sounds: Part 1: Reverse Hibernation?

Oh my god -- remember Saved By the Bell: The College Years?!!?

Hey there, it’s been quite a minute since we’ve talked…while I’ve still been floating a bunch of ideas around my head about interesting things to write about, lately it’s been kind of the “Oh, hey…that’s pretty cool — I should write something about that…later…” mentality, in which “later” somehow conjures up a few extra and less letters to form “never.”  I’ve had a lot on my mind, though…[cue Saved by the Bell dream sequence music]

Oddities:

• Heroes Season 3, “Villains” — You know, I kind of enjoyed Heroes Season 1.  And fuck it — I even tuned in every week to watch the mediocrity of Season 2, but this show has turned into a damn mess — a conglomeration of attempted “Oh, Shit!” moments without the “Oh, Shit!” factor to them.  In a way, it’s sad — the show is starting to beef up backstories and mythology (somewhat), but it’s performed in a way where it’s blatently obvious the new team of writers are just pulling plot-lines out of a hat on a week-to-week basis.  Say what you will about Lost, but at least you can go back to previous seasons and learn more based off newer episodes.  And seriously, what is up with Ali Larter still on the show?  Maybe all of the “Oh, Shit!” moments are catered directly to the baffled set of writers mumbling to themselves “oh…shit…what are we gonna do now?”

Ends:

• Blogging about my blog?  Laaame!: You know, I never really liked the term “Odds and Ends.”  But it’s a direction I want to go with this blog…a way of clearing a lot of the racing thoughts running through my head that I let stress me out way too much.  If you “know me” in real life, I keep a lot of stuff in, suppressing it — I like to think of it as my way of concentrating the good things in life and backstocking the bad ones.  Writing has always been sort of been a therapeutic means of self-medicating for me, and hey, since we’ve last talked (4 months ago) I’ve been feeling like a bit of a mess…go figure.
• It’s fun…it’s easy!: …and let’s face it, writing short lists, ideas, and random thoughts is a super relaxed way for me to keep myself busy with writing.
• On the not-so-lighthearted note: Yesterday I found out my Uncle is on his death bed…yet again.  The past year has been a constant struggle for him and my family…and I’m not really sure how to feel/deal with this.  I’ve never known anybody that’s passed away before…and worse yet I feel I barely even knew him.  To be honest, it’s only really starting to feel real as I’m writing this…I remember last time I really spoke to him I was just an ignorant little kid…and now, well, I hope that’s changed, but we’ve never been “close” as growing up hundreds of miles away there was never the opportunity for that.   What I’m worried about most is how my Dad is going to take it…my brothers and I are so close…I can’t even imagine losing my dog, let alone someone I shared a childhood with.

Sounds:

• I’ve got a lot to say about music, but we’ll start that discussion up next time we talk.  In the mean time, here’s a short list of songs I’ve been playing the living hell out of lately:

1. Say Anything – “Thoughts on a Liberal Education”
2. Young Jeezy – “Trap or Die”
3. Manchester Orchestra – “Where Have You Been”
4. Gucci Mane – “Aw, Man”
5. Daath – “Sharpen the Blades”