Mental Health Break

I played guitar today. I worked on two songs. I used the direct out and cabinet sims off of two amps, which broke my amps and speakers rule for the re-recording project, but I didn’t wake Harry so that was worth it.

I played like dog shit, but I played and that’s what matters. I needed it. I have more to do so I might sneak some more playing in later today.

Sigh of relief.

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Different

Daily writing prompt
What could you do differently?

I’m still not in a sharing mood (shockingly) so I’m not going to give specifics. Suffice to say if you ask me what I could do differently, my broken little brain is going to hyper focus 100% on negatives. You’ve been warned.

What could I do different becomes what must I do to stop failing as a human being. I must be a better husband, a better step father, a better son, a better uncle, a better brother, a better employee, a better supervisor, a better democrat, a better citizen, and a better neighbor… and that is just for starters.

The problem, of course, is that I don’t know how to do any of it. I’m working on it all though. I’ll do better. I’ll be better.

Snow

It’s snowing outside. We are supposed to get a big~ish snow storm starting late tonight and running through the whole day tomorrow. They are predicting about a foot.

Yippee.

I hate snow. I hate winter. I hate them with the fiery passion of 100 burning suns. You see the irony, right?

Billboard

Daily writing prompt
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?

This one is going to need a list, babie! Here we go!

My potential billboard messages would include the following…

  • Nazis are evil. Stop being/supporting/collaborating with nazis.
  • Fascism is un-American. MAGA is fascism. Do the math.
  • The January 6th insurrectionists are guilty of both being terrorists and committing treason.
  • Life sentences for insurrectionists.
  • Pro January 6th = pro terrorism and pro treason.
  • Democracy Good. MAGA Bad.
  • Trust Science.
  • Science is real.
  • Science is accurate.
  • Science is reality. Religion is fan fiction.
  • Toxic science fiction fandom is idiotic. Grow the fuck up, children.
  • I am head over heels in love with my wife, Jen.
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is better than you remember.
  • The Star Wars prequels and sequels are both bad, but they are not that bad. Get over it.
  • Tom Baker is still the best Doctor
  • Zack Snyder needs to cut back on the slow motion. Seriously, bro.
  • Kodak needs to try lowering film prices for a change.
  • Wear a mask and wash your hands.

Okay… 18 potential billboards written out in about five minutes, all off the top of my head.  I could probably come up with 100 more if I spent a little time thinking about it. No, we’ll stop here. Maybe I’ll add a second post with more later (but probably not).

Enjoy, my gentle readers and only friends.*


*I am not sure when I combined Stephen King’s “gentle readers” line with A Clockwork Orange’s, “oh my brothers and only friends” but it’s sort of working for me. 

Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins put out a call for a new guitar player. They are asking for resumes.

Should I send one?