Holaaaaaaaaaa all you whackos! So does everyone listen “TheMental Illness Happy Hour?” It’s a pretty good podcast hosted by Paul Gilmartin
who you might remember from “Dinner and Movie” back in the day on TBS. One of the
things Paul likes to do with some of his guests is an exercise called “Fears
and Loves” where he and his guest will list some of the things they truly fear
and love.
So, I decided I would do that here on the blog today. Well,
I’m only going to do the “Loves” side because the “Fears” side means opening up
a little too much and to being judged and I’m just not a fan of that. Maybe
soon I will be able to bring myself to do it. We’ll see. Some of y’all are
pretty fucking judgy though.
Okay, here we go with some loves ….
- College Football: Again, not just college football but
something very specific about it. I love games that kick off late Saturday
afternoon during the daylight and go on into the evening. As the game gets late
because of twilight and the stadium lights it takes on this yellowish-orangeish
glow and if it’s later in the year in some areas a little mist or fog even
forms. I just find that really cool.
- Pepsi: Specifically the first sip of Pepsi each day. It’s
so cold and it burns all the way down and it’s just an incredible
experience. I also like to wait until
late afternoon to have my Pepsi so I’m sooooooo ready for it. Another great
bonus is Pepsi makes me burp. Damn, it feels so good to let a big burp rip
every once in a while.
- That rush I feel right before IWS Radio starts. Just
before the show starts the annoying British lady who constantly tells how much
time is left until the show starts every minute suddenly comes on and says
“your show will begin in five seconds” and I feel this HUGE rush of adrenalin
and get all excited and sometimes feel like I need to pee.
- Saying good morning to Jamie Mapleleaf. Every morning, well most
mornings, while I’m lying in bed drifting along in that happy place between
being awake and asleep I hear my tablet chime letting me know that someone played
their turn on Words With Friends. A few seconds later I hear the sound of dice
rolling telling me that someone has played their turn on Dice With Buddies.
When I hear that I say “Good morning Jamie.” The cool part is that I’m almost
always right that it was Jamie.
- Laughing and watching other people laugh. I’m not talking
about just a little chuckle or giggle. I’m talking about one of those roaring,
full-body, being brought to tears, now my tummy hurts laughs. Laughing so loud
that everyone in the room and even outside the room can hear you and are
staring at you is one of life’s great pleasures.
- Wine buzz! There really is no better feeling when it comes
to alcohol than being comfortably numb from drinking wine. I’m just so relaxed
feeling no pain at all.
- A great pair of legs. Nothing is better than a woman with
really sexy legs. Unless it’s a woman with a great ass, of course.
- The first piece of thin crust pepperoni pizza from pizza
hut. I get extra sauce which makes it a little extra zesty. The pepperonis are
a little bit spicy and the cheese is gooey and oozes and it all just comes together
so deliciously perfect.
- Trivia: I love learning fun and sometimes useless little
facts and trivia games are perfect for that. Trivial Pursuit is my favorite
board game by far.
- Politics: This one might be starting to fade since you can’t
ever have a really good political discussion anymore. Most people just spew talking points they
picked up for their favorite political blog and get FURIOUS if you dare to
disagree with them or challenge their world view even a little bit. Having said
that, politics ain’t beanbags, and I love the back and forth and the strategy
involved in getting elected and getting bills passed.
Obviously there’s more, but the average person’s (HA! I like
to pretend that someone is actually reading this) attention span is contracting
faster than the ice caps. So, maybe I’ll continue this on another post some
other time.
