There are four of us in the bedroom right now. Me, the Ho, Coops, and Coco…one of us has the stanks tonight. Big time. Like, driving past those cows on the 5-north heading up to the Bay Area stank. You SoCal peeps know what I mean…
Anywhos…today I worked my booty off. All day. Threw in the towel an hour early, but by “early” I mean 10pm…needed it, man. Especially if I’m working all day tomorrow, which I am. And I only fell 6 assignments short on the overall goal for the day. So, that’s good.
I am allllmost caught up. So close. Did writing today, halleloo. It’s not going to happen tomorrow, I’m afraid, but that’s okay because I’m fucking finishing by Sunday. Whatever happens. Might then take off Monday and Tuesday to recouperate from this past couple weeks. It really was the apartment building that screwed me over. I was primed for success…and a monkey wrench was thrown in the mix.
Hey…it happens. That’s the life when you’re working four jobs, yo. Shit happens. THAT is actually the mark of a good plan, guys. Figuring out how to still get done what you want to get done, what you need to get done, even when life comes and takes over. Because it always will. Live NEVER STOPS. I remember I used to have fantasies about what I could do to have all the time in the world I needed to get something done. Thinking like, “I just need this and this to happen/go away, and THEN I can finally get all this stuff done.” Well, sorry toots, that is never going to happen. It’s that simple. It won’t. Because life never stops. You might be able to hide yourself for short stretches at a time, but short stretches do not a future make. Nor a present. Figuring out how to deal with life and get your shit done…that’s the golden ticket.
Says the guy whose not going to be writing his writing hour tomorrow…I suppose part of it is recognizing that’s going to happen sometimes, too.
Anywho, today’s outisde-of-myself musings have to do with podcasts. There are so, SO MANY that I love, you guys. Love them! And thanks to the Ho, I’m in the middle of a bit of an explosion on how many podcasts I’m following at the moment. So, if you want some recommendations from an admitted crazy-person, here are some favs:
This American Life for obvious reasons. It started it all for me. The first podcast I ever listened to.
Radiolab again, for fairly obvious reasons: it was the second podcast I ever got into, and it was because of TAL. Very similar show, with a scientific focus. They’ve been slacking lately, but apparently their new episode is the shiiiiit.
Reveal, which is from the Center for Investigative Journalism. They do, well, investigative journalism pieces about all kinds of stuff in America. Like, looking into HOW the Flint water crisis happened, for example. A piece they did on the aftermath of the events portrayed in the film Spotlight was cool, as was a multi-episode one on this mental institution on the east coast.
Criminal, which is all about interesting crimes. Right now I’m listening to one profiling a serial killer named Jolly Jane who was a nurse and poisoned her patients to death. Crazy!
Reply-All is Internet-themed, which sounds a bit overly techy but it’s TOTALLY not. It’s very much about how the Internet connects to real people, real lives, my life and your life. One of my favs, fo sho.
Serial which you’ve probably heard of because it fucking caught fire and was a viral explosion last year with a possibly-wrongful-conviction case. This year, it’s about Bo Berghdal (sp?) who is that American POW that we got back home last year.
The Business from the local NPR station KCRW. They run-down all things hollywood, and I listen because I really like hearing their news banter, which is about all the shit in the trades from the previous week, with some insightful commentary.
Imaginary Worlds is one that I’ve just recently fond. It’s all about the art and entertainment of story-telling. For the release of Star Wars, they did this five part (I think?) series on all aspects of Star Wars. Love this one.
Okay…believe it or not, there are a couple more, but my eyelids are starting to become impossible to hold back from falling…so fall I shall let them. Good night guys! See you tomorrow!