Anyone else up at 3:30 this morning because their wife had a bad dream? Just me? Well.... Goddamn! I'm actually a little sad that I was so busy yesterday that I completely forgot about Groundhog Day. Talk about a friggin AWESOME holiday. One of my friends an I used to celebrate this one pretty hard in high school. By celebrate, i mean we used to sit at his camp and drink beer while we saluted "Potomac Phil" (we could never remember the "punxsutawney" part) One year, as a surprise, my buddy went and bought a guinea pig to be our mascot for the day, naming him "Potomac Phil Jr". Our creativity and originality knew no bounds, I'll tell ya. Anyway, Potomac Phil Jr would just run around in the yard and look at shadows and stuff while we cheered him on, drank cheap beer, and rocked out to old Better Than Ezra music. At one point, however, tragedy stuck. In our drunken haze, we didn't see the stray dog bound out of the woods until it was too late. That goddamn monster bound across the yard at light speed, snatched up poor little Potomac Phil Jr, and hauled ass out of there faster than you could say Bill Fuckin' Murray. We tried to find them, but we came up with nothing. That was about 12 or 13 years ago, and it has been winter in my heart ever since. So, if you would, raise your glasses this weekend to the memory of poor little Potomac Phil Jr (2/2/98 12:34pm - 2/2/98 3:47pm RIP), and everyone please have a safe and happy GHD weekend. Oh, and it's the Super Bowl or something. Tom Brady's hair is stupid. He was also homeschooled by racists. Go Elisha! Drew Brees!
Sorry, in Canada we have Wiarton Willie. A genetically bred albino killing machine designed by the RCMP for stealth mission and snowy climates, who one year was pulled out of his hole dead so they brought him out for the people in a coffin. Yes, we are sick stupid fucks in Ontario. I dunno why Groundhog Day matters for us this year. We have had less snow this year than we had for four FOUR HOURS of December Fifth last winter. People in the south have no idea how fucked up that is. There is NO SNOW outside whatsoever, and well above the freezing point. Never seen anything like it in my entire life.
Taking a break from cleaning, couldn't sleep so I started cleaning at 1am and haven't stopped yet. hoping my tax return comes in today or tomorrow like it should, it will provide for many drinks and also leave me enough to do some more remodeling. This weekend should be interesting, I am going out with a bunch of people from work. We have had this planned for the last month or so, however no one planned on me having knee surgery the Tuesday before we go out... and there is a lot of walking with the stuff were doing. Will workers comp cover a Rascal rental for the weekend? If you want to know how I hurt myself it is below Spoiler For those who might ask, I fell out of an ambulance at work while unloading a patient at the hospital. One of the new kids decided it would be a good idea to lift the back step at the same time i stepped out turning an 8 inch drop into a 2.5 foot drop. I landed with my leg extended, hyper extending my knee, dislocating my patella, and tearing my lateral meniscus. I have already had surgery on this knee too, from a football injury (torn ACL(complete), MCL(partial), and medial meniscus tear).
So this is new. Cost was around $130. There was very little that was cheaper. My old graphics card was sounding like ToyToy's tractor so it had to go. G+ Hangout tonight anyone?
Choking down a few cups of black coffee this morning. Made a full pot and then realized we have no milk or cream. Anyone seen the movie Conviction, with Hilary Swank? Trying to decide if it's worth a watch.
Rabid Cow has moved near the top of my list for potential names for my band. If I could draw, I would totally animate this story. The cow slowly walking away would be the best part - like, with some quiet piano music.
We're in da same boat... I was thinking the same thing this morning. Call me crazy but I'd be happy if we got a foot of snow overnight.
Same shit everywhere. I get called a "fucking nut", everytime I mention the fact that not having two or three feet of snow, as well as the above zero temperatures is a bad thing. People don't realize that this shit has an impact on the farming communities and that their food prices are going to go up this year because of it. Snow = cheaper food, mother fuckers. We need snow, soon, in massive quantities.
Well, no work today, we have gotten about 8" over night and we are due to keep getting 2" an hour through tomorrow. The crazy part is my boss said to have employees with four wheel drive open the store. I have one employee with four wheel drive and another within walking distance of the store. I feel guilty making them go in but not coming in myself. My tax return will be here soon, I'll be buying a 4x4.
Not to mention all the resorts and B&B's who rely on snowmobilers and all other winter activities to stay in business. They're really hurting because of so little snow. I'd love a couple feet overnight. The sleds are sitting in the shed being all pissy. It's too warm to do winter stuff, and too cold to do summer stuff. It's like seasonal purgatory. At least we can still go ice fishing.
Who has two thumbs and a hangover??? This guy. Its all good though because as soon as I finish struggling through work today I'm heading to Indy to catch some of the Super Bowl fever going on down there. Pretty excited about that, not so much about extending my hangover for a couple more days but I'll survive, I think.
A single foot? We need FEET of snow to make up for this tragedy of a winter. I want there to be decent snowpack all the way into May, then we can start snowmobiling in flip flops.