New Year of Nothingness Extreme (Blog 560)

To start the day yesterday, I got my daily petrol station foods. Nothing spectacular there for me, but tasty stuff and respect to the place for being open on new year’s day. Otherwise there could be countless stranded cars or at very least hungry people. Then I posted another year’s worth of shapes and THEN I ranked the 22 best albums of the year for Metal Rules. (Or at very least the 22 best albums I reviewed for the site). Why 22? Because I gave a good 20 albums 4.5/5 or over (one lucky band got a 5 from me!), one album was near 4.5 level, and the other album I included because I heard of the band before and I thought that was interesting. So there’s a message for the bands out there: You COULD write really good music to stand out OR you could just promote yourself a lot. I’ll tell you this much, it’s very hard for me to attract attention in a way that’s positive. It’s worth noting that actually people were told to rank their top 20 albums. What’s that mean? It means I’ve powned everyone by two. Speaking of powning people, I actually mentioned that word a good four times in my scoring. Bring the word back and make it cool once more, that’s what I say.

Then I hoovered my bedroom floor as the day before, my dogs were traumatised by the fireworks so I let them inside. Very kind, but I probably wouldn’t have been quite so thoughtful if I realised how much hair they’d be leaving. A little bit annoying, but I like to think I did the right thing. Then I spent ages changing one of my passwords out of what I later found was to be paranoia. Over these last few days my feelings that computers only waste my time have been greatly reinforced. It would be bizarre to set off fireworks to celebrate such a day, but it’s very easy to just pretend your neighbours fireworks are yours as they are only a couple of feet away, and it feels like I’ve been celebrating fear and monotony. Why do that? Over the last few hours or so (at the time of writing on a Thursday), I’ve been gradually working my way through 500 grams of grapes. Have you ever noticed how softer grapes are more flavourful? Maybe it’s just me. If it’s not just me though, a note to both myself and you! In fact, I’d describe a couple of grapes as ’S tier’. The only grapes I avoid are the ones with holes in them. Who put them there? Either an insect or a crazy person armed only with a small screw. Very odd.

As I was writing the prior, I planned a mini walk to add at least SOMETHING positive to my day, and then I thought it would be good to watch The Godfather. I’ve seen it before, but THIS time my idea was to actually pay attention to it. Not only do I not know exactly what happens in the film, I don’t even know the plot. Well, it is time for a change. Maybe. It’s a long film and maybe I can’t be bothered. Also, maybe I’m too good for such a film? It had of course recently been proven that I’m at least 10% better than all other staff members or MR. Ok, I’m back from the walk! A nice walk, but a little bit cold. In particular, I had cold ears. It’s a waxy nose I think you have to look out for, that suggests frostbite, but I can’t see my nose. Does your nose feel waxy too? That would be alarming, oh no I’m turning into a candle! I’d never be so scared. Can you get frostbite in 6 degrees celsius? Probably not. I’m actually watching a Youtube video at the time of writing, and I typed ‘celsius’ almost at the exact time a tuber said it. What has the weather got to do with a video about games, like I was watching? That’s what freaked me out. What’s worse paranoid schizophrenia or turning into a candle? There’s a dark thought for you.

After the walk I ate a lot of food, most of it rubbish although I did eat some cucumbers that came with a chicken meal. I left all the other salad though, as I don’t like it. Now let’s watch the film, should be good! Oh, I’ve just noticed Back to the Future 3 is on TV instead, I think I’ll watch that. As my guitar is in my room as well, I can play sick licks at the same time and type, too! Swish move! Maybe I’ll watch The Godfather on Sunday as I have a lot of time off, it not being a gym day and all. As I haven’t been to the gym today it feels like a Sunday, now! Super confusing. Talking of guitars, the film starts with Marty playing the instrument. A weird guitar, it’s certainly not a brand I recognise. He played a chord so loud he was knocked off his feet and thrown backwards? No, he’d definitely go deaf if that really happened. He’s actually more likely to turn into a candle than have no kind of hearing loss! Wow, you hear the S word at exactly 7:30 PM? A bit shady. Replacing the word with ‘stuff’ could have worked perfectly fine, just saying. Wow it took me an hour to realise I was actually watching BttF 1. I thought the 3rd one was set in the Wild west, I thought the film was just getting to it… Another S at 8:15? It was more justified though, that time. Oh wow, later on another character encourages someone else to swear, it’s not appropriate! B word at 8:27, 33 minutes later and it would be fine. Marty says ‘play a blues riff in B’ and as I had my guitar on me, I could tell it was indeed in B. He definitely wasn’t playing it though. After that, I watched the 2nd film the series as well, and I don’t recommend it. You get bored. And bye!