... things have been skewed lately around these parts... not bad, mind you... just sort of wispy... transient... or foggy.. like the whole world is encapsulated in a big floating bubble and I'm watching it all drift by from a comfortable recline on my couch... maybe it's the holidays... a time when you are together with your entire clan to feast and gift... and as you look at each smiling face... each newborn babe.. each adult a year older... you find yourself withdrawing into the memories of holidays from long ago... when those now dead or otherwise absent were once laughing with the rest of us...
... thus the bubble, I suppose... strange, really... each human connection softened with a life-preserving detachment.. sure, you blame the glazed look on too much turkey or an over-sized helping of baked beans... but there is always more than meets the eye... always... it's the nature of things...
... anyway, enough of all that... I watched "Armageddon Week" all day yesterday, and maybe that's the cause of this morning's introspection... Death, Hell, Dante's Nine Circles, the Seven Deadly Sins, Monsters with three heads continually gnawing on the screaming flesh of the cursed in the lowest bowels of Hell, the Antichrist... even The Exorcist was on a few days back... how charming is that?.. ˜Tis the Season and all...
.. not a bad way to spend the slow week between Christmas and New Year, I guess... after all, it's always good to do your homework before visiting a new place.. and riding around in the handbasket is starting to get old, people...
Bubbles? I know all about 'em. Given my dietary peccadilloes of this past week, I can fill a bathtub full of 'em. Mr. Jacuzzi, dat's me!
Bullshitted by Elisson on December 28, 2005 11:40 AMthe fog huh? Glazed looks, ick didn't miss any of that this year...
expectations of family can leave us in the fog most of the time.
Bullshitted by armywifetoddlermom on December 28, 2005 11:52 AMI love the History Channel. They always have the best shows.
As for Christmas past. It's hard for me to think too fondly of past christmas since the birth of Clone. I like seeing his reaction so much that is all I can focus on.
Bullshitted by contagion on December 28, 2005 12:06 PMAt least in the handbasket only a minimal level of exertion is required. Plus your particular model of handbasket probably has a wet bar. Enjoy the ride, sez I.
Bullshitted by bitterman on December 28, 2005 01:40 PMI'm hoping those aren't the flicks I need to be watching for a future trip. That said, I'm sure Heaven Can Wait isn't exactly on my list either. I can't seem to think of any pergatorial movies. Makes me think that perhaps I am riding in a handbasket and wasn't completely cognizant...
Bullshitted by Bou on December 28, 2005 02:41 PMWe've been watching much happier stuff at my house for sure! Maybe a channel change would do the trick....
Bullshitted by Richmond on December 28, 2005 03:12 PMDon't you have a pool hall gatherin'/sword showin'/liquor drinkin' party to get ready for there in the "handbasket"?
Hell, the last time I had a thought about bubbles, it had to do with a bubble bath minus the Mr. Bubble. It was a bad thought.
Anyway, if you get bored, and the pool hall gang gig is called off due to the "Holidaze"... You can always fire up Boise St. vs Boston College. That Smurf Turf is some awesome shit now. A bit to dark a shade of blue for this Carolina boy's likin', but it's a start.
I have seen that advertised on the History Channel all week, I've skipped watching it because the nightmare factor scared me to much.
Bullshitted by Machelle on December 28, 2005 07:11 PMwwooow.. super..
Bullshitted by Cem on December 28, 2005 07:54 PMI particularly liked the Antichrist episode. But they have it all wrong. I've had him locked in my garage for 3 years. Only let him out to blog.
Bullshitted by Velociman on December 28, 2005 10:46 PM