By far, the most popular blog I’ve written is the one about Ambien, and the post-apocalyptic birthday. It’s the one that gets read repeatedly. This is interesting to me. Are people interested in the Ambien? The Apocalypse? Fair Food? All of the above?

I have discovered a sleep cocktail, that at least for me, as worked better than Ambien, and at least as well as Lunesta. As I am not a doctor, I can’t post it publicly. It is legal, and involves no alcohol. =)

Donnie and I now have a screensaver of Engrish on our TV, and this makes me really happy. I LOVE Engrish. I need to go back to China, not under the government’s thumb, and go in search of great Engrish. This is now on my bucket list.

So I saw the Green Lantern. As I thought, this was a movie that was absolutely made to be watched in 3D. I wouldn’t even want to attempt to watch it in 2D. It wasn’t as terrible as critics and users say on Rotten Tomatoes, but I’ve got to say, it did have it’s problems. One problem was that there were at least 4 writers. Nothing was written above maybe a 6th grade reading level, and it showed. I have to say, my favorite part, by far, was my extreme amusement at the end, when Paralax (sp?) comes down to Earth as a giant dreadlock/shitmonster/used cat litter and spreads the pain everywhere.

Must go watch Literal stuff on Youtube.

I don’t always look for coincidence, but I notice when it happens. Strange things. Why, for example, did the strange last name “Grimes” come up twice today on separate occasions? Why was Elijah Wood in two things that I watched today, seemingly randomly, as I did not choose either thing?

Coincidence is awesome, but it’s always better when I can discern the meaning.

Well, suffice it to say this: I have no idea what the Grimes thing is all about, but I enjoyed both Elijah Wood things. One was The Oxford Murders, which may have been the last thing that Netflix currently has that I might have enjoyed. =) The other was Wilfred, which I have been wanting to see for a long time, and which Wendy recorded, so I got to see it tonight. It must be hellishly difficult to shake off a role like playing Frodo. I mean, every time I see Elijah Wood swear, or kiss someone, I just flinch a little inside. It’s not that he’s not doing a great job. He is. It’s that his part as Frodo is burned into my retinas and it’s going to take some exposure to him playing someone else at length for that to go away for me. I think Wilfred will take care of it nicely. Impressive acting all around, and hilarious script.

FX should really start paying me. I have hyped Archer endlessly for them, including getting a Neilson Family on board, and now I’m going to send the same family Wilfred’s way. You’re welcome FX. If you ever want to thank me, you can find me here. I have a nice wish list, none of which is too demanding. I don’t even want my own pony or anything.

No more dreary shite-at least for today. If I keep writing stuff like that down, I’m going to lose all of you, and I wouldn’t want that. =)

I have an interview today. Even though private practice would be preferable right now, it’s not so much an option except on weekends. I’m crossing my fingers on this one. I hope the killer headache I have doesn’t affect my ability to perform well in the interview.

I have a theory about all these headaches I’ve been getting lately. I’m starting to suspect that the reason I’ve only ever had two hangovers is not necessarily because I don’t drink a lot, but because somehow, the instant karma from drinking didn’t affect me then, and affects me now. Maybe. It’s a nicer thought than migraines.

See? I’m making an effort to be cheerier!

Ok, a couple of things…I know I keep repeating this, but if you haven’t seen seasons 1 and 2 of Archer, DO IT.

Also, check out Grieves on Itunes. I haven’t heard the new album, but it’s currently at number 3 on their charts. His first two albums rock my face off, (to steal a quote from Wendy). The first two were made at my seestor’s studio, AK Studios. They did some partial work on this current album. Grieves could kick the crap out of Eminem. Go. Find it. You will love it.

And now I must go prepare myself for the interview.

Donnie and I are moving. There’s lots of fiddly little details and reasons, but the end result is the same. It looks like Billings for now, but may turn into somewhere else. Who can say?

While going through boxes of things in our basement today, I found tons of things that belong to my family. I’m the keeper of these things until we kids can sit down together and decide how to manage all this stuff. So it was no surprise that these things were around, but I was surprised by how I was affected. Compelled, I went through several photo albums. All of us as infants, children, smiling, laughing. Our parents wrapping us in hugs. And I had a terrible thought. In a way, I wish we could have all just stopped at some happy moment in time then, and never have moved forward. All of the things that have been lost along the way seem overwhelmingly horrid when confronted with joy that no longer exists. You’d have to know my family. Consider Arrested Development, make it for HBO, and throw in tons of mental illness, and you’ve got a show.

Innocence lost. So many heartbreaks and burdens.

I had a loud thought. I thought, it is no wonder that we eventually grow old and die, as the lies we tell ourselves, and tell each other slowly age our hearts and souls.

Depressing, isn’t it? Now, pay no attention to the lady behind the curtain.

I’m just having a day where I feel like Marvin, the Paranoid Android.

“And I’m so sad

Like a good book

I can’t put this day back

A sorta fairy tale with you.”

-Tori Amos

I’m still in Fort Collins visiting, and I feel happy about that. It’s nice to be away from all the family chaos and drama. Also tornados and floods. Home has craptastic weather right now. Here, it is sunny, and behaving like a proper summer. I am loathe to leave it behind.

Kristi and I went to the Paranormal State and American Ghost Hunter Tour, and I had a really great time. The cast and crew were very friendly, and their evidence is very interesting. If you are a fan of the supernatural, like Paranormal State, Ryan Buell, or Chad Calek, then this is for you. I have to say that Serge is an absolute sweetheart. He positively glows in real life. Ryan is every bit as stoic as he appears on the show, until a conversation starts flowing, and then you’ve got a super intelligent guy with a greeat smile, and a very very dry sense of humor. Chad is a great presenter. I’m sorry to say that I wasn’t able to link a lot of what went on in the film. There are a lot of topics in it, and none of them ever really connect, or come together. I think what I can fairly say about it is that it is easy to look for omens, symbols, numbers, and meaning in things that don’t necessarily have meaning. In doing so, you can be led down a dark path. Sometimes coincidences are not what you think they are. Sometimes they lead you to things you never expected. Family secrets and history sometimes explain an awful lot. You can have unpleasant things attach to you or your family for a variety of reasons. Pray. Stay protected. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter if something is supernatural or not. If you believe that something is happening to you, then for all intents and purposes to the individual, then it is happening to you. Objectivity and perspective are extremely important.

In other news, Rifftrax.com. Download the Revenge of the Sith track, and synch it with your movie. Or, if you can download the Chinese interpretation of Revenge of the Sith, retitled, “Backstroke of the West”, you can see the hilarious subtitles on it. If you can get all three downloaded and playing at once, well, all I can say is it’s good the dialogue stops sometimes. Otherwise, I would die for lack of breath due to laughing.

I’m going to go walk Izzie. She’s been very patient.

The keys were found. Finally. I was going out of my skull on that!

It’s been a rough couple of days. Mom had a birthday. She is officially what she calls “old”. 65. That is not old to me. But then, I guess it depends on who you are.

Mom’s favorite hobby is family bashing. She will call up any family member she can, and insult them until they cry, scream, or calmly hang up. She pushed my buttons a little today.Well, technically yesterday.

It’s June 1st!

What would be REALLY awesome is if the sun came out here, decided to stay out, and we could have a SUMMER. It’s just been crap weather for the last month. I wonder if our suicide rate is higher this year?

Ok, so I’m watching Ancient Aliens. I think it first aired on the History Channel, but it is now on Netflix. Some of it is super repetitive, but some of it is extraordinarily interesting. Graham Hancock and George Norry comment quite a bit. Recommend.

Now I’ve got to go to sleep. I am going to attempt to get up extra early for me in the morning to help my dad. Presumably, he wants to finish building the roof over the shop. That’s a whole other blog.