Holidays are over

The holidays are over. What a shame it is, really. After this, people will go back to their regular everyday lives of not giving two hoots about family. And worse, no more gifts (unless your birthday is near, then you’d be lucky to have dinner bought for you)!!!!!!!!!!

It honestly did not even feel like Christmas arrived at all this year. Sure, the gifts were good, but that’s besides the point. I mean that I didn’t feel the warm, toasty loving feeling in the pit of my stomach that would force me to smile and run around screaming like a banshee.

I’m the oldest kid in the family, and so no one is really there to match my inner insanity besides The Big Cheese, but our insanity together gets toned down around la familia.

Anyway, no structure to this, just thoughts in a conglomerate. Next up, New Years, and then it’s back to normal.

Holiday Joy – or lack there of

Well, Christmas has come and gone. I hope everyone got what they were hoping to get and then some, and stayed safe throughout the process. Now it’s the time to start paying off those bills.
These past few holidays has been sub-par. I haven’t really felt all that Christmas spirit as of late. I guess with work, stressing what to gift to get to your special people, fending off the other holiday shoppers, figuring out food, logistics, it’s just not the same anymore as when you were younger. All you worry about is if you are going to get that cool new toy or gadget. This conversation has popped up one too many times this year, and I don’t know, I just can’t get into that holiday joy anymore.

Hopefully it will change next year.

Happy Holidays – Earworm – Holiday Road: Lyndsay Buckingham

From all of us (and when I say all, just myself and Patrick) here at IJWAB, we would like to wish everyone a safe and joyous holidays.

We leave you with this holiday classic song.
 

 

Earworm: “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz

Funny rap songs. I’m in.

Funny rap songs with meaning behind them? Even better.

The last verse of this catchy and hilarious song actually makes so much sense. Why pay so much money to buy something that won’t even make you look unique? It’s not like buying expensive clothes get you the ladies (or men, or, hell, both). Yeah, the style might help.

But why pay full price? Thrift Shop. This is fucking awesome.

This earworm is literally embedded in my head. I can’t stop singing the hook, and the rapping is actually really smooth. I can dig it.

 

Holiday Shopping

So I got my shopping done in a day.  Granted it was 3 days before Christmas, but I got it done in a day.  15 gifts, and under-budget, and my area not being THAT overly crowded, it was a good shopping day.  I just got annoyed with all the driving.  I added about 100 miles yesterday just going from store to store.  I even got myself some nice holiday treats.

Anyway, a small comic for everyone.

 

 

Source link – http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/category/christmas/

Earworm: “My Body” by Young the Giant

Nothing but good things have been spewing from the depths of Spotify’s radio station based off of artist Foster the People (except for the occasional Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj garbage due to Foster the People’s mainstream popularity).

My listening to Young the Giant is a byproduct of my listening to Foster the People. And I don’t regret it.

The song that’s been festering in my mind for a bit now is My Body.

On their Remix EP, the song is remixed by one of my favorite bands, Two Door Cinema Club.

Apocalypse ….

So all this hub bub about the world ending today, well, I’m posting this now, so I guess it’s not going to happen. Great, now I have a lot of powdered milk, and powdered cheese to consume, and some spam also. I guess it’s cool, cause I didn’t get to stash up on Twinkies. How convenient was that, Twinkies ceased to exist, and they were said to have a shelf life of like a million years, and, the world didn’t end. When I woke up this morning though, it was very crappy weather, and, well, just seemed like apocalypse was sort of happening.

My co-worker, Marky Mark and I were talking about it, and well, we came to the conclusion that the Mayan that had the duty of making their calendar either ran out of stone, finally realized he had a shitty task, and quit, or he went for a break, and got attacked by a Jaguar or something. Maybe we should do the same thing, chisel some stone, and bury it somewhere only to have future generations find it and have them freak out. LoL.

Now I have some Holiday shopping to do, and doing it this weekend is pretty much suicide right there. Anywho, I found this t-shirt graphic that pretty much sums up what happened. I think it’s cool, and I might pick it up.

I survived!

Source:  T-Shirt Groove

 

 

 

Sleep.

It’s been a long while since I’ve actually gotten a full night of sleep. Every night, I drop dead at 1/1:30 just to wake up 5 or 6 hours later at 6/7.
Now, people seem to blame it on my ‘caffeine addiction.’ No, I can go without coffee. I’m not addicted. I love coffee, but I don’t depend on it to get through the day.
I’m just generally tired.
Everyday, I go walk 2 miles to get home. I have tons of homework to do as soon as I get home, and with or without procrastination, said work will take about 5 hours anyway.
People believe that I don’t get enough sleep because I try to take a two hour nap every day. Wrong. I sleep at the same time, every day.
I don’t get enough sleep because I’m overworked and as a young man need to balance a healthy social life.
Anyone have tips on how to better manage time?
Leave a comment if you have any of the same problems!

Earworm: “Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis

Ah, rock and roll. The good old image of unkempt men, playing their loud music in small rooms, thrashing venues and getting chicks.

This song is just fantastic. The catchy chorus that is easily sung can improve anyone’s mood.

It reminds me of The Strokes and maybe The Killers.

Have a listen. (I’d advise opening a new tab while listening to this, the video is NSFW due to its sexual nature and semi-nudity. Plus the band doesn’t look too appealing. But their musical skills are great. so listen.)

Lovely Weekend

Had a lovely weekend up in Stowe Vermont. My GF’s co-worker’s father owns a unit up at Stowe Mountain Lodge, and was kind enough to offer it to us for this past weekend.  It was a very lovely, and relaxing weekend, and the whole trip was enjoyable, despite the lack of snow.  I will have some photos up soon and a complete write up hopefully.