Frothing Rant

Saturday, August 31, 2002
 
Another double shift. Yee. Hah.

Nothing much going on here. Just seeing how much money I can earn up. Next month I can pay off almost all of what I owe the evil landlady in back rent. Actually, she has been cooler than cool, but I just like the sound of "evil landlady"...

I have today's site. Quite insane, really. Forget insane. Completely bent might be a better adjective. Anyway, check out CrashBonsai!

Have a good weekend, folks....

Friday, August 30, 2002
 
Yes, I can remember the trip to Bloomington very well...

I think this store is over here. This looks familiar. Very familiar. What street are we on now?

KIRKWOOD! WE HAVE NEVER LEFT KIRKWOOD! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Well yes, this looks familiar.

pant.... pant.... Well, it SHOULD. We have been by here 4 times.

Well, I remember it was somewhere near a bar near the college. Somewhere. In Bloomington. Somewhere.

Um....


TIME PASSES

What should we do? The tire is flat, man!

Well, I have this gum. We might be able to patch it.

Chewing gum? CHEWING GUM? It's 80 PSI in the tire, Tony!

Well, it might work. Where are we, anyway?

KIRKWOOD! WE HAVE NEVER LEFT KIRKWOOD! WE WILL NEVER LEAVE KIRKWOOD! SOMEHOW I HAVE FOUND THE STREET TO HELL, AND IT IS CALLED KIRKWOOD!!!!!! gasp.... gasp.... (stroke).... (collapse dead)....


Yes, we did have some fun in the 'ol truck. Gonna miss it. But I will drive again, at some point. And maybe I will keep the passenger seat clean for you, Tony. :-) I miss our trips of despair, and our Matt Appreciation Drives, and the dumpster diving. We will HAVE to do that again sometime ;-)

Thursday, August 29, 2002
 
i'm very stressed just now. i actually want a cigarette. this fucking barrage of calls sucks wet shit through a tube. i have a million things i need to do whilst wearing my other hat. i can feel the veins in my neck standing up and it hurts. i want to stay for overtime to catch things up, and yet want to run screaming from the building. fuck overtime! i'm outta here at 5.....
 
i'm back and everything is ducky. dr. seemed genuinely disappointed that my kidneys function perfectly. trying me on a new drug starting this weekend. that should be fun. SV, that is a tear jerker. I remember trying to patch that tire with bubble gum. and your total amazement at my pit crew prowess when it came to changing that tire instead of being stranded in bloomington. it took us some neato places. sometimes more than once.
 

Hey! I thought you had died.

I almost did, actually.

You should take better care of yourself

Yes, yes I should

So, why are you here? I thought you had forgotten about me.

Nope, not a day passes where I don't think about you, in fact.

So, what are you doing?

Cleaning out all of the trash. All of the things that have accumulated in here.

Why?

Because you won't be here much longer, and I want to get my stuff.

Where am I going?

I'm not sure, exactly.

When will this happen?

Again, not sure. Soon, I think. Yes, soon.

Are you sad?

Of course. We had some good times together. And some not so good times.

Yes, yes we did. Did I do something wrong?

You? Heck no. It was all my fault. You were (for the most part) dependable and reliable. And I was a horrible owner.

Well, I don't know about that.

Well, I do.

Why are you so hard on yourself?

Because I screwed up. Getting in an accident was no big deal. Not having enough insurance was a huge deal, indeed.

So, what will happen?

To me?

Yeah.

I dunno. Eventually, I will get another vehicle, and all will be back to normal, I guess. Eventually.

Well, there ya go. I'm sure that you will be fine. And, we'll always have the memories

Yep. Like the time when I helped that religious nutball Kevin transport some firewood, and he dented you with a log. Remember?

Hahahaha! Yep. You were so mad, because I was close to pristine when you got me.

Yep. I remember. Or the move down to Greenwood three years ago. Or the move to Bargersville, when I dropped the piece of furniture smack in the middle of US31 and Smith Valley.

That was your fault, not mine, pal.

Yeah, I know...

Or the time you and that green haired dude went up to that old amusement park? Or all of the long drives to nowhere in particular.

Yep. They were fun! And most were done on a spare tire. Remember the time in Bloomington? Where I had to drive down Kirkwood 45 times to find a street that turned out not to exist?

Yes. Where I got the flat tire.

Yep. That was the one.

Man, that is a lot of stuff. You must have 3 bags of trash there!

Yep.

And even more to take inside.

Yeah. I guess.

So, I guess this is it...

Yes, pretty much.

What are you going to do with yourself?

Really? The same thing I have been doing. Relying on others to transport me places. At least for a few months longer.

So, are you going to imagine that your next truck has a personality

Yep. I'm sure

Well, take care of yourself, Matt.

SLAM. You too, dude.

Sniff....

Sniff....

Tuesday, August 27, 2002
 
so i wake up this morning to the sound of cujo attempting to eat my roomate in the driveway. he has this little yappy dog with him that insists on barking in agreement to everything the big dog says. a little yes dog of sorts. roomate leaves unharmed and when i open the front door, there is cujo waiting for me to come out. so i did what anyone else would do. i picked up the watering can and splashed him. this pissed him off. i don't care, because he has already set me off by waking me up. splashing didn't work. he barked and snorted. and i barked and snorted right back. i ended up throwing the watering can down the driveway after him, while giving chase in my mr. potato head pajamas. what a show for the neighbors. they had no idea i could be this entertaining so early in the morning.
Monday, August 26, 2002
 
PG gave me the coolest thing today. Boris Karloff doing a spooky radio show. she ROX!