Public Transit Twist

broderic on April 22, 2012

Crazy movie-like dream involving I. It must be written down or else lose it to the haze of memory as I wake. This dream had a great story line with a beginning middle and an end. Yet, it is already going.

I calls me out of the blue, and invites me over to her parents house on Saturday. They live right down the road from me. Really, they did in real life. I’m ecstatic and can’t wait for the weekend to come.

On the day, I take public transportation or maybe walk over. When I get there, she invites me in. Her parents are not there, but she’s not alone in the house. She’s with a blonde haired young dude who she introduces me to. The guy can’t stay and leaves us to ourselves. I at first think the guy is a neighbor; he’s young and as he leaves, he walks down the street. Later, dude! I get to spend a Saturday with I!

This part of the dream is leaving me now.

We drink coffee. We hang out. We talk about our lives that has passed. We clean up her parents house. I am having a good time. It feels like I may have a chance with her again. At one point she goes to throw some things out, and I give her a hand. As she walks out the door with the garbage bag, she mentions that she never was married. She never had kids. I get the shakes hearing this. The window of opportunity just opened, right?

I start turning on the charm and try to be less subtle in my passes. I put the moves on her getting close to her, and she begins to feel uncomfortable. I back off slightly not wanting to ruin things. Then it is evening, and I had to go.

I’m taking the bus back home. She’s steps out for a minute as I get my things together. I’m giddy trying to figure out how to restart our friendship and turn it into a relationship. Can I finally go out with I? Is she home to stay? She did say she liked me and missed me right before I got all forward, right? Yes, maybe, hopefully.

But she returns with the young blonde boy who I thought was her neighbor.

We get on the bus. Me and I on one side; the blonde boy on the other. I’m very happy thinking how to end this right. I think that I should ask her out to dinner or drinks or get her phone number. I can envision establishing a relationship wherein we end up married. It just may happen. She is my über-girl, and it would mean a lot to have her as a girlfriend.

As we are jostled around, I make a pass on her. I attempt footsies. I tickle her toe with mine except that it didn’t really tickle. It seemed I scratched her with my toenails. She cries out, and I know that I’ve just killed any chance with her. She rubs her toe, and then the twist of this dream happens. The blonde boy immediately jumps to her side and embraces her! Comforts her. He rubs her feet and relaxes her. She gives him a peck on the forehead, but it is a signal to me that she is spoken for. She had brought him along as a hint that she had a boyfriend! My hopes are shot, and I can’t of think of anything to salvage the situation. Maybe I can get in the friend zone and bide my time.

I wake up without ever finishing that bus ride.

Booming Classics

broderic on April 20, 2012

When I was in high school the music of the day was “classic rock.” The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd were all popular with my classmates. These bands were all part of our parent’s lives and years later they became a part if ours. It was a 20 year span before we embraced the music as ours.

Fast forward to today. The music from 20 years ago was Nirvana, rap, grunge, and R&B. I liked it then. Now it is our “classic music.” I can’t believe it. My generation’s music is now “classic.”

The time does fly.

Before You Steal It

broderic on April 20, 2012

I keep trying to play this on my guitar. Not this cover version, but the original by The Black Keys. It’s straight up 3 chord song, but it needs the distortion of fuzz. Anyhow, I think I like this song better than the previous.

What about you?

Madoka

broderic on April 20, 2012

I’m really digging Puella Magi Madoka Magica, an anime from 2011 that is being broadcast on CrunchyRoll. I had torrented the first couple episodes last year, but never got around to finishing out the series because, you know, mahou shojo. And if you don’t know, look it up.

I may like my anime or manga in the moe vein, but I didn’t think I could get into the magical girl genre. Except, Madoka is different. I kept hearing about how it bent the magical girl genre into dark corners twisting its tropes, characterizations, and conventions into a deep, dark anime; that intrigued me. I had to catch up with it.

When I originally watched the first couple episodes last year, I couldn’t maintain interest. The character design was off-kilter and simplistic. The main character Madoka with her eyes doesn’t look appealing. She’s got a doll like face. The style just wasn’t to my liking and I probably gave up on it because of that.

On my second look, I got past my superficial first impressions and began to appreciate Madoka for its story. It’s been a wonderful run, so far, and with two episodes left (out of 12) I can’t wait.

It’s always been my hope that the few readers reading this blog would follow up on some of the anime I blog about. I wish you would watch this one; it’s pretty good.

Untitled Updated

broderic on April 18, 2012

A rocking cover of a rockin’ Black Keys tune, Lonely Boy, featuring girls on acoustic guitars? Sign in to blogger and post it for a morning music coffe break.

I’m kind of digging it! Hopefully so are you.

If so get up and party for a morning music coffee break!

Final Flight of Disco

broderic on April 18, 2012

discovery

Picture courtesy of sciascia

Whoa! The Shuttle Discovery’s last flight to be part of the Smithsonian in DC. It’s pretty cool and it was a beautiful day to take her out for one last spin.

The Cabin in the Woods

broderic on April 17, 2012

The Cabin in the Woods is Scream for the Saw age. It takes the “wink-wink, nudge-nudge, no whatta mean-no whatta mean, say no more” snark and self-consciousness to another plane and cuts it up like a funny man. It’s so post-modern it’s back into the pre-historic days.

I couldn’t get into it. It writes itself; you know what was going to happen. Even the big “twist,” you’ll see it coming. Then you wonder if they would go there, and they went there.

2 of 5 stars.