TGISF … Solstice, Schmolstice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bUmx-hk-c

OK, here’s the deal…

This week’s theme was predetermined a while ago.  The calendar does what it does, I don’t control it.  And days ago, I began thinking through what I wanted to say this week to try to make you idiots laugh.  Because I think I’m funny even if you don’t.

Then, this week, life intervened and I didn’t get this post written in advance like I had planned.  Also, I feel funny today, but in the wrong way.

I drank too much last night because….well, just because.

So today, I woke up still needing to write this post, but also with a really bad hangover.  So, on the advice of someone who shall remain nameless, but his name rhymes with LemonJello

I took a shot of vodka very early today.  VERY EARLY.  And admittedly, it helped the hangover.  The next one helped even more.

But now I’m lazy and don’t wanna do anything.  Well, other than go have some more shots.  So I’m gonna.  And I might be totally hammered by the time this post gets written.  We’ll see what happens.  Don’t get your hopes up for much, however.  You’ve been warned.

Looking Forward To Autumn

Yesterday at 6:07am EDT, the summer solstice occurred.  Which makes today the first full day of summer.

Yeah?  Well summer can fuck right the hell off.

It’s been summer here for over a month no matter what the calendar says.  And I used to love summer.  I really did.  I don’t anymore.

Granted, a lot of that has to do with the humidity where I live now.  I don’t mind sweating if I’m playing sports or performing an activity which warrants perspiration.  But if I just walk outside and I feel sticky within 30 seconds?  Screw that.

When I lived in Arizona, it was hot as Hades in the summer, of course.  And the standard joke was “But it’s a dry heat”.  Yeah, well lemme tell ya it does make a difference.

Evaporative cooling.

In the desert, you get that.  Of course you do also have to stay hydrated so you don’t die.  But when you sweat there, it evaporates.  Which cools your body.

And Bonus!!!!!  You don’t feel sticky and nasty.  At least not as much.

Not true in areas where the humidity is high.  That moisture in the air prevents your perspiration from evaporating as fast.  So you get less of a cooling effect, and you feel like a sweaty stinky pigmonkey.

That’s been my life for the past month or more.  I’m already sick of it.

It sucks.

But of course, summer isn’t just going to go away, so we have to deal with it.

I think that dog has the right idea.

Location Location Location

I realize I’m being a whiny bitch today.  DON’T CARE!!!!!

I also realize some folks live in worse summer areas than I do.  Well that’s their fucking fault.  Just like putting up with it here is my own fucking fault.

When I was on the west coast last month, the temperatures and humidity levels HERE were already spiking.  Yet where I was in California, the days were dry and in the low to mid 70s, and the nights were cool.

One more check mark in the “yes” column.  It’s really stacking up quickly in California’s favor.  Plus….this…

And this…

 

I think you get my point.

But sadly, now I’m back here in the sticky southeast.  At least for the time-being.  And even right now, I’m sweating.  I’ve got the ceiling fan on high and the A/C is running.  But because I went outside earlier to do a few things, I’m still sitting here sweating.  Blech.

So, Imma have some more vodka (shocking, I know), and finish this post, and then go stand under the cold water in the shower for about an hour.  One has to have a plan, right?

 

Finally A Summer I Can Get Behind

(phrasing)

Summer Glau

Oh don’t act so surprised.  Plus she’s awesome.

I had seen her in passing before (Firefly , etc), but didn’t really notice her fully until she played “Cameron” in the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles series.

Her character, Cameron, was a really hot (of course, why not?) Terminator sent back to present day Los Angeles to help teenaged John Connor with his homework.  I think.  Shit I don’t remember.

And of course like all the Terminators in the Terminator Universe (and in spite of being really attractive?) ….  She was cold, socially inept and devoid of meaningful emotions.

So of course she was right up my alley and appealed to my unfortunate tastes in women right away.

(see I told you I’m funny)

Plus she did cool shit like this…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g279AY4aLrg

Also Lena Headey and Shirley Manson…yes.

But their day in the sun will have to wait.  Tonight it’s Summer Glau, everybody!!!!!

Born: July 24, 1981 (36 y.o), San Antonio, TX

Height:  5′ 6″

True story bro…In college, I very briefly dated a girl who looked just like her.

Enjoy….

 

“Come with me if you want to live”

(that means two things)

Don’t have to ask me twice, let’s do it.

(that also means two things)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWrJLkAEAds

In Conclusion

Summer Glau is hot in a good way.

Summer is hot, but not in a good way.

I’m badly in need of a drink and a shower.  And I probably smell kinda bad, too.

And with all due respect to Don Henley, this cover is far superior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKCv2jKzsx8

Have a great weekend everyone.  Stay cool.

Love ya’s.

(even if I do smell bad right now)

Do you have a “request” or an idea for a future TGISF theme?  Drop me a line…

[email protected]

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An unapologetic, even if often manic-depressive (it's a requirement given his choices of sports teams), fan of NC State University, the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles. When not parked in front of the computer and/or TV, can often be found on the golf course shouting obscenities to no one in particular.
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herodotus450

Will we see a third Rasmus drafted in the first round? And his name is Rasmus Sandin, hope his middle name isn’t Need.

Mr. Ayo

I just looked up the stats on their starting pitching.

Ubaldo is at home, unemployed, and laughing .

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Mr. Ayo

I’m just distracting myself from the nose diving Mariners. Blech.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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litre_cola

I can solve that. Think of that pizza with Provel on it. St Louis style?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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litre_cola

Hello commentists, I hope you are well.
Twbs I looked at the AL Standings today to laugh at a buddy who is a Jays fan, then I saw the Orioles. Ouch.

Mr. Ayo

29.5! That’s a lot of games.

litre_cola

But we are totally past the allstar break now right? The homestretch?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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SonOfSpam

Since no one else had yelled at you about this yet…

And with all due respect to Don Henley, this cover is far superior.

That is objectively wrong. The Ataris are garbage.

SonOfSpam

Yes, this is my niche.

Horatio Cornblower

I was more of a Colecovision man, myself.

SonOfSpam

We had IntelliVision.

I had a game called The Dreadnaught Factor; if you finished the game, you could take a picture of your TV with the final screen showing, and they would send you a patch. I sent away for the patch. Clearly, this was before I had any contact whatsoever with a non-related female.

Spanky Datass

It’s true.
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/phones home

Horatio Cornblower

I hope the Yankees lose this game just so I can watch Yankee twitter yell about how the Yankees suck and everything is terrible when they’re 27 games over .500 on 6/22.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

You had me at Yankees lose.

Horatio Cornblower

Pad-res?

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

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Horatio Cornblower

Evening, Moonpeople.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Mr. Ayo

Someone needs a hug

LemonJello

SO, did the jury today say you were pretty, or not?

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Horatio Cornblower

Turns out I was very pretty.

Or the other side was just so ugly that even my hobgoblin visage looked good by comparison.

LemonJello

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Horatio Cornblower

Artist’s (Extremely Accurate) Depiction of Atty. Cornblower Reacting To This Morning’s Verdict.
/Atty. Cornblower has since been disbarred

Horatio Cornblower

-sigh-

Yeah.

blaxabbath

Anyone else listen to The Daily this morning about Russia/Steele/World Cup?

blaxabbath

My week was absolute shit. I mean, I got my health and dogs and all but, fuck, everything that could have gone wrong feels like it did. Finally just had to bail at work because I’ve had nothing in the tank since….about yesterday at 10a.

So now I’m just sitting on the porch with the dogs, burning down this j, and enjoying the 110 degree afternoon since The pregnant wife won’t be home til 8ish

scotchnaut

I’m 63 minutes into Notting Hill and have yet to feel any embarrassment whatsoever.

/try to top that, fuckers

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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LemonJello

“Don’t ask questions. Just get in the car.”

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Lewis Carroll didn’t have this rabbit hole in mind.

Horatio Cornblower

It’s got Kevin Bacon in it!

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herodotus450

Dobson!!

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Horatio Cornblower

Pretty sure that’s not Him.

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“HULK MASTURBATE!”

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scotchnaut

*”it is” smgdh

LemonJello

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Sorry….. TOOOOOO sexy.

Gratliff

The Onion has been on fire lately

Charles Krauthammer Has Ashes Spread Over Prosperous, Liberated Iraq https://t.co/mLm2ZGrJPh pic.twitter.com/l65GpGBXJC

— The Onion (@TheOnion) June 22, 2018

SonOfSpam

So good. Of course, everyone talked about how great he was, but I discovered his writing in the the run-up to the Iraq War, and always thought he was faux-intellectual garbage. (See also: George Will)

herodotus450

Anothe nbc panel gem:
“He’s a classic Russian scoring winger, he reminds me of James Neal.”

scotchnaut

Apparently Moosey is giving us the bum’s rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a6tBiU1Vgw

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Ear;y prospectors in California had it easy.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

She’s not German.

herodotus450

Nbc draft panel has been wrong on like 75% of their next pick predictions

LemonJello

We’ve secretly replaced our hockey experts with Peter King…let’s see if anyone notices.

herodotus450

Pierre makes King look like Edward R Murrow

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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let’s go shopping

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“jesus!”

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I’ll edit.

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LemonJello

My semaphore is rusty. What’s she trying to say?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That’s how Hippo waxes.

herodotus450

Looking at players still undrafted:
Dobson! We got Dobson here!

LemonJello

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LemonJello

Does the CFL rely on local community colleges and their AV clubs for camera operators?

scotchnaut

Song that doesn’t get enough love/credit because the video was garbage? I submit “Steppin’ Out Tonight’ by Joe Jackson. This song is perfect in every way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kx8UgxFBI

SonOfSpam

I have no specific quarrel with your argument. Joe Jackson is still terrific live, but he looks a little…off. Plastic surgery or something. Anyway, great song.

Redshirt

Okay, the only way the Republican Party gets better is to be politically murderdeathkilled in the midterms and in ’20. That way the extremist will be voted out and have the party go through a multi-term cleanse. The only way to do that is the Democrats to not do anything completely and utterly stupid like, for example, play into Trump’s false narrative that the Democrats want an uncontrolled, open border so illegal immigrants can conga line through the Rio Grade.

(reads about how some Democrats want to declare ICE a terrorist organization and disband it)

insert Picard Facepalm meme here

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Nice pick on the Pavement tune.

herodotus450

Hayton? Moar liek lovin amirite?

LemonJello

The crowd at this Winnipeg- Montreal match seem mildly engaged by the goings-on tonight.

herodotus450

Another Tckachuk eh? At least they’re both stuck to wallow in Canada.

LemonJello

Blaming ME for your caving to peer pressure and poor impulse control? That seems…fair.

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LemonJello

I do what I can.

herodotus450

Say what you want about the Solstice but at least they didn’t leak all my private information like their counterpart.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

That was a bit tricky but I figured it out.

herodotus450

Gave myself an ulcer trying to decide whether to put equinox or equifax, so I went with neither, and let the commentists sort it out.

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