december 27th. how the hell did that happen? 2005. i remember thinking about this year as a kid. i'm much less affluent, yet somehow better looking, than i thought i would be. it's funny. when i was 7, there was a george bush in office. when i started high school, when i finished high school, when i turned 30... there was always a bush in the white house. pee, or veepee, doesn't matter, i'm still broke and you're all still fucked.
xmas cam and went, and now everyone is back in normal mode. do they put something in the water to make everyone so festive? or is it something we (they) do natually. having had a pleasant, non-stressed experience this year, i've decided that next year will be the first xmas that i blackout. i no longer want any affiliation with the holiday or it's ensuing consumer binges. i have no children. i have a small family. i'll take my mom & girlfriend to dinner, as a gesture.
went to the farmhouse, hung with the country folk. had bad dreams about former friends. i was despondent for a while. i was domestic for most of sunday. watched the reunion show that verbena played at the nick last night. several hundred people came out and waited until after 1am, the day after xmas... a sunday. what would the crowd have been like if it was warm outside?
as a mentioned a while back, i've been following trent reznor's activities lately, was pleased to see that he put up a q&a section on the nin website back in the spring. he's been incredible candid about the making of the new album, and from time to time, he fucks with his fans. presenting exhibit a. - this image was saved directly from the nin / access page.