Ramblings From A Sick Mind

• Posted on January 29, 2010 at 1:06 am

I’m sick and feel like crap. Actually, it’s not all that severe, but I’m blowing my nose every two minutes and I have that all-over feeling of being run down. I kind of feel like I’m stoned, but not in a fun way. Here are the three things that are making me feel a tiny bit better.

I am flipping through the channels because there is NOTHING good on at 10:00 a.m., when lo and behold I stumble upon one of my all-time favorite films, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” It stars Robert Downey, Jr. (post-rehab) and Val Kilmer, both of whom can make me feel tingly, in a fun way, any day of the week. The movie came out a couple of years ago and didn’t receive much press. I stumbled upon it at the video store last year and thought it looked interesting. It’s set in modern day L.A. and it’s kind of a dark comedy, but the tone of the film is like one of those old detective novels. It’s SOOOO good. I’ve now watched it at least a dozen times and I notice something new about it with each screening.

I’m also re-reading one of my favorite books from my favorite writer, Arthur Nersesian. It’s called “The Fuck-Up” and it’s like an updated/grittier version “Catcher In The Rye.” All of Nersesian’s books, at least the four I’ve read so far, are set in New York, which is where he’s from. This particular story is about a young man in his twenties struggling to get by and his many crazy adventures along the way. Right now, I’m at the part in the story where he’s posing as a gay man so he can run a gay porno theater. I love coming-of-age stories with a twist and this a great one.

And lastly, I’m sipping on some Meijer’s brand French roast coffee and it’s absolutely delicious! I am a coffee snob and I was very skeptical about trying the generic store brand, but it’s amazing! And cheap!

I’m hoping that the trifecta of these things will combine to make me feel half-way human again by tomorrow. I am not wasting another of my precious days off being sick!

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