The human condition is so interesting in the dynamics it can put us through on a day to day basis. Let’s take a look at today, as an example, of the roller coaster ride that being a human animal can be.
Occasionally the dark mood can over take me and I spend a day where I’m just kind of depressed and misserable. I hate these days yet I don’t really do anything to avoid them. Today was one of them. Had all the frustrations of trying to find work, wishing I was on the radio again, blah blah blah, pitty pitty pitty, me me me. One of these days I’ll learn that when I get like this I need to haul my overweight self to the gym to excercise (preferably walk to the gym so that I also experience more of the oustide world). Some day.
So, after spending an entire day in the dark recesses of my own self-indulgent depression I decided to take a bath to try and relax. I am sure this might have actually worked if I had a bath tub big enough to fit a baby rhinocerous in, but sadly I instead have an ordinary sized bath tub and this left me feeling like a sardine crammed into a very tight can. This does wonders for the self esteem, let me tell you. The final whammy was that King Tubby here kept actually spilling water over the side of the tub so I had to use my towel to clean the floor instead of being able to use it to dry myself off.
Now, believe it or not, this is where the joy starts to kick in. After taking a shower to really get clean (let’s face it, a bath is just sitting in your own filth and soap tainted water) I drip dried just a tad and then threw on my terry cloth robe.
I know, you might be asking yourself why is a terry cloth robe the bringer of joy? It wasn’t really the robe. It was just going through the process of air drying rather then using a towel to dry off. No matter what we do, let’s face it, a towel is probably dirty right after you use it the first time. There’s so much free floating dirt in the air the minute you hang that wet rag up to dry it probably starts gathering much like no one’s busines. Well, after “air drying” I never felt so clean after a show prior to this point. I’m going to air dry from this point forward.
This article, however, is not about the joy of Air Drying in the New Millenium. It’s about one thing that really lit up my rather dark and dreary day.
As I was sitting on the couch, still in my robe, talking with the wife when the doorbell rings. I have to admit that I don’t usually like it when this happens. I don’t know anyone here in Los Angeles really (the current count is about 7 people that I actually know) so when the doorbell rings it either means someone is trying to sell me something or maybe one of the dogs has gotten out. This type of evening ring is the reason why peep holes have been made for doors. When I looked through I saw some guy with a clip board. Rather then letting him just walk off (something I quite often do since I am now exhibiting signs of Howard Hughes Syndrome) I actually opened the door. I am so glad that I did.
Turns out this guy was a messenger. What he had in his hands is a gift from high above and one that I don’t deserve but highly appreciate.
For some reason I actually get to go to the official Hollywood “Premiere” of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. This is such a treat for me because not only is it my first Hollywood Premiere, it is also for the only writer and director who’se career I could actually give two shits about. I don’t know if it’s his dialogue, if it is because he is only a year older then me, or because he seems to be just a regular guy who hasn’t let any of the Hollywood bullshit really affect him. Whatever the reason is I can watch his movies time and time again and I have a lot of respect for the man.
So there you have it.
I’d also like to say, for the record, that there is one constant ray of light in my life every single day. No matter how bad things get, no matter how down I am I know that there is always one person I can always count on and one person that makes every morning worth getting up for. If you are reading this Honey, I’m talking about you! I love you Pook.
That’s it for today.
-WW