Thursday, April 2, 2009

Sleep, my dog of war...

Yesterday, after a little brunch with my buddies in the Cobra Skulls (a great band, in town recording at the infamous Atlas Studios) I started to head out to get my baby from his grandparents place, but then I suddenly started to feel a little sick, so I went home to take a nap. I was kind of feeling sore and I had a scratchy throat and had a bit of a chill, so I thought I maybe had a fever. I searched around and got a thermometer and was standing there taking my temperature, craning my eyes to look down at the digital display thing to see when the thermometer was done working, when suddenly I realized something.

This thermometer, the one in my mouth RIGHT NOW, is the baby’s ass thermometer.

So terribly sad. Well, I decided that my actual temperature was no longer important and instead brushed my teeth twice and took a nap. Sigh. That’s life though, right? You’re trying to do something, go out of your way to actually not cut corners and get all the info, and it blows up all over your dick and reinforces that you should never stop cutting corners, man. Just keep fucking around, you know?
For example, I’ve been nagged all my life, by my mom, girlfriends, teachers, bosses, wife, etc. Someday it’s very possible that I will have a daughter or even a granddaughter that will nag me. This is hardly my unique burden to bear. It’s the burden of lots of guys and gals. Disgustingly messy gals, and guys who aren’t hyper anal retentive, and therefore gigantic nags themselves, that is. SO, anyway, if you’re a guy and you’re at all like me, you’ve actually lived through the kinds of scenarios that crappy, hack comedians like Bobby Collins talk about in their acts. You’ve been scolded for drinking out of the milk carton, or farting at the table (God, I hope you all watched that south park about queefing last night. Mercy.) or having stinky shits or putting the ketchup/peanut butter/vodka back with only just the tiniest bit left. Fine. It’s the kind of shit that you don’t really think about, and it drives the people who DO think about it crazy. And they’re right. We’re disgusting, for sure. But there’s this tiny little transference of guilt and blame that happens every time, and it’s fucking exhausting. And yes, it’s exhausting for the nagger too. And this FURTHER makes me feel like I need to get my shit together, just to make all our lives less exhausting. SO, I decide, I’m gonna shape the fuck up, man! What would my wife/mom/irritating teacher/OCD roommate do in this situation? That’s how I’m gonna behave from now on.
And I end up standing there with an ass thermometer in my mouth.
I don’t go to the doctor. I don’t go to the dentist. I don’t do any of that shit because, like all men, I don’t have a body part that REQUIRES maintenance (uh, the vagina…right?) so I’ve fallen out of the habit of going. Plus, nothing’s ever wrong. And it’s not fun. Fingers go funny places and cup things. It costs money. I mean, there are a thousand excuses, but it all comes down to essentially the same reason that I don’t finish the milk and throw the carton away. It’s just not there, in the forefront of my mind. I’m lazy? Kind of. I’m lazy in THAT particular way. The way of basic, simple, ultimately unimportant, detail oriented maintenance. That shit’s important. Make no mistake, but I just don’t have the instinct necessary to properly do it. SO, of course, a big thing that I’ve been nagged at about over the years is going to the doctor. I mention sort of half assedly that ‘yeah, I should’ but then I forget, and it never really comes up again, so I don’t. Well, this time I decided that I was gonna be like the fucking moms and wives in the world and take my temperature and I ended up learning the same lesson I have when I’ve accidentally made the bed sideways or folded all of the jeans wrong or washed the china in the dishwasher or dried the towels along with a sweater or whatever the fuck it is…That shit’s a waste of my time and everyone’s energy. I should just go back to not paying attention to the details and deal with the bitching. It’s a lot less painful to sit through fifteen seconds of complaining than to have to unfold all the improperly folded laundry and refold it for a second time. There you go. Secrets to success. Or an easy guide to failing in style. That’s probably better and more accurate, right? Yeah. Okay, enjoy your stupid day. Barf.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

What I do is just tune out the nagging. Smile, nod, "uh huh. yes. i understand," think to myself, "You are such a twat, I'm going to do it even more just to spite you. Get off my jock, I have better things to do than listen to this."

Anonymous said...

I would be so fucked if I didn't go to the dentist, however I guess I have the whole lazy attitude about taking good care of my teeth.

"coskin"

kylewagoner said...

This is scarcely related, but if I were to break or lose a tooth, I'd kill myself if I couldn't get to a dentist by the end of the day it happened.

Jahni Mindu said...

I got hit in the mouth last by a bass from the bassist in High Five Drive and split my lip, rather than missing the show sitting in a hospital, i ran to a 24hr Pharmacy, got some skin closure strips, bandaged that shit up and continued watching the show and drinking beer. The bassist gave me some free merch and a beer for my injury too, he was offering me money but im not gonna take money from a band whos on tour, they need that shit. I healed up pretty good too.

What was your worst concert injury???

Anonymous said...

Just to let you know. I am one of those guys like that.



I have been nagged BY EVERY example you made.



I never made the misplay of trying though.



Because in the words of a great Legend.



"Trying is the first step to failure"



- Homer Simpson.

martin* said...

What is up with this guy trying to jumop your balls?

http://badsandwichchronicals.blogspot.com/

Buddy said...

I'd like to cast a few stones at that badsandwichchronicals.blogspot.com asshole, who should definitely be recognized by all as an all around, sucky, pathetic, unoriginal douchebag bastard..
Its like, come- on, guy....

Great story about the rectal thermometer too! Hopefully you remembered to sanitize it after you were done!!

Anonymous said...

I think almost if not every male dose these things...My favorite is the bread bag,spin it around a few times,tuck it underneath and toss it back in the cupboard... Funny thing is I laugh about it every time

tony said...

amen. i don't know how many times i've been nagged to do the laundry, then ended up doing the laundry, then got bitched at for doing it incorrectly.

chicks man, chicks

FAskies said...

this post is basically my life story.

and someone else beat me too it but `Trying is the fastest step towards failure` best quote ever

Anonymous said...

I know I already commented, but I was/am doing shit on the internet and I got bored and searched "my dog of war" (because I couldn't remember the name of the queef on South Park)...and your blog came up first! I'm thinking you should google some words like "felch" and stuff on google and see if you are near the top.

Johnson said...

You've totally got the nagging thing figured out. I find passive little ways to avoid it myself, like putting everything on hangers (to avoid folding things wrong), and purposely short-sheeting the fucking bed one time. Now she doesn't ask me to do shit. If I've got pants on, that's a good day.

RockerByeBaby said...

hahahaha.... poop.