One Of Those Days, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #266 | @MDWorld
April 26, 2012 Michael Davis 1 Comment
I’m having one of those rare moments of despondency in my life and as usual I have no idea why. Every so often I get really down regardless of what is going on in my life. That sucks because my life is pretty darn good these days.
I went completely off the grid today. I decided a few hours into my day to answer no phone calls, stay off Facebook, turn off my cell and forget about texting, emailing and interacting with anyone or anything except my work.
I’m in the middle of a few things and the one I was working on (trying to finish) today is an overview for a new venture I’m excited about.
For the life of me nothing I wrote seemed any good. I’ve written stuff like I needed to write today a dozen times and for some reason today everything I wrote took me for fucking ever and I hated everything I wrote.
I hate these types of days. I hate them with a passion. That’s bad for me but worse for some others.
Why?
Because this sort of melancholy make me very sensitive to bullshit.
That’s very bad for certain people in my life.
I hate drama. I hate drama so much if Halle Berry offered me a threesome with Salma Hayek on the condition that I had to endure some type of silly drama I would decline and I do love me some threesomes!
But I would decline, that’s how much I hate drama.
In case anyone cares (I know you don’t but I could give a fuck today) Salma Hayek is my dream woman. Yes-I’m aware she is not Asian but I don’t care. That woman is the sexist woman on the planet for my money.
If she were Asian my head would explode.
Twice.
Think about that for a sec…
The reason that my being down is bad for some people in my life is because I tend to lash out at people who waste my time or try and bullshit me when I’m feeling this way.
So-if you have been wasting my time with bullshit or not doing what you are supposed to be or you are misrepresenting yourself in anyway be prepared to be done motherfucker.
I’m having one of those days and I’m about to take it out on you.
Word of advise-let my call go to voicemail unless you have the resolution to my concerns.
Don’t answer my email with anything but a solution.
Don’t tell me what your problems have been and why you have not been on your game because I could give a fuck.
Unless you are Salma Hayek then I don’t want to hear a goddamn word from you unless it’s “ I’ve done what I said I would do.” Unless you have done THAT don’t waste my time. Trust me, you will just embarrass yourself.
I’m not kidding.
In my life I’ve often run into those who underestimate me.
Mistake.
In my life I’ve often run into those who think I’m stupid.
Bigger mistake.
In my life I’ve often run into those who mistake kindness for weakness.
HUGE FUCKING MISTAKE.
In my life I’ve often run into those who assume they can get over on me.
Their mistake.
Tomorrow-I clean house. The sun (at least for me) will come out tomorrow.
Tomorrow is another day,
I feel better already.
R. Maheras
April 27, 2012 - 1:24 am
I can’t listen to blues when I’m down. I’m like, “Yeah, well I don’t care if your rent IS due and your baby DOES need shoes, Ray — my day’s STILL shittier than yours.”
Nah, when I’m down I gotta listen to some disco, or some great guitar rock from the late 1960s or 1970s.
Martha Thomases
April 27, 2012 - 4:48 am
Kindness is the opposite of weakness.
Bill Mulligan
April 27, 2012 - 7:12 am
What Martha said.
Mike Gold
April 27, 2012 - 7:19 am
Good calls from Martha, Russ and Steve, IMHO.
I always have music going — always. My life has a soundtrack, and I program it according to the mood I’m in, the mood I want to be in, and/or the energy I need to do what I need to do. I was finishing up some work last night before the Devils game and I found myself getting pissed about a situation I’m going to have to confront today. So I put up some Rollins Band. Henry’s usually more pissed than I am, but he’s damn erudite about it and he gives off great energy.
Having said that, if I’m down I’ll go for late 60s/early 70s jazz (Pharaoh Sanders, Miles Davis — particularly Bitches Brew), or I’ll go for high-energy blues (Russ is right; stay away from the whiny stuff). If I put on real early Dylan, somebody should make sure I’m not near any sharp objects.
MOTU, I’ll bet the little walking sensory deprivation tank you set up for yourself yesterday helped immensely. It’s a walking vacation, a smart move. One that I can’t do without music, but that’s just me.
And, I’ll bet, most others with short attention spans.
Damon
April 27, 2012 - 11:37 am
Feel free to reach out to me if Halle and Selma make that offer. I could be induced to put up with some drama . . .
vanzi
April 27, 2012 - 3:42 pm
Hey sweetie…please let the moment pass…don’t know who rained on your day and triggered the depression, but please remember for every ass whole you encounter, there are those of us who know you to be a king; a master talent; and fully capable of stepping to your business..ride the wave and let this pass. Much love and picture me ducking in case I have met any of those negative cases…I really don’t ever want to be on your bad side (again, lol). Smooches!