I agree with your assessment of Hopslam. I didn't have it until last year when Texas finally got it and I was way underwhelmed. Two Hearted is still god though imo but there is really so much better and cheaper to buy.
I thoroughly am enjoying it. Shout out to bro from Halt and Catch Fire as grieving working class drinking husband and father of the deceased. I love the pacing.
Going to Birmingham to visit the wife's family or what's left of them. Her grandma is a sweet old southern well-to-do lady but is getting older, can't hear very well and is more and more anxious about everyone staying in her house. The SiL and MiL are both drunks and the wife can't really stand them much anymore. I actually love visiting Birmingham. Great beer and food scene. Friendly people. There's always a gigantic drunken meltdown involving either the MiL or SiL or both and my wife (who barely drinks because of them). So I have that inevitably to look forward to. Her sister also held grudges from their childhood against her until I sat down and talked to her about it at length. People are just fucking ridiculous. Her mom's the worst too. The absolute worst. I will be drinking heavily all week. Luckily we are going to NOLA to meet her best friend right before New Year's. Will be worth the wait.
I went with the Forerunner 235 and I love it. I usually run with my dogs and carry a waist leash that has a pouch for my phone so I don't need the music feature yet. It's so much more accurate for what I need than Apple Watch. So glad I switched now that I want to be a more consistent and better runner.
In any order aka I really really dug the girls this year.
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Lucy Dacus - Historian
Snail Mail - Lush
Soccer Mommy - Clean
Courtney Marie Andrews - May your kindness remain
Brandy Carlile - By the way, I forgive you
The Beths - Future Me Hates Me
Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
Courtney Barnett - Tell me how you really feel
cupcakKe - Ephorize
One more - Low - Double Negative
Many of our ancestors including mine fled war-torn countries/communities to find a better and safe life in America but fuck them because it's 2018 and they're brown amirite?
Starved myself and am ready to head out to the Driskell to completely gorge on turkey and prime rib. Then I might just have to drink myself to sleep while watching football afterward. No political discussions or nonstop Fox News stream ftw.
Looks like the grass eater and KU have reached a deal. I wonder what our offense possibly will be under him but whatever it's gotta be better than the last three losers right? If Bill Snyder retires after this year KU has some hope to build at least a mediocre to average program. Maybe.