Four Count

Catch one
Catch one, one
Catch one, one
Caught
Taught not to be bought
Flung through space
Without warning this
Is
An ephemeral life
Are you OK?
Are you
Alright?
Did you sleep well?
Did you sleep tight?
Kings and queens cannot conquer congruently
When the world sees
A dick
As a symbol of
Infallibility and strength
While the mind is
Just
A child's play thing
Manipulated by
Corporate gods
Conceding family time to be
Mechanical mercenaries for hire
Killing time and
Making money

Catch one
Catch one, one
Catch one, one
Caught
Taut
This passage is a
Rope circle-tied
For one
Pair of scissors to cut
The noose wrapped around
Our minds
Let it loose
And then sleep right

- PatInTheHat

Break Glass

In case of emergency:
Place bullet in chamber, and fire at will
Find common ground by initiating discourse

In case of emergency:
Spew hatred towards those that are different than you
Accept social differences and ask questions to cure the epidemic of ignorance

In case of emergency:
Follow a religion routed in hate
Follow religious leaders who show love

In case of emergency:
Run away from your derelict country 
Tether self to the foundation that made your country great and fight for it

In case of emergency:
Condemn your opposition. They are wrong, of course.
Listen to those that oppose your ideals. Learn from them.

In case of emergency:
Take everything you can
Give everything you can. Receive happiness in return.

In case of emergency:
Pray to God. He will fix this.
Use your voice. Use your hands. Create change.

- PatInTheHat

College

She spoke
Broke down
No sound

Paralyzed
Minimized
Ostracized

River flows
No one knows
"You're a hoe!"

Unheard
Man's word
She's third

Calls friend
And then
Dead end

Friend's sigh
Retied
"He lied!"

One Rose
She shows
Nothing goes

Fraternity
Authority
Priority

College town
Male hounds
Unbound

She hurts
Even worse
Afterwards

Systemic
Epidemic
Cheap trick

Protect
Protect
Protect

- PatInTheHat

Necklace

A necklace clasped around an open throat

A baby crying in a crib not their own

A child vying to become president

We live in a time that is more fragile than the people living in it

Impolite pursuit of an agenda lost on opaque words

Incandescent idolatry illuminating ignorance

Inexplicable support of a killing brand

We fall in a line created by intangible audible tragedies

Making America great again

Making America hate, and then

My country full of heroes metamorphs into a country full of zeros

We look for treasure in a house of goose eggs because we are unaware of what it is like outside

Unfortunately we cannot quarantine the insane

Under disguised rocket silos

Ultimately sending unintelligible bigots into space

We count sheep to help us sleep and sheep count on blathering bile to lead us into dithering extinction

How tidy men awaken unkempt bears.

- PatInTheHat

Batman v Spiderman (a review...SPOILERS!)

Due to the wide range of opinions on this film--from down right awful to the best thing since sliced bread--I had to see this damn film for myself. I went in with super low expectations thinking that Zach Snyder was the new Tommy Wiseau.

The movie was actually not that bad. I mean, yes, the movie DOES try to do far too much. In the middle of the rising action, where you're supposed to be getting all anxious waiting to see how the movie is going to end, the movie does a couple stupid things:

1. Superman's dad, still played by Kevin Costner, was materialized by Clark Kent's character hiking to the top of a mountain. Costner blithers on about some shit no one in their right mind could ever care about. Someone  like two seats to the right of me was snoring--like really, snoring--right around this part. The snoring, for at least this part, was considerably more entertaining than the film.

2. All the sudden we go to what is assumed--at that moment of the film--to be Wonder Woman unhatching all of the "Super"-files. All of this cool stuff is happening, but we just HAVE to go back to introing random supers? It was the weirdest thing.

3. There were at LEAST three 5 to 10 second scenes that were in a row and completely detached from one another. I just remember going..."Uhhh, alright?"

4. This part wasn't exactly a part of the brunt of the rising action--or perhaps the most exciting part of it--but what the hell was with Batman's random dream? First off, I know that Zach was trying to put in more comic bits, and I know what he was TRYING to do, but it was just ridiculous. You can see it for yourself...dreams don't work that way. It was a stretch even for a fictional film.

5. Superman's mom having the same name as Batman's mom. I almost yelled at the movie during the part where Batman is about to kill Superman, "Are you FUCKING kidding me?!" Like, I get it, you're not ACTUALLY going to have Batman kill Superman or vice versa, but Jesus hell. Martha? Martha. Fuck me.

If all of the points mentioned above were cut out or better written at least, I genuinely believe this movie would have been REALLY good. Like, yeah, I get it. The Doomsday v. Superman comic doesn't include all these other heroes and all, but if you try to mentally cut out all the bs and just look at the main story line, the movie was pretty damn good and I was happy that Zach actually killed Superman instead of altering the original story so much that they--the supers--are able to kill Doomsday without Superman dying.

I thought Jessie Eisenburgh was a great Lex. A different kind of Lex, but I thought he really changed the type of acting he normally does to play a very sinister role.

With all the crap I mentioned above, the movie gets a 5/10 from me. If that stuff was cut out, I woulda gave it about an 8. It's a good enough movie to go see and judge for yourself, though. All those memes comparing it to The Room are ridiculous.

Oh, and one more thing, Ben Afleck wasn't a bad Batman. I wouldn't go as far as saying that he was better than Christian Bale--that's a bit of a stretch for me--but he wasn't half bad. He definitely deserves some kudos for playing an older Bruce Wayne that reminded me more of the older Bruce Wayne from the animated series Batman Beyond. He was quiet and brooding. His interaction with new Alfred--Jeremy Irons--came off a bit awkward at times, but the relationship grew on me throughout the film.

All-in-all, the film was definitely worth a friend paying for the ticket for you to go see. Here's looking at you, Ken! Haha X]

- PatInTheHat

Habitual

Screen
Work
Typing
Stop
Open bottle
Drink
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Open bottle
Drink
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Nothing
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Check software
Email
Stop
Open bottle
Drink
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Fidgeting
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Meeting






Meeting over
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Open bottle
Drink
Go to the bathroom
Check phone
Phone's off

Return to desk
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Open bottle
Drink
Check phone
Phone's off

Screen
Work
Typing
Email
Stop
Turn off computer
Head home
Check phone
Phone's off

Turn on phone
Message overflow
Battery dies
Phone's dead

Arrive home
Check phone
Idiot
Brain dead

Phone's off

Rose

And so it goes
Another rose
Lying naked in a field of hearts

Stripped of time
So unkind
Hung by a severed clothes line

Delivered by
Delivery guy
In a bouquet of friends

Caught on fingers
Blood still lingers
Sacrificial gift of love

Until he sneaks
Beneath the sheets
Waiting for pale stems to spread apart

What sacrifice
That looks so nice
Pricks another lover

Hands on thorns
Feel like horns
The mammaries of another

Until his wife
Wields a knife
To ensure Rose is the last "other."

- PatInTheHat