i think the word "raucus" is awesome.

i just had a lengthy conversation with a good friend about the impending apocalypse. apparently quite a few of the prophecies regarding "the big finale" have been or are in the process of being fulfilled (theoretically). this is a mixed bag. the pros of the situation include the relief that comes from never having to concern myelf with saving for retirement (totally buying lottery tickets for everyone i know), not having to clean out my car (betty's getting haggard and smells like feet and riccotta cheese, but now there just doesn't seem to be a point), and celebrating my 80th birthday with Jesus (He'll finally get me that Ronco Food Dehydrator, guaranteed). the cons are... everyone dying.

that being said, here are some of the things that i'll miss about existence:

sunsets, front porches, puppies, thunderstorms, young life, lilacs, guns, king crab legs, poetry, cigars, jack kerouac novels, iced animal crackers, duck hunting, volleyball, hibiscus tea, hay fields, mountains, man vs. wild, golf and kamikaze golf carting, that picture of tommy burkholder and danny rose holding hands, murph's blog, fat tire, the american west, chick-fil-a, dogwood trees, cliff dangling/rock climbing, habachi grills, my collection of OC dvd's, the deli, punk rock shows, cliff jumping, the appalachian trail, philly cheese steaks, the juggernaut video, skiing at alta and the canyons, pinstripe suits, river otters, mountain biking, pine forests, sleeping in, hang 'em high - rockets on halo, pirates baseball, the atlantic, history channel documentaries, running in cook forest, farm fresh cajun krab dip, the last of the mohicans soundtrack, chuck klosterman novels, warm humid nights, the caribbean, the state of colorado, ultimate frisbee, two mile run county park, dunkin donuts, white water rivers, raquetball, jeeps, chipotle burritos, woodchuck, the end of the mini wheats box, chaco sandals, watching people surf, harmonica jams, tattoos, the soul patch, possums, the continent of africa, stand up comedy, life as a house/beautiful girls/swingers/garden state/into the wild/the shawshank redemption, the violin, the smell of gunpowder, grilled marinated tuna steak, marathon and marathon training, roofing, a little softshoe now and then, sun dresses on the lady, sermon podcasts from mosaic and mars hill, this american life on npr, flying, betty, stouffer's macaroni and cheese, mr. T, walrus mustaches, little tree air fresheners, third eye blind, backpacking, guitar jams by campfires, the pennsylvania state university, little league baseball, a solid hot dog, smoky mountains national park, and wilford brimley.