2021 = Shitty.

2021 will forever be a synonym for Shitty. I think most would agree with that. And, in our opinion, what that entails should be discussed. Of course, we at Cerebral Goo have been discussing much of this over the course of 2021 the year, and it’s been 2021, the synonym. But there’s so much more. Tic-tacs making me fat notwithstanding; the great resignation, the government giving away money, freakish human behavior in tin cans flying at 500 mph+ at 35,000 feet +, masking, not masking, the prick, the second prick, the third prick, more pricks, Anthony Fauci, Rand Paul (see what I did there), exercise, Tic-toc, bitching about exercise and everything else on Tic-toc, social media — the undoing of humans, unhealthy exercise, yoga, meega, MAGA, I’m with the government and I’m here to help, overeating, overdrinking, oversleeping, undersleeping, monkeys, teetotalling, lack of friends, friends being utter arseholes, reading, listening to someone else read, PODCASTS, shitty podcasts, our podcast (which may fall into the latter category), prosecuting police, demonizing police, circling back, the Amazon, Amazon.com, Jeffrey (dude suddenly got buff) and Ms. Sanchez, Spiderman, Marvel, Sony, supply chain failing, fucked up alternate timelines that can be introduced when characters that are dead need to comeback (damn XMEN or should I say XTHEM), and on, and on, and on. So, to circle back, what should we talk about? What matters to you? Should we even keep talking or just STFU and kill it off?

I’m pretty sure that most of us are experiencing some sort of 2021 bullshit or PTSD and are really hoping that 2022 is something better, something greater, something more exciting, something to look forward to. Having said that, Cerebral Goo for the most part, was and is a pet project. It was birthed as an outlet to share and discuss all that’s floating around in our Cerebral Goo; some fucked up, often unbelievable, frequently funny, and sometimes touching shit that life delivers. Not just our lives, but our collective, mostly first-world existence. Plus, we like to make fun of celebrity bullshit, ourselves, and civilization* at large. We do however give credit where it’s earned. Think Chris Hemsworth here. Not only does this guy give back to pretty much everything, he’s not to hard on the eyes. I am purposely omitting the whole taking over Byron Bay thing though.

We have some engagement, we have some loyal listeners. and we’d like to take it to the next level in ’22. That’s a scary thought considering where ’21 landed us. “Next level” is also a very generic term. It could mean doubling listeners (shouldn’t be hard to go from 10 to 20, right?), creating and selling CG swag, having guest hosts, and or realizing that CG is nothing more than “yet another useless podcast/brand that does nothing other than take up space, waste time, and cost money” and pulling the plug entirely. Right now, it’s looking like next level is falling into the plug-pulling category. I don’t like that, I don’t wanna do it, but there’s a reality that eventually must be acknowledged. I’m a firm believer in success from failure, but at this point, I feel like I should be the most successful person on earth. Okay, enough of the self-pitty. Taking a page from Stuart Smalley’s book, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.”

Speaking of guest hosts, it looks like one of our kinda-sorta listeners may join us on an upcoming Cerebral Goo podcast. We call her J-Bear and think she has a great alternative outlook and much to add to our and your Cerebral Goo based on her experiences and spiritual grounding. She’s a deep-thinker, with an alt-take. It may be a Salty, Moose, J-Bear adventure, or a more bitter, Saltyless escapade. More to come as this develops.

Finally, to answer the question on everyone’s mind: yes. We have recorded new content for season two. We obviously plan to record additional content. However, when, how, and if it gets posted are other matters entirely. I’m really taking an introspective look at this whole endeavour. From a certain perspective, Cerebral Goo has been great on many levels. Yet, from other perspectives, it’s been “a vicious life-sucking bitch from which there is no escape.” Much like 2021. Thanks Karl.

*Civilization is a funny word, look it up and decide for yourself.