Blog #13

Black Friday.  
                     Friday. Not Monday, not Thursday, not Tuesday. Friday. 

         
        Is anyone else uncomfortable by the fact that a national holiday is being trumped by retail? I say, more power to the department stores if they open at 6am on the 25th but to start opening as early as 8pm on Thanksgiving day? Hogwash.   Are the savings really that enormous that people leave family functions early to buy goodies and/or work for the people going to buy goodies? No, they are not. Are the savings really that commendable that people pepper spray one another for a game console? Negatory. On black friday, humanity descends into a bargain hunting piranha. With 45 years of black Friday under our belt as a nation, and black Friday now turning into black Thursday late night and Friday, my hope is that something saves the tastiest day of the year from turning into another retail chump. 

Blog #12

   Babies. 98% are precious, pure, beautiful, soft and cuddly. What about the other 2%? The other 2% are ugly babies.

         People might gasp or say How rude! but I know, deep down you know what I'm talking about. We've all witnessed at least one ugly baby and there might be an ugly baby in your family (hopefully distant family).  I tell you, there is rarely an in between-looking baby. It's either adorable or what happened in that gene pool or good lord let's hope you grow out of that little one. 
I went to a ...well, some sort of shower (bridal, wedding etc.) and boom, there it was...the ugly baby. Do the parents realize also that their baby is funky looking? Probably not. 1)Because parents think their child is sent from heaven and 2) Everyone oohs and ahhs over it the same as a freaking cute baby.No wonder it gets blindsided when bullies at school pick on him.  
Once an ugly baby is spotted the second thing to usually occur is the evaluation of the parents' features. Sometimes it's a quick..."We'll he didn't have much going for him anyways..." or "Hm maybe it was a recessive gene?"


Alas, my advice to you is not to say your true thoughts and of course lie.  Let the bullies in the 5th grade get him.
I found out the hard way that saying aloud, "Johnny* kind of looks like a mean...potato"  is the wrong thing to say.


*name changed to protect identity of ugly baby.

Blog #11

      I was discussing with two good friends the other night about my nervousness for the future of movies and music. 
What more can come of our music? Country boys will continue singing about booze, horses and women. Rappers will continue with their lyrical genius. Pop music will continue to be catchy for the first 2 weeks then become exceedingly annoying. Rock music will continue to rock.

             It seems that with the rate things are going is that old songs will be remade with a different genre of music. Then I say the same thing about movies, with the most recent evidence being the "new and improved" Footloose.  With movies, it is tough to come up with a concept that has not already been seen. There is a movie coming out called Immortals.  The preview of this movie is what pushed me over the edge and I decided we're doomed.  Rarely, very rarely is there a movie that will impress me with it's creativity, plot-wise. Is no one else worried? I mean if they can make another gladiator movie, it does well in the box office, and people are excited to see it, I guess people have not yet realized what is happening. It takes a lot for me to see a movie lately because they've been done before. The last movie I watched in theaters that 'wowed' me was July 2010 Inception. Oye.
  Back to music. Thank god for more than one genre of music. Listening to one genre forever would become unbearable since songs sound the same. Well, now what are people supposed to do when they all are sounding alike. Yes I know there many more genres then the ones mentioned, but those genres do not aid my uneasiness either. Guess we'll just have to sit back and see what happens but I'm apprehensive about what the future holds.

Blog #10

       Sparkle and dazzle! Holiday season 2011 is very much upon us. With twelve days until Thanksgiving and forty-three days until Christmas, the time has come once again to bundle up for cold weather, buy ugly sweaters for ugly sweater parties, prepare for family gatherings and (usually) a break from college.

      Ah yes, the college Christmas break. Kicks the crap out of the short Christmas break most people had through grade school. This year I receive three and a half weeks off and I'll graciously accept those weeks thank you. It's not that I am not fond of college, but a break is just peachy! Then there are those people that the college Christmas break is "too long" for them. What did you just say? Too long? You "get bored"? What are you retired? We are young, go out and do something for the love of God.  I blame people like that for the shorter Christmas break this year compared to my four full weeks last year! I say, hey college, if you want to give me that extra half a week, I will not argue you. I will not say I'm bored and want to sit in those uncomfortable desks ASAP. Breaks are necessary!  It's refreshing to meet up with friends and family that have been absent for a bit.  It's nice to, for one day, have a "I do what I want" day. If you're reading this "It's too long" person, just hush up will you?


 In closing, Bring It On Holiday Break twenty-eleven I'll greet you with open arms.

Blog #9

       
       This is something I've been wondering about for five-ish years, give or take. It has absolutely bewildered me to the point I want to roll my car window down and ask. Why do people drive to a red light and not coast? It's red. You aren't going anywhere quicker. You are only wasting gas speeding to do nothing but stay idly still. Why? Is there a logical answer that I'm skipping over? I've always been a coaster. It's always made more sense then to continue, say 55mph, then stop at the light. Most of the time, the place I am going isn't so important that I drive like my life depended on it. I enjoy the radio (usually) and take my time. So please, if you're out there non-coasters, and I know you are because I witness it on every commute, why do you not mellow-out on your gas pedal? At least when there is nothing but a red light ahead.

   Oh! Another thing that I've noticed when I am that person in a rush, here let me set it up for you:

                              _______    ____   _____________
                              l     3     l   l  2   l  l         1           |         <-----CARS
Now please tell me this has happened to you. You're driving a long a two-lane road,you being car #3, you  and car #2 are behind a large vehicle (#1 usually semi) and car #2 refuses to make the move and pass #1. Now usually a double pass isn't too intricate but of course this two-lane highway is hopping today.  Today, I rode #2's tail for a good 20 minutes until finally, the glorious moment occurred when #2 made the move and passed the semi. I clapped and whooped. Ah the small victories in life.

                           

Blog #8

1:51am

Blog Theme: small happenings that only peeve you when they happen.


         Can we talk about that awkward moment when you are enjoying a warm shower and then you fart? It's one of the most annoying things to me and I'm hoping others as well because it is quite the predicament. Should you hop out and hop back in? It seems like the fart envelops you and you feel dirty even though you're in the shower. Feel free to comment anonymously about this por favor. Then, can we talk about that 2 ft space you slowly drove through where the radio station that was coming in perfectly 3 feet ago now, apparently, you're in the world's tiniest dead zone? What's up with that?  The thing that simultaneously annoys and entertains me is when *beep*beep*beep*beep* the alarm is going off. You try to turn it off but fail miserably because either your right or left arm is 'asleep'. In this process, you knock the glass of water, books and the alarm itself and onto the floor and leave the lamp rocking in your hand's stead. The next fifty seconds following the fiasco, I'm pissed. Then, wa-lah it becomes amusing. 

Blog #7

I cALL tHIS: Eccentric Spook.


Can we talk about daylight savings time? Why is it still in effect? We no longer have to sit by oil-lit lamps at night. Farmers, although they probably prefer daylight, have lights built in to 80% of equipment now days. Why do we still have to "fall-back" and "spring-forward"?  Can't we just do without it? I must say, however, that this year seems to be a piece of cake adjusting compared to previous years. I can't tell if it's because I am much busier this year than prior years and cannot tell the difference. 
One thing that I look forward to each year when everyone turns his or her clock back one hour is the comments in the following week.  " George, I don't remember it getting this  dark last year."    Comments such as "Oh it never was this dark this early." Wake up people! It happens the same way every single year.