Did you know that Miami has ceased to be a city? It's true. According to Miami locals, the city has gone bankrupt and has been assumed by Dade County. The primary demographic that lives in the city has money (and lots of it) and they spend and spend, however none in that same demographic work. So somehow, this has created a huge gap, and the lack of tax dollars recirculating into the city has created a situation in which Miami has been unable to pay city bills. So politically, it is merely a place full of separate villages that exist within Dade County.
Interesting. So based on this small amount of information, an assumption can be made that poor, non-working social exploiters are equally met by rich hyperconsumers when it comes to the issues of our unsustainable economically crippled market.
Which leads down that long and windy road of all the issues that consumerism manifests itself into huge cultural problems. However in this situation, it may not be the act of consumerism itself that is harmful, but the "wrong" perceptions that Americans have towards what it is, and the consequences that arise from this type of behavior.
In a research possibility for one of my classes, I'm beginning to peer down this road to figure out what it is exactly that causes this behavior to not only happen, but to be acceptable. Boiled down to the most simple observations, there seems to be a pattern. Somewhere along the road, Americans have culturally conditioned themselves to exist within this sense of entitlement, in which we all seem to believe that we can do no wrong as long as someone else is there to clean up our messes. Unfortunately as Americans we "all" believe that there is someone else to do things for us, so nothing is actually getting done. And buying things for the sake of buying things is not only ridiculously wasteful, it is also harmful to the political and economical state that we find ourselves in.
It may be too late for Miami, but we can learn from this. We should figure out how to behave better as a society and to stop shooting ourselves in the damn foot. We cannot spend and consume without understanding the consequences. We ought to be paying better attention to ourselves and our own habits, and stop expecting others to both spoon feed us our culture and to fix our problems at the same time.
Jack Johnson says it best:
Oh but everybody thinks
That everybody knows
About everybody else
Nobody knows
Anything about themselves
Cause their all worried about everybody else
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday Morning Conversation
Congress doesn't read your Facebook status updates, and they don't care even a little bit about what you are tweeting. Unfortunately, the masses tend to believe that if you write it, they will read it. This is not the case. If you are truly interested in having your elected officials hear your voice, then send them an email instead. The only people that they are actively paying attention to are those of us significantly contributing to them keeping their job$.
Also, sharing is not socialism. It is teamwork. Wanting to do things politically or economically to "help" out your fellow American citizen does not make you a socialist, it makes you a good person. We teach our children to share everything they have. But we are unwilling to put anyone else's needs above those of ourselves or our family. Even though, by doing so, we will all benefit in the not so long away long run.
Social Security. Because people exploit and abuse the system, it does not mean they system itself is bad. It means the system needs to take further preventative measures to regulate and protect the system from the bad people that are doing the exploiting and abusing. Reform = yes, shutting it down = no. Do you not remember that this system saved the lives of your grandparents and their parents? There are good hard working people that use this system properly and they should not be left behind because you are greedy.
Greedy greedy greedy greedy greedy. Stop it. Humanitarianism is not that far off from the lifestyles encouraged by most religion. Which is the backbone of the conservative ticket that is currently too involved in their jobs as politicians to consider what is best for their country.
Just sayin.....
Also, sharing is not socialism. It is teamwork. Wanting to do things politically or economically to "help" out your fellow American citizen does not make you a socialist, it makes you a good person. We teach our children to share everything they have. But we are unwilling to put anyone else's needs above those of ourselves or our family. Even though, by doing so, we will all benefit in the not so long away long run.
Social Security. Because people exploit and abuse the system, it does not mean they system itself is bad. It means the system needs to take further preventative measures to regulate and protect the system from the bad people that are doing the exploiting and abusing. Reform = yes, shutting it down = no. Do you not remember that this system saved the lives of your grandparents and their parents? There are good hard working people that use this system properly and they should not be left behind because you are greedy.
Greedy greedy greedy greedy greedy. Stop it. Humanitarianism is not that far off from the lifestyles encouraged by most religion. Which is the backbone of the conservative ticket that is currently too involved in their jobs as politicians to consider what is best for their country.
Just sayin.....
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
My New Life
For those of you who don't know, Jesse Shayne and I have left Austin. We now live in Denton. Let me tell you something about Denton: it sucks. Now, to be fair, in the 6 weeks of us living here we have only been cleaning the house or going to school/work. We did stumble upon the Denton Blues Festival last weekend and that was a nice surprise, but it wasn't enough to alleviate the fact that Denton is just not Austin.
My biggest irritation with living in this town is the overuse of one way streets, and an even more so, the obese overuse of raised medians. This is not a big city. There is absolutely no need for this type of action towards traffic control. The roads are bumpy and cracked and not even a little bit straight, yet there are million of dollars worth of medians through almost every street. Want to go to that bank over on your left-hand side? TOO BAD! First, you must continue driving for another 2-5 blocks and make an illegal U-Turn at the next light. I don't want to. If I drove a Jeep I would hop these things all over the place.
And there is no HEB here. Where the hell am I supposed to shop? They have TWO Wal-Mart stores. I think that in itself is a pretty bad sign. Fuck Wal-Mart. I've had no other options and have been inside that store more in the last few weeks than I have in the last 5 years. I lost a piece of my soul each time. My heart goes out to all of the young Vietnamese and other impoverished overworked children that enabled me to buy window blinds for under $5.
In other news, our house is finally in livable condition. The woman living here before us was apparently a degenerate alcoholic and did not clean anything for the 2 and a half years she lived here, nor did she do anything about the jungle overgrowth in the gardens and the backyard. The grass was over a foot tall in the back, and that was with the drought this summer.
So now that I am settled, please expect to see more from me here. I apologize for the lack of rants and bullshitting that I know you all look forward to hearing on a more regular basis.
My biggest irritation with living in this town is the overuse of one way streets, and an even more so, the obese overuse of raised medians. This is not a big city. There is absolutely no need for this type of action towards traffic control. The roads are bumpy and cracked and not even a little bit straight, yet there are million of dollars worth of medians through almost every street. Want to go to that bank over on your left-hand side? TOO BAD! First, you must continue driving for another 2-5 blocks and make an illegal U-Turn at the next light. I don't want to. If I drove a Jeep I would hop these things all over the place.
And there is no HEB here. Where the hell am I supposed to shop? They have TWO Wal-Mart stores. I think that in itself is a pretty bad sign. Fuck Wal-Mart. I've had no other options and have been inside that store more in the last few weeks than I have in the last 5 years. I lost a piece of my soul each time. My heart goes out to all of the young Vietnamese and other impoverished overworked children that enabled me to buy window blinds for under $5.
In other news, our house is finally in livable condition. The woman living here before us was apparently a degenerate alcoholic and did not clean anything for the 2 and a half years she lived here, nor did she do anything about the jungle overgrowth in the gardens and the backyard. The grass was over a foot tall in the back, and that was with the drought this summer.
So now that I am settled, please expect to see more from me here. I apologize for the lack of rants and bullshitting that I know you all look forward to hearing on a more regular basis.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Dear Wendy's,
Once upon a time, a friend of mine ordered a crispy chicken sandwich. We got back to the office to enjoy our lunches and she unwrapped hers. It was raw on the inside. Unfortunately she hadn't realized this until she was almost halfway through eating said sandwich. We took pictures, wrote letters, and this was the last time I have ever gone to a Wendy's. This was nearly three years ago.
Tonight however I decided to give them another chance. Their marketing has been strong lately, and I feel as though they have stepped it up to compensate for declining public opinion. Plus my only other options on the way home were McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Taco Cabana which I have solemnly sworn off all three of these options until my dying day (happy to be moving in 10 days). The fact that they have a comparatively impressive Value Menu was enough of a perk to put me in the drive through lane.
I ordered a "New! Crispy Chicken Caesar Wrap" off the $.99 menu. The guy tells me no sorry, they were out of the chicken that goes in this specific wrap, so I had to either order something else or pay an extra dollar to substitute the "more expensive" crispy chicken they use in their other value meal sandwich, or many of their other menu items. I asked him why, and he reiterated that it was more expensive so he couldn't do it; and then a female picked up to also verify that this was not an option. My personal opinion is that the customer shouldn't have to pay extra because they ran out of something. Especially something that their entire restaurant is plastered in advertising.
I ordered something else, smiled and friended the drive through guy, as he was extremely apologetic. I have worked in corporate restaurants for many years so I know that it wasn't up to this guy at all. He was also very informative. That it was not his decision, corporate had passed it down, and that quite a few people had been getting upset about the same issue. A pretty solid indicator that you're fucking something up, by the way. Then the manager came to the window, and hit on me as thoughts of expected professionalism quickly left my head.
The food sucked. Again. Except for the fries, they were much better. But nevertheless CONGRATULATIONS Wendy's, as you have ultimately made it on to my corporate shitlist, never to be eaten by myself or my family ever again. And whomever else has found this entry enlightening.
Have a nice day.
Tonight however I decided to give them another chance. Their marketing has been strong lately, and I feel as though they have stepped it up to compensate for declining public opinion. Plus my only other options on the way home were McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Taco Cabana which I have solemnly sworn off all three of these options until my dying day (happy to be moving in 10 days). The fact that they have a comparatively impressive Value Menu was enough of a perk to put me in the drive through lane.
I ordered a "New! Crispy Chicken Caesar Wrap" off the $.99 menu. The guy tells me no sorry, they were out of the chicken that goes in this specific wrap, so I had to either order something else or pay an extra dollar to substitute the "more expensive" crispy chicken they use in their other value meal sandwich, or many of their other menu items. I asked him why, and he reiterated that it was more expensive so he couldn't do it; and then a female picked up to also verify that this was not an option. My personal opinion is that the customer shouldn't have to pay extra because they ran out of something. Especially something that their entire restaurant is plastered in advertising.
I ordered something else, smiled and friended the drive through guy, as he was extremely apologetic. I have worked in corporate restaurants for many years so I know that it wasn't up to this guy at all. He was also very informative. That it was not his decision, corporate had passed it down, and that quite a few people had been getting upset about the same issue. A pretty solid indicator that you're fucking something up, by the way. Then the manager came to the window, and hit on me as thoughts of expected professionalism quickly left my head.
The food sucked. Again. Except for the fries, they were much better. But nevertheless CONGRATULATIONS Wendy's, as you have ultimately made it on to my corporate shitlist, never to be eaten by myself or my family ever again. And whomever else has found this entry enlightening.
Have a nice day.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Today's Rant
Gas mileage. So we know to ask the question of how fast are they driving on the highway when they measure mpg. But what the question is that nobody is asking is what their definition of a city is. Apparently the average speed of a national highway is 55 mph. I can tell you, that especially in Texas nobody is driving 55 mph on the highway, and if you are, I hate you. So taking into consideration that they consider a "highway" to be 55 mph, (most are 70 mph) what do you think a "city" is? Is it actually a town where a couple of 55 mph highways run through the one or two blinking lights? Not like an actual city with interstates and loops and stop and go and stand still traffic.
So considering that they are advertising to the masses, those of us living in real actual cities, shouldn't we all share the same definitions? But no. Car companies and their marketing schemes have duped us. False advertising strikes again! As I tell Jesse all the time: it's all semantics. They're just words, and word's do not mean anything these days. Don't forget what kind of world we are living in.
Moral of the story: my new Nissan should be getting 24 mpg on the highway and 18 in the city. Realistically it gets 18 on the highway and 14 in the city. At the very least Texas should rally to change the parameters of these mpg testing measures so that they accurately reflect the driving culture of the state that we live in. Or we can continue to lie down ass up like the good consumers we are. yaaaaayyyy!!!!!!
So considering that they are advertising to the masses, those of us living in real actual cities, shouldn't we all share the same definitions? But no. Car companies and their marketing schemes have duped us. False advertising strikes again! As I tell Jesse all the time: it's all semantics. They're just words, and word's do not mean anything these days. Don't forget what kind of world we are living in.
Moral of the story: my new Nissan should be getting 24 mpg on the highway and 18 in the city. Realistically it gets 18 on the highway and 14 in the city. At the very least Texas should rally to change the parameters of these mpg testing measures so that they accurately reflect the driving culture of the state that we live in. Or we can continue to lie down ass up like the good consumers we are. yaaaaayyyy!!!!!!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
I have to tell you a secret.
I am a closet American Idol fan. Like, I love the shit out of it. Actually, brb. I have to watch Paul McDonald sing Rocket Man....
Its like he's howling at the moon. Grrrr I love him SO MUCH! I just beg for the last word! I picked him to be the winner weeks ago.
So anyway. This is only the second season that Jesse has watched. I however, due to some pretty crappy roommates, have been watching it for years. The only seasons that I haven't seen, are the ones from the years I was either living alone, or before my roommates got Tivo.
When this season was starting, I was 100% anti. Jesse was convinced that the show would be fine with the new judges, but I took a bit of convincing. I enjoy it more than I thought I would. Jesse made a comment a couple of weeks ago that planted a seed that sprouted new perspective this week.
Yes, there is more razzle dazzle and rat-a-tat-tat this time, and irregardless of whether or not the judges or the contestants are the best ever, the show is more exciting. Everyone was so worried about Simon leaving the show. But apparently this "everyone" that we were hearing about didn' event exist. Nobody cares that he isn't here. Steven Tyler kicks ass and Randy is so jealous. We think it's hilarious.
However, the underlying cost of this is that now we are smeared in disgustingly thick amounts of product placements. Randy doesn't speak a sentence without name dropping. Every plug the show has is tied up into multiple layers of promotions. I mean, duh. It's one of the most watched shows in America, millions and millions have been spent (and made) from this show. They have to advertise. This is not the point.
I don't really have a point. Except that my point is that American Culture sucks. It's gross. I am an absolute conundrum to myself. Simultaneously to boycotting hyper consumerism to the best of my American ability, I pursue a career in marketing. Blah.
Shayne doesn't stand a chance against this stuff. I fight my conscience about whether or not to let her play with toy laptops and toy cell phones. She just turned one!!! I know 3 year olds that can operate a Wii better than I could. I also know 3 year olds that can hold a conversation better than some 16 year olds I know.
I'm just saying.
When do we start regulating? Not really regulating, but just saying "no I don't want you to try to sell me something right now." Especially because since everyone is selling everything, customer service is out the window. But that's another day another story. I mean, don't we have some type of choice in the matter? Shouldn't we? We're the ones that are on the receiving end of the constant smut flood.
I know that someone out there agrees with me. Our children are being brainwashed by the media to consume the media from the day they are born! People make their babies facebook pages. Did you have a facebook page when you were a baby? Has anyone stopped to consider the long term repercussions of this over indulgence of media?
I never thought American Idol could get more promoty than it already was. It has gone from syrupy advertising to molassesy advertising. Simon left and the show no longer needed to focus on the singing competition first, now it can be a whole circus act. I'm choking on it, guys.
Paul McDonald: I'm watching this shit for you so you better win.
Its like he's howling at the moon. Grrrr I love him SO MUCH! I just beg for the last word! I picked him to be the winner weeks ago.
So anyway. This is only the second season that Jesse has watched. I however, due to some pretty crappy roommates, have been watching it for years. The only seasons that I haven't seen, are the ones from the years I was either living alone, or before my roommates got Tivo.
When this season was starting, I was 100% anti. Jesse was convinced that the show would be fine with the new judges, but I took a bit of convincing. I enjoy it more than I thought I would. Jesse made a comment a couple of weeks ago that planted a seed that sprouted new perspective this week.
Yes, there is more razzle dazzle and rat-a-tat-tat this time, and irregardless of whether or not the judges or the contestants are the best ever, the show is more exciting. Everyone was so worried about Simon leaving the show. But apparently this "everyone" that we were hearing about didn' event exist. Nobody cares that he isn't here. Steven Tyler kicks ass and Randy is so jealous. We think it's hilarious.
However, the underlying cost of this is that now we are smeared in disgustingly thick amounts of product placements. Randy doesn't speak a sentence without name dropping. Every plug the show has is tied up into multiple layers of promotions. I mean, duh. It's one of the most watched shows in America, millions and millions have been spent (and made) from this show. They have to advertise. This is not the point.
I don't really have a point. Except that my point is that American Culture sucks. It's gross. I am an absolute conundrum to myself. Simultaneously to boycotting hyper consumerism to the best of my American ability, I pursue a career in marketing. Blah.
Shayne doesn't stand a chance against this stuff. I fight my conscience about whether or not to let her play with toy laptops and toy cell phones. She just turned one!!! I know 3 year olds that can operate a Wii better than I could. I also know 3 year olds that can hold a conversation better than some 16 year olds I know.
I'm just saying.
When do we start regulating? Not really regulating, but just saying "no I don't want you to try to sell me something right now." Especially because since everyone is selling everything, customer service is out the window. But that's another day another story. I mean, don't we have some type of choice in the matter? Shouldn't we? We're the ones that are on the receiving end of the constant smut flood.
I know that someone out there agrees with me. Our children are being brainwashed by the media to consume the media from the day they are born! People make their babies facebook pages. Did you have a facebook page when you were a baby? Has anyone stopped to consider the long term repercussions of this over indulgence of media?
I never thought American Idol could get more promoty than it already was. It has gone from syrupy advertising to molassesy advertising. Simon left and the show no longer needed to focus on the singing competition first, now it can be a whole circus act. I'm choking on it, guys.
Paul McDonald: I'm watching this shit for you so you better win.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Brainwashing Children
Veggie Tales. You know, the "Go God" series that teaches children all of the old school American values. Shayne received one of these books as a gift! And we were happy to have it as we want her library to be vast so that she may choose her path wisely. However, this particular rendition of God Loves Us, as cute as it is, is also pretty unpolitically correct. Being the good mom I am, I had no choice but to glue a couple of her thick cardboard pages together.
Apparently the little peas (or whatever they are) are dumb hicks. Complete with missing teeth and poor grammar spelled out as it would sound. Well, we have family that wear overalls and drive tractors. And believe it or not they are not dumb (there is of course, an exception for every rule). They have degrees, and all of their teeth, and you don't need a translator to decipher the words they be spewing out they mouths.
Lets break this down. Perhaps you are unaware of the immense reach that Veggie Tales is capable of. Since 1993 they have sold 53+ million videos, 13 million books and more than 7 million CDs. They have aired on NBC, Telemundo, ION TV, the list goes on! That means that children everywhere are being exposed to the perpetuation of the country bumpkin stereotype hand in hand with being spoon fed Christianity.
Beginning at the earliest age of childhood development children are having the seed of pretentiousness planted as deep into their souls as their faith. Which translates into stuck up hoes growing up to marry stuck up pricks that become stuck up politicians and businessmen. Politicians such as these are the ones shutting down your schools and driving economically poisonous steaks into the hearts of rural areas. Wal Mart is also guilty of said treachery. All these decisions derived from the notion that country folk are dumb and useless towards the progression of our outstanding American culture. Ugh. Don't get me started. I think we can all agree that American culture is disgusting.
In summary: shame on you Veggie Tales! Teaching children that some people are better than other people. Not to mention the flip side of this situation! Which is even MORE awful!
Lets take a quick look at the pretend red/blue map of our country in our minds. We all know that the majority of high value, Christian culture is located where? In the sticks. Where they drive tractors and wear overalls, much the dummy peas in the currently glued together pages of Shayne's "God Loves Us" book. So here rather than worrying about brainwashing children to be snobby, we have to worry about crushing an unconscious layer of self worth! Classic case of self-fulfilling prophecy.
The most despicable part of all of this is the seething irony! Our children only know to discriminate because we teach them to do it. So stop.
Apparently the little peas (or whatever they are) are dumb hicks. Complete with missing teeth and poor grammar spelled out as it would sound. Well, we have family that wear overalls and drive tractors. And believe it or not they are not dumb (there is of course, an exception for every rule). They have degrees, and all of their teeth, and you don't need a translator to decipher the words they be spewing out they mouths.
Lets break this down. Perhaps you are unaware of the immense reach that Veggie Tales is capable of. Since 1993 they have sold 53+ million videos, 13 million books and more than 7 million CDs. They have aired on NBC, Telemundo, ION TV, the list goes on! That means that children everywhere are being exposed to the perpetuation of the country bumpkin stereotype hand in hand with being spoon fed Christianity.
Beginning at the earliest age of childhood development children are having the seed of pretentiousness planted as deep into their souls as their faith. Which translates into stuck up hoes growing up to marry stuck up pricks that become stuck up politicians and businessmen. Politicians such as these are the ones shutting down your schools and driving economically poisonous steaks into the hearts of rural areas. Wal Mart is also guilty of said treachery. All these decisions derived from the notion that country folk are dumb and useless towards the progression of our outstanding American culture. Ugh. Don't get me started. I think we can all agree that American culture is disgusting.
In summary: shame on you Veggie Tales! Teaching children that some people are better than other people. Not to mention the flip side of this situation! Which is even MORE awful!
Lets take a quick look at the pretend red/blue map of our country in our minds. We all know that the majority of high value, Christian culture is located where? In the sticks. Where they drive tractors and wear overalls, much the dummy peas in the currently glued together pages of Shayne's "God Loves Us" book. So here rather than worrying about brainwashing children to be snobby, we have to worry about crushing an unconscious layer of self worth! Classic case of self-fulfilling prophecy.
The most despicable part of all of this is the seething irony! Our children only know to discriminate because we teach them to do it. So stop.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
How much money does Brenden Fraser make off of Netflix?
So we started out researching a band we heard on Pandora. Which lead to researching Mumford & Sons, which lead to researching Brenden Fraser, where we noticed that not a single movie that has Brenden Fraser acting, singing, taking pictures, producing or even walking around in the background of someone else's acting, is available instant queue on Netflix.
Upon noticing this, Jesse became rather upset. He feels like somehow Brenden Fraser is making money off of Netflix sending a movie to your house, rather than being instantly available on our Tivo/laptop. He became outraged at the thought that somebody else that is already very successful (I use this term loosely) is sticking it to the little guy and interfering with Jesse's ability to randomly decide that he wants to watch Encino Man or Son in Law, MonkeyBone, or a handful of other's that we looked up. None of these movies are "worth getting in the mail" and there is no reason as to why they would not be available instantly.
So this is what he said: "Man, wtf, I hope Brenden Fraser gets in a car accident on his way home and dies."
REALLY?!?!? So we had this flash discussion about how Americans are SO greedy that he is more concerned with his ability to get a movie instantly, that he would flippantly dismiss a mans life just because he may or may not have something to do with why he can't watch these select movies.
So. Does anyone know if people make money off of having Netflix send movies in the mail rather than watching them instantly? Obviously, Netflix charges more because it costs them money to do so, but does anyone else make any?
Feedback.
Upon noticing this, Jesse became rather upset. He feels like somehow Brenden Fraser is making money off of Netflix sending a movie to your house, rather than being instantly available on our Tivo/laptop. He became outraged at the thought that somebody else that is already very successful (I use this term loosely) is sticking it to the little guy and interfering with Jesse's ability to randomly decide that he wants to watch Encino Man or Son in Law, MonkeyBone, or a handful of other's that we looked up. None of these movies are "worth getting in the mail" and there is no reason as to why they would not be available instantly.
So this is what he said: "Man, wtf, I hope Brenden Fraser gets in a car accident on his way home and dies."
REALLY?!?!? So we had this flash discussion about how Americans are SO greedy that he is more concerned with his ability to get a movie instantly, that he would flippantly dismiss a mans life just because he may or may not have something to do with why he can't watch these select movies.
So. Does anyone know if people make money off of having Netflix send movies in the mail rather than watching them instantly? Obviously, Netflix charges more because it costs them money to do so, but does anyone else make any?
Feedback.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
There is no synonym for Internet
Recently I have been forced to revert back to the dark ages. While it was only for a couple of days, it surprisingly interfered rather severely with my to-do list. Jesse was out of town "hunting." My phone was on the brink of death (it no longer charges, I have to trade batteries back and forth with his phone), and the charger for the laptop had shorted out.
My mission: go to Discount Electronics and buy a new charger for the laptop so that I might continue on my life. Problem: where the hell is Discount Electronics? Of course Jesse told me where it was before he left, but did I actually remember? Ha! That's so cute of you to think so.
So it has happened. Technology has taken over. The phone book has become obsolete, and I have unconsciously become dependent on machines to run my errands. The only logical deduction is that the consumption of our human race by technology can only lead to one thing: zombieland. My next thought is that I need to get in touch with Chris Pavolich aka Sweetass for a crash course in zombieland survival.
Really though, I was a complete mess. Ironically the only thing keeping me in this downward spiral of no communication with the outside world is the same thing that I needed to bring me out of the darkness: the internet, or lack thereof.
So as the good consumer I am, I headed straight to Best Buy to ask someone where Discount Electronics was. Best Buy has two things, high prices and credit cards, a true perpetuater of consumerism (and now I think they might have something to do with this whole technology take-over). The conspiracy theorist inside of me kicked into overdrive. Discount Electronics has electronics at a discounted price, that is why they call it that. They're here to help, they're the guys that will survive the zombie attack (those in charge of BB will be eventually overtaken by the monster that they created).
*Side Bar* Steve Jobs is equally responsible. But my own personal conundrum leads to my inability to say anything negative about him or his corporate army.
Eventually I found what I was looking for, and here you are witness to the rebirth of myself from the dark ages. The whole experience taught me a lot about myself.
1) I should be better about writing things down when Jesse tells me things.
2) Contrary to my previous beliefs, I probably won't survive a zombie attack
3) I will not die from facebook withdraws
4) I'm blessed to have Sweetass as a friend
5) I should create to-do lists that do not depend on the forces of machines to be completed
I would highly recommend that others consider how much they rely on technology for every day tasks. It is meant to enhance our life, not rule it. I'm curious how many others would be able to go do anything without first consulting a computer/smart phone. Feedback people.
My mission: go to Discount Electronics and buy a new charger for the laptop so that I might continue on my life. Problem: where the hell is Discount Electronics? Of course Jesse told me where it was before he left, but did I actually remember? Ha! That's so cute of you to think so.
So it has happened. Technology has taken over. The phone book has become obsolete, and I have unconsciously become dependent on machines to run my errands. The only logical deduction is that the consumption of our human race by technology can only lead to one thing: zombieland. My next thought is that I need to get in touch with Chris Pavolich aka Sweetass for a crash course in zombieland survival.
Really though, I was a complete mess. Ironically the only thing keeping me in this downward spiral of no communication with the outside world is the same thing that I needed to bring me out of the darkness: the internet, or lack thereof.
So as the good consumer I am, I headed straight to Best Buy to ask someone where Discount Electronics was. Best Buy has two things, high prices and credit cards, a true perpetuater of consumerism (and now I think they might have something to do with this whole technology take-over). The conspiracy theorist inside of me kicked into overdrive. Discount Electronics has electronics at a discounted price, that is why they call it that. They're here to help, they're the guys that will survive the zombie attack (those in charge of BB will be eventually overtaken by the monster that they created).
*Side Bar* Steve Jobs is equally responsible. But my own personal conundrum leads to my inability to say anything negative about him or his corporate army.
Eventually I found what I was looking for, and here you are witness to the rebirth of myself from the dark ages. The whole experience taught me a lot about myself.
1) I should be better about writing things down when Jesse tells me things.
2) Contrary to my previous beliefs, I probably won't survive a zombie attack
3) I will not die from facebook withdraws
4) I'm blessed to have Sweetass as a friend
5) I should create to-do lists that do not depend on the forces of machines to be completed
I would highly recommend that others consider how much they rely on technology for every day tasks. It is meant to enhance our life, not rule it. I'm curious how many others would be able to go do anything without first consulting a computer/smart phone. Feedback people.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
How Republicanism Exists
Quite simply: continuing cutting funds towards education.
Uneducated people make uneducated decisions. The media has done more than enough to dumb down the masses (case and point: Jersey Shore has 3.2 million viewers). Uneducated decisions lead to electing politicians that have the sole duty of expanding on their own personal wealth, and the wealth of those whom contributed to their campaign (or whose business contributed). Translation: the person that couldn't afford to go to college because Perry cut all of the funding is now working at Hobby Lobby = not the person the government is working for.
More on this to come. Homework for next time:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20110118-public-schools-college-students-medicaid-hammered-in-texas-house-budget-plan.ece
Uneducated people make uneducated decisions. The media has done more than enough to dumb down the masses (case and point: Jersey Shore has 3.2 million viewers). Uneducated decisions lead to electing politicians that have the sole duty of expanding on their own personal wealth, and the wealth of those whom contributed to their campaign (or whose business contributed). Translation: the person that couldn't afford to go to college because Perry cut all of the funding is now working at Hobby Lobby = not the person the government is working for.
More on this to come. Homework for next time:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20110118-public-schools-college-students-medicaid-hammered-in-texas-house-budget-plan.ece
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Bulldogs
According to Jesse, the way that you breed bulldogs is to strap the female down so the big fat male can do her. One would help mount the male onto the female, and once he has "mounted and attached," instinct will take over. Apparently they can't do it on their own and this has allegedly been going on for a long time. Do we know that she even wants it?
This my friends would be a prime example of interfering with evolution. Obviously, Jesus wanted these guys to no longer be around. The reason there is no cure for cancer, is because these fatties are being put together like Lego's for some overpriced pups. (Consumerism strikes again!) It's in their poop or something.
Upon hearing this information I've decided that I am no longer down to get a bulldog. Which is a shame because they are super cute. No consuming products of dog rape for me.
This my friends would be a prime example of interfering with evolution. Obviously, Jesus wanted these guys to no longer be around. The reason there is no cure for cancer, is because these fatties are being put together like Lego's for some overpriced pups. (Consumerism strikes again!) It's in their poop or something.
Upon hearing this information I've decided that I am no longer down to get a bulldog. Which is a shame because they are super cute. No consuming products of dog rape for me.
Monday, January 17, 2011
An Introduction
I have long been deciding whether or not I would actually ever do this. Congratulations, you figured out that I chose to go ahead. The only intention I have for this blog is to enhance my writing skills. So please, feedback will always be welcome.
My life consists of a plethora of annoying and trivial occurrences, accompanied by the only thing keeping me sane, while simultaneously driving me insane: my family. This family, at the core, consists of my husband Jesse, daughter Shayne Elizzebeth, and dog Sir Steven Quincey (Q daddy for short). Do not be mislead to believe that insane and annoying means discontent. I love them all very much, despite my regular campaign to skin the dog.
My current situation: student/stay-at-home-mom/graphic artist/searching for a bit of extra duckets to contribute to my families 5 year plan. Some people think I'm funny, others think I'm a bitch, but we all tend to agree that I'm pretty crazy. My thought process is rarely linear, I articulate those thoughts in my own whimsically loose version of the English language, and I've got huge balls. Or at least I used to, before I became a mom and transformed into a whole new type of crazy.
I am very opinionated and a part of me feels like the world would be a better place if more people knew what I thought about things. Call me narcissistic, but my upbringing in rural, conservative, super scary Republican west Texas (my grandparents are active members of the Tea Party) one would think my salvation hopeless. Rebirthed into a place where trees grow tall and water sightings are opposite of rare I was plucked from a potentially bland fate. Combining this place of open mindedness with a dash of some hazy college days I have developed a unique perspective of this map that we live in.
The other part of me knows that this is true. So for starters, I present to you my company boycott list. Feel free to join the cause.
1) WalMart: I'm pretty anti-corporations exploiting cheap labor to make cheap things; and those that perpetuate hyperconsumerism, all the while treating their employees incredibly poorly. Not to mention they destroyed small town USA and caused thousands of locally owned places to go out of business despite the many years they had spent serving their community, resulting in an even further economically crippled rural society. I could go on, but I won't. Nazi's.
2) Time Warner Cable: charging more for less with crap customer service while attempting to obtain a monopoly of media in Central Texas. AT&T is cheaper, and they have fabulous customer service. If you find yourself to be a TWC customer, never fear! Chances are you are not under contract and you can drop 'em!
3) Bank of America: anything they can do for a dollar. Like withdraw surprise fee's (after speaking to a representative and a branch manager whom ensured the fee would not post) leaving your account negative and all of your bills to bounce, ending up in hundreds of dollars in overdraw fees and return check fees, and then making you pay it all back with interest. In 2009 45% of my income brought home was spent on BOA fees and accrued interest- my account had overdrafts in only 4 of the 12 months. Thieves.
4) Sprint: selling crappy phones, charging $14/mo insurance to cover the crappy phones (that have since been discontinued because they suck so bad) but forcing you to pay $100 each time you want to replace your phone if "you" break it, and then $50 each time to replace it even when it is a known manufacturer's error (the reason it was discontinued). THEN, sending you a replacement phone that is a rebuilt same phone that sucks worse than your last one rather than the upgrade of the phone that you payed $400 for in the first place! We are on phones 3&4 (and both are already malfunctioning) in 5 months. Thieves.
I'm sure the list will grow as our economy continues the downward spiral into the kingdom of ripped-off-over-exposed desensitized consumers. Ahhhh America.... we suck.
end.
My life consists of a plethora of annoying and trivial occurrences, accompanied by the only thing keeping me sane, while simultaneously driving me insane: my family. This family, at the core, consists of my husband Jesse, daughter Shayne Elizzebeth, and dog Sir Steven Quincey (Q daddy for short). Do not be mislead to believe that insane and annoying means discontent. I love them all very much, despite my regular campaign to skin the dog.
My current situation: student/stay-at-home-mom/graphic artist/searching for a bit of extra duckets to contribute to my families 5 year plan. Some people think I'm funny, others think I'm a bitch, but we all tend to agree that I'm pretty crazy. My thought process is rarely linear, I articulate those thoughts in my own whimsically loose version of the English language, and I've got huge balls. Or at least I used to, before I became a mom and transformed into a whole new type of crazy.
I am very opinionated and a part of me feels like the world would be a better place if more people knew what I thought about things. Call me narcissistic, but my upbringing in rural, conservative, super scary Republican west Texas (my grandparents are active members of the Tea Party) one would think my salvation hopeless. Rebirthed into a place where trees grow tall and water sightings are opposite of rare I was plucked from a potentially bland fate. Combining this place of open mindedness with a dash of some hazy college days I have developed a unique perspective of this map that we live in.
The other part of me knows that this is true. So for starters, I present to you my company boycott list. Feel free to join the cause.
1) WalMart: I'm pretty anti-corporations exploiting cheap labor to make cheap things; and those that perpetuate hyperconsumerism, all the while treating their employees incredibly poorly. Not to mention they destroyed small town USA and caused thousands of locally owned places to go out of business despite the many years they had spent serving their community, resulting in an even further economically crippled rural society. I could go on, but I won't. Nazi's.
2) Time Warner Cable: charging more for less with crap customer service while attempting to obtain a monopoly of media in Central Texas. AT&T is cheaper, and they have fabulous customer service. If you find yourself to be a TWC customer, never fear! Chances are you are not under contract and you can drop 'em!
3) Bank of America: anything they can do for a dollar. Like withdraw surprise fee's (after speaking to a representative and a branch manager whom ensured the fee would not post) leaving your account negative and all of your bills to bounce, ending up in hundreds of dollars in overdraw fees and return check fees, and then making you pay it all back with interest. In 2009 45% of my income brought home was spent on BOA fees and accrued interest- my account had overdrafts in only 4 of the 12 months. Thieves.
4) Sprint: selling crappy phones, charging $14/mo insurance to cover the crappy phones (that have since been discontinued because they suck so bad) but forcing you to pay $100 each time you want to replace your phone if "you" break it, and then $50 each time to replace it even when it is a known manufacturer's error (the reason it was discontinued). THEN, sending you a replacement phone that is a rebuilt same phone that sucks worse than your last one rather than the upgrade of the phone that you payed $400 for in the first place! We are on phones 3&4 (and both are already malfunctioning) in 5 months. Thieves.
I'm sure the list will grow as our economy continues the downward spiral into the kingdom of ripped-off-over-exposed desensitized consumers. Ahhhh America.... we suck.
end.
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