15 May 2006
An image
A little girl, her blonde hair curled in the mist and escaping her tidy pigtails, running atop rain-kissed grass, a clean white dress hugging her bright blue stockings. A bubble of laughter escapes as she plays.
Tidbits
Can trust simply be a habit? It's hard to regain trust, but is it possible to simply think "I will trust that" in those situations, and make it habitual?
I watched "Stick It" at the movies a couple of weeks ago. It was a good fluff movie - no real substance, but it was a happy feel-good movie. The one thing that I really got a kick out of was the opening credit sequence. I didn't really see the connection to the movie (spray painted graffiti?), but I really liked how creative it was, and how it was so old school. I love opening credit sequences. Of course, many people in the audience, used to the instant gratification of most fluff movies, were getting a little peeved over the length.
I really enjoyed the typography in Kill Bill, which I watched for the first time last night. The movie was very good, I thought.
Falling in love, over and over again, is the essence of life.
I watched "Stick It" at the movies a couple of weeks ago. It was a good fluff movie - no real substance, but it was a happy feel-good movie. The one thing that I really got a kick out of was the opening credit sequence. I didn't really see the connection to the movie (spray painted graffiti?), but I really liked how creative it was, and how it was so old school. I love opening credit sequences. Of course, many people in the audience, used to the instant gratification of most fluff movies, were getting a little peeved over the length.
I really enjoyed the typography in Kill Bill, which I watched for the first time last night. The movie was very good, I thought.
Falling in love, over and over again, is the essence of life.
11 May 2006
A quickie
It seems as though there is a rise in bitchy women and whiny men in radio ads. I'm not sure if it's something I've only recently noted, or if it is, in fact, a new "trend", so to speak.
What is the deal?
In terms of this, I can almost see the "feminist backlash" that some guys are talking about. Now, instead of having commercials with wifey at home, they're having commercials where the women is In Charge, and the man is a whiny, stupid, or otherwise incompetent character.
I suppose this is supposed to "appeal" to women, but I honestly find it annoying. I just want to yell at the men to act like men, godammit. And to tell the women to stop being supreme bitches.
But I digress.
I think one of the more annoying examples is the "going to Lowe's" ad, where the guy keeps asking "are we there yet" and basically makes an ass out of himself while the women is more mature and by that nature slightly condenscending. If I was a guy, I would be offended by that.
There's also the Amoco Ultimate one that was playing a while back in which the woman really was a bitch to the guy. Pretty much saying, "yeah you're dumb, retard." Again, if I was a guy, I'd be offended.
In any case, I'm noticing it fairly often, and those types of ads really do annoy me. Talking down to anyone, for no reason, annoys me.
What is the deal?
In terms of this, I can almost see the "feminist backlash" that some guys are talking about. Now, instead of having commercials with wifey at home, they're having commercials where the women is In Charge, and the man is a whiny, stupid, or otherwise incompetent character.
I suppose this is supposed to "appeal" to women, but I honestly find it annoying. I just want to yell at the men to act like men, godammit. And to tell the women to stop being supreme bitches.
But I digress.
I think one of the more annoying examples is the "going to Lowe's" ad, where the guy keeps asking "are we there yet" and basically makes an ass out of himself while the women is more mature and by that nature slightly condenscending. If I was a guy, I would be offended by that.
There's also the Amoco Ultimate one that was playing a while back in which the woman really was a bitch to the guy. Pretty much saying, "yeah you're dumb, retard." Again, if I was a guy, I'd be offended.
In any case, I'm noticing it fairly often, and those types of ads really do annoy me. Talking down to anyone, for no reason, annoys me.
05 May 2006
A Tip for Life #1
I have learned the following fact from Men's Health:
I tested this theory on two occasions:
Conclusion: Definitely works. At least for me (I should testify that I normally get only very mild hangovers anyhow). Men's Health, I thank you for sharing this knowledge with your readers, and by proxy, me.
So, today's tip for the week: Drink 2 cups of coffee before drinking. You'll thank me and Men's Health and The Dudes Who Figured This Out in the morning.
Drinking 1 or two cups of coffee before drinking will lessen the chance of a hangover (paraphrased)
I tested this theory on two occasions:
- Getting Drunk on Wine
Everyone knows that drinking too much wine leads you straight into headache-hell the next morning. Drank two cups of coffee before drinking. Had about 4 or 5 glasses of wine.
Result: Zero hangover. - Getting Drunk on Cheap Booze
The impurities generally spell out a miserable morning. Again, two cups of coffee.
Result: Zero hangover.
Conclusion: Definitely works. At least for me (I should testify that I normally get only very mild hangovers anyhow). Men's Health, I thank you for sharing this knowledge with your readers, and by proxy, me.
So, today's tip for the week: Drink 2 cups of coffee before drinking. You'll thank me and Men's Health and The Dudes Who Figured This Out in the morning.
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