I've started several posts over the last couple of days, one I spent probably 6 or 7 hours on before realizing that it wasn't something I wanted out there for the world to so, but this is.
Recently a friend on Facebook posted a video from Rachel Maddow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmhxpQEGPo
In it they talk about the oil spill in the Gulf and now apparently there is a spill in Alaska. Whatever. It makes me want to puke. Oh not the oil spills, as much as I hate the spills that isn't what has me worked up this afternoon. It is the lack of journalism that pisses me off. Is there a damn journalist left above the local level? What happened to reporting the news and that was it. What happened to that? Am I wrong? There was a time when journalist just gave us the facts right? Instead we have people like Maddow giving her opinions. We have Bill O'Reilly telling people what is right and wrong. These people along with Glenn Beck, Keith Oberman and the rest act like they are news men when they are not any different than me.
Actually that's wrong, they are different than me in that they reach millions and millions of people and pretend to be journalist while I don't. Seriously though that is about the difference. I could easily find a bunch of old news clips and do the exact same thing that Rachel did on that report. I could put my views into bullet points like O'Reilly does every day. I can be insane and cry like Beck does. Honestly that's what these people do and make it seem like journalism.
But then again what do I know. However I have decided to start calling myself a broadcast journalist (yes I realize I'm not on TV but then again these asses aren't journalist either). I will follow in the footsteps of the greatest broadcast journalist ever...Bobby Heenan! So until next time humanoids let me leave you with this....
"And for those of you that dropped out of high school, remember the famous phrase: 'Do you want fries with that?'" -Bobby Heenan
2010/05/29
2010/05/20
I have a serious illness....
I have just found out I have a serious illness. It is something that has no cure. I suffer from....Wanderlust. It isn't something a doctor can cure or even diagnose that I know of.
How do I know I have this problem? I am already planning my next move. Well that isn't true completely. I am already thinking about it. It isn't that I don't like Twin Falls. Its nice actually and the people aren't bad but I am ready to leave.
I guess I contracted this back in 2006 when I leave the Mighty MI, Michigan. I left it because of a dream. In the dream I went to Maine and found happiness. In true Gene fashion the dream came true and I fucked it up but that is another tale for another time. But since then I never seem to feel comfortable staying in one place for too long. I feel nomadic almost. Restless.
I was okay in SLC but in the back of my mind it was there. Saying you've been here to long. Its time to move on. Who knows why. I am sure there is some weird psychological reason behind this. Who knows and who cares. It is what it is. But it is festering. I am going to leave you with a quote from Tasslehoff Burrfoot, the Wanderlust king.
“Sometimes it hurts to care, doesn’t it, Caramon? But it’s better than being empty inside.” Tasslehoff Burrfoot
How do I know I have this problem? I am already planning my next move. Well that isn't true completely. I am already thinking about it. It isn't that I don't like Twin Falls. Its nice actually and the people aren't bad but I am ready to leave.
I guess I contracted this back in 2006 when I leave the Mighty MI, Michigan. I left it because of a dream. In the dream I went to Maine and found happiness. In true Gene fashion the dream came true and I fucked it up but that is another tale for another time. But since then I never seem to feel comfortable staying in one place for too long. I feel nomadic almost. Restless.
I was okay in SLC but in the back of my mind it was there. Saying you've been here to long. Its time to move on. Who knows why. I am sure there is some weird psychological reason behind this. Who knows and who cares. It is what it is. But it is festering. I am going to leave you with a quote from Tasslehoff Burrfoot, the Wanderlust king.
“Sometimes it hurts to care, doesn’t it, Caramon? But it’s better than being empty inside.” Tasslehoff Burrfoot
More on the Legend of the Seeker
I am watching episode 10 of LotS and I am starting to get into the series. I was looking at the series all wrong. I was thinking it was suppose to be a telling of the story from the books but it isn't. It is more inspired by the books with aspects of the story thrown in. While I don't like the casting of the main characters as they were written in the books the casting is starting to work as they are written for the TV series. Craig Horner doesn't fit how I see Richard but he does fit the Frodo like way they have written Richard. I still don't like Bridget Regan as Kahlan. She has none of the characteristics that Goodkind gave her in the book. The strength that Goodkind gave the character in the book Bridget just doesn't seem to have. Maybe I am wrong.
I also have grown to like Bruce Spence as Zedd. Again not how I pictured him, I always saw Christopher Lloyd in my mind when I was reading the book, but he isn't horrible. However he has yet to say bags and damn it that is what Zedd says!
Overall I look at it like I look at the retched Transformer movies. It is set in the Sword of Truth Universe with characters of the same name but it isn't the Richard and company that I know. Just like the Bumblebee that pissed on the Sector whatever guys wasn't the Bumblebee that I grew up with he just had the same name.
I also have grown to like Bruce Spence as Zedd. Again not how I pictured him, I always saw Christopher Lloyd in my mind when I was reading the book, but he isn't horrible. However he has yet to say bags and damn it that is what Zedd says!
Overall I look at it like I look at the retched Transformer movies. It is set in the Sword of Truth Universe with characters of the same name but it isn't the Richard and company that I know. Just like the Bumblebee that pissed on the Sector whatever guys wasn't the Bumblebee that I grew up with he just had the same name.
2010/05/19
Legend of the Seeker
Its been on the air for a couple of years but I finally got around to watching the first episode of the Legend of the Seeker, based on the Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth series. Actually I am currently watching episode one and I am less than 25 minutes in. I really enjoyed the book series, reading most of the books in a matter of days. Lets just say so far....I am not impressed and actually disappointed in several things.
1. The casting is HORRIBLE! So far none of the characters fit the casting. Well Zedd works okay but the rest aren't. Richard, the main character, reminds me of Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man, always with a stupid look on his face and trying to be something that doesn't fit his acting ability or the character itself. Second you have Chase. My favorite character in the book is being played by Jay Laga'aia, better known as Capt. Typho from those horrible HORRIBLE Star Wars sequels. I am not against Jay, he was one of the few bright spots of those horrible movies, but that he isn't close to what I envisioned for Chase. Chase needed to be a bigger man than Jay. Just now I got my first look at the Gar in the series. Again not what I saw in my head. I could go on but I think you get the picture. I went to the IMDB page and there are two future characters that fit the bill including Jolene Blalock of Enterprise fame. Ted Raimi is in the series as well and I think he fits the character he is playing. Overall the series gets a big fat F for casting.
2. The story. I'll admit its been years since I read Wizards First Rule but so far not how I remember a lot of it. It could be a case of me making the book better than it was (it isn't what most people would call a well written book). However it feels rushed to me. Too much too quick with no character development.
All of that aside I actually find myself wanting to continue watching the series. I have to compare it to how Star Wars fan felt when they saw those prequels. The hoping the next movie (or episode in this case) will be better. Hopefully I won't be crushed like they were (those movies were HORRIBLE). However I get the same feeling I get when I hear news of the Transformers movies, dread.
"People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
1. The casting is HORRIBLE! So far none of the characters fit the casting. Well Zedd works okay but the rest aren't. Richard, the main character, reminds me of Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man, always with a stupid look on his face and trying to be something that doesn't fit his acting ability or the character itself. Second you have Chase. My favorite character in the book is being played by Jay Laga'aia, better known as Capt. Typho from those horrible HORRIBLE Star Wars sequels. I am not against Jay, he was one of the few bright spots of those horrible movies, but that he isn't close to what I envisioned for Chase. Chase needed to be a bigger man than Jay. Just now I got my first look at the Gar in the series. Again not what I saw in my head. I could go on but I think you get the picture. I went to the IMDB page and there are two future characters that fit the bill including Jolene Blalock of Enterprise fame. Ted Raimi is in the series as well and I think he fits the character he is playing. Overall the series gets a big fat F for casting.
2. The story. I'll admit its been years since I read Wizards First Rule but so far not how I remember a lot of it. It could be a case of me making the book better than it was (it isn't what most people would call a well written book). However it feels rushed to me. Too much too quick with no character development.
All of that aside I actually find myself wanting to continue watching the series. I have to compare it to how Star Wars fan felt when they saw those prequels. The hoping the next movie (or episode in this case) will be better. Hopefully I won't be crushed like they were (those movies were HORRIBLE). However I get the same feeling I get when I hear news of the Transformers movies, dread.
"People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
Ranting
So I haven't been on here for a while. Its either I have too much to say, not enough to say, or I get bored as I am writing my entries. I have no attention span anymore. I don't know if its because I'm older or if its something else. I sometimes think there is something wrong with the old brainbox.
Anywho lets get to this. I want to figure something out. Maybe all my years working retail have me overly nice to fellow workers. Some things that drive me crazy is when it is obvious that the customer is NOT listening to a word I'm saying.
Me: Do you have a member card to save 10%
Customer: 555-5555
Did I ask for a phone number? I mean if it is a good looking young lady and she is just offering up the number for after work fun ok but if it just the customer being a fucker and NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION then I am upset. How hard is it to just say "yes I do, can I give you the phone number?" Why would they say can I give you the phone number? If they are giving the number it means they don't have the card and that probably means they have done this before. So they know that the cashier has to get to the appropriate screen. Instead the dickcheese of a customer just rattles stuff off and then gives me a dirty look when I've got to ask for it again because I was no where near ready for the information because I asked if they had a card.
Also when did people stop handing money to a cashier? I don't use money I use my debit card (I'll get to cards here in a minute) but on the rare occasion I do have cash I hand the money to the cashier instead of throwing it on the counter. Why? Because I am a human fucking being dealing with another human being. Its about respect. I really like it when I tell them its 2.07 and they look at the five dollar bill so I do the same. They then PUSH the fucking bill toward me. Pick it up and give it to me you cocknose!
And while I'm talking about where was the last place you went (not including a sit down restaurant) where you didn't swipe your own credit card? Honestly can you name a place that you had to hand your card to the associate to ring through. This of course isn't including broken readers or power outages, but when everything is working when did you last give the card because they didn't have a reader for the public? Yet this humanoids out there try to give me their cards. I don't want to touch a card that has been god knows where! Do it like we have been doing for the last 10 years!
But you know what bugs me the most, that these things happen. Why can't people just treat others with respect? Is it that hard? Maybe deep down I am one of those hippies that just wants peace. Maybe its the fact that I am off my sleep again. Or maybe it is just what the world needs. I don't have the answers and if I did would you really listen to the fat man?
Anywho lets get to this. I want to figure something out. Maybe all my years working retail have me overly nice to fellow workers. Some things that drive me crazy is when it is obvious that the customer is NOT listening to a word I'm saying.
Me: Do you have a member card to save 10%
Customer: 555-5555
Did I ask for a phone number? I mean if it is a good looking young lady and she is just offering up the number for after work fun ok but if it just the customer being a fucker and NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION then I am upset. How hard is it to just say "yes I do, can I give you the phone number?" Why would they say can I give you the phone number? If they are giving the number it means they don't have the card and that probably means they have done this before. So they know that the cashier has to get to the appropriate screen. Instead the dickcheese of a customer just rattles stuff off and then gives me a dirty look when I've got to ask for it again because I was no where near ready for the information because I asked if they had a card.
Also when did people stop handing money to a cashier? I don't use money I use my debit card (I'll get to cards here in a minute) but on the rare occasion I do have cash I hand the money to the cashier instead of throwing it on the counter. Why? Because I am a human fucking being dealing with another human being. Its about respect. I really like it when I tell them its 2.07 and they look at the five dollar bill so I do the same. They then PUSH the fucking bill toward me. Pick it up and give it to me you cocknose!
And while I'm talking about where was the last place you went (not including a sit down restaurant) where you didn't swipe your own credit card? Honestly can you name a place that you had to hand your card to the associate to ring through. This of course isn't including broken readers or power outages, but when everything is working when did you last give the card because they didn't have a reader for the public? Yet this humanoids out there try to give me their cards. I don't want to touch a card that has been god knows where! Do it like we have been doing for the last 10 years!
But you know what bugs me the most, that these things happen. Why can't people just treat others with respect? Is it that hard? Maybe deep down I am one of those hippies that just wants peace. Maybe its the fact that I am off my sleep again. Or maybe it is just what the world needs. I don't have the answers and if I did would you really listen to the fat man?
2010/05/08
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