So a vast majority of people have told me my last blog was way off base. However, that blog generated more response than pretty much any other blog I've read, which I think in part proves my point that women are very emotionally involved in these books. I have decided to read at least the first book while I'm on vacation in Wisconsin over Thanksgiving (if I can get my hands on a copy).
I see that "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" was on tonight. Last year, Rachel went into labor while we were watching it. Crazy to think that it's already been a year. We decided to DVR it and will probably watch it on Halloween.
We DVR'ed it so I could watch the Blazers-Lakers game. Boy do I feel like a fool. I bought into all the Blazer hype that's been on the radio. I forgot that the Paul Allen owns both the Blazers and the radio station. Greg Oden is already hurt, and aside from Rudy Fernandez, every guy wearing a Portland jersey looks pretty shaky. I really wanted to get behind this Blazer team because I like nearly every player on their roster. Unfortunately, they don't seem to all be able to get on the same page. As of now, I can't say I'm upset that I don't have the Comcast Sports NW channel that is showing all the Blazer games this year.
One of my co-workers mentioned today that she's going to an "adult" Halloween party. What the hell does that mean? I'm assuming that it simply means that there will be adults there instead of children. This seems rather unnecessary to mention however, which makes me think that she meant "adult" as in "adult films." This is not something I want to think about.
Speaking of Halloween, I'm still amazingly amused by the ever increasing fad of making Halloween costumes sexual in nature. It seems that nobody is a nurse anymore, they're a "sexy nurse." Nobody is a police officer, they're "Officer GoodBody." Perhaps this has always been the case, and I was just too young to realize it growing up, or perhaps it's just because I live in a college town. Either way, it sure is entertaining.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Crazy Vampire Love
So a coworker of mine has been talking about this book she's reading that has just consumed her life. She reads it while walking home from work. If that's not dangerous, I don't know what is. She brings this book into nearly every conversation we have.
Yup....it's book one of the "Twilight" series.
It seems that roughly 90% of the females I know are either currently reading or have read these books. Those that haven't read them have undoubtedly been strongly urged to by their female brethren.
This is a dangerous thing for the males of this country. The words I hear to describe the relationships in this book are "intense, passionate, epic....etc." These are the kind of love stories that make women stop and think "I want that in my life. Why isn't my relationship more like that?"
Because your boyfriend/husband isn't a vampire. That's why. To all you single girls out there.....stop waiting for a vampire to say "I love you so much, I won't suck the blood out of your body and make you eternal." I agree, that is a very noble and lovely gesture. But it's a fictional book about vampires!
Generally, girls are more emotionally attached to things. Not all of them, but in my experience, most are. They see an old man and woman holding hands and they get misty eyed. The are visibly upset that Jim and Pam are having issues on The Office. A co-worker gets a new job, and you can start the water works. Same goes for books. A guy can read Twilight, get that's it's a good story and move on. Girls get so attached to the characters that they actually have feelings for them as if they were real people. I'm not saying it's your fault ladies. I think it's just a societal thing. That's who you are.
The best analogy I can think of for guys is porn. If a guy watches a porn movie, I don't think he expects his girlfriend to all of a sudden start wearing shirts 3 sizes too small and start sucking on candy canes all the time. It's understood that it's strictly entertainment. Maybe porn wasn't the best analogy. Action movies are the same thing......a guy doesn't come out of a James Bond movie thinking everyone is a double agent and that there's an explosion waiting around every corner, yet girls think that one true love just might be at the next booth in Starbucks. Sure it's possible, but so's getting struck by lightning, or winning the lottery, or getting caught in some international espionage caper.
I might read this book. I do want to see what all the fuss is about. If I come out of reading the book thinking it's the best book I've ever read and find myself re-evaluating my relationship with Rachel. I promise that I will apologize to every single female that reads this blog.
Just don't hold your breath.
Yup....it's book one of the "Twilight" series.
It seems that roughly 90% of the females I know are either currently reading or have read these books. Those that haven't read them have undoubtedly been strongly urged to by their female brethren.
This is a dangerous thing for the males of this country. The words I hear to describe the relationships in this book are "intense, passionate, epic....etc." These are the kind of love stories that make women stop and think "I want that in my life. Why isn't my relationship more like that?"
Because your boyfriend/husband isn't a vampire. That's why. To all you single girls out there.....stop waiting for a vampire to say "I love you so much, I won't suck the blood out of your body and make you eternal." I agree, that is a very noble and lovely gesture. But it's a fictional book about vampires!
Generally, girls are more emotionally attached to things. Not all of them, but in my experience, most are. They see an old man and woman holding hands and they get misty eyed. The are visibly upset that Jim and Pam are having issues on The Office. A co-worker gets a new job, and you can start the water works. Same goes for books. A guy can read Twilight, get that's it's a good story and move on. Girls get so attached to the characters that they actually have feelings for them as if they were real people. I'm not saying it's your fault ladies. I think it's just a societal thing. That's who you are.
The best analogy I can think of for guys is porn. If a guy watches a porn movie, I don't think he expects his girlfriend to all of a sudden start wearing shirts 3 sizes too small and start sucking on candy canes all the time. It's understood that it's strictly entertainment. Maybe porn wasn't the best analogy. Action movies are the same thing......a guy doesn't come out of a James Bond movie thinking everyone is a double agent and that there's an explosion waiting around every corner, yet girls think that one true love just might be at the next booth in Starbucks. Sure it's possible, but so's getting struck by lightning, or winning the lottery, or getting caught in some international espionage caper.
I might read this book. I do want to see what all the fuss is about. If I come out of reading the book thinking it's the best book I've ever read and find myself re-evaluating my relationship with Rachel. I promise that I will apologize to every single female that reads this blog.
Just don't hold your breath.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Get out the car and let casper drive!
Get out the car and let Casper drive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6QCusitUw
My obsession with ghost riding continues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6QCusitUw
My obsession with ghost riding continues
Friday, October 3, 2008
Ghost Ride the Ghost Ride
Watched the debate last night. It's become clear that no matter what Sarah Palin says, it's going to come off sounding less educated than her peers. Even the stuff she knows what she's talking about, it's hard to take her seriously. I don't know if it is because she's from Alaska, because the strategists have told her to talk like everyone watching is in third grade, because everytime you see her you think "I can see Russia from my house!" or what, but it's tough. To me, Palin being VP would be a way bigger story than Obama becoming president. What's more unlikely, a middle class guy who went to law school becoming president, or a lady who was mayor of a town of 5,000 about 4 years ago becoming VP?
I have no clue how to solve the financial crisis, and I don't think anyone else does either. Nobody wants to accept responsibility because they're all complicit. Republican, Democrat, lendors, borrowers....everyone screwed up. It's just unconscionable to me that someone would ever get into an adjustable rate mortgage, but then again everyone's always been told that owning your own home is the path to the American dream. I'm just glad I'm young enough that my 401k has plenty of time to recover before I retire. And it will recover. Probably sooner than everyone thinks. Housing prices will go up, and everyone will be spending wrecklessly again. It's the American way.
I've started classes again. So far so good. I overheard a girl rehashing her night with a friend on her cell phone. It went something like this:
"Yeah, so I'd never tried it before because I was scared, but I did it, and it kicked my ass! I was tweaking pretty hard. Sarah had to walk me home and we were sketching the whole way, it was hilarious!"
Drug use......hilarious!
Back to the mortgage deal....don't know if you heard this story, but it's about a 90 year old woman that was being forcibly evicted from her home so she shot herself. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/eviction.suicide.attempt/index.html
Fairly sad, but Fannie Mae is forgiving her debt. So just so you know, if you're in way over your head, just go ahead and shoot yourself in a non-vital organ, and you're good! I wonder if this tactic works for parking tickets, student loans, and for football teams playing Penn State.
And finally, I found the best way to relieve your stress....I'm definitely trying this next time my co-worker pisses me off, I'm ghost-ridin her desk. Ghost Ridin
I have no clue how to solve the financial crisis, and I don't think anyone else does either. Nobody wants to accept responsibility because they're all complicit. Republican, Democrat, lendors, borrowers....everyone screwed up. It's just unconscionable to me that someone would ever get into an adjustable rate mortgage, but then again everyone's always been told that owning your own home is the path to the American dream. I'm just glad I'm young enough that my 401k has plenty of time to recover before I retire. And it will recover. Probably sooner than everyone thinks. Housing prices will go up, and everyone will be spending wrecklessly again. It's the American way.
I've started classes again. So far so good. I overheard a girl rehashing her night with a friend on her cell phone. It went something like this:
"Yeah, so I'd never tried it before because I was scared, but I did it, and it kicked my ass! I was tweaking pretty hard. Sarah had to walk me home and we were sketching the whole way, it was hilarious!"
Drug use......hilarious!
Back to the mortgage deal....don't know if you heard this story, but it's about a 90 year old woman that was being forcibly evicted from her home so she shot herself. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/eviction.suicide.attempt/index.html
Fairly sad, but Fannie Mae is forgiving her debt. So just so you know, if you're in way over your head, just go ahead and shoot yourself in a non-vital organ, and you're good! I wonder if this tactic works for parking tickets, student loans, and for football teams playing Penn State.
And finally, I found the best way to relieve your stress....I'm definitely trying this next time my co-worker pisses me off, I'm ghost-ridin her desk. Ghost Ridin
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