I didn't post yesterday. Oh well, game over.
Can we talk about the TV writers' strike, though? There are maybe 4 or 5 TV shows that I like to watch during the year. Two of them are Lost and The Office. Both shows are affected by the recent hollywood writers' strike. After the few already taped episodes of the office air, they will show reruns until the strike ends. The premiere of Lost, originally set for January of 2008, will be pushed back indefinitely.
Guess what!
THERE'S PLENTY OF FUCKING MONEY TO GO AROUND YOU GREEDY CORPORATE COCKSUCKERS!
The problem is, nobody will stop watching TV as a result of the strike. People will watch the shitty last-minute reality shows and re-runs they show, and clap their hands with delight while they bask in the glowing warmth of TV's warming glow. Media companies can sit back with their hands folded neatly in their laps and just wait - because they're not going to lose much money as a result. If they were, the strike would end quickly and we would hear nothing about it.
Give the writers their fair share. Seriously. TV shows don't exist without writers, and they get paid beans for shows you make millions of dollars per episode on. The last agreement you made was in 1988; it's not farfetched to say that things in the media world have changed a bit in the last 19 years. So, strike an agreement about new media that is fair. You will still make plenty of money after you give the writers just a small portion of what they deserve. Shaving just a couple of percentage points off isn't going to destroy your quarterly earnings, and won't prevent your executives from taking home far more money than they've ever earned with every single paycheck.
Absolutely disgusting. Leave your TVs off, don't let these assholes win like they always do.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Day 5
It's day 5 of 30. I am 1/6th of the way there, 16.67% complete. And guess what, folks? This is difficult.
As a matter of fact, I am struggling to come up with things to write about. Go figure! Just like the newspaper sucks on certain days, my blog will certainly suck when nothing is going on in my world.
This is where you come in. All 2+ of my readers. I need assistance coming up with things to write about. I'll write about (almost) anything just to get through these difficult times.
This post, a cry for help, was not even my own idea. Every time the idea well runs dry, I did what I always do: I thought, What Would Matt Skolnick Do? I asked Matt, and he recommended this post, which, in turn, has given me a business idea:
Bracelets with WWMSD printed on them. That way, whenever you're faced with a hard decision, you just look down at your wrist and think: What Would Matt Skolnick Do?
Example:
My friend's birthday is coming up, what do I get her/him?
Answer:
WWMSD?
Ice Cream Cake.
Example:
I'm hungry, but I'm not sure what to eat.
Answer:
WWMSD?
Go to The Wrap, and get a buffalo chicken wrap.
It's easy, it's helpful, it's original, it's marketable. I've got an associate of mine writing up the business plan right now.
Anyway - aside from that, help me think of things to write about, or I'll keep writing about random ridiculous stuff.
Or, heaven forbid, I'll have to start reading the news and commenting on intelligent/newsworthy material. And we don't want that to happen. God, no.
With that, I leave you with this Story about Jon Kitna finding Jesus.
Good day.
As a matter of fact, I am struggling to come up with things to write about. Go figure! Just like the newspaper sucks on certain days, my blog will certainly suck when nothing is going on in my world.
This is where you come in. All 2+ of my readers. I need assistance coming up with things to write about. I'll write about (almost) anything just to get through these difficult times.
This post, a cry for help, was not even my own idea. Every time the idea well runs dry, I did what I always do: I thought, What Would Matt Skolnick Do? I asked Matt, and he recommended this post, which, in turn, has given me a business idea:
Bracelets with WWMSD printed on them. That way, whenever you're faced with a hard decision, you just look down at your wrist and think: What Would Matt Skolnick Do?
Example:
My friend's birthday is coming up, what do I get her/him?
Answer:
WWMSD?
Ice Cream Cake.
Example:
I'm hungry, but I'm not sure what to eat.
Answer:
WWMSD?
Go to The Wrap, and get a buffalo chicken wrap.
It's easy, it's helpful, it's original, it's marketable. I've got an associate of mine writing up the business plan right now.
Anyway - aside from that, help me think of things to write about, or I'll keep writing about random ridiculous stuff.
Or, heaven forbid, I'll have to start reading the news and commenting on intelligent/newsworthy material. And we don't want that to happen. God, no.
With that, I leave you with this Story about Jon Kitna finding Jesus.
Good day.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Detroit Lions
Ladies and Gentlemen, today's post is dedicated to the Detroit Lions, whose 44-7 victory over the Denver Broncos put them at 6-2, in 2nd place in the NFC Central behind the Green Bay Packers.
6-2. Sweet Baby Jesus.
I know this season probably won't or can't amount to anything, but John Kitna was a laughing stock when he said this team was capable of putting up 10 wins this year. Now, it's VERY early to predict a 4-4 finish (at worst) for a 10-6 record, but the fact that it's even within reach after 8 games in is amazing. Amazing. Let me tell you why.
I have been a Detroit Lions fan my entire life. The last time the Lions won a playoff game was in 1991. They then lost in the NFC championship to the Washington Redskins, 41-10. I was 6 years old, and I don't remember this. In 1993, 1994, and 1995, the Lions made the playoffs, losing each time in the first round, twice to the packers, and once in a crushing defeat to the Eagles. I have vivid memories of the loss to the Eagles, 58-37.
At that point, the prolific offense held by the Lions for years began to deteriorate into the team that I have followed and cheered for for the entirety of my teenage and adult years thus far. They made the playoffs again in 1997 and 1999, losing both times in the first round, again. After the 1999 season, Barry Sanders retired at age 30, tired of playing for a losing organization. All of the fans, including myself, were shocked - yet we continued to support the Lions. In 2000, despite losing Sanders and our head coach, we somehow managed to put together a 9-7 record (though we didn't make the playoffs).
That was the last time I saw the Lions with a winning record, or anything even close to a winning record.
2001 - 2-14, Going 0-12 to start the season.
2002 - 3-13
2003 - 5-11
2004 - 6-10
2005 - 5-11
2006 - 3-13
After countless top draft picks, poor front office moves, and little to no noticable desire from ownership to put a winning product on the field (or on the roads, as Ford Motor Company continues to go downhill), seats in our brand new stadium remain full of fans who are waiting for what they honestly believe might never happen.
Waiting for a winning team. Sellout after sellout, watching blowout after blowout, hoping that sometime, maybe by accident, the Lions would start winning.
It is 2007, my friends, and the Lions are 6-2 after 8 games. I'm not talking about playoffs, I'm not talking about the superbowl (god no - they've won 1 playoff game since the superbowl was created over 40 years ago). I'm talking about the fact that we are 2 wins away from a .500 season, 3 wins away from a WINNING season.
Steps have been made in the right direction. We're far from a great team, we're probably not even a good team, but we're FINALLY moving in the right direction. The key will be avoiding a complete collapse next season. CONSISTENT improvement is the key. Because, if anything, the Lions are certainly consistent.
If the Lions somehow make the playoffs this year, and make it to the superbowl and defeat the New England Patriots in a close game, I will never watch football again. Never. And with that, I leave you with the Lions fight song:
Forward down the field,
A charging team that will not yield,
And when the BLUE and SILVER wave,
Stand and cheer the brave:
RAH! RAH! RAH!
Go hard win the game!
With honor you will keep your fame!
Down the field and gain,
A Lions victory!
GOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS!!!!!!!
(Roar)
6-2. Sweet Baby Jesus.
I know this season probably won't or can't amount to anything, but John Kitna was a laughing stock when he said this team was capable of putting up 10 wins this year. Now, it's VERY early to predict a 4-4 finish (at worst) for a 10-6 record, but the fact that it's even within reach after 8 games in is amazing. Amazing. Let me tell you why.
I have been a Detroit Lions fan my entire life. The last time the Lions won a playoff game was in 1991. They then lost in the NFC championship to the Washington Redskins, 41-10. I was 6 years old, and I don't remember this. In 1993, 1994, and 1995, the Lions made the playoffs, losing each time in the first round, twice to the packers, and once in a crushing defeat to the Eagles. I have vivid memories of the loss to the Eagles, 58-37.
At that point, the prolific offense held by the Lions for years began to deteriorate into the team that I have followed and cheered for for the entirety of my teenage and adult years thus far. They made the playoffs again in 1997 and 1999, losing both times in the first round, again. After the 1999 season, Barry Sanders retired at age 30, tired of playing for a losing organization. All of the fans, including myself, were shocked - yet we continued to support the Lions. In 2000, despite losing Sanders and our head coach, we somehow managed to put together a 9-7 record (though we didn't make the playoffs).
That was the last time I saw the Lions with a winning record, or anything even close to a winning record.
2001 - 2-14, Going 0-12 to start the season.
2002 - 3-13
2003 - 5-11
2004 - 6-10
2005 - 5-11
2006 - 3-13
After countless top draft picks, poor front office moves, and little to no noticable desire from ownership to put a winning product on the field (or on the roads, as Ford Motor Company continues to go downhill), seats in our brand new stadium remain full of fans who are waiting for what they honestly believe might never happen.
Waiting for a winning team. Sellout after sellout, watching blowout after blowout, hoping that sometime, maybe by accident, the Lions would start winning.
It is 2007, my friends, and the Lions are 6-2 after 8 games. I'm not talking about playoffs, I'm not talking about the superbowl (god no - they've won 1 playoff game since the superbowl was created over 40 years ago). I'm talking about the fact that we are 2 wins away from a .500 season, 3 wins away from a WINNING season.
Steps have been made in the right direction. We're far from a great team, we're probably not even a good team, but we're FINALLY moving in the right direction. The key will be avoiding a complete collapse next season. CONSISTENT improvement is the key. Because, if anything, the Lions are certainly consistent.
If the Lions somehow make the playoffs this year, and make it to the superbowl and defeat the New England Patriots in a close game, I will never watch football again. Never. And with that, I leave you with the Lions fight song:
Forward down the field,
A charging team that will not yield,
And when the BLUE and SILVER wave,
Stand and cheer the brave:
RAH! RAH! RAH!
Go hard win the game!
With honor you will keep your fame!
Down the field and gain,
A Lions victory!
GOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS!!!!!!!
(Roar)
Favorite Holiday; Movies
Tonight is my favorite holiday: Daylight Savings Time. It's not really a holiday; actually, it's not a holiday at all. But, to me, and every other lazy human being in parts of America that observe daylight savings, it is a holiday. That extra hour of sleep is always so sweet and so beautiful, it's like a stick of butter wrapped in bacon... or, like your favorite dessert, whatever that may be (mine is butter and bacon). Not only that, but tomorrow, I have to be at work at 10 AM. Yet, thanks to daylight savings time allowing us to return to standard time in the middle of the night tonight, I don't have to be at work until today's equivalent of 11 AM. So, thank the farming community for falling back - the only good part about the onset of winter. If you see a farmer today, thank him/her (don't know how to spot a farmer? look for someone wearing overalls, wearing a straw hat, and chewing on a piece of long grass - those are dead giveaways).
I saw American Gangster and Gone Baby Gone today in the Loews Cineplex 2-for-the-price-of-1 special. They wouldn't take my free movie pass because American Gangster was too new, so I made sure to pay for one movie and see 2. Because fuck them, that's why. American Gangster was alright - entertaining, I guess, and a bit over the top. Denzel Washington played the same damn character he plays in every single movie; the same character that won him an oscar for Training Day. It's a good character, I guess, but come on - seriously, it's the same goddamn role in every movie. Gone Baby Gone was good, but it was pretty depressing. The plot was a bit convoluted in its attempt to be edgy and shocking, but I'd say it was better than American Gangster. Another factor was length - AG was almost 3 hours, GBG was a more normal 2 hours. But, as I said, GBG was pretty heavy, and because of the questions of morality the film posed, I was forced to drink a beer and eat chicken fingers afterwards. Forced. Delicious chicken fingers though (thank you, Clery's).
That being said, I'm going to go enjoy my extra hour of sleep before working tomorrow. I suppose I'm still going strong on posting "every day". Good luck tomorrow to the Detroit Lions, who are taking on The Denver Broncos while I am at work. If they win, you'd better believe Monika will hear about it.
Happy Sunday, ya'll.
I saw American Gangster and Gone Baby Gone today in the Loews Cineplex 2-for-the-price-of-1 special. They wouldn't take my free movie pass because American Gangster was too new, so I made sure to pay for one movie and see 2. Because fuck them, that's why. American Gangster was alright - entertaining, I guess, and a bit over the top. Denzel Washington played the same damn character he plays in every single movie; the same character that won him an oscar for Training Day. It's a good character, I guess, but come on - seriously, it's the same goddamn role in every movie. Gone Baby Gone was good, but it was pretty depressing. The plot was a bit convoluted in its attempt to be edgy and shocking, but I'd say it was better than American Gangster. Another factor was length - AG was almost 3 hours, GBG was a more normal 2 hours. But, as I said, GBG was pretty heavy, and because of the questions of morality the film posed, I was forced to drink a beer and eat chicken fingers afterwards. Forced. Delicious chicken fingers though (thank you, Clery's).
That being said, I'm going to go enjoy my extra hour of sleep before working tomorrow. I suppose I'm still going strong on posting "every day". Good luck tomorrow to the Detroit Lions, who are taking on The Denver Broncos while I am at work. If they win, you'd better believe Monika will hear about it.
Happy Sunday, ya'll.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
SHIT I FORGOT
Damnit I forgot to post today, so it's technically tomorrow. I have nothing to say, this is why promising to post every day for a month is ridiculous. Because now I'm posting about absolutely nothing. If I don't have something substantial to post about next time, I'm giving up on this stupid once-a-day-for-a-month thing. Seriously.
Congratulations to the Detroit Pistons on their first win of the season. And, I'm really upset about Zumaya having shoulder surgery and being on the DL until mid-season. But we'll talk about that later when I'm not weeping like a small child.
Congratulations to the Detroit Pistons on their first win of the season. And, I'm really upset about Zumaya having shoulder surgery and being on the DL until mid-season. But we'll talk about that later when I'm not weeping like a small child.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Halloween, Etc.
As Monika so aptly pointed out in the comments, I have not posted in almost a month. I suppose if I go a month without posting, I have all but given up on my blog entirely. As good as it sounds to just sweep it under the rug and get rid of it, I can't do that. I must continue. So, as Monika and Julie are doing, I will try to post every day this month. They're ACTUALLY doing it, but I'm just going to say I will try. We'll see how far I get - I'm not formally joining whatever group they joined that does it for the month of November, but I will try. At least I'll try to try.
Last night was amazing. I went with a great group of some of my best friends and favorite people in the world to see my favorite band in the world play a show that was best described as special. In over 10 years and hundreds of shows, The Disco Biscuits have only played their rock opera, "The Hot Air Balloon" in its entirety 8 times. Last night was one of those 8. So not only was I in a great place with great people in the city in which I live, but I saw a show that was really, really special.
Today I am exhausted, sore, and beat up from so much dancing, walking, running, standing, sitting, and generally just being awake. But, I feel pleasant and at ease. It's great. What an awesome halloween.
That being said, I am starting a detox for a little while here. I'm going to avoid alcohol, coffee (and other stimulants), and pot at all costs for hopefully about 2 weeks. We'll see how it goes. I will return to partying when I feel it is time.
That's all for today. I got cleared for graduation yesterday, so, barring any unforseen setbacks, I will be graduating in May. Excellent. Next stop: Washington, D.C. Time to find a job.
Wish me luck in my quest to post every day in November. I need to get in the habit and give people a reason to come here and read.
Last night was amazing. I went with a great group of some of my best friends and favorite people in the world to see my favorite band in the world play a show that was best described as special. In over 10 years and hundreds of shows, The Disco Biscuits have only played their rock opera, "The Hot Air Balloon" in its entirety 8 times. Last night was one of those 8. So not only was I in a great place with great people in the city in which I live, but I saw a show that was really, really special.
Today I am exhausted, sore, and beat up from so much dancing, walking, running, standing, sitting, and generally just being awake. But, I feel pleasant and at ease. It's great. What an awesome halloween.
That being said, I am starting a detox for a little while here. I'm going to avoid alcohol, coffee (and other stimulants), and pot at all costs for hopefully about 2 weeks. We'll see how it goes. I will return to partying when I feel it is time.
That's all for today. I got cleared for graduation yesterday, so, barring any unforseen setbacks, I will be graduating in May. Excellent. Next stop: Washington, D.C. Time to find a job.
Wish me luck in my quest to post every day in November. I need to get in the habit and give people a reason to come here and read.
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