The Article in question is written about a list developed by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, warning parents as to which video games are the most violent.
"It's no wonder we're seeing the crimes we're seeing lately," Worthy says, referring to violent video games... Because, really, the primary reason that people go out and rape and steal and kill is because of video games. It has nothing to do with bad parenting, the breakdown of the family unit, the rampant sense of entitlement that permeates our society, drugs (and I'm including the legally prescribed ones here too), the idea that children can't be blamed or punished for their actions, or a government that is not doing enough to really help the economically disadvantaged (handouts with no incentives breed lazy beggars). I know that when I was a kid, if I had ever seen a goomba or overgrown turtle on the streets, I would have certainly been inclined to either stomp on it or shoot fireballs at it.
Now, even if you discount everything mentioned above, why are video games specifically the whipping boy? Let's go over the list of the games here- I want to show you something comical (or is it ironic?)
1. Grand Theft Auto
2. Manhunt
3. Scarface- This one is based off of a violent MOVIE
4. 50 Cent Bulletproof- This one is based off a RAPPER with violent lyrics
5. 300 The Videogame- This one is based off of a violent MOVIE
6. The Godfather- Again, based off of a violent (for its time) MOVIE
7. Killer-7
8. Resident Evil 4- There have been a couple of MOVIES based on this
9. God of War
10. Hitman Blood Money- There is a MOVIE based on this.
So, wait...of the 10 games on the list, 4 of them are based on violent content in other genres and 2 of them have had movies made out of them. It's funny, I don't see a list being released talking about the 10 most violent movies out there. You know, stuff like Saw, which from what I understand, due to the realism factor, is more disturbing than any of the listed games.
So, just in case my dripping irony has escaped anybody here, let me lay it all out on the line...I am of the opinion that violent video games should be VERY LOW ON THE LIST of concerns about what causes violence in society. Let's focus more of our energy on more effective things, like saving kids from abusive parents and re-evaluating Capitalism in the wake of giant corporate entities that throw money at the government and a middle class that is quickly sinking upon a foundation of quicksand.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Movie industry commentary part 2- sex in movies
Alright, time for the long-awaited (at least by me) part 2 of my commentary on the movie industry- sex and nudity in the movies.
As you may recall, last post I talked about violence in the movie industry, calling attention to the extreme graphic violence that has reached popularity, and wondering why in the world people actually like to watch that stuff. Well, today I'll be talking about sex in film. So, jump in, close the door behind you, put on some soft music, and away we go...
What is sensuality and nudity in movies? Well, currently, it is most often a device used to get the Male 13-25 demographic to watch the movie, boosting ticket sales. Yeah, i know, it's supposed to be 18-25, but they're not kidding anyone. I figure teenage boys are much more likely to see a movie because it has a much-talked-about nude scene in it than 20-somethings. At least that was the case for me.
But therein lies the root of the problem. While violence in movies is common place, and we've become so desensitized to it that we barely bat an eyelash when someone is brutally killed, sensuality in movies is just plain naughty. You're much more likely to get a hard R or an NC-17 rating in a movie with nudity and sensuality than a movie with lots and lots of simulated violence.
So, let's get this straight here. The simulated unnatural act of killing your fellow man, sometimes in a very gruesome manner, is commonplace and gets you a PG-13 or R rating. But the exposure of human skin and the sensuality is verboten and nets you a hard R or NC-17 rating. Sure, you can get by with a few seconds of T-n-A in a PG13 movie, or a very short amount of sensuality, but that's about it. So, evidently, unnatural violent acts that break the very basis of almost all religions and almost all governmental laws is perfectly acceptable to portray in movies, but showing a person nude or portraying natural sensuality is just absolutely terrible and should be shielded from the eyes of our impressionable society.
So am I calling for an increase in sensuality and nudity in movies? No, not really. Sex and nudity for the sake of sex and nudity is just as base at the root as violence for the sake of violence. On the other hand, if nudity and sensuality would be natural at a particular point in the story, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. In fact, if things worked the way I think they should, then the movies with the most sensuality and nudity would actually be love stories, because it would be a natural progression of the story. It just seems that society as a whole and movie industry's reflection of society really has a mixed-up viewpoint about the nature of evil. The human body (can be) very beautiful, and two lovers expressing their love for each other is very natural. Committing violent acts is not.
I think the hippies got it right- make love, not war.
So, what are your thoughts?
As you may recall, last post I talked about violence in the movie industry, calling attention to the extreme graphic violence that has reached popularity, and wondering why in the world people actually like to watch that stuff. Well, today I'll be talking about sex in film. So, jump in, close the door behind you, put on some soft music, and away we go...
What is sensuality and nudity in movies? Well, currently, it is most often a device used to get the Male 13-25 demographic to watch the movie, boosting ticket sales. Yeah, i know, it's supposed to be 18-25, but they're not kidding anyone. I figure teenage boys are much more likely to see a movie because it has a much-talked-about nude scene in it than 20-somethings. At least that was the case for me.
But therein lies the root of the problem. While violence in movies is common place, and we've become so desensitized to it that we barely bat an eyelash when someone is brutally killed, sensuality in movies is just plain naughty. You're much more likely to get a hard R or an NC-17 rating in a movie with nudity and sensuality than a movie with lots and lots of simulated violence.
So, let's get this straight here. The simulated unnatural act of killing your fellow man, sometimes in a very gruesome manner, is commonplace and gets you a PG-13 or R rating. But the exposure of human skin and the sensuality is verboten and nets you a hard R or NC-17 rating. Sure, you can get by with a few seconds of T-n-A in a PG13 movie, or a very short amount of sensuality, but that's about it. So, evidently, unnatural violent acts that break the very basis of almost all religions and almost all governmental laws is perfectly acceptable to portray in movies, but showing a person nude or portraying natural sensuality is just absolutely terrible and should be shielded from the eyes of our impressionable society.
So am I calling for an increase in sensuality and nudity in movies? No, not really. Sex and nudity for the sake of sex and nudity is just as base at the root as violence for the sake of violence. On the other hand, if nudity and sensuality would be natural at a particular point in the story, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. In fact, if things worked the way I think they should, then the movies with the most sensuality and nudity would actually be love stories, because it would be a natural progression of the story. It just seems that society as a whole and movie industry's reflection of society really has a mixed-up viewpoint about the nature of evil. The human body (can be) very beautiful, and two lovers expressing their love for each other is very natural. Committing violent acts is not.
I think the hippies got it right- make love, not war.
So, what are your thoughts?
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Commentary on the current state of the movie industry, Part 1 (of a 3 part series)
This is the first post of a 3 part series, commenting on the current state of the movie industry. The parts are as follows:
violence in movies
sexuality in movies
creativity in movies
This one, kiddies, is on violence...
Were you aware that there is a new genre of movies out there, a subset of the horror genre, called torture-porn? You may know more about this genre than you think- have you ever heard of the movie Saw? Or its sequels, Saw II and Saw III? The genre is called torture porn because the basic premise tends to be that some person or persons are kidnapped and tortured, all for the viewer's enjoyment.
The movies evidently depict extreme scenes of violence, torture, blood, guts, dismemberment, etc. I don't know first-hand because I have no interest in seeing these movies, but based on reviews that I've read, the content is pretty gruesome. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?
I'm being sarcastic, of course, but I guess that some people reading this blog might very well answer with an emphatic yes. I mean, it doesn't really surprise me that "torture-porn" exists, as you can find a sick person to cater to almost anybody's fantasies- what surprises me is that there is actually a mainstream audience for this stuff. People enjoy going to the theatre, grabbing a tub of popcorn, and watching helpless people brutally tortured and killed. Sure, it's not actually real, but at the end of the day, does that make it right?
Now I realize that this is just a subset of the horror genre, and I certainly enjoy quite a few horror movies, but to me, the best horror/thriller movies are the ones that leave it to your imagination. The Sixth Sense, The Others- barely a drop of blood. The Ring, the Grudge- very little blood. And these to me are all great horror/thriller movies.
So, I'd like to hear a response here- if you have seen one or more torture-porn movies, and you liked it/them, I'd really like to know why you decided to see the movie and why you liked it.
Up next- Sexuality in Movies. Why is it PG-13 to feature gruesome murders and NC-17 to feature sensuous love-making?
violence in movies
sexuality in movies
creativity in movies
This one, kiddies, is on violence...
Were you aware that there is a new genre of movies out there, a subset of the horror genre, called torture-porn? You may know more about this genre than you think- have you ever heard of the movie Saw? Or its sequels, Saw II and Saw III? The genre is called torture porn because the basic premise tends to be that some person or persons are kidnapped and tortured, all for the viewer's enjoyment.
The movies evidently depict extreme scenes of violence, torture, blood, guts, dismemberment, etc. I don't know first-hand because I have no interest in seeing these movies, but based on reviews that I've read, the content is pretty gruesome. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?
I'm being sarcastic, of course, but I guess that some people reading this blog might very well answer with an emphatic yes. I mean, it doesn't really surprise me that "torture-porn" exists, as you can find a sick person to cater to almost anybody's fantasies- what surprises me is that there is actually a mainstream audience for this stuff. People enjoy going to the theatre, grabbing a tub of popcorn, and watching helpless people brutally tortured and killed. Sure, it's not actually real, but at the end of the day, does that make it right?
Now I realize that this is just a subset of the horror genre, and I certainly enjoy quite a few horror movies, but to me, the best horror/thriller movies are the ones that leave it to your imagination. The Sixth Sense, The Others- barely a drop of blood. The Ring, the Grudge- very little blood. And these to me are all great horror/thriller movies.
So, I'd like to hear a response here- if you have seen one or more torture-porn movies, and you liked it/them, I'd really like to know why you decided to see the movie and why you liked it.
Up next- Sexuality in Movies. Why is it PG-13 to feature gruesome murders and NC-17 to feature sensuous love-making?
Random Amusings (past blog, but this one's from June 2007)
random amusings
Surgeon General's warning- reading this blog has not been scientifically proven to reduce male-pattern baldness in male and female subjects, but it hasn't been proven NOT TO either. Don't read this blog at your own follicles' risk!I saw an article talking about lots of people scheduling their wedding for 7/7/07. That's cool. Then I read that even Wal-Mart is getting in on the $fun$: "Wal-Mart will marry seven couples in the lawn and garden section of seven of its stores as part of its "Lucky in Love Wedding Search." I guess this is in follow-up to their poorly received "Roll Back the Wedding Vows Divorce Search"...Next up- Blockbuster has decided to drop HD DVD's completely from their line-up, since the SLIGHT majority of people renting high-definition discs are renting Blu-Ray. For the uninitiated, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are the two formats competing to take the place of DVDs. Their benefit is that they have much higher resolution video and audio, even better than HD TV and DVD-audio. This is BAD NEWS for the consumer. Why? Because the company behind the Blu-Ray format is Sony. You may remember them as the company that introduced the Walkman back in 80-something, or the company behind the Playstation. They're also the company that DOES NOT CARE about consumer rights. If Sony wins the DVD-replacement war, expect them to clamp down very tightly on all Blu-Ray players, virtually eliminating consumer digital freedom. For more on Sony's attack on consumer rights, just go to eff.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and type in Sony in the search box.I went to my younger brother's graduation Saturday night (and my cousin too). It was nice seeing them graduate (congrats, Dave!!! congrats, Zach!!!) It was not nice hearing him graduate. It's one thing to not show respect for your fellow man. It's quite another to take said respect, bite it off with your gold teeth, shove it under your gold chains, down your way-too-small shirt, past the rolls of gratuitous fat, down your itsy-bitsy skirt and piss all over it- while screaming and yelling at the top of your lungs because you're so proud of the 30 or 40 high school Seniors who somehow managed to graduate despite knowing you. I do believe the zoo would be too civilized for the group of people a few rows above me, and I would like to apologize to any animals who were offended by even being in this comparison. Oh, and the graduating students were all very well-behaved, and did a great job. I sure hope that David and Zach have as much fun in college as I did. As opposed to my wife, who has a sticker that says "School prepares you for the real world. Which also sucks". I like that one. And I hope there were at least a FEW highlights for her in college :). Well, I think I've gone on well past long enough, and entered into the "really, really bored people are the only ones still reading this" zone. So, buh-bye!
Surgeon General's warning- reading this blog has not been scientifically proven to reduce male-pattern baldness in male and female subjects, but it hasn't been proven NOT TO either. Don't read this blog at your own follicles' risk!I saw an article talking about lots of people scheduling their wedding for 7/7/07. That's cool. Then I read that even Wal-Mart is getting in on the $fun$: "Wal-Mart will marry seven couples in the lawn and garden section of seven of its stores as part of its "Lucky in Love Wedding Search." I guess this is in follow-up to their poorly received "Roll Back the Wedding Vows Divorce Search"...Next up- Blockbuster has decided to drop HD DVD's completely from their line-up, since the SLIGHT majority of people renting high-definition discs are renting Blu-Ray. For the uninitiated, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are the two formats competing to take the place of DVDs. Their benefit is that they have much higher resolution video and audio, even better than HD TV and DVD-audio. This is BAD NEWS for the consumer. Why? Because the company behind the Blu-Ray format is Sony. You may remember them as the company that introduced the Walkman back in 80-something, or the company behind the Playstation. They're also the company that DOES NOT CARE about consumer rights. If Sony wins the DVD-replacement war, expect them to clamp down very tightly on all Blu-Ray players, virtually eliminating consumer digital freedom. For more on Sony's attack on consumer rights, just go to eff.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and type in Sony in the search box.I went to my younger brother's graduation Saturday night (and my cousin too). It was nice seeing them graduate (congrats, Dave!!! congrats, Zach!!!) It was not nice hearing him graduate. It's one thing to not show respect for your fellow man. It's quite another to take said respect, bite it off with your gold teeth, shove it under your gold chains, down your way-too-small shirt, past the rolls of gratuitous fat, down your itsy-bitsy skirt and piss all over it- while screaming and yelling at the top of your lungs because you're so proud of the 30 or 40 high school Seniors who somehow managed to graduate despite knowing you. I do believe the zoo would be too civilized for the group of people a few rows above me, and I would like to apologize to any animals who were offended by even being in this comparison. Oh, and the graduating students were all very well-behaved, and did a great job. I sure hope that David and Zach have as much fun in college as I did. As opposed to my wife, who has a sticker that says "School prepares you for the real world. Which also sucks". I like that one. And I hope there were at least a FEW highlights for her in college :). Well, I think I've gone on well past long enough, and entered into the "really, really bored people are the only ones still reading this" zone. So, buh-bye!
Vacation blog 2007
Vacation blog (because you truly care. right???) Current mood: calm
So, we went on vacation this past week, to Tan-Tar-A resort on the Lake of the Ozarks. Maybe some of you have heard of Tan-Tar-A, and I'm guessing a lot of you have heard of the Lake of the Ozarks. Tan-Tar-A is the largest resort on the Lake. And believe me, after getting pummeled nearly to death on a waverunner, all in the name of a good time, you realize just how big the resort is (and how much walking up and down hills you do).
The Lake of the Ozarks, of course, is a large lake that is man-made- Union Electric ('ne AmerenUE) dammed up a river to create a massive source of hydro power, thus creating the Lake of the Ozarks. This of course was a good thing for everyone involved, as it generates clean power, and created a great recreational body of water. Oh, did I forget to mention that a lot of people lost their homesto the lake (original homesteads now reside along the bottom, but at least the owners got paid for their homes) and it has the dubious distinction of hosting the most fatalities per year of any US lake (think Party Cove- lots of very drunk people trying not to ram their boats into each other in a very crowded area of the lake).
Other than those two items though, it really is a great recreational lake. We rode on waverunners and a ski boat, both of which were a lot of fun. As I mentioned, though, the waverunner really kicked my ass. I woke up the next day feeling like I had been in a bad car accident. And really, that's not far from the truth, when you consider just how hard you hit those waves at almost 50MPH on a small craft. But it was worth it though.
So, what else? Well, this was a family vacation, and we hooked up with my mom and dad and brother and sister and brother-in-law for some family fun. No, I'm not being sarcastic- it really was a lot of fun, and we all managed to get along. We also went out on a cruise ship, and played miniature golf, and shopped at the outlet mall, played at the arcade, went horseback riding on a wooded trail, ate some good food, hung out on what I dubbed the "sandlike beachlike area", which Tan-Tar-A calls the sandy beach. But since it is neither sandy nor a beach, you get the idea.
We also swam a lot. Tan-Tar-A has 2 outdoor pools and 1 indoor pool, and we swam in all 3, as well as the whirlpools. And we relaxed too. We were upgraded for free from a room on the edge of the resort to a big suite literally on the lake that was close to everything. So, the accomodations were very nice. Oh, and we thoroughly enjoyed not working for a week. It's gonna suck to go back tomorrow :(
Well, that's all I've got. Cya!
So, we went on vacation this past week, to Tan-Tar-A resort on the Lake of the Ozarks. Maybe some of you have heard of Tan-Tar-A, and I'm guessing a lot of you have heard of the Lake of the Ozarks. Tan-Tar-A is the largest resort on the Lake. And believe me, after getting pummeled nearly to death on a waverunner, all in the name of a good time, you realize just how big the resort is (and how much walking up and down hills you do).
The Lake of the Ozarks, of course, is a large lake that is man-made- Union Electric ('ne AmerenUE) dammed up a river to create a massive source of hydro power, thus creating the Lake of the Ozarks. This of course was a good thing for everyone involved, as it generates clean power, and created a great recreational body of water. Oh, did I forget to mention that a lot of people lost their homesto the lake (original homesteads now reside along the bottom, but at least the owners got paid for their homes) and it has the dubious distinction of hosting the most fatalities per year of any US lake (think Party Cove- lots of very drunk people trying not to ram their boats into each other in a very crowded area of the lake).
Other than those two items though, it really is a great recreational lake. We rode on waverunners and a ski boat, both of which were a lot of fun. As I mentioned, though, the waverunner really kicked my ass. I woke up the next day feeling like I had been in a bad car accident. And really, that's not far from the truth, when you consider just how hard you hit those waves at almost 50MPH on a small craft. But it was worth it though.
So, what else? Well, this was a family vacation, and we hooked up with my mom and dad and brother and sister and brother-in-law for some family fun. No, I'm not being sarcastic- it really was a lot of fun, and we all managed to get along. We also went out on a cruise ship, and played miniature golf, and shopped at the outlet mall, played at the arcade, went horseback riding on a wooded trail, ate some good food, hung out on what I dubbed the "sandlike beachlike area", which Tan-Tar-A calls the sandy beach. But since it is neither sandy nor a beach, you get the idea.
We also swam a lot. Tan-Tar-A has 2 outdoor pools and 1 indoor pool, and we swam in all 3, as well as the whirlpools. And we relaxed too. We were upgraded for free from a room on the edge of the resort to a big suite literally on the lake that was close to everything. So, the accomodations were very nice. Oh, and we thoroughly enjoyed not working for a week. It's gonna suck to go back tomorrow :(
Well, that's all I've got. Cya!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Past Blogs Collection, Blog #3
Take off that F.@*in T-shirt RIGHT NOW!
Current mood: 
Linky: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060201/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_bush_speech_young_1
So, the article pretty much talks about a Representative's wife getting kicked out of the State of the Union address because she was wearing a T-shirt that says "Support our Troops". I guess the bra she was wearing to support her breasts wasn't as much of a concern *da-dum-ching....worst....joke.....ever.*
Anyway, this reminds me of a time in high school, when I wore a Pearl Jam shirt to school, and it said "9 out of 10 kids prefer crayons to guns", and had a picture of a girl playing with crayons, with a gun in the background. So, yeah, it's pretty much an ANTI-VIOLENCE t-shirt.
So, what happened in one of my classes? My teacher sent me to my Assistant Principal's office for wearing a shirt with the word "guns" on it. I explained why I had been referred to her office, and since I had a shirt on underneath, she made me take it off. I voiced my complaints, in a manner that was much more inappropriate than my shirt ever was, even going so far as to give my opinion of said teacher. Alas, she just sat that listening to me, made me take my shirt off, and sent me on my way. I believe I also got a slight bit nasty to the teacher too, but I don't remember.
Anyway, after leaving her class, I put the shirt back on and that was the end of it. But seriously, folks, what kind of a society do we live in where shirts bearing a POSITVE MESSAGE are not allowed in our schools and various other Addresses. I mean, come on, I bet if I wore a shirt to high school that says "We Todd Did. I Am Sofa King We Todd Did", nobody would have even gotten it, let alone complained... Oh, well.
Quote of the Day (from a T-shirt): "We Todd Did. I Am Sofa King We Todd Did" (say it out loud if you must...)
Porn Title of the Day: Harry's Peter Makes the Sorceress Moan
Past Blogs Collection, Blog #2
An interesting quote
Current mood: 
Quote of the day: Fine minds are seldom fine souls. -Jean Paul Richter, writer (1763-1825)
I read this quote today, and thought about its meaning under the surface. I think there is certainly some truth to this statement. Two phrases that I have always liked to use together are: “Knowledge is power” and “Power corrupts”. The unstated conclusion being that knowledge corrupts. As far back as the beginning of the world (for those of you who take stock in Genesis like I do), Adam and Eve thirsted for knowledge, and after taking a bit of an apple from the tree of knowledge, corrupted the whole human race. Sounds a bit harsh, doesn’t it?
Ever since that first sin, committed wholly for knowledge and power, we have always looked to advance our knowledge and our power, even at the expense of our souls. Sure, we have made great discoveries and advancements, and we know more now than we would have though possible just one generation ago. But are we better because of it?
Has television made us better? More likely complacent, and it probably contributes to the break-up of the family. And honestly, why the hell does anyone care about Paris Hilton?!? What about computers, with the promise of being able to do our work faster, giving us more free time? Instead, we just do more work in the same amount of time, and then spend additional “free” time fixing problems. The internet with all of its promises of free knowledge? Billion-dollar porn industry (not to say the internet doesn’t have its advantages, and I can not personally imagine going without for a long period of time). Telephones to bring us closer? Two friends sit across the table from each other, both on their cell phones, talking to other people. Automobiles? Road rage and cancer-causing pollution. Space exploration to find out if we are not alone? We can’t even get along with people of the same species- do we really want to contact another one?
Past Blogs Collection, Blog #1
When life gives you lemons, choke on them and die, you stupid lemon-eater
Anyway, it pretty much expresses my mood today. My microwave broke. I drove approximately 50 miles to 3 different stores trying to find a new one, which I finally did. My garage door opener is acting up, randomly opening for reasons known only to itself. My fridge in my garage broke down, with LOTS of now-spoiled meat in it. And I found out that I didn't get the job that I had done two interviews for. This makes the second time in a row that I've interviewed twice for a job, only to not get it. I feel like I'm pretty much doomed to make just enough to scrape by for the rest of my life. Either that, or I have pissed off the god of appliances and job opportunities, and he/she/it is being very petty in retribution. Let's hope he/she/it has a short attention span.
Anyway, I guess this is a pretty lousy way to start of my blog, but whatchagonna do. The greatest writers in the world are good because they have something to write about. If your life is going great, what's there to write about? "I feel happy. Life is good. The end."
They always say a successful music artist's sophomore effort tends to be the worst. That's probably because they're successful at that point, so they don't have anything to write about. Unless they're a teen-pop-sensation, because they don't write their own songs anyway. Or play instruments. They just dance and sing. Something tells me Britney Spears won't be featured on any "Great Singers and Songwriters" collections, or Unplugged for that matter.
Porn Movie Title of the Week: Broke Back-Door Mountain
Quote of the week: When life gives you lemons, choke on them and die, you stupid lemon-eater
Out.
Current mood: 
Category: Life
Anyway, it pretty much expresses my mood today. My microwave broke. I drove approximately 50 miles to 3 different stores trying to find a new one, which I finally did. My garage door opener is acting up, randomly opening for reasons known only to itself. My fridge in my garage broke down, with LOTS of now-spoiled meat in it. And I found out that I didn't get the job that I had done two interviews for. This makes the second time in a row that I've interviewed twice for a job, only to not get it. I feel like I'm pretty much doomed to make just enough to scrape by for the rest of my life. Either that, or I have pissed off the god of appliances and job opportunities, and he/she/it is being very petty in retribution. Let's hope he/she/it has a short attention span.
Anyway, I guess this is a pretty lousy way to start of my blog, but whatchagonna do. The greatest writers in the world are good because they have something to write about. If your life is going great, what's there to write about? "I feel happy. Life is good. The end."
They always say a successful music artist's sophomore effort tends to be the worst. That's probably because they're successful at that point, so they don't have anything to write about. Unless they're a teen-pop-sensation, because they don't write their own songs anyway. Or play instruments. They just dance and sing. Something tells me Britney Spears won't be featured on any "Great Singers and Songwriters" collections, or Unplugged for that matter.
Porn Movie Title of the Week: Broke Back-Door Mountain
Quote of the week: When life gives you lemons, choke on them and die, you stupid lemon-eater
Out.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
first blog
So, I've been blogging on Myspace for quite awhile now, and I'm just finding Myspace to me more and more like email- lots of spam and very little of real value. While I've found quite a few old friends through Myspace, I don't really ever talk to the majority of them anyway. I've actually gotten together with some old friends, which is great, but by and large, other than the initial how-do-ya-do's, most of my Myspace friends remain just photographs and names on my page. It's probably partially my fault, but to be fair, upon initial contact, I believe that I've always at least posed at least one open-ended question, which tends to fall unanswered by the way-side.
Anyway, such is my long-winded way of saying that I will be posting my past Myspace blogs here, and see if any interest is drummed up. It may not be entirely fair to the random reader who wanders by and happens to see a blog about snow in St. Louis, in July, but I believe that blogs should be give and take, and I'm not willing to give too much unless I see that people are genuinely interested enough to take. I will go ahead and post new blogs as I post them on Myspace as well, and I'll try to point out that the old blogs are just that. If this works out, then I'll use Blogger as my primary medium.
Oh, one last note for those who are as impatient as I am- I do not blog daily. I tend not to blog even weekly. I'm a 28 year old married man with a wonderful wife and a great puppy. I have a house, a car, and a regular job doing computer work. My life's just not interesting enough for a daily blog, and I respect you (and all complete strangers) too much to feign otherwise and expose you to boring minutiae.
Anyway, such is my long-winded way of saying that I will be posting my past Myspace blogs here, and see if any interest is drummed up. It may not be entirely fair to the random reader who wanders by and happens to see a blog about snow in St. Louis, in July, but I believe that blogs should be give and take, and I'm not willing to give too much unless I see that people are genuinely interested enough to take. I will go ahead and post new blogs as I post them on Myspace as well, and I'll try to point out that the old blogs are just that. If this works out, then I'll use Blogger as my primary medium.
Oh, one last note for those who are as impatient as I am- I do not blog daily. I tend not to blog even weekly. I'm a 28 year old married man with a wonderful wife and a great puppy. I have a house, a car, and a regular job doing computer work. My life's just not interesting enough for a daily blog, and I respect you (and all complete strangers) too much to feign otherwise and expose you to boring minutiae.
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