September 2008 Archives
So I'm back. Sorta.
A friend of mine said he was seriously bummed out when he read that I was stopping my blog because he checks it daily and that all he wanted was for me to list the 25 people that pissed me off every day. I could certainly do that. Plus, what is a blog is not cathartic? I mean, other than all those other blowful douchebags that get paid for it because they think it's a valid form of expression. Blogging is a valid form of expression, to be sure, but it's also a lot like Spandex: it works really well for some people, but when it fails, it fails hard.
I don't quite have 25, but I'll list some shit that's been pissing me off lately.
Think about it. If you look at history, people have always been worried about the end of the world. They've always been worried about what's coming to them and how their lives will be affected if they don't get what they want. And we've always been blowing the shit out of each other because we don't get along.
And that's what bums me out most of all. The fact that all this jazz has been happenning for a few thousand years and no one's been able to figure out what to do to make it better. We all just keep repeating the same things over and over, never learning.
So there's my latest entry. A real pick-me-up. Maybe it'll be better next time.
A friend of mine said he was seriously bummed out when he read that I was stopping my blog because he checks it daily and that all he wanted was for me to list the 25 people that pissed me off every day. I could certainly do that. Plus, what is a blog is not cathartic? I mean, other than all those other blowful douchebags that get paid for it because they think it's a valid form of expression. Blogging is a valid form of expression, to be sure, but it's also a lot like Spandex: it works really well for some people, but when it fails, it fails hard.
I don't quite have 25, but I'll list some shit that's been pissing me off lately.
- Politicians, politics, and anyone discussing it.
- The economy (specific emphasis on Greenspan and Bernake, thanks for the Free Market fellas!)
- Ongoing war/aggression between groups X and Y
- People spouting endless "facts" about any of the aforementioned issues
- Doomsayers/anyone claiming that unless their candidate is elected, we're all fucked
Think about it. If you look at history, people have always been worried about the end of the world. They've always been worried about what's coming to them and how their lives will be affected if they don't get what they want. And we've always been blowing the shit out of each other because we don't get along.
And that's what bums me out most of all. The fact that all this jazz has been happenning for a few thousand years and no one's been able to figure out what to do to make it better. We all just keep repeating the same things over and over, never learning.
So there's my latest entry. A real pick-me-up. Maybe it'll be better next time.
