Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dumberer
i'm not sure if its just me, but does it seem like maybe b/c of technology or media or just b/c we're lazy, that we're getting dumber? i mean, i'm pretty sure i said some stupid things in my life, especially in my youth, but some of our youth is getting out of control simple.
case in point: i'm getting off the transit, when i hear a young girl, about 17 or so say, and i quote "i'm going the same opposite direction". um, last i checked, you can't do that. you can't go in two directions at the same time, unless you're in fact actually a genius and you have figured out who to slip atoms, and therefore yourself, in which case, i apologize for assuming that you're an idiot.
(also, this is just a note, when i was thinking of what to call this post, i thought i'd call it devolution, but i've discovered that that's wrong, as evolution is directionless, and so "devolution" is change and is therefore still actually evolution - interesting).
case in point: i'm getting off the transit, when i hear a young girl, about 17 or so say, and i quote "i'm going the same opposite direction". um, last i checked, you can't do that. you can't go in two directions at the same time, unless you're in fact actually a genius and you have figured out who to slip atoms, and therefore yourself, in which case, i apologize for assuming that you're an idiot.
(also, this is just a note, when i was thinking of what to call this post, i thought i'd call it devolution, but i've discovered that that's wrong, as evolution is directionless, and so "devolution" is change and is therefore still actually evolution - interesting).
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
A simple world of "A" or "B"
in this capitalist society, and as most of us fall within that "customer" or "consumer" category, you will be interested in the following information.
to make it really simple on us, the lovely corporate entities of this mega business world have conveniently lumped us (read: the screwed), into two categories: i) manufacturer's warranty, ii) extended warranty. that's it. you're either i) or ii). and you're a sucker in both. let me explain.
you buy a camera (substitute this with any major purchase). your camera breaks. you've had it for 2.5 months. you take it in to get fixed. they (read: bastards, and they could be interchanged with ALL big business) take it from you and tell you that it will take about 2 months, or as they like to say, 60 days, to get fixed, but there are no guarantees that they will fix it (one month for someone to call you and tell you if they are going to fix it, and one month to actually fix it)
furthermore, when you call them, b/c its been 3 weeks and you have no idea what's going on or if they are going to fix it, they say that they're not really sure but its been sent out. so, you repeat the information that you were given when you dropped off the camera. BUT WAIT. no. its not quite what you were made to believe. and here's when you fall into i) manufacturer's warranty (read: not important in any way, so screw you) or ii) extended warranty (read: you're a sucker but at least we'll get to it at some point). the truth is this: since you're not on the extended warrantly, they have NO IDEA how long it will take to fix it. it could be 60 days, but they have no idea, it could take more, and they can't even give you a timeline. the 60 days only applies if you bought a manufacturer's warranty.
so our new elitist capitalist society is built on these two things, and only these two things. they either care about you vaguely b/c you gave them your money on top of the ridiculously overpriced item (and the commission), or they just can't be bothered.
just thought you'd want to know.
to make it really simple on us, the lovely corporate entities of this mega business world have conveniently lumped us (read: the screwed), into two categories: i) manufacturer's warranty, ii) extended warranty. that's it. you're either i) or ii). and you're a sucker in both. let me explain.
you buy a camera (substitute this with any major purchase). your camera breaks. you've had it for 2.5 months. you take it in to get fixed. they (read: bastards, and they could be interchanged with ALL big business) take it from you and tell you that it will take about 2 months, or as they like to say, 60 days, to get fixed, but there are no guarantees that they will fix it (one month for someone to call you and tell you if they are going to fix it, and one month to actually fix it)
furthermore, when you call them, b/c its been 3 weeks and you have no idea what's going on or if they are going to fix it, they say that they're not really sure but its been sent out. so, you repeat the information that you were given when you dropped off the camera. BUT WAIT. no. its not quite what you were made to believe. and here's when you fall into i) manufacturer's warranty (read: not important in any way, so screw you) or ii) extended warranty (read: you're a sucker but at least we'll get to it at some point). the truth is this: since you're not on the extended warrantly, they have NO IDEA how long it will take to fix it. it could be 60 days, but they have no idea, it could take more, and they can't even give you a timeline. the 60 days only applies if you bought a manufacturer's warranty.
so our new elitist capitalist society is built on these two things, and only these two things. they either care about you vaguely b/c you gave them your money on top of the ridiculously overpriced item (and the commission), or they just can't be bothered.
just thought you'd want to know.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Days of Old
Do you remember the good ol' days when life was simpler? and more innocent? i miss those days. and let me give you an example of when those days occur to me most. i'll use music as an example. i remember singing along to songs like Paul Lekasis' Boom Boom Boom. The lyrics went as follows:
Hey baby I'd like to talk to you
How about coming back to my room for a little boom boom
You keep coming to me
I can dig your dynamite
Know the way you move
Get in the groove
You're driving me crazy, crazy for you
Second time you moved me
It's time for us to Boom Boom
You can come right close to me
And feel the burning fire
All the time you got me
It's fine for us to boom boom
If you see the spark in me
And feel my strong desire
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Do the honor to me
Don't you know I like to bite
Get to the view
Closer to you
You're driving me crazy, crazy for you
Second time you moved me
It's time for us to Boom Boom
You can come right close to me
And feel the burning fire
All the time you got me
It's fine for us to boom boom
If you see the spark in me
And feel my strong desire
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
even though he's singing about essentially "doing" a girl, the lyrics are not subtle, but there is a simplicity and innocence to them. these days, we have songs like I Wanna Love You by Akon and Snoop, lyrics like:
Money in the air as mo feel grad you by your coat tail take you to the motel, hoe sale,dont tell, wont tell, baby said I dont talk dogg but she told on me, oh well,take a picture wit me, what the flick gon do, baby stick to me & ima stick on u,if u pick me then ima pick on you, d-o-double g and im here to put this dick on you,I'm stuck on pussy n urs is right, wrip ridinin them poles and them doors is tight and ima get me a shot for the end of the night cuz pussy is pussy and baby ur pussy for life.[Chorus: Akon] I see you windin n grindin up on that pole, I kno u see me lookin' at you and you already kno I wanna love you, you already know, I wanna love you, you already know [Akon] Shorty I can see u aint lonely handfull of niggas n they all got cheese, so u lookin at me now whats it gonna be just another tease far as I can see, tryin get u up out this club if it means spendin' a couple dubs, throwin bout 30 stacks in the back make it rain like that cuz I'm far from a scrub, u kno my pedigree, ex-deala use to move phetamines, girl I spend money like it dont mean nuthin n besides I got a thing for you.
I think i prefer Boom Boom Boom.
Hey baby I'd like to talk to you
How about coming back to my room for a little boom boom
You keep coming to me
I can dig your dynamite
Know the way you move
Get in the groove
You're driving me crazy, crazy for you
Second time you moved me
It's time for us to Boom Boom
You can come right close to me
And feel the burning fire
All the time you got me
It's fine for us to boom boom
If you see the spark in me
And feel my strong desire
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Do the honor to me
Don't you know I like to bite
Get to the view
Closer to you
You're driving me crazy, crazy for you
Second time you moved me
It's time for us to Boom Boom
You can come right close to me
And feel the burning fire
All the time you got me
It's fine for us to boom boom
If you see the spark in me
And feel my strong desire
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
Boom Boom Boom
Let's go back to my room
So we can do it all night
And you can make me feel right
even though he's singing about essentially "doing" a girl, the lyrics are not subtle, but there is a simplicity and innocence to them. these days, we have songs like I Wanna Love You by Akon and Snoop, lyrics like:
Money in the air as mo feel grad you by your coat tail take you to the motel, hoe sale,dont tell, wont tell, baby said I dont talk dogg but she told on me, oh well,take a picture wit me, what the flick gon do, baby stick to me & ima stick on u,if u pick me then ima pick on you, d-o-double g and im here to put this dick on you,I'm stuck on pussy n urs is right, wrip ridinin them poles and them doors is tight and ima get me a shot for the end of the night cuz pussy is pussy and baby ur pussy for life.[Chorus: Akon] I see you windin n grindin up on that pole, I kno u see me lookin' at you and you already kno I wanna love you, you already know, I wanna love you, you already know [Akon] Shorty I can see u aint lonely handfull of niggas n they all got cheese, so u lookin at me now whats it gonna be just another tease far as I can see, tryin get u up out this club if it means spendin' a couple dubs, throwin bout 30 stacks in the back make it rain like that cuz I'm far from a scrub, u kno my pedigree, ex-deala use to move phetamines, girl I spend money like it dont mean nuthin n besides I got a thing for you.
I think i prefer Boom Boom Boom.
The End of Privacy - Whitaker