Wednesday, December 1, 2010
It's time to grow up, folks
I'm completely disgusted with the general population of the entire planet.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Mobility
I'm posting this from my mobile phone while simultaneously playing with my dog and watching TV. I'm not fully paying attention to any of it.
I believe that multitasking is quite possibly ruining my life. Doing one thing at a time bores me and I lose interest. I don't fully invest myself into an activity and so my experiences are all shallow and relatively meaningless.
This has pretty much always been the case at home where my computer, television and video games distract from interactions with family and friends. Now that a variety of wireless mobile gadgets and gizmos allow me to access a phone line, the internet and even television while I'm out and about, I find myself paying even less attention to the people and places around me.
These toys are supposed to help me get connected so I can stay in touch but by providing a constant distraction, they are actually causing me to be more isolated and disconnected.
Don't get me wrong, I love gadgets and I believe that recent advancements in communications technology have been good for humanity as a whole. I'm only making an observation about my own behavior.
I would set forth an action plan and make a public vow to be more involved in my own life but there's something shiney in the other room that has caught my eye.
I believe that multitasking is quite possibly ruining my life. Doing one thing at a time bores me and I lose interest. I don't fully invest myself into an activity and so my experiences are all shallow and relatively meaningless.
This has pretty much always been the case at home where my computer, television and video games distract from interactions with family and friends. Now that a variety of wireless mobile gadgets and gizmos allow me to access a phone line, the internet and even television while I'm out and about, I find myself paying even less attention to the people and places around me.
These toys are supposed to help me get connected so I can stay in touch but by providing a constant distraction, they are actually causing me to be more isolated and disconnected.
Don't get me wrong, I love gadgets and I believe that recent advancements in communications technology have been good for humanity as a whole. I'm only making an observation about my own behavior.
I would set forth an action plan and make a public vow to be more involved in my own life but there's something shiney in the other room that has caught my eye.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Good Intentions
I've been meaning to post something here, but I don't really have much of value to say lately.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
No More Summer Reruns!
The new television season is getting underway and I have to say I'm pretty excited about it this year. After a summer of re-run marathons, I'm ready for some fresh new episodes. I'm especially looking forward to the return of House (FOX, Monday 8/7c), Bones (FOX, Thur. 8/7c), and Dexter (Showtime, see listings).
These are MY shows. I'm invested in the characters and their relationships with each other. I feel like I know them- not in a creepy "the man in the television is talking to me" kind of way, but more like a child's favorite teddy bear. It's soothing to me to watch the tension between Cuddy and House or the affection between Brennen and Booth (although if they end up becoming romantically involved I'll be very disappointed. I really like that they have an intimately close relationship without having romance).
Don't get me wrong. I'm perfectly willing to sit through back to back to back re-runs of pretty much every flavor of cop/doctor drama TNT can throw at me, it'll just be nice to finally have a continuation of the stories.
These are MY shows. I'm invested in the characters and their relationships with each other. I feel like I know them- not in a creepy "the man in the television is talking to me" kind of way, but more like a child's favorite teddy bear. It's soothing to me to watch the tension between Cuddy and House or the affection between Brennen and Booth (although if they end up becoming romantically involved I'll be very disappointed. I really like that they have an intimately close relationship without having romance).
Don't get me wrong. I'm perfectly willing to sit through back to back to back re-runs of pretty much every flavor of cop/doctor drama TNT can throw at me, it'll just be nice to finally have a continuation of the stories.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The NFL's Favorite Family
If they haven't already, It is my contention that the Mannings will at some point surpass the Kennedys as the most beloved American family of all time. Last year's Super Bowl between the Saints, Archie's former team, and Peyton's Colts as well as tonight's Colts vs Giants match-up (promoted as the Manning bowl) on Sunday Night Football has given sports news outlets an opportunity to highlight the all-American family's three football stars and two Super Bowl MVP's. In addition to pre-game interviews with the endearing Manning parents and home videos of the boys playing together in the front yard, there are a variety of commercials portraying Peyton and Eli as typical brothers who both support each other and compete with each other- and sometimes lock each other in a closet. Their ability to present themselves as humble and even "run of the mill" adds to the charm. I personally love watching both of the Manning brothers on the field and in commercials and I hope that future generations of Mannings are just as talented and charismatic.
Oh yeah.. I have a blog!
Obviously I haven't been a very active poster this last year or so. I plan to integrate the blog into my website so I should be updating more frequently but you may notice that my posts are quite a bit less verbose and mostly just include links to and commentary on the random stuff I come across while trolling around on the internet. Embedded images or videos will be work-friendly and I'll be sure to post a warning on any links that are NSFW.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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