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| Tons of MoneyI don't think anyone disputes the idea that it would be nice to have enough money to buy whatever you wanted whenever you wanted. I know I'd certainly enjoy such freedom. But when you think about it, people who have such financial freedom lead tend to lead very active lives (at least the women do...I don't know about the men) -- they go clubbing and shopping and go out to dinner with their friends all the time. It's as if a certain lifestyle is permanently attached to enormous amounts of money, and I don't think I'd enjoy that part of it.
I've never gone "clubbing" before, but I know I would hate it -- all those people dancing in a semi-confined space to the heavy, reverberating beat of some techno song which makes your ears bleed? No thanks. I don't enjoy shopping either (for clothes, that is). It's such an arduous task -- you have to pick out the clothes, try them on, go back and find the right size...it takes forever. Although, if I had a ton of money, I'd probably just outsource the job to a lackey and come home to find my closet magically filled to the brim with all my favorite styles! That way I could spend my time shopping for what I REALLY enjoy -- FOOD. I could seriously spend hours at a grocery store, especially if I had enough money to splurge on all the things I truly wanted (IE: cheeses). I'd also buy fish for the first time in my life. Fish is so expensive (and smelly), but if I had the money, I'd see no reason not to buy it and have my personal chef make me a delicious meal.
I guess I don't understand the mentality of some women who have a lot of money to live the lifestyles they lead. So many people in Hollywood are messed up and have really shitty lives. If I had the money, I'd see the world and never come back for an honest job until I was thoroughly satisfied. None of this drugs and parties and fancy clothes shit. I'd definitely spend all my money on travel, food and music -- three of my favorite things in the world.
--GG | | |
| "Lost" Still Annoys MeI don't have a television, but I don't need one -- you can find all the good TV shows online. Unfortunately, all my favorite shows have ended for the season, leaving me (and the rest of America) to wait for the new seasons to begin to find out:
1. How House copes with himself without the friendship of Wilson -- will they "get back together?"
2. Is Jim ever going to propose to Pam, or will conflict arise as she takes classes in New York?
3. Why is Shawn's mother visiting? Is she and Shawn's dad getting back together? Will Shawn and Juliet ever get it on?
4. Who will Betty choose to date: Gio or Henry? Or will she even choose either of them? Instead, will she go out into the world on her own and find a new beau?
Burning questions, I know. But until they're resolved next season, I'm left watching Lost. It's a decent show to pass the time; I've just started watching Season 2, and although I continue watching it, several things constantly annoy me about the show, ONE thing in particular:
Nobody on the show EVER gives a straight answer. Every single person is cryptic, vague and nondescript when answering a question.
Question: "How far is such-and-such a place? How much longer do we have to walk?"
Cryptic Answer: "Not long."
Question, after someone has just seen a horse or a polar bear or some oddity in the forest: "What did you see?"
Cryptic Answer: "...Nothing...I didn't see anything..."
Cryptic French Woman: "He's infected, isn't he? Your child is sick. You don't remember, do you?"
Flashback to some disjointed scene: some random, cryptic doctor injects the baby with a vile of something or other and says, "It's a vaccine; we don't want him to get infected."
Question, after the French woman has left, "What did she say?"
Cryptic Answer: "She said there's something wrong with him [the baby]."
My God, people! Just give a straight answer! How difficult is it, really? There would be a lot less confusion if everyone were just open, honest and CLEAR when talking with one another. It really pisses me off. This doesn't happen in real life -- in real life, if someone were to ask you, after you've been attacked, "What happened? What did they say to you?!" And if you responded, "They said they were coming," or something equally cryptic, that's NOT where the conversation would end! You'd be interrogated for clearer answers: "Tell me exactly what they said, verbatim...don't leave anything out. Tell me what they looked like, where they went -- everything." You wouldn't get away with just looking off into the distance with a worried expression on your face and saying, "They're coming." It's unrealistic, and it's fucking retarded.
Now I'm upset. This show isn't as fabulous as everyone claims it is. There are a lot of unrealistic scenes regarding human nature, and a lot of bad acting in general. | | |
| This Cheeses Me OffPardon the pun (which will be clear by the end of this post), but I'm rather upset at the moment.
Anyone who buys cheese knows it's not the cheapest food at the grocery -- unless you're buying the store brand shit which tastes like rubber and feels unnatural. But good cheese is expensive; even the least expensive cheeses are at least $5.99/pound, which is why I was excited to see my favorite cheese, Muenster Cheese, was on sale for $4.99/pound today at Meijer. I got a good chunk of it for about $3.50, as well as some Farmer's Cheese for about $4.00. I had picked up brown sugar, too, but that doesn't really play into the story much.
I was in a terrible rush to get home. The day had been long, and I was looking forward to eating my overpriced mold. While I was at my car fumbling with my keys to unlock the door, I dropped my plastic grocery bag, let out a little curse, picked up the bag and sped home. It wasn't until I was in my kitchen unpacking my prizes that I noticed my most beloved prize of all, my $4.99/pound Muenster Cheese, was not in the bag! I let out another curse as I vainly searched the bag, my counter and the floor for the cheese. I went out my car, hoping it had fallen onto the passenger seat, but I knew very well it wasn't there. It must have bounced out of the bag when I dropped it in the parking lot, and I was in such a rush, I hadn't noticed.
This is the first time in my life something like this has happened. Hopefully it will be the last, because cheese is, as I already told you, expensive. It made me sad knowing that I not only paid over $3 for less than a pound of cheese, but I won't be able to enjoy it, either. 
--GG | | |
| "Lost" Annoys MeI never understood the hype about "Lost," but to be fair, I've never seen an episode. So I watched a couple episodes (starting from the beginning, of course), and it's not as bad as I thought. It's not as fantastic as everyone raves, but it's not as bad as I thought. The acting isn't superb, but it's what I expected from a TV show.
The one thing that really bothers me is the fact that nobody wears glasses. Out of, what, 50 people? Not a single person wears glasses, and no one has complained about losing their glasses in the crash. It's unrealistic that out of 50 people, nobody would need glasses. It's possible those who need corrective lenses would be wearing contacts, but those only last so long before you need a new pair. I'm just waiting for someone to complain that they can't see because they lost their glasses or their contact solution.
-- GG | | |
| Culinary SchoolI think it would be fun to go to Culinary School. Actually, I think it would be fun to just stay in "specialty" schools all my life -- once I master one area of expertise, I could get a job in that area which would fund my schooling for the next area of expertise I want to master. Ideally, I would just go to school without getting a job, but money doesn't grow on trees...it pretty much leaks out of my car's gasoline tank.
Still, I love food, and it would be fantastic to have the motivation to learn how to cook -- to have someone actually teach me how to do it properly, rather than stumbling through it on my own in my tiny kitchen using my electric stove and limited counter space.
-- GG | | |
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