| | television makes you more dummerhumboldt squid, or killer squid, in the sea of cortez will only live a couple years but grow so rapidly that for us to understand we would need to picture a human baby developing into a full grown whale; the gas in your home does not actually have a smell, it's added in so you can detect a leak; irish natives headbutt to the face, the french to the chest; there are secret cia divisions within random metro stops throughout the united states. these are things i've learned from watching television. the discovery channel, friends, the world cup, and alias each add to a conglomerate of reality in my head. but a steady diet of television education is like eating a daily portion of broccoli jello, which begs the question, "if a tree falls in a gelatinous mass, and no one is around to see it, does it make a splash?"
television education is like a cancer. the end game is an intellect full of surreal imaging and entertaining hodgepodge.
in the past i used to spend more time writing xanga entries as a creative outlet, now i learn the foxtrot from "so you think you can dance?" i'm not saying television is evil per se, but it does have an affect. this requires my other mode of education, stemming from a observant wit and a valient reading regiment, to even the playing field and keep a tighter cap on reality (i guess reality has a head now).
for example, when i begin to walk around with a fresh mind and a quick step i learn vital information. did you know a hair straightener can heat up to 410 degrees fahrenheit? this is very important information if an intruder enters you home, or you need to weld something in a jiffy. or what about american history? benjamin franklin invented the lightening rod which went over so well he became a social icon in france. so when he went over to solicit help during the revolutionary war, the country was so awe inspired by his presence that they eventually signed a treaty to aid in the colonists efforts for independence just two days after the american continental congress began to discuss possibly accepting a proposal from the british. the lightening rod, in other words, may have been the difference between an elvis spotting or a spot of tea. and hugh grant would be much less intriguing to say the least...fagidaboudit!
anyway, i think my point is valid and my prose is true. long gone are the days when i had thoughts like, "i wonder if bigfoot walks in a circle?" now my thoughts are being distracted by the 100 most sexiest blondes on the entertainment channel and my daily lunchtime dose of family feud--richard karn rocks! |
