I love the Internet as much as the next person (okay, yeah, I probably love it a little more), but lately it seems like people are just getting lazy with the Internet. You can watch full-length movies for free courtesy of sites like sidereel and megavideo. This is putting hundreds of Blockbusters out of business, by the way. But they deserve it. NOT THE POINT. Moving on. Amazon.com is making online shopping almost TOO easy, and its closing up all the quaint little local stores nearby. Yeah, okay, sure. Clicking a button is way easier than actually getting in your car, driving to the store, checking to see if they have the item you're looking for (usually about a 75% chance they don't), getting in your car, driving back home, and then realizing you forgot to by eggs, which was the whole reason you went out in the first place. But I digress. Again. (Noticing a pattern?) All I'm saying is, how great is it when you walk in to a store that you've been in so many times, the owners know you by name. Where, if you are a few bucks short on something, they'll help you out with the "Employee's Discount". Does Amazon do that? Methinks no.
So, pearl of wisdom for the day: Supporting local businesses = GOOD.
Hmm...okay...what else. Oh, right. New Years & 2012. c:
Okay, so the new year is almost upon us. 2010. But before we look further upon next year, lets reflect upon 2009. Was it a good year for you? Did you meet someone who changed your life? How happy are you, compared to one year ago? If you're happy with your answers to the questions, then congratulations. Your life is worth living. Now this doesn't mean that if you're not happy with your replies, that you should run off and swallow a bullet. Not what I'm implying here, at all. I'm merely suggesting that in the new year, you put yourself out there and make sure that by the end of 2010, you can look back on the year with a smile. (:
Which brings me to 2012. Yeah, I know it seems stupid. I know lots of people don't believe it. Hell, I don't even believe it. But you know what would suck? If it was true. If it was true, and we were just living our lives all mediocre. You know, I think we should spend 2010-2012 like they WERE our last years. And if they aren't, great. You just had a hell of two years. But if they are, then we can know that we didn't waste our lives.
And that's my schpeil.
Peace out, lovers.
-Kat
P.S. Follow me on twitter @katthegeek (:
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Rant the First
I'm not going to waste a perfectly good blog post with all that "first post...wow" nonsense, so I'm just gonna jump right in. Here goes.
If I said I loved the Christmas-y time of the year, I'd be lying. Don't get me wrong; spending quality time with our family and friends can be a hoot, but why do we need a special time of the year to do this? What I hate is that we use this time to feed the materialistic animal that lives inside of us all. We spend hundreds of dollars on gifts more people that we don't even have the common decency to call every now and then. And gift cards. What the crap is that? My rule is: If I don't know you well enough to know what kind of gift to get you, I probably should not be getting you a gift in the first place.
But we're getting off to a bad start already, aren't we? I am by no means a pessimist, or a scrooge. I just think people are stupid. Especially pessimists. You know the type. The ones who are constantly trying to put the blame on people for there exceedingly boring lives. Look, stupid, You can't sit around waiting for everybody to suddenly love you, or for something to happen to you and change your lives forever. That only happens in the movies. Are you complaining that you're alone all the time, and nobody wants to hang out with you? NOBODY WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH A LOSER. Its the truth. Go out and do something. Make life fun, 'cuz nobody else is going to. You are in charge of your own life.
Hm. Well, looking back at this post...it seems a bit angry, doesn't it? Perhaps I should go have a slice of cheesecake and come back to this when I'm not so hungry.
Peace out, lovers.
If I said I loved the Christmas-y time of the year, I'd be lying. Don't get me wrong; spending quality time with our family and friends can be a hoot, but why do we need a special time of the year to do this? What I hate is that we use this time to feed the materialistic animal that lives inside of us all. We spend hundreds of dollars on gifts more people that we don't even have the common decency to call every now and then. And gift cards. What the crap is that? My rule is: If I don't know you well enough to know what kind of gift to get you, I probably should not be getting you a gift in the first place.
But we're getting off to a bad start already, aren't we? I am by no means a pessimist, or a scrooge. I just think people are stupid. Especially pessimists. You know the type. The ones who are constantly trying to put the blame on people for there exceedingly boring lives. Look, stupid, You can't sit around waiting for everybody to suddenly love you, or for something to happen to you and change your lives forever. That only happens in the movies. Are you complaining that you're alone all the time, and nobody wants to hang out with you? NOBODY WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH A LOSER. Its the truth. Go out and do something. Make life fun, 'cuz nobody else is going to. You are in charge of your own life.
Hm. Well, looking back at this post...it seems a bit angry, doesn't it? Perhaps I should go have a slice of cheesecake and come back to this when I'm not so hungry.
Peace out, lovers.
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