Things That Make Me Angry #5: Reading Rainbow’s Final Episode Airs Today
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/reading-rainbow-airs-its-final-episode.html
I’m very sad—and very angry. I don’t like to make blanket, unsupported accusations but…this is all the Republicans’ fault.
Things That Make Me Angry #4: This Article From MSNBC.com About Marriage
She mentions, but attributes little import, to her own missteps which led to the dissolution of her own marriage (she was unfaithful to a husband who travelled all the time), yet she feels confident in assigning a correlative relationship between the statistic that the majority of divorces are filed by women to a conclusion that failed marriages MUST be the result of men not doing enough or acting contrary to the happiness of their wives.
Angry, angry, angry.
Things That Make Me Angry #3: The American Auto Industry
It’s official. GM has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and frankly, I couldn’t be happier.
Well, I could be happier. I’d be happier if our government had not handed over $49.4 billion of our money to an industry that sat defiant in the wake of changing market demand which called for smaller vehicles with higher fuel efficiency standards.
I’d be happier if the U.S. had not given $49.4 billion to an industry employing unions which some how made the argument with a straight face that a guy pushing a broom across the floor of an auto plant was worth paying $28/hour.
I’d be happier if, in the midst of the auto industry bailouts GM had not offered six models of Hummers. Are you fucking kidding me?
Good riddance, GM. I hope you and your unions never return. I’ll never buy a piece of shit, wasteful American car.
Things That Make Me Angry #2: Cheaters
This past Saturday, Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez had tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003. “A-roid” has now admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs while playing with the Texas Rangers from 2001 to 2003 saying:
When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure, felt all the weight of the world on top of me to perform and perform at a high level every day. Back then, it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naive and I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth, you know, being one of the greatest players of all time. And I did take a banned substance. For that, I’m very sorry and deeply regretful. And although it was the culture back then in major league baseball overall … it was very … I just feel that … I’m just sorry. I’m sorry for that time, I’m sorry to my fans, I’m sorry to my fans in Texas. It wasn’t until then that I thought about substance of any kind, and since then I’ve proved to myself and to everyone that I don’t need any of that.
What a Jerk…
As a student of law, one becomes an ardent and vocal supporter of rules. Indeed, it is the foundation for all the things that bring us wealth and prosperity; whether it be order of law, competitive markets, safety in the workplace and on our highways—we all depend on these institutions and the rules and laws that keep them strong.
But there’s always some asshole that just can’t get with the program.
In the grand scheme of it all, I suppose it’s not a big deal. It’s only baseball, right? Who cares if some overpaid jerk cheats his way to the top?
Tell that to all of the people who lost their life savings in the Bernie Madoff-led ponzi scheme. It is a big deal, and the fact that one of baseball’s highest profile players has now admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs further solidifies a new trend in American society: to the cheaters go the spoils of war.
I hate cheaters. I fucking hate them.
People who cut in line, you drivers that drive on the shoulder in a traffic jam, and you old people who make death bed confessions in hopes of salvation, be warned! I’ve got your fucking number.
That said, I did have my girlfriend sneak a box of Junior Mints into the movie this past weekend.
Don’t judge me.
Things That Make Me Angry #1: The Commercial for “Animal Crossing: City Folk” for the Nintendo Wii
I try not to be an instigator of class warfare, but there are few things that piss me off more than spoiled, upper-middle class, white kids.
This brings us to the commercial for the new game for the Nintendo Wii called “Animal Crossing: City Folk.” To be honest, I didn’t really understand what the point of this game was from seeing the commercial, so I decided to do a little outside research. From Nintendo’s website, the description for the game is as such:
“Step into a living, breathing world where days and seasons pass in real time and your destiny is yours to create.
Enjoy a new house, a new neighborhood, and some new friends. Try your luck in a FishingCity, get a Mii™ makeover, and more. The world is your sparkling, fresh canvas.”
So, essentially, this is Sim City on acid. The new feature Nintendo seems to be the most proud of is the “Wii Speak” which allows you to communicate over the internet as you “play “the game with others.”
Alright, back to the commercial—
It begins with a panned in shot of the mountains. It appears to be some time in the early afternoon. You get the feeling that this is sometime in the middle of the week.
The camera further pans over into the inside of a condo, well decorated with a huge, flatscreen TV.
“You want to go watch fireworks?”
“yeah! Are you kidding me?!?!?!”
Mid 20-something blonde female sitting on some sort of pink chair she got from IKEA.
Her friend from across the Wii looks to be in some sort of basement of a cabin playing the game from across the interwebs.
“I talked to my neighbor today.”
“Awww!”
And so on, and so forth.
I suppose the idea is that Nintendo would have you believe a couple of things:
1. Hip, blonde, chicks like to play this particular video game.
2. People with a LOT of money would rather be inside playing a video game rather than going outside and see fucking Yosimite National Park that seem to be right in their backyard.
I hate you, rich, upper-middle class, white kids. I hate you so much.
