The makers of Ambien are back and they've brought with them a bizarre new ad campaign.
For those of us that suffer from insomnia, we can all relate.
It pits a rooster, in several odd situations, in the subconscious minds of the sleep deprived. My favorite is the single guy that can't sleep and is tortured by the rooster playing a drum solo in the basement.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Firewall
It's definitely a mad mad world out there. If Obama can go to the Middle East and make his pilgramage to the wailing wall, leave a note that is supposed to be between himself and his god, I would expect that we as humans could respect that and leave the man alone. I find it abhorent and sacraligious that someone, let alone a rabbinacle student, could go so far as to extract Obama's note from it's resting place and leak its contents to the press. Say what you will about his political campaign, but when you violate his personal space, you've gone too far.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Utterly Clueless
There is a phenomenon that has seeped its way into our culture that gets so far under my skin that I am surprised I haven't become violent as a result.
I can't tell you exactly when it started but there is one fact that remains, it's annoying and raises a lot of questions for yours truly.
Why do people constantly make statements in the form of a question?
You'll notice that it's predominant in young people, but there are plenty of "adults" who are guilty of this as well.
I am inclined to believe that this has everything to do with lack of confidence and sheer apathy rather than any other factor. It's pathetic! Where have basic speaking skills gone?
I notice it at least once every day. Someone, somewhere, no matter the conversation, will automatically end their sentence in an upward motion...sort of like a sing song.
When people make this social faux-pas, I am forced to say "are you asking me or telling me?"
I can't tell you exactly when it started but there is one fact that remains, it's annoying and raises a lot of questions for yours truly.
Why do people constantly make statements in the form of a question?
You'll notice that it's predominant in young people, but there are plenty of "adults" who are guilty of this as well.
I am inclined to believe that this has everything to do with lack of confidence and sheer apathy rather than any other factor. It's pathetic! Where have basic speaking skills gone?
I notice it at least once every day. Someone, somewhere, no matter the conversation, will automatically end their sentence in an upward motion...sort of like a sing song.
When people make this social faux-pas, I am forced to say "are you asking me or telling me?"
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Back in the saddle
I'm welcoming myself back to the fold.
I've been absent from writing for some time, but as I've so much to say, I decided that it was time to make a reappearance via my blogspot page. How exciting!
A lot's happened in the world since I've taken my sabbatical.
Most of it quite serious and life changing, but then of course there is always mindless reality television and all it has to offer the idled mind to fall back on.
I moved recently and with that, I had to subscribe to a new cable television company (zoning laws and all). So, I am now privy to MTV and all it' sister stations that have seemingly exploded on the airwaves. I remember when I was a kid (couldn't have been more than 15 years old) and MTV had one station and one goal...music videos, 24/7.
Well, to my utter surprise, the brains at the helm of this once innovative and entertaining station, decided to change the recipe and reduced the video programming and introduced a non stop fest of reality shows.
There is a new addition to the roster, called The Road To Exile which features young men and women who have been spoiled beyond anyone's wildest dreams and who have pretty much had their lives (and all the wonderful trappings) handed to them on a silver platter. This show is the spin off of MTV's other outrageous show called My Super Sweet 16, where kids celebrate their "monumental" birthdays with over top parties, repleat with ridiculous outfits, venues, star appearances and gifts that only a sultan would be satisfied with.
In order for these kids (usually two years later) to be brought back down to earth and be shown that life in the "real world" doesn't work like that, they receive a reality check from their family members and get sent off to various areas in the world to be taught what it's really like to live life, do chores, and basically learn how to take care of themselves and give back to human kind.
As one would expect, these kids don't exactly embrace their new surroundings or their required tasks which all take place in third world countries.
The whinning, the complaining, the tears, the tantrums...all great entertainment for those of us that truly believe that these millenial brats need a lesson (or 200) on how to really be in the world.
These kids are so helpless. They have virtually no responsibilities, other than to breath. They don't ask for things, they demand them!
I've always taken issue with people who swan through life with a sense of entitlement, but these kids really take it to a new level.
I for one am thrilled to see this kind of programming on the airwaves and I sincerely hope that there is more of it to come.
I've been absent from writing for some time, but as I've so much to say, I decided that it was time to make a reappearance via my blogspot page. How exciting!
A lot's happened in the world since I've taken my sabbatical.
Most of it quite serious and life changing, but then of course there is always mindless reality television and all it has to offer the idled mind to fall back on.
I moved recently and with that, I had to subscribe to a new cable television company (zoning laws and all). So, I am now privy to MTV and all it' sister stations that have seemingly exploded on the airwaves. I remember when I was a kid (couldn't have been more than 15 years old) and MTV had one station and one goal...music videos, 24/7.
Well, to my utter surprise, the brains at the helm of this once innovative and entertaining station, decided to change the recipe and reduced the video programming and introduced a non stop fest of reality shows.
There is a new addition to the roster, called The Road To Exile which features young men and women who have been spoiled beyond anyone's wildest dreams and who have pretty much had their lives (and all the wonderful trappings) handed to them on a silver platter. This show is the spin off of MTV's other outrageous show called My Super Sweet 16, where kids celebrate their "monumental" birthdays with over top parties, repleat with ridiculous outfits, venues, star appearances and gifts that only a sultan would be satisfied with.
In order for these kids (usually two years later) to be brought back down to earth and be shown that life in the "real world" doesn't work like that, they receive a reality check from their family members and get sent off to various areas in the world to be taught what it's really like to live life, do chores, and basically learn how to take care of themselves and give back to human kind.
As one would expect, these kids don't exactly embrace their new surroundings or their required tasks which all take place in third world countries.
The whinning, the complaining, the tears, the tantrums...all great entertainment for those of us that truly believe that these millenial brats need a lesson (or 200) on how to really be in the world.
These kids are so helpless. They have virtually no responsibilities, other than to breath. They don't ask for things, they demand them!
I've always taken issue with people who swan through life with a sense of entitlement, but these kids really take it to a new level.
I for one am thrilled to see this kind of programming on the airwaves and I sincerely hope that there is more of it to come.
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