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Friday, January 25, 2008

I NEED My Fix!!!

The Story: The TV writer's strike continues...our favorite shows are all on hold.

My 2 Cents: Okay, people, this has gone on long enough. I can't take it anymore. I'm getting a nervous tic.

I'm not one of those types who watches a lot of TV. I read a lot. But when I do watch the tube, I like the History Channel, Discovery, The Travel Channel, FOOD Network, and TLC. I don't pay too much attention to the others. The main conglomerates seem to all have at least one lame show highlighting unrealistic crimes and the processes of solving them. Those shows just don't do it for me.

I'm sorry....lab results don't come back within hours...or even days. Murders are not always solved within the week.

Aaaanyway...(have brain, will ramble).

There are a very small handful of shows that I simply don't like living without. And I want them back. I've come to the point that I've resorted to watching my M*A*S*H DVDs!

I'm like an addict looking for a fix that is adequate enough to replace their old habit.

My fix is the brain-mushiness that comes with losing oneself in an excellent TV show...and apparently my "drug" of choice is being held up because the dealers don't want to pay the suppliers enough for their quality products.

As if the networks aren't making enough already....and now they're LOSING money with their "we ain't gonna pay you" shenanigans. Just what is it that they are trying to accomplish?

If I wrote a hit TV show that won lots of awards, I would expect an excellent paycheck...AND a pay raise occasionally, as the show's ratings increased. Come on network execs...get over it already. The writers deserve recognition.

Pay them, dammit. Whatever they want. I need my fix.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Pet Obsessed

The Story: A 14-year-old Utah boy is in trouble with the law...for raping a dog.

My 2 Cents: EEeeeeewwwww!

Okay, people...when your kid is molesting your dog I'm afraid that you've failed as a parent. This kid has some serious issues..and I hope that the courts order some mental help for him and an investigation into the family to determine just where this behavior is coming from. Kids just don't act like this without any provocation. You know, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

Perverts are definitely not cool...hopefully the authorities find out just who "taught" this kid to molest a helpless animal...and prosecute them.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Bibliophile in Me SOOOO Wants One of These!!!

The Story: Amazon came out with a new ebook reader. The Kindle. It's wireless.

My 2 Cents: I want one. I really don't want to spend too long lauding the coolness of this device...read up on the link. I promise you won't be disappointed. I'll give a few highlights: It's a way to carry around 200 (or more) of your favorite books, with the ability to order one at ANY time on the included wireless network (it uses the Sprint network, not Wi-Fi...so no hot-spots necessary, and you don't have to have a plan). This thing is the size of a trade paperback. You get to keep the books you buy....and if you already have ebooks in another format, you can use the included software to put them onto your Kindle. There are tons of other features I'd love to talk about...but I don't want to bore you too much. I just want one...okay? This thing is unbelievably nifty. Gimme.

I'm torn. I really do want one of these things...I'm deploying and can put several hundred books on this thing and take it to Kosovo with me...and not have to buy any books while I'm there. It's an amazingly perfect solution to having to ship a huge box of books home at the end of my deployment.

BUT...

{There's always a BUT, isn't there?}

It the first generation of this device...and things always go wrong with the first of anything...so I have to be patient {aarrgghh!!} and wait until they fix the bugs. And wait for the price to drop from its acid-reflux inducing $399.

$399!!! Eeeek!

So, I wait. I scour the Amazon site for any mention of the company putting out the next generation of the device...or dropping the price. My patience is wearing thin. To buy....? Or not to buy? How much would it SUCK not to have this thing in Kosovo...especially if they come out with a newer model while I'm over there?! Argh!

If they do put out the debugged version...I'll buy it anyhow. Knowing that, I feel a little like an addict. I need my fix! I can stop any time....I know it!!!

{Fast forward, 5 years}

"Uhm, hi. My name is Sergeant P and I'm a Kindle addict. I've been off the books for..." Looks at my watch. "13 minutes."


Wednesday, January 9, 2008

I'm ALREADY Sick of the Elections

The Story: No news is not necessarily good news. Election coverage is edging out the good stories. The ones that really matter.

My 2 Cents: Though I can't use "lack of news" as a good excuse for why I haven't blogged a decent post in the past few weeks, I can say that it has made things harder than they already are. I mean, I don't have the time to SEARCH so hard for a good story, dammit!

The elections are seriously putting a damper on my ability find good stories.

I promise. I'll find one. And it won't have anything to do with Hillary crying.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Omigod. I'm Drowning.

The Story: I'm deploying and I work in the office that helps get Soldiers medically ready to deploy. I have absolutely NO time to do anything.

My 2 Cents: I'm going to lose my mind. *Twitch! Twitch!*