Perhaps no word is more overused and less understood than “emo.” These days, just about everything is “emo” according to someone. I will try to give an ever so brief rundown, so people will stop the madness.
I was recently alerted to the indie music site Pitchfork. I had only heard of it in passing because I frequently visit Metacritic, which is a very good site, by the way.
Anyway, Pitchfork has some very enjoyable content, and you can waste quite a bit of time there. I find much of their writing, while funny, to be quite typically “indie,” i.e. elitist. Although not the perfect example of this, check out the review of Jet’s latest album.
It’s people like this who sometimes make it difficult for me to treat others the way I should. My initial reaction is something like: “‘Take it up with God’ huh? Maybe you need to be worried about God taking it up with you.” That is not the correct attitude though, nor does it set the correct example for others. The church gave out of love, expecting nothing in return, and that should be the end of it. It still burns me up though. Who cons a church? Seriously.
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So, here is something I thought of while watching The Girls Next Door (yeah, I don’t know either). It’s well known that, in large part, Halloween costumes for females are…skimpy? It has gotten to the point where it isn’t even joked about anymore; it is just a matter of fact. Halloween gives girls the chance to dress like sluts and, yet, somehow are not sluts because of it. I sure don’t understand it but whatever.
Everyone has their guilty pleasures. You know, those things you enjoy that seem to defy all sense of taste and, in some cases, sense. I guess I am no different than anyone else in this regard, yet I still feel bad about it.
In short, O.J. Simpson is an awful person, but you may read on if that does not tell you enough. It really should though. That is pretty much the entire story wrapped up in eight words.
Maybe I am just getting old, but this type of thing, while incredibly fascinating, is more than a little frightening.
Oh, cover songs, how I love/hate you. Nothing gets people more riled up than someone covering one of their favorite songs and doing, what they consider, a poor job. It’s a pretty tricky proposition. Nobody is going to remake a bad song unless it’s for a comedic purpose. Therefore, no matter how well they cover it, some people will despise it, and that’s just how it is.
Because there is an abundance of stupid people in this world. That’s why.
This is a bit dated since I started writing it a while back and just never finished, but here you go…
Anyone who is even a mild fan of sports has more than likely seen video of the absolute brawl that took place during the Miami vs. Florida International football game. I have been somewhat speechless about the whole thing up until recently. While watching it, I could only murmur adjectives like “unbelievable,” “embarrassing,” “disgusting” and “ridiculous.”