The problem with TV is that it owns your soul.
Seriously guys, I've been to their meetings.
But all kidding aside, I've noticed that based on the sample population of all the people I've ever talked to, people tend to be boring in direct proportion to the amount of TV they watch.
Then again, if you watch a lot of TV you might not even notice, or your frame of reference might be different. I interact with people whose idea of sparking conversation consists of repeating bits and pieces of every decent TV show they have watched recently. I'm sorry, but that's just lame.
So if you watch a lot of TV you might be having fun, but you might be dragging the rest of us down like an iron life vest. Fun sucker.
Conservatives seem to ignore the fact that the servicing the national debt is government spending as well. Probably because all the interest is going to the rich.
I'll tell you what NOT to read. Don't read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I'm on the tenth book, and let me tell you I wish I'd never started. Sure it's awesome for like 4 or 5 books, and you'll be all like "This is the best fantasy series since Lord of the Rings!" and "He's a genius!" but around about book 7 when he introduces the 700th character that has a similar name the starts with M and only 3 of them have ever done anything having to do with "plot" or even "character development" you'll be sorry you started mark my words. But once you get to that point you'll have to finish, because you've already spent weeks if not months of your life reading each 700 plus page novel, and so you'll slog and you'll slog and each chapter will introduce even more minor characters by name instead of just saying the maid came in and fixed the bed he'll say Mahadgadinarita came in and you'll be like "Hmmm is that the one who's the secretly evil one who's trying to kill them, or was that the one thats secretly on their side, no but thats Mahadgadinarataabager", and then it will turn out that Mahadgadinarita will be just a maid who only turns up on that one page and there was absolutely no reason to introduce her by name, but by then you've read 40,000 pages that are becoming little more then lists of the names of what can't even be really called minor characters and it will be so confusing that you will want to stop or maybe make a spreadsheet to keep track of them all but you can't because the room won't stop spinning.
*hyperventilates*
On the other hand I saw that book 11 just came out, so I'll probably slog through that as well. There's probably only going to be four or five more.
Wabi Sabi is found in the "they have a word for that" book.
It's a term that explains a large concept in Japanese aesthetics. It's related to the idea that things that are old and well-used can have a special kind of beauty.
http://c2.com/w4/wikibase/?WabiSabi
It's an idea that I liked a lot.
The problem with TV is that it owns your soul. Seriously guys, I've been to their meetings. But all kidding aside, I've noticed that based on the sample population of all the people I've ever talked to, people tend to be boring in direct proportion to the amount of TV they watch. Then again, if you watch a lot of TV you might not even notice, or your frame of reference might be different. I interact with people whose idea of sparking conversation consists of repeating bits and pieces of every decent TV show they have watched recently. I'm sorry, but that's just lame. So if you watch a lot of TV you might be having fun, but you might be dragging the rest of us down like an iron life vest. Fun sucker.
posted by jefeweiss 18 years ago
In "This just in - Bush is a liberal!"
Conservatives seem to ignore the fact that the servicing the national debt is government spending as well. Probably because all the interest is going to the rich.
posted by jefeweiss 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Favourite Books "
I'll tell you what NOT to read. Don't read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I'm on the tenth book, and let me tell you I wish I'd never started. Sure it's awesome for like 4 or 5 books, and you'll be all like "This is the best fantasy series since Lord of the Rings!" and "He's a genius!" but around about book 7 when he introduces the 700th character that has a similar name the starts with M and only 3 of them have ever done anything having to do with "plot" or even "character development" you'll be sorry you started mark my words. But once you get to that point you'll have to finish, because you've already spent weeks if not months of your life reading each 700 plus page novel, and so you'll slog and you'll slog and each chapter will introduce even more minor characters by name instead of just saying the maid came in and fixed the bed he'll say Mahadgadinarita came in and you'll be like "Hmmm is that the one who's the secretly evil one who's trying to kill them, or was that the one thats secretly on their side, no but thats Mahadgadinarataabager", and then it will turn out that Mahadgadinarita will be just a maid who only turns up on that one page and there was absolutely no reason to introduce her by name, but by then you've read 40,000 pages that are becoming little more then lists of the names of what can't even be really called minor characters and it will be so confusing that you will want to stop or maybe make a spreadsheet to keep track of them all but you can't because the room won't stop spinning. *hyperventilates* On the other hand I saw that book 11 just came out, so I'll probably slog through that as well. There's probably only going to be four or five more.
posted by jefeweiss 19 years ago
In "Curious words:"
Wabi Sabi is found in the "they have a word for that" book. It's a term that explains a large concept in Japanese aesthetics. It's related to the idea that things that are old and well-used can have a special kind of beauty. http://c2.com/w4/wikibase/?WabiSabi It's an idea that I liked a lot.
posted by jefeweiss 19 years ago
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