Thursday, October 23, 2008
New Project!
Well, I finally did it. After months of encouragement, I have finally started a photo blog. It's not just any photo blog, it's a 365 photo blog! I'll post one photo a day for one year, and the rule is that some part of me has to be in each photo. It also has to relate in some way to what I've done or what has happened that day. We'll see how it goes. Check it out! MJ365.
Friday, October 03, 2008
What is this world coming to?!
The other night I was watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith on FX (don't ever watch movies on FX by the way, the cut out imperative scenes and have commercial breaks every 2 minutes), and I kept seeing two of the worst commercials I have ever seen.
The first was for some fast food (I think it was Arbys) chicken fingers, and this is what the commercial was: A man is eating his chicken fingers at an outdoor table with is dog tied to the table, watching him eat. The dog whines at the man, so he gives the dog A WHOLE CHICKEN FINGER. The dog holds the chicken in his mouth for a moment and just looks at the man, indicating he wants to dip the finger in barbecue sauce. So the man lets the dog dip his chicken finger and then the dog swallows it whole.
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Are you trying to kill your dog, sir?! Is Arby's trying to convince us that feeding your dog a whole piece of fried chicken smothered in barbecue sauce is actually good for him?! I never feed Henry anything but dog food and dog treats, with the occasional carrot thrown in there. I can't imagine how fat and sick a dog would be if his owner actually fed him from the table like that. Ew. It's pretty much abuse, and it makes me so angry to think that a restaurant is using to sell their chicken.
The other commercial was for electronics for toddlers. I think it was from Playskool, and it pretty much shows two 3-year-olds running around with their damage-proof DVD player and digital camera, dropping them and banging them on things and throwing them in puddles. But, good news, Playskool made them out of brightly colored plastic and rubber, so they're fine no matter what!
Really, Playskool? Really? You think irresponsible, clumsy toddlers need expensive, up-to-date electronics so much that you're making child-proof versions now? I kind of always thought that if a kid isn't responsible enough not to break something of value, he doesn't get it until he is. How spoiled are children these days that instead of teaching them to respect the value of their toys and games, we just make the toys unbreakable and let the kids go to town? Why do toddlers even need portable DVD players and digital cameras, anyways? Whatever happened to dolls and make believe and those fake cameras that click and flash but don't actually take pictures? How good would pictures taken by a 3-year-old turn out anyways?
I know, I sound like a grumpy old man right now, but all this over-saturation of media at such a young age just seems unnecessary and makes me angry.
By the way, I promise this won't be a "one post per month" kind of blog, I just got super busy with work and life and always had more important things to do. I'm thinking of doing a "one post a day" challenge like Good Buddy Ben, just so I'll actually write more. I'm not saying I'm going to do it, I'm just considering for now.
The first was for some fast food (I think it was Arbys) chicken fingers, and this is what the commercial was: A man is eating his chicken fingers at an outdoor table with is dog tied to the table, watching him eat. The dog whines at the man, so he gives the dog A WHOLE CHICKEN FINGER. The dog holds the chicken in his mouth for a moment and just looks at the man, indicating he wants to dip the finger in barbecue sauce. So the man lets the dog dip his chicken finger and then the dog swallows it whole.
...
Are you trying to kill your dog, sir?! Is Arby's trying to convince us that feeding your dog a whole piece of fried chicken smothered in barbecue sauce is actually good for him?! I never feed Henry anything but dog food and dog treats, with the occasional carrot thrown in there. I can't imagine how fat and sick a dog would be if his owner actually fed him from the table like that. Ew. It's pretty much abuse, and it makes me so angry to think that a restaurant is using to sell their chicken.
The other commercial was for electronics for toddlers. I think it was from Playskool, and it pretty much shows two 3-year-olds running around with their damage-proof DVD player and digital camera, dropping them and banging them on things and throwing them in puddles. But, good news, Playskool made them out of brightly colored plastic and rubber, so they're fine no matter what!
Really, Playskool? Really? You think irresponsible, clumsy toddlers need expensive, up-to-date electronics so much that you're making child-proof versions now? I kind of always thought that if a kid isn't responsible enough not to break something of value, he doesn't get it until he is. How spoiled are children these days that instead of teaching them to respect the value of their toys and games, we just make the toys unbreakable and let the kids go to town? Why do toddlers even need portable DVD players and digital cameras, anyways? Whatever happened to dolls and make believe and those fake cameras that click and flash but don't actually take pictures? How good would pictures taken by a 3-year-old turn out anyways?
I know, I sound like a grumpy old man right now, but all this over-saturation of media at such a young age just seems unnecessary and makes me angry.
By the way, I promise this won't be a "one post per month" kind of blog, I just got super busy with work and life and always had more important things to do. I'm thinking of doing a "one post a day" challenge like Good Buddy Ben, just so I'll actually write more. I'm not saying I'm going to do it, I'm just considering for now.
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