One step closer to the end of the buffet
Dec. 7th, 2006 07:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geebsSo according to the weather reports (and what's up with people who get all the news they need from the weather reports? Surely there's a few other things they need to know about beyond the weather!) its gonna be cold, cold, cold this afternoon?! What the frak? Supposedly the windchill will make it feel like its in the teens? I thought I left such weather when I moved down here. Of course, its not like you can actually really walk around anywhere in the ATL, so unless you're working outside or waiting for a bus or train, your outdoors time is prolly limited from the walk to and from the car and whatever building.
And here's where I go on my old man, "My school commute was so hard!" rant. But it was! I mean, 15 blocks to the train station (in dress shoes, no less) then waiting 10 minutes for the N because it took forever to show up, transfering to the 7, and taking it to Main St in flushing, then waiting another 10 minutes for the q26 since it also took forever to show up. It was about an hour and a half commute (but still better than going to the local HS) and totally sucked in the winter (I often had to wear two pairs of socks!). Thus, I really hate the cold.
With it being the X-mas season, shows often do "Its a Wonderful Life" take-offs (OTH did it last night, I hear the OC is doing one next week). Don't get me wrong, I'm amused by such episodes, just to see what kind of alternate realities the writers can come up with. Its like a holiday themed "what if?"! But seriously, isn't that story just one big wank? I mean, these people think they're so great!
Okay, the point is that they don't think they're so great, so some angel or other spiritual guide shows them how much everyone's life would suck without them. Now, I don't have the greatest self esteem, but I would like to think I've made a somewhat positive (heh, I'm so lukewarm!) impact on people I know with my boyish "charm" and enthusiasm. Admit it, like your lives wouldn't be just a little bit more depressing had I never been around to brighten them with my silliness! (Who thinks they're so great now?) And if I passed on, I'm sure plenty of people would be sad (especially the ladies!) But it seems kinda arrogant to think everyone's lives will fall apart had you never been around/were no longer around!
I guess it would make for a poor story if the changes weren't radical, but it can be a little over the top sometimes! Like they were never around, so there are all these people who are dead, or in jail, or are alcoholics/junkies, or total humorless pricks who care more about money then people. Its like, snap Mr/miss "The world would've been better had I never existed!" out of the depresso-ness, but don't give them a big head about it!
And here's where I go on my old man, "My school commute was so hard!" rant. But it was! I mean, 15 blocks to the train station (in dress shoes, no less) then waiting 10 minutes for the N because it took forever to show up, transfering to the 7, and taking it to Main St in flushing, then waiting another 10 minutes for the q26 since it also took forever to show up. It was about an hour and a half commute (but still better than going to the local HS) and totally sucked in the winter (I often had to wear two pairs of socks!). Thus, I really hate the cold.
With it being the X-mas season, shows often do "Its a Wonderful Life" take-offs (OTH did it last night, I hear the OC is doing one next week). Don't get me wrong, I'm amused by such episodes, just to see what kind of alternate realities the writers can come up with. Its like a holiday themed "what if?"! But seriously, isn't that story just one big wank? I mean, these people think they're so great!
Okay, the point is that they don't think they're so great, so some angel or other spiritual guide shows them how much everyone's life would suck without them. Now, I don't have the greatest self esteem, but I would like to think I've made a somewhat positive (heh, I'm so lukewarm!) impact on people I know with my boyish "charm" and enthusiasm. Admit it, like your lives wouldn't be just a little bit more depressing had I never been around to brighten them with my silliness! (Who thinks they're so great now?) And if I passed on, I'm sure plenty of people would be sad (especially the ladies!) But it seems kinda arrogant to think everyone's lives will fall apart had you never been around/were no longer around!
I guess it would make for a poor story if the changes weren't radical, but it can be a little over the top sometimes! Like they were never around, so there are all these people who are dead, or in jail, or are alcoholics/junkies, or total humorless pricks who care more about money then people. Its like, snap Mr/miss "The world would've been better had I never existed!" out of the depresso-ness, but don't give them a big head about it!
