I’m BACK, Baby!!!

Posted on November 17th, 2008 by Iride Daley
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That IS a Costanza reference if you’re wondering…

So I’ve been gone for a while, partially because I forgot my username and password, but also because I bought a Playstation 2. I got my wisdom teeth out and decided to get a used one to entertain myself for a few days, not knowing that by buying GTA San Andreas I was committing myself to 60+ hours of playing time to complete it 100%. I feel a lot like Jim Gaffigan, renting “Heat” for the first time and not being able to discuss it with any of his friends who saw it 15 years earlier. I’m a loser, I know, but I have no plans to buy a PS3 or GTA IV.

I don’t really have much to say about it, and I honestly never had sex with a hooker and then killed her to get my money back… I just liked to do the missions and fly helicopters around. I love the people that talk about that one thing that you can do in the game and use it as an excuse to say that the game is evil and immoral but who have absolutely no idea what else the game entails. They have no idea how complex the plot is or how star-studded the cast of characters is. At least in GTA you can choose whether or not to kill and rob people, try yelling at the TV the next time you rent “Goodfellas” and see if they will decide to drive a cab around or be a paramedic instead. If you want to hate GTA, hate it because it completely engulfs your life and turns you into a good-for-nothing lump on the couch. It’s digitized crack.

That’s not what I came back to talk about, though. I came back to talk about Bud Light. More specifically, “Drinkability.” I don’t know if you guys have these commercials in Canada, but if you don’t you’re lucky. I can’t even begin to describe how much they piss me off. And what’s worse? No one is doing anything about it. I would KILL to be an advertising executive for Coors or Miller so that I could UNLOAD on budweiser on a national stage. Admittedly, Coors is too busy making an incredibly annoying series of fake press conference commercials themselves, but I would love to see Miller come out with a new ad campaign. I can see it now: “The ‘potablitude’ of Miller light is far superior to the ‘drinkability’ of Bud Light due to ‘ingestation enhancers’ and an infusion of ‘gulposity.’ It’s fun to make up words, but we recommend investing in a decent tasting beer before spending all your money on an ad campaign.”

The Mac people already busted on PC’s for spending more money on their commercials than on fixing Vista, so the work is already done. Beer advertisers don’t even have to be original, just kind of be dicks. It’s not hard…. GRRRRRR.

BTW, I found this youtube video while I was looking for the Mac/PC commercial. Gave me a chuckle…

2 comments : D to 'I’m BACK, Baby!!!'

  1. on November 17th, 2008 at 8:57 pm #

    weasel said,

    Man, I can see people in beer arguments now using that word like the Religious use the word “Faith.”

    No matter what argument you throw at them - taste, bite, refreshability - they’ll just say “yeah but it’s not drinkable.”

    Perhaps I’m spoiled, living in a city with so many brewpubs… but really is it that hard to find a beer that’s half decent in the US?

  2. on November 17th, 2008 at 8:57 pm #

    weasel said,

    Also, welcome back!

Put those fingers to the keys!

Mr. Secret Muslim Goes to Washington

Posted on November 15th, 2008 by Hawkeye
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Obviously the headline is a joke, get over it.

You can call me a cynic all you want, but I’ll refrain from dancing naked in the street over Barack Obama being elected President for now. I’ve read a lot of people talking about how this is a huge moment for “change” and “hope.” On the other end of things, somebody compared him to Hitler, which generally means you’ve lost the argument. Needless to say, people’s opinions are extreme. Here’s a great collection of some angry, right-wing responses.

The Something Awful Forum goons share “anti-Obama rants”

Anyway, a number of people have asked me (my mother, loudest of all) why I don’t believe in Barack Obama. I answer simply “he’s a politician,” and then high-five my fellow cynics. He seems like a good guy, and his policies sound like a step in the right direction. Fair enough. Problem is, for all the other bullshit that came out of their mouths, the Republicans did have one very valid point: he has no experience. Obama may not be prepared to play politics on the grandest stage.

And, to be totally fair, I know that he seems like the light at the end of a long dark tunnel (ironically, when you think about it), but even John McCain would have been a hell of a step up from Bush. Christ, some would argue that a pet rock would be a step up from Bush. Of course, in what I can only assume was a misguided attempt to gain the feminist vote or something, McCain shot himself in the foot by aligning himself with “Hotlips” Palin. John McCain basically gift wrapped the sexist vote for Obama. Then she started talking and it was all downhill from there.

My point is that Barack Obama’s ticket was the least objectionable option. That doesn’t make him Philosopher King. He’s a politician and a man. Some people are talking about him like he’s a saviour sent from on high. Why don’t see what he can do before we all line up to pay homage, eh?

I don’t want to say that I expect him to screw it up. To ignore that possibility, however, is incredibly short sighted. US Pres is generally accepted to be one of the hardest jobs in the world. There’s pressure being put on you from all directions. Hell, look at how many people have screwed it up. No matter how strong Obama’s (and many other’s) desire for change is, there are very powerful forces who will fight change tooth and nail. I’m sure some are hard line capitalists: super-rich who wouldn’t be able to handle becoming just rich. Paradoxically, they garner the support of many people in much lower tax brackets who’s only concern is being able to keep their guns, or keeping gay people from marrying each other. Obviously, these are generalizations, but you can’t ignore that those elements are out there.

Barack Obama could be a great president. There’s potential there. Will it all come together for him? I’m not sure. Some very idealistic politicians have been chewed up and spit out by the system. We’ll see how he fairs.

I wish him all the luck in the world. He’s going to need it.

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  1. on November 17th, 2008 at 6:06 pm #

    Iride Daley said,

    This is pretty much my exact point as well. Sure, he seems like a nice enough guy and he’s definitely a better choice than Bush/Cheney or McCain/Palin but he’s still a politician (I voted for him). And not only that, he wants to be PRESIDENT. Only 2 kinds of people want to be president: those who really and truly think that they can do the job well and benefit the country and those who love having power and respect and who will probably abuse it. I sincerely hope that he is the former, but I too am the kind of cynic who has a hard time believing it.

  2. on November 17th, 2008 at 7:52 pm #

    Iride Daley said,

    I would also point out that despite being a so-called “progressive” candidate, Obama is a very staunch, outspoken opponent of gay marriage, just like McCain. I’m not gay or married, but I just witnessed a pro-gay-marriage rally here in Boulder, CO. I agreed wholeheartedly with two protest signs that I saw: “Will God judge me for loving or you for hating?” and “Gay people should be able to get married.” I would add my own, “Why would gays being married make you love your wife less? Grow up.”

Put those fingers to the keys!