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Time is flying like an arrow
Apr. 21st, 2004 04:50 pmThere are a few not-too-interesting things I want to write about. Whenever I'm in a situation like this, I'm not sure whether to write everything all at once, or save some of my ideas for days when I have nothing else to write about. It isn't a matter of quantity vs. quality, since nothing that I write is of particularly high quality, but of quantity vs. frequency, I suppose. I guess I'll write about a few of the things I have to say, but leave some others for later.
1. Time really does seem to go by quickly nowadays. It seems like April just started, and now it's almost over. It's really not such a big deal in and of itself, but it's kind of a depressing thought that it's been two years since I got out of college with a master's degree, and I still don't have a real job.
2. I wish I could play chords on the guitar without having them sound really crappy.
3. For my obligatory American Idol comments, I have to say that last night's show was pretty boring. I'm not a Barry Manilow fan. Is ANYONE who isn't, say, a middle-aged woman or something? Yet the contestants (all of whom are younger than me, mind you) acted as if it was some huge deal to work with him. They're like that with everybody, though, even artists they've probably never heard of. I wonder if it's in their contracts. Anyway, the songs themselves didn't thrill me, but most of the performances were good, with Fantasia probably standing out as the best. I think John Stevens should be the next to go. He's gotten in a little over his head, or something like that.
4. Beth and I watched some second season Simpsons episodes with commentary the past two nights. Some of what they say is pretty interesting. They pointed out that there's no grand plan for the show, but they'll sometimes base episodes on offhand remarks in previous shows, which is pretty much what I figured they were doing. During the "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" commentary, they mentioned how, when they address an issue on the show, they never really resolve it. I think that pretty much holds true to the present day. For instance, "Weekend at Burnsie's" (the medical marijuana episode) had some pro and con points, but didn't really come out totally in favor of either side. I guess I'm kind of behind the times in saying that DVD audio commentary is cool, but, well, it is. {g} I want to get the Futurama DVDs so I can hear the commentary, but, unfortunately, they cost money.
1. Time really does seem to go by quickly nowadays. It seems like April just started, and now it's almost over. It's really not such a big deal in and of itself, but it's kind of a depressing thought that it's been two years since I got out of college with a master's degree, and I still don't have a real job.
2. I wish I could play chords on the guitar without having them sound really crappy.
3. For my obligatory American Idol comments, I have to say that last night's show was pretty boring. I'm not a Barry Manilow fan. Is ANYONE who isn't, say, a middle-aged woman or something? Yet the contestants (all of whom are younger than me, mind you) acted as if it was some huge deal to work with him. They're like that with everybody, though, even artists they've probably never heard of. I wonder if it's in their contracts. Anyway, the songs themselves didn't thrill me, but most of the performances were good, with Fantasia probably standing out as the best. I think John Stevens should be the next to go. He's gotten in a little over his head, or something like that.
4. Beth and I watched some second season Simpsons episodes with commentary the past two nights. Some of what they say is pretty interesting. They pointed out that there's no grand plan for the show, but they'll sometimes base episodes on offhand remarks in previous shows, which is pretty much what I figured they were doing. During the "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" commentary, they mentioned how, when they address an issue on the show, they never really resolve it. I think that pretty much holds true to the present day. For instance, "Weekend at Burnsie's" (the medical marijuana episode) had some pro and con points, but didn't really come out totally in favor of either side. I guess I'm kind of behind the times in saying that DVD audio commentary is cool, but, well, it is. {g} I want to get the Futurama DVDs so I can hear the commentary, but, unfortunately, they cost money.
