It's Ventin' Time!

I realize I haven't posted here in a while, but I've had a frustrating day and I needed to get some stuff off my chest.

1. Why is it that no one ever seems to get it when I'm being facetious? I have another blog where I mainly write about sports, and I often make posts that have a tongue-in-cheek tone. I try to be funny but I always get stupid comments asking me how I could think something or other. For real? I make statements that no one who knew anything about sports would make and they think I'm being serious. It's frustrating because you'd like to think someone out there got it and appreciated the humor, but most of the comments indicate otherwise.

It's not just on my blog though. Even in real life people don't seem to pick up on it. I'm I just too subtle or am I just a really poor communicator?

2. Why does Lou Piniella keep putting Bob Howry in the game? Hasn't he figured out by now that he isn't good?

3. I got a message from Firefox asking me to upgrade to the new version. I'd gotten this message before and I figured I'd just do it so I'd stop getting the message. If you're using an older version of Firefox I have some advice for you: Don't upgrade to Firefox 3.0. It has this new URL bar, apparently called the AwesomeBar, and it's a piece of crap. It gives you way too much information, like the headers of the pages you've visited and things that are already in your favorites. It might not be so bad if you could turn off this particular option, but you can't. I'm really upset, but I'm not sure how good an idea it is to reinstall an old version of Firefox due to security issues.

I'm aparently not the only one who feels this way judging by comments I've seen on other forums, but Firefox apparently thinks their new URL bar is the best thing since disposable diapers and intends on keeping it that way. I just want to type in the URL without getting a bunch of crap. Is that too much to ask?

4. It's hard being a young single guy. I work with several guys in their 40's and 50's and they constantly make references to me getting married and having children and such. I'm really getting sick of it, because this is a touchy issue for me. I don't have a girlfriend and the longer I live the more likely I think it is that I never will. I'm not so sure I'm cut out to be a father either. I've told them these things before but they apparently don't think I'm being serious, because they insist on bringing it up over and over again. Why don't people just listen?

Anyway, it's been a rough day. On my "Idol" blog I had been planning to post another Top Ten list but never got around to it. Perhaps I should work on that, even though no one even cares about Season 7 anymore. Hopefully Season 8 will be better, but I doubt it will be if they tinker with it too much.

I Feel Like College Was a Waste

In America we have this idea that everyone has to go to college to be successful. I only have one thing to say to that: Unless you're sure of where you're going in life and how you plan to use your college education, think about it long and hard before you go to college. Otherwise you might very well be stuck with no direction in life and having loans to pay off.

One More Year

George W. Bush will no longer be president one year from now. Even though I originally voted for the guy I have to say he's been a letdown. He really hasn't been a strong conservative, and it's clear that he wasn't the best man for the job. I'm not saying I think the Democrats would've done any better, but it's a shame that the Republicans couldn't do better than Bush.

This year when I vote I'll do a write-in if I have to. I'm no longer about supporting the lesser of two evils. I want a president who will truly make a difference. If that means I have to "throw away" my vote, sobeit. Of course, if the media weren't trying to squelch Ron Paul's chances he probably would have emerged as the favorite in the Republican race by now. Is there still hope for this country with all the government and media corruption?

My TV Addiction is Back

I feel so pathetic getting into reality TV, the very thing I once hated. My schedule currently looks something like this:

Monday: "Dance War"
Tuesday: "American Idol"
Wednesday: "American Idol"
Thursday: "The Apprentice"
Friday: Nothing definite, but there's this show premiering on CMT called "Gone Country" that looks like it might be interesting. We shall see how much I get into that one.

I wish the "Idol" auditions would hurry up so we can get to the performances. I suppose we get a good background on some of the singers now (admittedly, I'm not going to vote for someone with a personality I dislike), but the music is ultimately why I watch the show.

This year "Idol" is going to be different for me. Last year I knew the father of one of the contestants, so I voted for that contestant most of the way. This year I feel more free to choose whomever I want. I'm planning to vote for all the contestants I like each week. Last year there were several contestants I liked who got eliminated and I felt bad that I hadn't voted for them. If that happens this year, at least I won't have the guilt.

I'm also hoping to write recaps of all the performance (and possibly result) shows. I thought it would be good to be able to look back on my first impressions of certain contestants, and perhaps my comments will even be entertaining. I thought my family and I made some funny comments when watching last year (for instance, my mother said that Blake Lewis looked like Howdy Doody when he sang), and perhaps the general public would enjoy them too (assuming anyone actually reads this blog).

I just hope that there'll be some true underdogs to root for in this competition, as it's been revealed that several contestants have had past record deals and such. With all the information that's out there I won't be surprised if there are several shocking eliminations this year.