Friday, August 14, 2009

don't want it

So betinith the rant:

Been trying to watch a few videos about ps3 games that will be released soon. I now have one of these video gaming systems, and it rocks, but I am looking for multiplayer games to play with my brother and family back home.
Most of the sites whose sole purpose is to post videos of upcoming game trailers and info have a lot of add space, and I understand they are trying to make a buck. I'll even allow a commercial to play before the video I want to watch plays on their player. Again I under stand the concept of trying to make a buck.
Where I draw the line is this. After each 2min video another commercial, not a different commercial the same frigg'n commercial you watched before. A commercial that cannot be muted or skipped. This does not make me want your product it makes me hate your product.
Here are a quick list of the sites that are responsible for this raping with product placement.
-gamefly.com (yes, the site you pay to rent games from)
-foxnews.com (every time you start up their live video feed prepare for an un-mute-able Viagra add)
-every other news site
-youtube trailer park
-g4tv.com
This is just the list of sites I have visited in the last hour... To wrap up this rant. I don't think making a buck is bad. But come on. How can you go back to your site, and see the annoyance and think. Yeah, that makes people want to keep coming to us. It would be the same as walking into a book store and every two minutes have an employee come up and say, "Wanna buy these shoes?.... How about now?... How about now?... Wanna buy these shoes?.... Wanna buy these?... How about now?.... Wanna buy these?... How about now?"
Oh, come to think of it... yes even though I entered a store to buy a book, your constant interruption has swayed me and I would love to purchase your shoes... do you sell bibs? cause after the lobotomy I find I drool a lot.

so endith the rant:

Saturday, August 1, 2009

no handle bars

So beginith the rant:

Yesterday I was driving home and pulled through a stoplight heading up the two lane that I branch off of to drive home. I was in no hurry and had no one behind me so I was slowly accelerating to speed. When I noticed on the right shoulder riding toward me was a woman on a bike pedaling without her hand on the handle bars, because they were occupied. The task that was drawing her full attention and focusing her motor skills was a mystery to me until she was within a hundred feet of me. I could take notice of her actions as I was crawling down the center of the road trying not to clip the cyclist. What task was she accomplishing? Rolling a joint. How do I know this was what she was doing rather than just rolling a cigarette? Well one she was not wearing a belt with a six gun on it nor was she 70 years old. Two, she managed to light the thing and my widows were down and at the slow speeds the smell was obvious.
So, what is my rant about?
Drug use?
Bicycle safety?
No, my rant is this. As a kid, and as an adult today, I have yet to master the skill to ride my bike with no handle bars. As a kid I practiced this skill but could never break that minute or two wall, before the dreaded lean of death took over. But yesterday my failures were brought to the surface and rubbed in my face when a crusty, old, bare footed, pot headed chick was able to accomplish the no hand ride while focused on manufacturing a hog leg. This is an example of how the universe is not fair and we are not all created equal.

So endith the rant: