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I got a double cheeseburger and fries from BK for $2. That's kind of hard to beat.
Is it illegal to pull across a parking lot to skip an intersection/traffic light? I have always heard that it is, but courts aren't ruled by hearsay. I've also always heard that it's illegal (at least in NC) to drive barefooted. Anyway, if someone knows the definitive answer to the first one, I'd appreciate hearing the answer. Pretty much every time I come home from work, I'm tempted to take a shortcut.
The search for a full-time job is frustrating. Thankfully, Abby likes her job, so it's not stressful in a financial respect. But I'm getting beat with my current situation. And rejection just feeds my apathy and anger. I'm not seething with rage at the moment or anything, but it's usually brewing under the surface. I suppose your true colors show when you're in less than favorable circumstances. And the thing is, mine aren't even that bad. I am just ungrateful I think. I could probably afford to grow up some as long as I'm going to be doing what I'm doing.
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| I hate thinking of titles. You can leave your title blank, right? If so, I think I'm going to start doing that more often.
I picked what I did because an insurance commercial was on. I wonder what criteria people who are against gambling use to determine what qualifies as immoral and what is okay. Is professional poker wrong? Investing in stock markets? Life insurance?
I read a while back that putting two spaces after periods is antiquated and technically improper now. I'm trying to switch, but a 10 year old habit that I don't think about is a hard one to break. Is a mixed bag better than consistently doing two spaces? It's a beast to go back and correct; I know that much.
I am annoyed by the Disney commercial for that straight to video (aka full of win) movie with dogs (also aka full of win) and Christmas (the trifecta!). What gets on my nerves the most (lots of tough competition btw) is that the narrator guy says it's an "all new" "classic." [Note: I stopped here to look up the definition of classic to see if I was justified in my annoyance. I was not. Classic has a lot of definitions; plenty of them don't imply anything about a work's age.] Well. I'm glad I did that. Now I know not to be angry about that commercial for that reason.
Personally, I hate any commercial (toilet paper, anyone?) or movie or whatever where dogs have voiceovers.
I feel like I should be doing more with my life. It's not a lack of desire. I'm just stuck where I am. I can do the best with things where I am I guess, but I have a hard time thinking outside the box sometimes.
Nothing I've ever experienced has come close to trying my patience as much as looking after an infant. Jonas isn't some colicky hellian, but he does his share of whining. I don't know how to deal a lot of the time.
Wow, I think I got like one sentence right with the spaces in the past few paragraphs. I have a long row ahead of me. Or road. Pick the metaphor that works best for you.
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| These are from political signs and commercials in my area:
VOTE YES FOR ISSUE X
NO NEW TAXES
-I don't care if they are old or new taxes, I don't want to pay them. The last time we voted and this passed, they probably were new taxes. This is about as blatantly deceptive as advertising gets imo.
But it reflects the masses the sign is meant to persuade. "X is a good thing, and we don't have to pay for it. Why would I vote no?"
I'm also bothered by the fact that people who want an issue passed have every incentive (usually $ is a big part of the equation) to get it passed. They stand to benefit from it. However, the people who stand to lose from it stand to lose disproportionately. We're getting nickel-and-dimed. But who's going to pay for billboards and commercials and such to hopefully discourage people from getting something passed. Why pay a lot of money now to try and dissuade the public from costing you less money dragged out over the course of your lifetime?
And no one is taught in schools how to think critically about politics. At least, in my experience, that's the case. We go through civics and history yet, when we come out on the other side, how equipped are we for doing our part?
"People who want you to vote against issue x claim this. These are the real facts..."
This gets on my nerves because the "facts" that she presents that follow don't negate those presented by the opponents. They merely change the subject.
And quit calling facts "real." Our facts are more real. Pfft.
"I'm so-and-so from the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police. Why would I support this if it weren't true?"
Because you're an idiot. If you hold the superior position, explain why instead of expecting me to do your bidding just because of who you are. All you're really doing is lowering my opinion of your little club.
I think the commercials would be more effective if they acknowledged the validity to the other side's point, but then went on to show why it didn't make strong enough of a case.
Well, at least I don't have to see it anymore for a while now because today was election day. I didn't vote either. I tried checking online to see if I was registered (I'm not sure how I would have become unregistered exactly), but it looked like I wasn't. Maybe it had something to do with us moving (even though we moved to property adjacent to our previous residence). I mean, I'm a fan of voting, especially a) when I'm firmly behind a vote (when I think neither option is really worthwhile (cough*every presidential election I've been able to vote in*cough), it's not as big of a deal to me) and b) when it's local (instead of my vote having an astronomically low chance of making a difference, it has a slightly less incredibly insane chance of making a difference).
Before I wrap it up, I'd like to say that I hate all Scope, Listerine, or fill-in-the-blank mouthwash commercials ever. They're all the same (except the one with Ryan Seacrest, which is equally retarded, but not the same old rubber stamp). I'm looking at random people from a diversity day event gargling at the camera like it's their bathroom sink. And they act zany (I say that in the most agonizing way possible.) And they try to make it look like it's fun and it leaves them with a great feeling mouth.
Guess what, guys? I've done the mouthwash thing before. No matter how you spin it, I know what it does, and I'll pass. If I buy any, it'll be because the dentist told me that I'm dying of gingivitis or something.
And since we're on the subject, I saw a commercial for Oral B electric toothbrushes (starting at $22). Yeah, so, $22 worth of toothbrushes would last me a life time. I actually wouldn't need that much because I usually go from dentist check-up to dentist check-up without replacing them. I'd just have to buy one for every time I lost one. I really am not buying the idea that magic vibrations and battery power and a chunk of money are going to be the difference between cavities and a hollywood smile. That all being said, what really got under my skin was the lady saying something about wanting that "fresh from the dentist feeling." Who wants that? I always feel like I have sand and silly putty in my mouth after the dentist. I want a "I just ate a pound of candy feeling" in my mouth (except Sour Skittles because they start to hurt my tongue).
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