Thoughts before embarking
Here is a list of random thoughts regarding things that I have seen or done in the last week.
1. I don't understand how some people are as stupid as they are. I was looking at apps to download for my new iPhone (!) and was reading user reviews. I noticed that VERY often, people would give something a one-star rating but would have a comment like "great app! You must download this!" And I think that these morons obviously didn't realize that one star is bad, five is good. Seriously? Even further proving vast stupidity: I was looking at one app called iStethoscope which uses your iPhone's microphone and headphones to turn it in to a stethoscope so you can hear your heart or your pulse in your neck and supposedly listen through doors (I have succeeded in the former, but not in the latter). Many, many user reviews commented that they were unable to use the app because they didn't know where to find their pulse. Again, seriously?
2. In watching Dante's Peak the other day, I couldn't help but wonder if the small town, female mayor of the city wasn't just a little like Sarah Palin. Also, I laugh every time I watch that movie because first off the dialogue is so ridiculous, but the names are downright stupid. Two of the main characters are named Terry and Harry, which is dumb. In real life, yes, it is likely that people could work with people who have very similar or even the same names, but come on - this is a movie! You writers get to MAKE UP whatever name you want! And speaking of making up names, the name of the mayor is Mayor Wando. Now say that out loud, and it sounds a LOT like marijuana (especially when Pierce Brosnan says it). I can't believe that this would be accidental. Cause what kind of name is Wando?
3. I can't believe I just wasted time writing a whole paragraph about Dante's Peak.
4. I am excited to be going to Houston today for a weekend with the girls. Yay! I am also excited because the weather there is supposed to be sunny and in the high 70s/low 80s. How awesome is that? I actually really like Houston as a town, in spite of the bad rap it often gets. There's a lot to do there, a lot of really great food/drink, good cultural stuff, and of course I have a lot of pleasant memories associated with hanging out there. I just can't go there between the months of, like, May and October, because I will immediately keel over and die from the horrible heat/humidity.
So, I best go pack my shorts and stuff to head out. :)
1. I don't understand how some people are as stupid as they are. I was looking at apps to download for my new iPhone (!) and was reading user reviews. I noticed that VERY often, people would give something a one-star rating but would have a comment like "great app! You must download this!" And I think that these morons obviously didn't realize that one star is bad, five is good. Seriously? Even further proving vast stupidity: I was looking at one app called iStethoscope which uses your iPhone's microphone and headphones to turn it in to a stethoscope so you can hear your heart or your pulse in your neck and supposedly listen through doors (I have succeeded in the former, but not in the latter). Many, many user reviews commented that they were unable to use the app because they didn't know where to find their pulse. Again, seriously?
2. In watching Dante's Peak the other day, I couldn't help but wonder if the small town, female mayor of the city wasn't just a little like Sarah Palin. Also, I laugh every time I watch that movie because first off the dialogue is so ridiculous, but the names are downright stupid. Two of the main characters are named Terry and Harry, which is dumb. In real life, yes, it is likely that people could work with people who have very similar or even the same names, but come on - this is a movie! You writers get to MAKE UP whatever name you want! And speaking of making up names, the name of the mayor is Mayor Wando. Now say that out loud, and it sounds a LOT like marijuana (especially when Pierce Brosnan says it). I can't believe that this would be accidental. Cause what kind of name is Wando?
3. I can't believe I just wasted time writing a whole paragraph about Dante's Peak.
4. I am excited to be going to Houston today for a weekend with the girls. Yay! I am also excited because the weather there is supposed to be sunny and in the high 70s/low 80s. How awesome is that? I actually really like Houston as a town, in spite of the bad rap it often gets. There's a lot to do there, a lot of really great food/drink, good cultural stuff, and of course I have a lot of pleasant memories associated with hanging out there. I just can't go there between the months of, like, May and October, because I will immediately keel over and die from the horrible heat/humidity.
So, I best go pack my shorts and stuff to head out. :)