Tuesday, September 20, 2005

heffalumps

Well Disney has finally proven beyond a shadow of any doubt that they are evil to the core. Making a Heffalump movie is the moral equivalent of colourizing 'Citizen Kane'. Destroying art in the name of profit is truly evil.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

nick hornby

Just finished 'Long Way Down' by Nick Hornby. If you want to read a really good Nick Hornby book, get yourself anything written by Douglas Coupland. Hornby is like Coupland without the wit or the vocabulary.

I suppose I should give him another chance. It's just that the character that I thought was most interesting in 'Long Way Down' (Maureen) didn't seem to have much of a part. Her observations were the only ones that seemed in any way thoughtful, or even witty in any way. Or maybe I'm missing the point. Either way, 'Long Way Down' isn't a great resume; it didn't make me want to get more Nick Hornby.

I think I will reread some Coupland, though...

Thursday, September 01, 2005

retarded cell phone users

I think alot of people who get cell phones are either retarded or become retarded after minimal exposure to the cell phone.

I base this opinion upon my observation of two behaviours. First, people talk very loudly into cell phones, which leads me to believe they have suddenly become deaf or feel the need to enunciate loudly and clearly. This suggests that the comprehension level of the communicators has somehow dropped below 'ameoba'.

Second, cell phone users have adopted a new strategy for being overwhelmingly irritating: ring tones. Ring tones are truly annoying, especially when used in a cube farm. It's bad enough I can hear every word you say to your mother about your aunt's varicose veins, why do I have to listen to virtually monotone pseudo-music before hand, at top volume no less?