Published on April 15, 2005 @ 5:25 pm .
Why does all the stuff that’s made for kids suck? Even the educational crap that’s good for them is just that, crap.
TV, video games, and books all undercut kids’ potential, and assume they are simple minded retards who would like nothing more than to see one-dimensional characters flounder through cliched story lines.
I’m speaking, in particular, about the show “Arthur”. It really sucks. ACWF loves it, but I think it’s degrading to kids. For example, the characters are all lame, and they never have any sort of significant challenges that face kids.
For example, in which episode of Arthur do the kids find a dead body? In which episode of Arthur does one of the kids support his parent’s low income by selling drugs? In which episode does one of the characters get pregnant because they were told condoms made baby Jesus cry? In which episode do they deal with accidentally shooting a sibling with a improperly stored gun?
Where the hell is the episode where Arthur gets beat up at school and comes home and cries and thinks about killing himself because he doesn’t have any friends and he’s not doing well in his classes? Where the fuck is that episode?
Clearly, I’m exaggerating, but think about all the shit that you went through as a kid. Think about all the things that made you sad, and afraid, and happy, and excited. It’s not the stuff we think it is. Children’s emotions are as volatile as adult’s emotions, but when we create programs for their emotional level, it’s always well below what they are capable of handling. Why can’t we cut the kids some slack, acknowledge that they know things, and stop making stuff for kids so dumbed down and emotionally simple.
Published on April 15, 2005 @ 10:59 am .
In preparation for the Beer Olympics, Kmart and I are drinking as much water as we possibly can.
I plan on drinking about 3000ml of water today, and maybe another 1000 before the Olympics tomorrow. The only problem might be severe stress on my bladder, or worse, I could become overhydrated. Some of the side effects of overhydration are that,
The patient may become confused, drowsy, or inattentive. Shouting and delirium are common. Other symptoms of overhydration may include blurred vision, muscle cramps and twitching, paralysis on one side of the body, poor coordination, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, sudden weight gain, and weakness. The patient’s complexion is normal or flushed. Blood pressure is sometimes higher than normal, but elevations may not be noticed even when the degree of water intoxication is serious.
Pretty serious, huh? I wonder if water intoxication leads to harder stuff, or is a gateway drug, for other liquids, like milk.
I can vouch for feeling goofed up on drinking a gallon of milk in an hour, so I hope I’m not a poor influence on the kids.
“Daddy! Daddy! Look at me, I’m drinking a gallon of milk just like the AnonymousCoworker!”
“Junior, no! Put the jug down!”
“Oh, Daddy, I don’t feel so good.”
“Junior? Junior?”
“…”
“Noooooo! Damn you AnonymousCoworker and your rapscallion ways! Damn you to Hell!”
What? I never said I was a role model.
Published on April 15, 2005 @ 9:15 am .
I’m working with a client this morning who has do NO PREPARATION WHATSOEVER for the meetings we arranged for him with our other clients.
We sent client #1 a packet of info over a week ago explaining how the meetings and agenda would run. Not only did he not bring any of that info with him, but now he wants to change all the agendas and meetings at the last minute so he can go home earlier.
He could have called us a week ago to let us know everything needed to be changed, but instead he selfishly opted to force us into a corner, and make us look disorganized and unprofessional.
We’ll see how posting goes today.
