The G20 Summit has invaded Toronto and along with all the dignitaries and world leaders that have arrived, a whole slew of protesters managed to get themselves here as well. Today, they decided was a good day for a protest and so far they've managed to set fire to at least two police vehicles, I believe two other cars and have smashed in the front windows of stores along Queen Street West.
There is a Gap, HMV and a few other 'chain' stores but the rest of the street houses individually owned boutiques, restaurants and what about the Silver Snail? Gee, I hope the gorilla is alright.
Why? Why are these people doing this? I'm all for people having their own opinions - we're allowed to have them - but there are right ways of doing things. I don't know what you were protesting. Whatever it was, was overshadowed by all the violence. Maybe someone would have agreed with you but you brought things that would cause explosions and preventing people that need to get around/home from arriving at their destination.
If you can't get your point across in a way that doesn't interfere with a person's way of life then stay home.
26 June 2010
18 June 2010
Commercial Stupidity
I'm getting pretty amazed by a lot of the commercials on television right now - in a horrible, people are getting dumber by the second way. Let's start with that diet delivery one.
Here are some overweight people complaining that there are no diet delivery programs that have good food. Get the hell up off your fat ass and walk to the supermarket and make something healthy yourself! Seriously. Sitting around the house waiting for the mailman to deliver your food isn't doing anything to help you shed the pounds. Proper diet and exercise is the only way to do it and no one else can make someone thin.
Then there's the jam sandwich. Here, the mother makes jam sandwiches for her daughter because making sandwiches from deli ham is no good since the ham has too many preservatives. But all that sugar is better? I don't get as frustrated watching this one as I do others but come on, advertisers really need to stop thinking the majority of the population have IQ's under a hundred.
Don't even get me started on the new trailers for that vampire movie. As a writer, I like seeing strong female characters and am disappointed when books, television shows and movies dumb their character down just to move the plot along. Here is a girl who needs to be saved, constantly, repeatedly, on a daily basis. She has two boys fighting over her, deciding that she has no say whatsoever and her protests seem mostly for show. I understand the writer of these books has a strong sense of her own faith and it is clear from just reading the first book but girls are allowed to use their brains. They can choose what they wear, who they're friends with, what they want to do with their life and it's not always about physical strength.
Magazines, models and mannequins give off a skewed sense of what people should look like. Young girls see these and think that's what they need to strive for. How about instead of telling girls that you have to have a man in your life to take care of you, that you can do what you want and any man that wants to be in your life should be confident enough to be a partner and not a boss.
One more thing. What the hell is up with that new diaper commercial? The one that looks like denim? WTF? That's just wrong.
Glad to have gotten that out of my system.
Here are some overweight people complaining that there are no diet delivery programs that have good food. Get the hell up off your fat ass and walk to the supermarket and make something healthy yourself! Seriously. Sitting around the house waiting for the mailman to deliver your food isn't doing anything to help you shed the pounds. Proper diet and exercise is the only way to do it and no one else can make someone thin.
Then there's the jam sandwich. Here, the mother makes jam sandwiches for her daughter because making sandwiches from deli ham is no good since the ham has too many preservatives. But all that sugar is better? I don't get as frustrated watching this one as I do others but come on, advertisers really need to stop thinking the majority of the population have IQ's under a hundred.
Don't even get me started on the new trailers for that vampire movie. As a writer, I like seeing strong female characters and am disappointed when books, television shows and movies dumb their character down just to move the plot along. Here is a girl who needs to be saved, constantly, repeatedly, on a daily basis. She has two boys fighting over her, deciding that she has no say whatsoever and her protests seem mostly for show. I understand the writer of these books has a strong sense of her own faith and it is clear from just reading the first book but girls are allowed to use their brains. They can choose what they wear, who they're friends with, what they want to do with their life and it's not always about physical strength.
Magazines, models and mannequins give off a skewed sense of what people should look like. Young girls see these and think that's what they need to strive for. How about instead of telling girls that you have to have a man in your life to take care of you, that you can do what you want and any man that wants to be in your life should be confident enough to be a partner and not a boss.
One more thing. What the hell is up with that new diaper commercial? The one that looks like denim? WTF? That's just wrong.
Glad to have gotten that out of my system.
14 June 2010
New Look
Decided to change things up a bit with the help of the newly designed templates. It seems I have a thing for grey - I like the way it looks.
Bad migraine yesterday and as much as it's eased off somewhat, I just wish the fucking thing would go away. People normally tell me to take some Tylenol or Advil and I would but neither of those things work. Can't take anything stronger though so I'm out of luck and just have to ride this out.
I have World Cup Soccer on and the good thing about it is I only really have to pay attention when I hear the Englishman who's doing the play by play get excited.
I had something to talk about but my brain can't focus on any one thought at the moment. Maybe I'll try again when it doesn't feel like I'm hatching an alien baby in my head.
Bad migraine yesterday and as much as it's eased off somewhat, I just wish the fucking thing would go away. People normally tell me to take some Tylenol or Advil and I would but neither of those things work. Can't take anything stronger though so I'm out of luck and just have to ride this out.
I have World Cup Soccer on and the good thing about it is I only really have to pay attention when I hear the Englishman who's doing the play by play get excited.
I had something to talk about but my brain can't focus on any one thought at the moment. Maybe I'll try again when it doesn't feel like I'm hatching an alien baby in my head.
02 June 2010
Nothing To Say
Doesn't it figure, when I start to feel moderately better, I don't have anything to talk about. The whole up and down that I experience with depression makes me even angrier especially since I'm so aware of it. It seems that when I'm down, it bothers me that I can't just snap out of it and when I'm not down, I'm waiting for the next dip.
I wish I could just be and stop analyzing things all the time. It doesn't seem to do me any good. No matter how logical I know something is, my emotions keep peeking out, making me second guess myself. I'm not too sure if that made any sense but sometimes I find I can't explain things the way I want to - which doesn't do well for me since I claim to be a writer.
In the meantime, I think if people saw me at home right now they would think I'm nesting which is strange since I have no interest in kids. I've been going through everything and re-organizing. I'm putting my writing together, getting all my papers in the right files and making sure that when I look for something, I know where it is. I make a project for myself each day which doesn't just put everything in order, but it passes the time so I'm not sitting around thinking.
There are also times when I don't want to do anything or want to cancel plans that I've made. Sometimes I do but I've been trying not to lately. My little mantra for talking myself out of canceling has to do with regretting my decision later. If I don't go, will I be mad at myself after? Most of the time the answer is yes, so I go and usually have a good time - like I did yesterday.
I would like it better if I didn't have to worry about my mood and emotions. I'd love if my hormones weren't out of wack. I don't know if I want to go so far as to say I want to be normal since I pride myself on not fitting into a lot of molds but I do want to be happy.
I wish I could just be and stop analyzing things all the time. It doesn't seem to do me any good. No matter how logical I know something is, my emotions keep peeking out, making me second guess myself. I'm not too sure if that made any sense but sometimes I find I can't explain things the way I want to - which doesn't do well for me since I claim to be a writer.
In the meantime, I think if people saw me at home right now they would think I'm nesting which is strange since I have no interest in kids. I've been going through everything and re-organizing. I'm putting my writing together, getting all my papers in the right files and making sure that when I look for something, I know where it is. I make a project for myself each day which doesn't just put everything in order, but it passes the time so I'm not sitting around thinking.
There are also times when I don't want to do anything or want to cancel plans that I've made. Sometimes I do but I've been trying not to lately. My little mantra for talking myself out of canceling has to do with regretting my decision later. If I don't go, will I be mad at myself after? Most of the time the answer is yes, so I go and usually have a good time - like I did yesterday.
I would like it better if I didn't have to worry about my mood and emotions. I'd love if my hormones weren't out of wack. I don't know if I want to go so far as to say I want to be normal since I pride myself on not fitting into a lot of molds but I do want to be happy.
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