scrubs - guy love

OMG! This is from the musical episode of Scrubs, wherein a patient hears everyone singing... Just too funny... And the scary part is that I can sort of relate...

Hyoo Meel Eee Tay

That's humility (with a really bad french accent), if you couldn't piece it together. More in a moment, but first, a little life recap, to get us there...

I no longer work at the Haunted Coffee Shop. The reasons are multi-fold, with no animosity held, but primarily owing to the fact that I really, really, really need insurance. My knees are bad, especially the left, and I need to do something about it. This promises to be quite scary, and quite expensive, but I now have insurance (or will, when it kicks in) and a loving Sheeps to get me through it.

Okay, back to the humility part. One of my squires likes to extrapolate upon the qualities of chivalry on another list, to make people think. So let it be with me, here. (Which, oddly enough, said squire does not read.... But I digress...)

Humility is a very important part of the code of Chivalry. It is defined as the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc. Simply enough, don't get a big head. Don't get too big for your britches. Do not overvalue your own self worth. And for heaven's sake, don't lose your freakin' mind, start acting overly important, and treat people as though they are below you!!

More than anything, this comes from a young lady at the new job. Mostly, the job is great. The bennies rock, the people are friendly, and the future looks bright. But there is "A"... Isn't there always an "A"? It would seem that "A" threw her hat in the ring for a promotion. She didn't get it. She is, as a result, quitting. She has developed a rather surly, holier than thou attitude since this occurred. She is better than everyone else, and bosses folks around, even though she has no authority to do so. She is also buddies with one of the "team captains" in the department, and, for some unexplained reason, thinks this association somehow grants her some kind of power. I have only known her for a very short time, but I've already picked up on it, and it has been confirmed by my coworkers.

To sum up, she is acting very self important, and belittling of others (regardless of whether she has the authority to do so or no...). It is a minor irritation, knowing she will be leaving soon, but it is annoying, nonetheless. I can't imagine having to endure for any length of time...

Being in a position of importance does not make one important. Being good at that position, and making life better place for all, does.

One needs to know their own value, and know that they are, indeed, valuable, but one must not overstep these bounds, nor lord what power one possesses (real or imagined) over others. Be good unto one another, and party on, dudes! Okay, just be as good as possible, and maybe the world will be a little nicer place to live.

Good Golly

Okay, so the trick is... Birdbrain gave me the letter "G", and now I am supposed to come up with 10 things that I like/love/adore/appreciate that begin with that letter. Also, if you want a "G"o at it, leave a comment and I'll give you a letter.

1) Girlfriend. She tried. Oh, how the batty one tried to give me a letter that wouldn't easily allow me to mention Sheeps... It was too obvious, and too easy.

2) Gratitude. Nothing like being thanked for your efforts. Doesn't have to be a material reward; a simple "thank you" works wonders.

3) Gulf Wars. Hey, it's my vacation, and I always have a great time.

4) Geddy Lee. I love Rush. Not Limbaugh, you twit, the band! Could've gone with "Grace Under Pressure" as well, but not their best effort.....

5) Game. I really enjoy that I got the chance to be a part of a video game. How kewl is that?

6) Gaming. City of Heroes is a lot of fun, 'cause I get to play a game I enjoy, and hang out with some of my oldest and bestest friends.

7) Garb. How can I have a "G" list, and not have garb on it? I am a garb whore. I love having lots to wear at events.

8) "G", as in Rated... Most animated films include enough "adult humor" to amuse, well, the adults attending. And Sheeps and I like to have fluffy, meaningless, talking animal kind of films to see in between seeing the really intense, heavy dramas that we also like. Keeps things balanced.

9) Gross Humor. Okay, not too gross, but I like to laugh, and can appreciate the "less than savory" comedians, like Stephen Lynch and Bobcat Goldthwait.

10) Good Friends. I am simply blessed with the number of friends I have.

That's the dealio. If you should want a letter, leave a note.

What the...????

Okay, two does not a trend make, but yet it is, disturbingly, two too many...

I refer to commercials. Specifically, commercials in which children are speaking with parents, in the bathroom. More specifically, while dad is in the tub.

There is one for the royalty of the burger world, in which the kids are in the bathroom, begging mom to go out for the latest worthless toy based on an annoying cartoon character, that can only be gotten from a Joy-Joy Meal. Mom says, "as soon as Dad gets out of the bath..." And Dad is sitting there, in the same room, bathing.

And there is yet another for third rate search engine, in which a boy is talking to Dad about the inadequacies of other "algorithms". Dad is, naturally, in the tub.

What gives?? Okay, we already know that BK Steakhouse has lost their collective friggin minds lately, and only come out with creepy ads, but how is this appropriate?? Perhaps it is not quite as... perverted as it could be, but it still soundly strikes the wrong gong.

And while I am raving upon the subject of commercials that ill me, what is up with those ice cream ads?? You know the ones.... The ice cream is sooooo good that it is almost like cheating. Well, it IS cheating, according to these Madison Avenue abortions. In one, a husband comes home and catches his wife in bed, while a giant quart of ice cream hides behind the curtains. In another, two lasses are sitting by the pool, drooling over the hunky quart while it cleans the pool, while the one ponders, "Don't you feel guilty?" and the other replies, "What Bob doesn't know, won't hurt him..."

Maybe I'm being oversensitive, but these just strike me as so completely and utterly wrong. Yes, it is just ice cream, but they blatantly promote the idea that cheating is okay.

It is possible to hock your product, promote a healthy sense of humor, AND maintain morals. Companies do it all the time. Why go for shock for shock's sake???

You're Pitiful -

Little backstory: Weird Al got James Blunt's approval to parody "Your Beautiful", but after he'd already recorded the song, Atlantic Records decided that it wasn't okay. He couldn't include it on his new album, but decided to post the song on his website, to spite the "suits". This is a fan-made video, and is pretty good....

Kids these days....

Y'know.... I have to turn off my cell phone in the theater, so as not to disturb my fellow moviewatchers. Common courtesy, right? So what the flying hell makes you think that it is okay for your misbegotten, snot nosed little darlings to play their Gameboys all throughout the show?? Yeah... The "dinkle-diddly-deedley-dee" music backdrop really added something to my movie viewing experience. And hey, the glowing dual screens weren't in the least bit distracting... WTF?? How can a parent allow this to occur, even after people complain?? We ended up moving seats, so that we could enjoy the movie we paid for...

I watched a little girl completely rearrange a display (of alphabetized name stickers), and the parents did nothing. Then, this 3-4 year old little girl left the store. The parents did not notice. She walked away from them, and out the front door. I had to point it out to them.

Then there was a little girl in another store. I want this. No. Shriiiiiiiiiiek. Okay, you can have it. I witnessed this happen three times. Those were just the three I saw.... Wow. Talk about progeny whipped......

What has happened to parenting skills? Do they even exist any more? When did it become okay to not watch your children, teach them manners, and keep control of them in public? Yes, I would have got a "whupping" for behaving like that. Yes, I know it is no longer acceptable, but some form of discipline whatsoever would be nice.... Wouldn't it? Am I wrong? Shouldn't parents raise their children to be responsible and respecting?? No? Maybe?

Then there is the whole Alec Baldwin fiasco. I am quite sure we are not getting the whole story here. Apparently, Kim Bassinger is keeping his daughter from him, refusing him visits and not allowing him to speak with her. While he was out of line, his frustration is a bit understandable... And who leaked this voicemail, anyway?? I'm sure it wasn't an 11 year old girl....

Sigh. Okay, I'm done.

Incidentally, we saw "Blades of Glory". I am not a huge Wil Ferrell fan, nor did I have any desire to see this flick. None. But, it was starting at the right time, and Sheeps wanted to see it, so we went. That being said, I nearly pee'd myself, and laughed so hard I cried. This movie is wrong! It goes beyond being "shades of wrong" and is, in fact, entire spectrums of wrong. I'd recommend it highly (as long as you understand that "wrongness" is its appeal.....)