Help! I'm Drowning in a Pile of Converse!

As summer comes to an end, and fall (along with the horror of school) sneaks around the corner to try to surprise me (which they inevitably do), it begins to become apparent that the number shoes I own is ridiculous. Okay, the number of shoes I own is probably normal, it's the number of converse that is really starting to become a problem. I own 6 pairs of converse, not to mention I really want a pair of navy blue high tops solely because Amy, from Doctor Who, was wearing a pair in the weeping angels episode. Plus, they'll match practically everything. But, if I buy them, which of course I will, I will own one pair of converse for every day of the week. Also, I own 6 (going on 7) pairs of converse and only 2 pairs of heels. One of which was a hand me down and doesn't fit well. It's probably for the best because I only wear them when I absolutely have to, and whenever I do I always trip. The sad thing is that owning this many converse doesn't even appall me in the least. I actually think it's awesome. Which I suppose is the problem with addiction, you don't really see the error in your ways.

Twinkies

Reality T.V shows are the twinkies of television. In no way should they even be included in the Emmy nominations. They are not real T.V in the same way that twinkies aren't real food. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the occasional Say Yes to the Dress or Project Runway, and nothing compares to I Didn't Know I was Pregnant when you really want a twinkie, but in no way should they win any sort of awards. I mean, there's no acting (or at least no good acting), there's no plot line, the only thing you're really rewarding is the dumb concept of the show. Like a twinkie, one or two is okay, but if you watch a whole marathon you just start to feel trashy. Where as if you watch a marathon of something with a plot you just feel addicted. Which is much better than trashy. Reality T.V shows are lacking everything in nutritional value, and taste like preservatives.

Oops! I Did it Again

Okay, buying one song from something dumb at least shows that you have enough self respect as to not buy multiple songs. But no, I'm just not the type of person who can make a mistake and learn from it. I have to make the mistake like 11 1/2 times. In other words, yes. I now own 2 songs from 13 the musical. At least this time the people singing are better. And the song must be better too (or at least more catchy), because I am now listening to my sister's shower rendition. But still, seriously? I did it again? And not only did I have to go and buy the song, I also had to spend the night looking up renditions of it on youtube. All I wanted to do last night was watch That 70's Show reruns until I fell asleep on the couch, but no. I had to engage in crazy 3-4 in the morning activities that make the most embarrassing thing on my ipod, really embarrassing. I mean most people say the most embarrassing song they own is "All by Myself" the Celine Dion version, or "Toxic" by Britney Spears. But of course mine has to be much much more embarrassing than everyone else's. And I have to have 2. But at least we now know how slightly worse than average broadway musicals make money: when people who like show tunes stay up too late. Our late night itunes purchases often become the worst thing on our ipods. Perhaps the saddest part is that I (not believing in downloading music illegally, unless itunes doesn't have the song you want) actually paid for these songs. Sure it was only 99 cents, but still. It's pretty pathetic. Or maybe the most embarrassing thing is that I actually like this song. God, I really am pathetic.

On the Farm

Can I just express how stupid Farmville is? I mean it's a virtual farm, why is that supposed to be fun? I mean at least world of warcraft satisfies the secret desire to be a powerful character in some sort of magical world. But what does farmville satisfy? The secret desire to be a farmer? Seriously? And the excuse that you're really good at it and almost to level 52 is not acceptable. When are the skills that are required to tend to a virtual farm ever going to come in handy in the real world? If that is the only thing you're good at you need to get a life. I especially hate it when you're in the middle of a conversation with someone and suddenly they say, "Oh! I can finally harvest my strawberries!" I know that I too spend my time doing stupid things (some would even say this blog), but don't you want to spend the limited time you have to spend on stupid things not to be spent doing something stupidly boring? If you want to spend it playing a game, don't you want to spend it playing one where you kill things, so you can at least have the satisfaction of releasing some stress? Maybe farmville does release their stress. Maybe successfully growing something, even if it is virtual, gives them satisfaction beyond my knowing. However, don't pretend retreating into the fake world of farmville is in any way going to help you with your real problems.