Dang, it feels like it's been a whole week since I last blogged! I don't know what happened, but time just kept getting away from me...

Well, today I find myself thinking about the media.

I fricking hate media. I hate the newspapers and I hate the newscasts. In reality, though, it's not the newspapers and newscasts I hate, but rather I can't stand how everything needs to be spun. Why do we need to hear about the plant explosion and how everyone is at risk of contamination? You know what? WE RE ALL AT RISK OF GETTING CANCER, GETTING HIT BY A TRUCK, AND CHOKING ON OUR OWN VOMIT!

Why do we have to hear about sports figures acting like jackasses? Why tell us about a movie star slugging paparazzi?

Personally, I don't care!

The biggest irony, though, is that the American public in general wants to know. They dictate what news is reported.

I just think it's a sad commentary on our country. I love living here, but sometimes I'd rather live somewhere else.

I truly believe that if everyone lived by the golden rule, then we'd all live in a better world. And that's all the news that's fit to print.

in the CD player:
"Roxy Music", by Roxy Music
"Hinterland" by Strange Cargo
"Insides" by Orbital
"Ricochet" by Tangerine Dream