loving that it's friday.
Radar is currently running an angry screed against the Millenials, the generation that used to be named "Generation Y" until they whined about it sounding like an afterthought to Generation X. Kind of like how Generation X rejected their first moniker, the "Baby Buster" Generation, for sounding like an anticlimax to "Baby Boomers"--but Generation X wasn't something we chose for ourselves, it was an insulting perjorative that we embraced with a hearty "Well, fuck you very much!".
The Millenial Generation is painted here as self-involved, shallow, coddled consumerist whiners who think "think updating a spreadsheet while simultaneously posting to a Twitter account about the latest gossip on perezhilton.com is an essential corporate skill".
Part of me remembers the accusations of "slacker" and "cynical" that were flung at us by the Baby Boomers and can't help but think that this feels like another spoke in the endlessly turning wheel of "This generation that came immediately after us is nowhere near as awesome as we are, and will bring down the fall of civilization!"
On the other hand, fuck the Millenials. We gave the world anticommercialism, Google, and Johnny Depp. What the hell is going to be The Millenials' legacy, motherfucking MySpace? The claim that anal isn't "real" sex?
I have a ton of work to catch up on for the next couple of weeks, due to circumstances too boring to explain. So in lieu of a real entry, enjoy this photo of Obama playing pool in West Virginia last week:
Life has been so busy lately, or so it seems. It really hasn't been that busy, but I've been keeping myself busy between movies, books, and video games, haha. It's been really nice letting go and allowing myself to have some fun and relaxation without worrying about what doesn't get done (although the house must still be clean at all times, it drives me nuts if it's messy or dirty).
Last week was dedicated to catching up on movies and such, and this week I have been getting caught up with my reading. I finished Bringing Down the House on Sunday, started Geisha, A Life and finished on Wednesday, and then started and got halfway through Twilight last night. I have a feeling that it will be finished by Saturday night. That's nearly 3 books in one week, which certainly helps make up for my slacker ways the first few weeks of May. ^^
I've also been spending a lot of time lately studying Korean. When I was cleaning through the boxes in my garage a few months ago, I found all my old books and notebooks that I used to study. It brought back a lot of memories and made me realize how much I had learned, but forgotten. I also dug out all my Korean music CDs and have been listening to those lately. The language is coming back a lot faster than I thought it would, and I'm also learning a lot more that I didn't learn before -- I suppose my memorization and comprehension skills have drastically improved since I was in 8th grade, because I feel like learning is coming a lot easier this time. It's also amazing how many more web resources there are for learning... I remember when I began learning (almost 10 years ago, *gasp*) there were hardly any websites out there dedicated to learning the Korean language, and the ones I did find were mostly concerned with learning to read/write in Hangul (the Korean writing system) and just some basic conversational words. The sites I'm able to find now are so much more in depth, and I'm really glad I've been able to find more resources for learning -- it makes it so much easier.
Tonight I am going to the Rockies game (baseball) with the old roommates (Matt, Steve, Brian, Justin), and Kristy is coming too! I think I'm more excited about seeing everyone again than I am about the actual game (actually, I know I am). It should be a really fun night. :D Tomorrow I am going to my sister's place to help set up her wireless, and then we're going to lunch. I think later in the day Matt, Steve, and I might go see Chronicles of Narnia. Hopefully Kristy can come, since her and I went to go see the first one together. We both loved it, and I've heard the new one is already getting great reviews. We'll see! I just need to read the books now, hehe.
America the Beautiful? Like the song title?
Perhaps, in the scenery. With all respect due a great artist, I cannot help sharing this e-mail from a pal:
the glorious gummi cola...
Any of you peoples out there on XBox Live? If so... add me.
MainMor1
(MainMor was my old one that has somehow gotten locked from ever being
usable again.)
Kowakian Monkey-Lizard continues to be an incompetent twatface. I had to fuck off out of class several times today so that I didn't call her out.
Then at lunchtime, though she had driven me to eat, I climbed to my roof and worked on my tan. Only 20 minutes on each side, not enough for much, but I didn't burn, and it's a good acclimatization thingeree. Skin cancer what?
I'm still concerned about trash. We'll see how it goes on Sunday. :/ I am compromising, and taking my cans and PET bottles to the supermarket to dispose of; I considered putting them out on the appropriate day, but there's only one pick up a month, and with four 500ml bottles a day, yeah I just decluttered my kitchen, fuck you.
I'm bored and wanna do something but I'm broke so I'm sitting at home watching Boston Legal. Tom Selleck just asked Candice Bergen to be his best man at his wedding to a crazy wacko.
Here, have a video of kids singing and swaying and making me seasick.
This is about as hot as it ever gets in Seattle, even mid-summer. I had planned some pie-baking over the weekend, but did it last night because I sure as heck won't fire up the oven when it's in the mid-80s.
We've had some lovely fresh local rhubarb, which I've turned into a couple of Rhubarb Custard Pies:
I'll be gone next week - in Chicago on business, with a quick visit up to Northbrook to visit my Dad's wife. I'm on a rather challenging work project currently and the distance from the client (who is based in Chicago) doesn't make it any easier. Mostly I work with clients who are local (in Seattle). I am hoping the Chicago trip gives me some traction there. I am hoping for some decent weather to make up for what I experienced in my February visit.
