The following were on my mind between Monday, August 1st and Monday, August 8th:
- Why did the Discovery Channel (Or should I just call them Discovery? Whatever.) air a "Save the Sharks" nonprofit organization ad during an episode of "Killer Sharks" this past week? That's like if you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan that also just happened to be dating a black woman.
- Oh, for God's sakes, ESPN! Please let the Favre returning to play in Miami rumors die already! The man was never gonna go to Miami, and the only reason that rumor started in the first place was because some Miami newspaper writer wrote a column suggesting that the team should reach out for him after the fans booed Chad Henne on the practice field that one time. Besides, he's 40 years old, has plenty of money saved away in fortunes and his agent, Bus Cook, has stated repeatedly (even on Friday) that he will remain retired.
- Great, just we needed: another Yankees-Red Sox games that lasted for hours to complete nine innings, only to have to go play extras. How delightful!
- Why is it that White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen still insists on hitting .160 hitter Adam Dunn 4th in the line-up? That man is sure being passive aggressive this late into the season.
- Kind of ironic that a channel that's named "Comedy Central" doesn't even round out the top three in channels with the best comedies (FX, Adult Swim, NBC). Outside of the four veteran shows that they have on the network ("The Daily Show," "South Park," "The Colbert Report"), all that's left is a bunch of average clip shows and new programs that almost always get cancelled after one season.
- Really enjoyed "Bullet Points," yesterday's episode of "Breaking Bad." It reminded me quite a lot of the best episodes from season two. It was focused, dynamic, and well-constructed, with the plot that was building up in the previous two episodes finally coming into full motion. The cold open, with Mike inside that Los Pollos Locos truck was bad-ass, the episode brought tons of hilarity (Walt and Skyler's script rehearsal, Gale singing "Major Tom"), Jesse's road to nihilism was once again captivating, and it ultimately set up what should be a suspenseful episode next week.
- Yes, the stock market has been down since the debt ceiling deal (Damn Democrats, giving into the Republicans like that!) and the credit downgrade. However, I think that we should all just relax for now. When Obama came into office, the Dow Jones was at around 7,000. Now, it's just a bit under 11,000. We will be fine and we will all get through this...I hope.
/gulp
And that's all there is for now. Be sure to by next week for some more RTs! Until then, have a wonderful workweek. Let's hope that the Dow Jones and NASDAQ average doesn't spiral down towards hell in the meantime.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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