Well, I wanted to do a rant about the horrible mediocrity of U2 and exress my confusion at the appeal of these bore-rockers, but apparently Maddox beat me to it. And he's way funnier than I could ever dream to be. But seriously, enough with U2.
I watched this show called My Coolest Years on VH1 all about "bad girls" in high school... A bunch of quasi-celebs bragging about how "cool" it was that they were dumb, drunk, and slutty in high school. Way to set an example. I've got to admit, I'm guilty of bragging about stupid crap sometimes ("I was so drunk the other night, huh huh...") but I'm not boasting that that's my lifestyle. I hate when people want to be adored for their worst qualities.
I hate shaving, having to worry about my hair or my breath. I like being clean but just don't like having to waste time on it. Another quote, this time going back to Fierce Invalids:
"Ritual he liked, but compulsory routine he hated. Thus, he resented every minute that he now had to surrender to showering, shampooing, shaving, and flossing and brushing his teeth. If mere men could devise self-defrosting refrigerators and self-cleaning ovens, why couldn't nature, in all of its complex, inventive magnificence, have managed to come up with self-cleaning teeth? "There's birth," he grumbled, "there's death, and in between there's maintenance." "
- Tom Robbins

Good times.

posted by MAtt D. at 8:51 PM