Yes, I’ve got the American Cultural Wasteland Blues.
I think it’s a pretty obvious response to not having a job. As of 2008, I have applied for jobs at the health food store, Target, Home Depot, and Barnes and Noble. I have applied to be a substitute teacher with the Tuscaloosa City Schools. I have asked five different law firms in town if they need help, going to so far as to offer my services for free, just to get my foot in the door. Yes, it’s bright times in the big city here. Thus, I’ve got more time than usual to absorb television and Internet products and the end result is, well, disheartening. As global population explodes, resources are stripped from the planet, our nation fights multiple wars, here are some of the items I have encountered in the past few days. Examine at your own risk:
Steve Martin and Queen Latifah made a movie. I don’t think I remember this coming out. It is on TV right now and according to Wikipedia, it was a “surprise hit.” I would prefer a surprise hit to my skull with a sledgehammer than to absorb another second of this train wreck.
Through the luxury of having time to poke around on Wiki, I learned that Leon Spinks, a guy who once beat Muhammad Ali, recently worked at a Nebraska YMCA and a McDonalds. Nothing can drag you down to a dark place like reflecting on the “sport” known as professional boxing.
I learned by way of Comedy Central that there is a comedian who is beloved for his routine about a food product known as Hot Pockets. I’m not sure which is darker: the fact that Hot Pockets represent the worst of the worst when it comes to American processed diet items or the fact that this man’s unfunny routine attacking Hot Pockets is evidently wildly popular.
Sigh. I guess I’ll go sit in a dark closet now. After I go pick up a job application from the “other” Starbucks.
I just want to say that I actually oppose legalized boxing. Stephen, as I recall, supports it, not being a fan of the “nanny state.”
My boss eats Lean Pockets everyday because he is on a diet.