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By Evan ~ May 16th, 2009. Filed under: world news.
• CNN ran a moronic article this week (what else is new!) about Facebook addiction. As if it’s different in any discernible way from general Internet addiction. Choosing to call someone a Facebook addict as opposed to an Internet addict is like telling a cigarette smoker he or she is addicted to Marlboros. It’s like telling a fat fuck they’re addicted specifically to Oreos. It’s like calling a girl who has sex with me for money a prostitute. [story]
• Sent to me by a co-worker: some guy at NPR is really, really pissed off at Twitter. He thinks it’s stupid and useless. I’m apt to agree with him. Admittedly, I arrived to the party late, but I still don’t understand the purpose of Twitter. I’ve found that nobody really cares what I have to say. So, I guess Twittering is a lot like having a blog? I don’t know…it’s basically a website where you send a mass text message to people you may or may not know. It’s pretty pointless. I told Nicci I wasn’t going to post a new Twitter (or is it Tweet?) until I have more followers than I do posts. I don’t think that’ll ever happen, so my Twitter is, in effect, dead. [story]
• The air pollution in Spain is such that if you walk around Madrid, you’re inhaling trace amounts of amphetamines, opiates, cannabinoids, lysergic acid, and — most prominently — cocaine. In 2007, a researcher found the levels of cocaine in Spain’s air to be 100 picograms per cubic meter. In other words, who the fuck knows how much blow you’re inhaling by walking around outside in Madrid. One scientist said, “Not even if we lived for a thousand years would we consume the equivalent of a dose of cocaine…” I guess someone didn’t go to college! Oh, wait, he’s a scientist. Oops! [story]
• Here’s a hilarious CNN/Careerbuilder article about the “Top 10 cities for new grads.” It seems that Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Phoenix, and San Antonio have more than just one thing in common (answer: horrible sports teams). They also have low rents! Why? Because no one likes it there! Somehow, Chicago and New York made this list even though the average rent prices in those cities are $1,133 and $1,548 respectively. That’s, like, double or triple what I’m paying in LA. But I would recommend anybody move here, especially a recent college graduate. I guess CNN/Careerbuilder got that one right. By not saying “go to LA,” they’ve made their first smart decision (or not decision) ever. [story]
• On a related note, Forbes has released their list of “America’s Most Overpriced Cities,” and to absolutely nobody’s surprise (especially not mine!), Los Angeles was voted number one. What went into that vote? Well, the unemployment rate in this city is 10.3%, residential building permit rates have dropped 82%, and if you listen to any talk radio in this city, all you hear about are rising costs of living (health care, taxes, etc.). On the Forbes scale, LA scores a 47 of 50 on cost of living, a 47 of 50 on housing opportunity, a 47 of 50 on unemployment rate, and a 15 of 50 on average salary. I hear there’s a portal opening soon… [story]
• Yesterday one of Nicci’s good friends had her birthday. She wanted to celebrate at this thing called Hollywood Prom, which is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a fucking prom-themed party for douches and socialites who are already feeling nostalgia for a stupid party they went to in high school, which for most people in attendance was probably no more than 7 or 8 years ago. It was held at a club called Avalon, and it was hosted by the guy who played Mr. Belding on Saved By The Bell. As soon as I heard I was going my “Shoot me in the face” meter shot up from, like, -20 volume units to -5. By about 11:00pm, I was peaking. The place was filled with girls who sounded like they intently studied Paris Hilton’s diction, and dudes who find that sort of thing hot. I drank enough to be driven home in my own car, but I’ll never really be able to wipe that horrible event from my memory. It’s times like these I wonder if Alzheimer’s is really such a bad gig.
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May 17th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
That Hollywood Prom sounds like the worst place ever. I’m a sucker for Saved by the Bell (I AM a 26 yrold American chick) – but sheesh.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
I’m always happy to find someone else who doesn’t understand the point of Twitter. I rarely think my own mundane daily actions are important, so even if I do something Twitter-worthy, I’m not going to remember to post it. Also, I first heard about the thing years ago, so why has it suddenly gotten so huge? I will never get it.