Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
This blog just became awesome.
Because I'm now contributing to it. That's right, motherfuckers.
My introduction will be brief.
If you go to Garden City on a regular basis and pay any attention to the bullshit advertisements strewn around throughout those miserable halls, you may have seen something like the following:
On a film noir-esque black and white theme lies some half-naked faceless chick covering up her non-existent breasts with her hair (which almost seems like she's flattering herself to me; covering your chest with hair seems to presuppose that you have tits- a presupposition which is, in this case, woefully incorrect). Alongside this gray female reads something like this:
"Alex uses U by Kotex tampons for a touch of luxury"
Oh yes. Alex inserts cotton absorbents into her seeping vaginal crevice for a touch of luxury. She sips wine and bats her eyelashes - thick with mascara - while her vagina is being lovingly nourished by the most luxurious tampon ever known. Or at least that's what they'd have you believe.
I'm getting sick of this bullshit advertising. Not only is the text included so fucking stupid that I feel as though the average IQ of the globe has dropped a considerable percentage just by simply existing on this world, but it's also completely determined on what the advertisement is selling. You could apply almost any product to a picture of a black-and-white naked chick and nobody would have a fucking clue were it not for the "Alex balances these pickles on her nipples before devouring them whole" messages.
I remember this one time back in school where I took a film and TV class and our teacher showed us all these television advertisements from back in the 80's to show us how advertising has 'advanced' since then. I disagree. I think that advertising has become progressively more idiotic. You see back in the 80's the advertisements may have been corny as fuck, but at least I was able to tell what they were fucking selling with the portrayed media alone. Nowadays it's thick with pure abstract tosh that makes about as much sense as Ted Haggard's sexuality. They simply rely on added VO or text with absolutely no subtlety whatsoever.
Come on, guys. You can do better than this shit. It's almost as bad as advertising toilet paper as something that puppy Labradors like to roll around in, and not something that wipes your arse, but even you wouldn't sink to that level.
Oh wait.
-Doctor Love
My introduction will be brief.
If you go to Garden City on a regular basis and pay any attention to the bullshit advertisements strewn around throughout those miserable halls, you may have seen something like the following:
On a film noir-esque black and white theme lies some half-naked faceless chick covering up her non-existent breasts with her hair (which almost seems like she's flattering herself to me; covering your chest with hair seems to presuppose that you have tits- a presupposition which is, in this case, woefully incorrect). Alongside this gray female reads something like this:
"Alex uses U by Kotex tampons for a touch of luxury"
Oh yes. Alex inserts cotton absorbents into her seeping vaginal crevice for a touch of luxury. She sips wine and bats her eyelashes - thick with mascara - while her vagina is being lovingly nourished by the most luxurious tampon ever known. Or at least that's what they'd have you believe.
I'm getting sick of this bullshit advertising. Not only is the text included so fucking stupid that I feel as though the average IQ of the globe has dropped a considerable percentage just by simply existing on this world, but it's also completely determined on what the advertisement is selling. You could apply almost any product to a picture of a black-and-white naked chick and nobody would have a fucking clue were it not for the "Alex balances these pickles on her nipples before devouring them whole" messages.
I remember this one time back in school where I took a film and TV class and our teacher showed us all these television advertisements from back in the 80's to show us how advertising has 'advanced' since then. I disagree. I think that advertising has become progressively more idiotic. You see back in the 80's the advertisements may have been corny as fuck, but at least I was able to tell what they were fucking selling with the portrayed media alone. Nowadays it's thick with pure abstract tosh that makes about as much sense as Ted Haggard's sexuality. They simply rely on added VO or text with absolutely no subtlety whatsoever.
Come on, guys. You can do better than this shit. It's almost as bad as advertising toilet paper as something that puppy Labradors like to roll around in, and not something that wipes your arse, but even you wouldn't sink to that level.
Oh wait.
-Doctor Love
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Brain & Mind
While sitting in my Year 12 Philosophy class today enjoying the discussion of the brain and mind, I wondered to myself are they the same thing? My friend argues that the two are different and the mind does not exist, yet, even though many philosophers have agreed with my friend's ideas, I would think not.
The human brain is an extraordinary human organ; unlike other parts of the body it acts as a control of our every existence. It continually gains knowledge throughout our entire lives and is something we all take for granted. But, is it a mind? Well, being a lazy person that I am, I Googled the definition of 'mind' which turned out to be this: that which is responsible for one’s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. It is a definition that I particularly agree with, since it is a sort of generalisation of what we believe the mind is. And, where would we ever begin to think? Our brains of course which then shows us the link between the two. We are always affected by the environment we live in and the people who surround us; thus, giving our brains a chance to learn, think and decide. The brain decides from life experiences, what a person may become by altering the characteristic traits of an animal or in this case us humans! For example, when a particular person annoys you, you may think terrible thoughts of them (depending on his/her extent of cruelty) as this is would be predetermined by your mind in your brain. And, when we do this, we think and is emotional attached to our thoughts therefore giving us a reason to hate or love something or someone. This is why I believe that the mind is a part of the brain and of course it exist as without the element of the mind, we humans would not be able to function as who we are now as we would probably still be like our animalistic ancestors.
The human brain is an extraordinary human organ; unlike other parts of the body it acts as a control of our every existence. It continually gains knowledge throughout our entire lives and is something we all take for granted. But, is it a mind? Well, being a lazy person that I am, I Googled the definition of 'mind' which turned out to be this: that which is responsible for one’s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. It is a definition that I particularly agree with, since it is a sort of generalisation of what we believe the mind is. And, where would we ever begin to think? Our brains of course which then shows us the link between the two. We are always affected by the environment we live in and the people who surround us; thus, giving our brains a chance to learn, think and decide. The brain decides from life experiences, what a person may become by altering the characteristic traits of an animal or in this case us humans! For example, when a particular person annoys you, you may think terrible thoughts of them (depending on his/her extent of cruelty) as this is would be predetermined by your mind in your brain. And, when we do this, we think and is emotional attached to our thoughts therefore giving us a reason to hate or love something or someone. This is why I believe that the mind is a part of the brain and of course it exist as without the element of the mind, we humans would not be able to function as who we are now as we would probably still be like our animalistic ancestors.
Thoughts..?
-L
Friday, October 9, 2009
Made In China: Hummer
FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, a Hummer H2 vehicle is seen for sale at a GM Superstore in Dublin, Calif. A person briefed on the matter on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 said General Motors Co. is expected to sign a deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer as early as Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file) - I acknowledge I do not own this photograph.-----
Today is the day all Hummer owners can cringe and all other car owners can sigh with relief as they look at their affordable yet reliable Mazda. As I was admiring the structure and overall awesomeness of a Hummer after school, I thought to myself, when I’m older I’m going to own one of those, indefinitely; but not anymore! Not only will the well-known luxury vehicle brand soon join the hundreds of Wal-Mart products on the shelves, the name of the brand could even soon be levelled with a Suzuki!
Earlier this morning, a US$150 million deal was sealed between America’s General Motors Co. with China’s Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. - a billion dollar deal to the Chinese, and probably a bargain when the world's economy begins to pick up and people begins to trust themselves to spend!
Earlier this morning, a US$150 million deal was sealed between America’s General Motors Co. with China’s Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. - a billion dollar deal to the Chinese, and probably a bargain when the world's economy begins to pick up and people begins to trust themselves to spend!
However, although the company promises the manufacturing of the SUVs, Trucks and SUTs will remain in America, I beg to differ as the company will soon aim to save thousands and maybe millions in the future; hence the title of this blog. So what can we do about this? Will Americans lose their jobs to yet another Asian country that takes advantage of its workers as they are seemingly replaceable?
The answer is obvious (I could be wrong), but I guess we’ll just have to wait. Sooner or later we could be expecting huge sales/bargains on another luxury brand! Who knows?! There might be cheap Hummer knock-offs sold on the world-wide-web, but, I think I’ll stick to the good old dependable Japanese cars thank you very much!
On the plus side though, China is aiming to make the huge road runner more environmentally friendly. I commend them for that as it is a task that seems impossible and I wouldn’t be hesitant to congratulate them when I do see an electric or hybrid Hummer on the road.
So what is your thought about this? Feel free to comment!
- L
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