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Things I observe while watching TV
Mar. 15th, 2008 04:15 pmThere are many factors behind the sub-prime meltdown, but dear God people with unrealistic expectations have to be up there. I say this as I watch My First Home on TLC. "It's my first house! I don't have a down payment! I live alone with no pets or kids! I refuse to buy a house that doesn't have at least three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, granite countertops, and a pool! ANYTHING LESS IS ASKING ME TO SLUM IT OMG!"
But really that's all part of the credit and debt problems in this country. We all get so used to being told we can have it now and worry about paying for it later. But I already did that mini-rant back when I talked about commercials, so I'll just get off this soapbox.
Moving on to another soapbox, WTF with the Lysol commercial that tells us that it cleans germs in our toilets all the way down to the s-curve? Why do we NEED to get germs out of the s-curve? I don't even think House has dared to suggest that you can contract a deadly disease that only exists in the s-curve of your toilet and this is the show that let us all know bra hooks can kill us. I'm pretty sure even Howard Hughs was like "Eh, not worth losing sleep over" when asked about s-curve germs. In fact, I will go so far as to say if microscopic things in the s-curve are bothering you that much, perhaps cleanliness is not your biggest problem.
Now to ponder naps.
But really that's all part of the credit and debt problems in this country. We all get so used to being told we can have it now and worry about paying for it later. But I already did that mini-rant back when I talked about commercials, so I'll just get off this soapbox.
Moving on to another soapbox, WTF with the Lysol commercial that tells us that it cleans germs in our toilets all the way down to the s-curve? Why do we NEED to get germs out of the s-curve? I don't even think House has dared to suggest that you can contract a deadly disease that only exists in the s-curve of your toilet and this is the show that let us all know bra hooks can kill us. I'm pretty sure even Howard Hughs was like "Eh, not worth losing sleep over" when asked about s-curve germs. In fact, I will go so far as to say if microscopic things in the s-curve are bothering you that much, perhaps cleanliness is not your biggest problem.
Now to ponder naps.
