First, I am sorry it has taken me oh so long to write down some thoughts. But, the windy city is keeping yours truly very busy. I can only hope and pray that I have not ostracized my loyal c101 visitors and participators.
Dirty Dale wanted me to write about the reign of Texas football this past week, but I am not going to do that. Though it is true that the 'Horns hooked the Buckeyes, as Mr. Hoob Vicious (we watched the entire ball game half in the bag via Margaritas) and myself can readily attest. Nope, I want to talk about work and how much it blows.
Currently, I am a fact-checker extraordinaire and event list checker at a Chicago magazine. And while my co-workers and boss are great and the job is relatively entertaining, I can't get over the fact that we (as Americans, that is) work way too much. I can safely say this considering I just ended a month and a half of unemployment and already I miss it. Nobody should have to sit 40 hours in the same place anywhere. And I mean period. Who in the hell thought that was a good idea in the first place? I mean 4-0 hours - if your lucky - probably closer to 50 or 60 for most. I am not saying for a minute to be lazy, I abhor laziness. My point is merely that one can enrich one's self and stay a solid contributor to the greater good without working one'slife away for the man. If only.
I always think about those bungholes who say that even if they win a gabillion in the lottery, they still would take their sorry asses to work. P-lease. There are so many books to read, organizations to volunteer for, movies to watch and music to hear. If I never had to hear an alarm blaring at me a 6:00 a.m. again, I could die a happy man.
Anyway, I want to post something dope show to take my mind off the droll and dreary daily race. Here is "The Sounder," off of the Gorillaz' G-Sides...enjoy and keep your noses to the grindstone, my peeps.
The Sounder
I was going to leave a comment that said "You're a whiny bitch" but I figured that is kind of harsh, and I feel the same way about working for the man therefore I wouldn't want someone calling me a whiny bitch, so I won't say that. And I could totally go off on a Marxist rant with all the "live to work" and "work to live" crap right now, but I won't do that either.
There is, however, a historical reason for the 40 hour work week. I read about it once, when I was "enriching" myself. But I have since forgotten thanks to all the "unriching" I tend to do on the weekends.
Also, great tune selection. I had completely forgotten how good that disc is.
All play and no worky make C$ a delusional anarchist (funny how much that word looks like Antichrist). I don't want to beat a dead horse (I like to hear my victims screams), but I believe that this subject ties directly to the previous two, so please allow me a brief digression. I would like to state in no uncertain terms that I believe anarchy is the most adolescent, addle-minded philosophy that a person could subscribe to. There has not been one society in the entire history of the world that has flourished under its tenet. But if the belief that lawlessness equals utopia is your particular cup of hemlock, then drink freely my friend. Personally, I think that the idea of abolishing government as we know it because we don't like the people that we've elected to run it for us and restructuring the American work ethic so that, say, ten hours would be the acceptable norm because, after all, we could all be having more fun elsewhere seems just slightly flawed.
We are all whiny bitches.
hemlock.
wicked.
get back to work you lazy f#cks or i'll dock you a days pay!!
Welly. RFO glad you likey the tune and yes, I am sorry if all feel like I am stating the obvious, but the 40 hour rat race was on my mind, so...
Thunder, I suppose I should not have used anarchy in my earlier statement. What I truly want is a revolt - meaning an uprising followed by replacement and hopefully, vast improvement governmentally speaking. Can you honestly say you are pleased with our current two-party system? I don't feel represented at all at the federal level. I don't have the answers, but I know that I am unhapy and there are many that feel my pain. And as for my bitching and complaining about the 40 hour work week, well that is just because I am tired. You know how cranky I get when I am tired.
[3] Who are you masked eBrasiliero?
[7] I know who he is. He's an ABBA lovin' fruitcake.
Ha. I see, you are unmasked by Dr. Cornelius Meadows.
[8] You're a retard. Why would I unmask myself? I may be a fruitcake, but I AM NOT an ABBA lovin' fruitcake.