diet soda

Burger king has hit the nail on the head with their new commercial for the Texas Double Whopper called "Manthem." I don't know who's been in charge of advertising this past year, but burger king has had some great commercials. Give that man a raise. "Big Bucking Chicken" went on the air and I was mesmerised by a man in a chicken suit. Another ad shows a man dressed up as a king playing football or fake pushing a steel worker off a girder. Does the advertising work? I'm not sure. I've probably only been to burger king once this year. But I can't wait to watch their ads.

Along with better advertising BK has come up with some interesting menu items. Throwing caution to the wind, they've made the Enormous breakfast sandwich, the Meatnormous, and I saw a Triple Whopper (?!) on the menu the last time I went there. Critics of BK have argued that these items have no nutritional content and are a leading cause to obesity in the United States. They day that BK has no regard for American health. When a sandwich has over 900 calories is it too much? Is triple anything a good idea? many franchises are trying to or have cut down the calories and fat content in their menus to promote a healthier lifestyle. Since the movie "Super Size Me" showed us the consequences of eating greasy fast food, many having reevaluated what they eat at these restaurants. It seems that BK doesn't care about the statistics. If people like the food they make, then who cares what they force down their throats. But when your advertising jingle boasts eating "until my innie turns into an outie" does it really promote a positive message to the growing obese population in America?

good and bad

So why is president Bush's approval rating so low?

is it because of high oil prices?
is it because of phone taps after 9/11?
is it because hurricane katrina erased a major US city?
is it because he hates the national anthem sung in Spanish?
is it because he bombed Iraq?
is it because he never got international support for his little war in the middle east?
is it because he spread out our troops all over the globe?
is it because he nominated a chick for the supreme court that had little or no experience with law?
is it because his vice president shot someone?
is it because we need to secure our borders?
is it because he still believes there were WMD's in Iraq?
is it because he will continue to alienate himself from his party as well as the American people?
is it because no child is left behind?

I don't know what it is... But every time I tune into the news, or read the paper I see how his approval rating keeps sinking below the standard. How do they dig up those statistics anyway? Who and where do they poll to determine whether or not the president is doing a good job? And how much of the problems that we see on TV are related directly to the man from Texas? Does it really matter? I'm not too sure. I'm glad he was reelected for one reason: so I can laugh at his expense during late night talk shows and SaturdayNight Live.

good times

I guess I've been thinking a lot about food lately. I don't know why, but cooking again sounds like a fun thing to do. I've always wanted to at least have a side business catering parties or gatherings, but at the current time I lack the ability to do so. I'd also like to open up a pastry shop and specialty bakery someday... Probably when I'm old and there's nothing better to do. Its always good to think about what you want to do in life and then decide what you're going to do after. Some day I suppose.

enough about food. Yesterday I was up late looking for interesting programs or things on the internet. I found a number of music programs that I acquired in the late 90's that are now free (much to my amusement). Its interesting to see how things have changed on the web these days. Looking back only five or six years and it seems like the majority of the internet has been absorbed and digested in the mix. I spent the better part of the night looking for some fun stuff and this is what I found:
rubber duck
rebirth
these programs were used in some of my earlier projects and musical experimentation. And I remember how cool these things were when I first saw them and now no one gives a crap.

I also ran into my friend's old site

I thought it was funny. I guess it just reminded me how funny I was back then. There's a lot of cool stuff out there on the internet. Go ahead. Waste a few hours.

hungry

Another long day at work. I guess I just make it hard on myself, arriving early for no reason, and because of technical difficulties leaving an hour late. I went out to eat tonight, and I'm sick of it. I'll be honest, I've been eating out too much. I don't have anything in my kitchen, so I have to go out and find something. I want to go to the grocery store and actually make something good to eat, but I never get around to it. I wish there was something good to eat around here.

I went to school to learn how to cook. Although I dropped out for reasons unknown, I know what to expect when I go out and try and eat something. I'm always looking for a new recipe to try out, and I just like to eat. I'm disappointed I guess. Maybe I'm not eating at the right places, but honest down to earth establishments are hard to come by. I'm not into the big conglomerate franchise-your-face type of place. I like to eat out at independently owned restaurants with unique and consistent food. When my food arrives and I stare down at my plate I want to see something that will excite me, and make me want to enjoy my food. Perhaps people are just used to less so they don't expect as much.

I made dinner for my family the other night, and even though I haven't cooked in a while I thought I did a good job. I made pasta and served it with a homemade simple Alfredo and chicken. Nothing too fancy- just simple good food. I know that something like that is labor intensive and if I went out to a restaurant and ordered something like that it would be expensive. But it was simple.

That's what's missing from most restaurants these days. Simplicity. Plates are overcrowded with food to satisfy our morbidly obese appetites. Refill after refill doesn't do anything to quench thirst. Most restaurants have the same menus that call the food by different descriptions. There's always a side of fries or salad. There's always a chocolate caramel brownie icecream dessert. As we get bigger and bigger food becomes less enjoyable and more of a way to satisfy our constant appetite for something quick and forgettable. What happens then?
chili's sounds pretty good.

I don't want to die.

I just want to eat.

eat it

Another day at work. The president of the credit union where I work took me and a bunch of my co-workers out to eat at P.F. Chang's. i'm not a big fan of Chinese food, but anything at that restaurant is pretty good, and when the boss is paying who gives a crap.

its funny to see who will just sit there and enjoy a nice meal over great conversation. Then there are some that would see this as an opportunity to kiss butt to the president of the company. I didn't really do either, but by the time dessert arrived I was sick of the banter. geeez.

I ate too much.

done with what?

I've been working a lot lately. Since I started working at my new job I've been having a hard time getting anything done around the house. I'm tired when I get home and anything I had to do will have to wait because everything is pretty much closed at that time. Skip ahead a few hours and I have to return to work. an endless summer routine.

I guess I should get out more. I need something to do besides waiting by the mailbox everyday for my tax return. My website is coming along and should be done pretty soon. Besides all that, my time is taken. So why don't I feel like I've done anything?

I don't know. Tomorrow is my day off. I guess I should get out and do something.

another episode

I think hunting shows are stupid. The last thing I need to see is an overweight middle-aged man sit on his butt in the middle of the forest luring animals within range of his gun. I guess that makes him "primal" or something. What makes this worse is the fact that people actually televise this crap and those too lazy to grab their guns and hunt actually watch it. That's entertainment.

yee-haw.

html

So for the last 3 days I've been messing around on the computer making a website for some of the things I've done these past few years. I made a website for a computer science class I had about 6 years ago, but I haven't tried since then. I thought it would be fun to dig around the internet and see what I could come up with. Even though I have web software at my disposal I decided to come up with everything myself and write a chunky, boxy looking html site. I don't really care about the flashiness or the cool abilities other webpages have out there- I just want a simple stupid webpage.

So far its been hard, but I've put together a few pages that I hope to upload in a while. I'll admit it looks pretty sharp for not having done this before. Not too bad I guess. I just wish I had a better idea how to do this before I started.

html sucks.