Update to last Tuesday's post

Having told an Am I Right administrator about the copycat, he responed and has thus removed the rip-off. I'd feel better had I not just crushed my middle finger between my door and my closet.

Homerazzi

This one was really good. I'd say the highlights were the couch gag, new year's 1987, and the Britney reference. I gotta hand it to the writers and animators, they don't waste any time... usually.

In the dorms here, the heater is still on. Apparently, the head of housing hasn't gotten enough complaints about the heat to turn the AC on, and they're worried it'll turn cold again. Yeah, right. Also, there's no sense in opening the windows, because I tried that last night and there was pollen everywhere this morning. I also wish it made sense to blame the slowest internet connection in the world (this one) on the heat.

Garbage Garbage Everywhere

The following is an editorial I am writing for the SAPC newspaper, The Lance.

I have driven around Laurinburg and Scotland County and noticed signs in front yards that say "No Mega Dump." I looked into it, and it made me sick to my stomach. It seems that there are plans to build a huge garbage dump here in Scotland County. It would bring trash in from as far as Tennessee, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Who would honestly want that? I don't. Even if it would bring more money to Scotland County, this is definitely not worth it. Besides, we already have a state prison. However, what can I do? I have found that the county commissioners are voting on this measure on April 2 and only two out of seven are against it. So, I will join Scotland County Of Tomorrow (http://nomegadump.org/) at their rally against the mega dump on April 2 at the County Government Building at 1405 West Blvd in Laurinburg. I urge everyone who likes this Earth to be there too.

This editorial will be published sometime next week. I hope I'm not the only one who is sick to his/her stomach about this. Just in case you don't know where the county government building is, take I-95 to US 74, go west about 25 miles, exit on to US 15-401-501, turn left at Wal-Mart, and go about a mile. The county government building is on the left.

From time to time, I submit parodies to Am I Right. I sent this one in recently, and guess what happens? Some jerk by the name of Josh Hefner steals it from me, which, in case you haven't noticed, is illegal. Apparently, he's done this before. So, I urge everyone reading this to go to the rip-off and give it bad votes immediately. And Hefner, if you're out there, I'm gonna sue you one of these days. I may not show it here, but I am VERY mad.

Bee in your headphones?

If you're hearing annoying crackling, vibrating, possibly buzzing noises in your headphones, I feel your pain. Here's what to do: Take off the covers and look on the actual speakers. There may be hairs causing your problems. Blow on the speakers to move the hairs around and if one pops up through one of the small holes, pull it out. Repeat until they're gone. It'll save you some money.

By the way, The Simpsons is a rerun tonight. Refer to my post dated January 7, 2007 for the review.

Backlight burned out

The backlight on my laptop, which is essential to the functionality of the screen, has burned out. I had to drive from Laurinburg up the most boring road in the world, US 15-501, to the Best Buy in Aberdeen. There was an Envision 17" widescreen monitor on sale for only $180, but they were out. I ended up buying a 17" regular screen monitor for $190. I have to get used to the arrangement where I'm still using the laptop's keybord and mouse-thing (not an actual mouse), but using a screen set up behind the acutal computer. The backlight can be replaced free until August, but that's not an option right now, as this is the only computer I have.

So, I've been forced to get a new Google account. I hope you're happy, guys. Spring Break came and went like that. I feel kinda lousy now. As for tonight's Simpsons episode, it stunk.

Yokel Chords

Ignoring the obscure references and slight confusion, this was just what I needed. I've always been worried that, just because I grew up in the south, I'm being stereotyped. I may have mentioned this before, but I'm only half southern. My Mom's family is not like the DelRoy-Spucklers, but they all have the accents. Granny especially: "I de-clare!" On the other hand, my Dad's family comes from New Jersey, but only Grandmom ever had the slightest accent. When I was in driver's ed, the instructor would often want to stop at an old-fashioned pharmacy in Four Oaks, and, after I used a big word, the guy there said "You're not from around here, are you?" I told him my Dad came from New Jersey and the guy jumped to a conclusion. What, just cause I have a good vocabulary? Geez. I sometimes say, when encountering other people in other states discussing people like Jesse Helms, I say to them, "please, don't judge us all by him." Now, about test scores: I've always wondered, what's the point? If you cut off funding, there's no chance that the scores can improve. Heck, if anything, you should give less money to schools with higher scores, because they obviously have enough. I kid, but seriously, everyone needs a fair chance, no matter what.

Pardon the lack of updates. Since my last post, I've seen "Some Like it Hot" in Cinema Classics, and it's now in my top ten. Great movie.