Delusional Rants...

Catchphrases, my friends, are a disease, my friends!

nobody@vox.com(DelusionalAngel) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:41:38 -0700

Nanoo nanoo - Mork
Not the mamma! - Baby Dinosaur
Ha! I kill Me! - Alf (my favoriet one)

See those worked for those characters... catchphrases belong in sitcoms, mostly ones from the 80s thank you very much. It seems that some words or sets of words are so catchy that everyone wants to turn them into "catchphrases" of their own lately and it's driving me crazy. It's especially bad in news and politics -- I expect this sort of thing in reality tv "what the frig" (I like that one) and "fierce"... ok in reality tv.... but NEWS and POLITICS? You people speak for a living, find new words...

Somehow, ever since Obama was labeled an "elitist", politicians and newscasters have turned the words "elite" and "elitist" into catchphrases. But they missed the memo that only one character can use a catchphrase. He's one of those elitist senators... those elitist policies... many variations of the elite catchphrase exist... They seem to be testing out the elite branding, still looking for the right way to use it. I'm sick of it. EVERY day I hear a word that a few months ago NO ONE used.

Next up "change". Change... I think Obama started the change theme this season. And we all know that when something works the others try to copy it. But copying someone isn't change. Find your own catchphrase. I guess "Talking about Change worked for Obama so I'll do it too" isn't as catchy as just "change" but we're onto you, find a new theme, a phrase all your own that is catchy too, thanks.

Finally, the one that made me want to blow up my tv this morning, "My Friends". That one is all John McCain's and he can flipping keep it. But omfg by head is going to explode. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE IT IN EVERY #*@)_! sentence!!! I didn't fall asleep til about 10 am. Brian went to go take a shower and get ready for work. McCain speech came on tv, I watched.. and was ready to pull my hair out by the time Brian got out of the shower. I didn't count but I'm sure in the time Brian took a quick shower "My Friends" was heard 839279027 times. So my friends, if we want to change things my friends we need to do something my friends because it's bad my friends and no one my friends knows more my friends than I know my friends about what we're talking about my friends and you know my friends I would never my friends steer you wrong friends because my friends I care my friends about you my friends and what the future holds my friends for you and me my friends............ arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brian quote

nobody@vox.com(DelusionalAngel) — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:41 -0700

Brian: Did you know I'm related to Bush?
Me: (looking at him funny) Huh?
Brian: Yeah I evolved from monkeys.

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My Day So Far...

nobody@vox.com(DelusionalAngel) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:40:38 -0800

Brian asked me to reschedule my root canal for next Saturday, so I did. He was worried that me coughing up phlegm this morning could be bad news, he was apparently worried I'd cough at a bad time and bite the dentist's finger off, heh... I forgot to ask him why he wasn't worried about what could happen to ME if I coughed at a bad time with a DRILL in my mouth. He was probably worried the dentist would bill him if injured and I wouldn't :P

Managed to get out of robe and into clothes long enough to go get coffee

Came straight home and have been laying around in robe ever since with kitties trying to "take care of me" as I lay curled up crampy, dizzy, and overall blech. Those of you who have kitties probably know, they mean well but their idea of helping or taking care of you is not always so helpful. As Brian put it "I know what it's like to be stalked by the paparazzi, I have cats"

On a positive note it's sprinkling, not raining (we've already gotten something like 3 times the rain we got all of last year). Sprinkling is nice. Pouring rain is not.

So dizzy I can't even follow these political shows! It's not a dizzy like the room is spinning dizzy, it's more erm... ugh wish I would explain, but words fail me so back to being curled up and doing nothing I go.

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A Dutch saying...

nobody@vox.com(DelusionalAngel) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:57:39 -0800

Stolen from Dutch WOTD:

"Door schade en schande wordt men wijs."
("Once bitten, twice shy." Literally: "Through damage and shame one becomes wise.")

Even though they basically mean the same thing, I like the literal translation better than the English Once bitten, twice shy version.

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I <3 Bill Clinton

nobody@vox.com(DelusionalAngel) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:41:56 -0800

"If you elect the Democrats they'll tax you into the poor house, and on the way, you'll meet a terrorist on every corner, and when you try to run away, you'll stumble over an illegal immigrant." - Bill Clinton on the GOP message this election season.

If you're an American, registered to vote, haven't done so in early voting, do it tomorrow! Don't assume your vote doesn't count or that your candidate(s) are safe without your vote. Brian, who usually doesn't vote, wants to register because of the last presidential election because it taught him voting does count.

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