As soon as I post below... they go and elect a new Pope.
Sheesh.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
This Just In: We're still waiting
I’m not Catholic. Maybe I just don’t understand the magnitude. I am Christian. But maybe that doesn’t give me the perspective.
I know that the election of the next Pope is a big deal. But, it seems the media is making stories when they are not there.
After Pope John Paul II passed away, Rachael asked me how they selected the next one. I knew that they held a conclave and that everything was secret and about the smoke signals. I should say that I only knew this thanks to Dan Brown’s book “Angels & Demons,” but still. Little did we know at that point that the news would go over the selection process about 10,000 times over the next few days until the mourning period was over.
Now the conclave is being held. This morning I was trying to remember the last time that the news was engulfed by the act of waiting. They just can’t let it be and let it happen.
“And now, we’re going to Susan; LIVE at the Vatican….”
“Thanks, Stew. Right now, as you can see, I am outside of St. Peter’s and so far nothing has happened. This morning, we thought something was going to happen… but nothing did. We expect something might happen a little later. Speculation is that something will happen soon. As you can see there are hundreds of people waiting for something. So far nothing, but as soon as something happens, we'll be here. Back to you Stew.”
“Thanks Susan – we’ll check back with you in 3 minutes...”
The media also seems bothered that everything is so secret as well. Why the secrecy? If it takes longer than 3 days, then they must be debating and not agreeing and fighting… PLEASE GIVE US A STORY!!!!
Leading into the conclave, we’ve also had Pope “frontrunners.” Really? “Frontrunners?” It makes it sound like they are trying to turn it into the petty, childish presidential election.
Over the past couple days I have heard about smoke signals (black = no Pope; white = Pope) and how the smoke looks white at first and then turns black. Oh the horror. Smoke doesn’t behave exactly as you expect? How can they not get that right. Don't they know we're out here WAITING?!? We can't take 3 seconds of false information!!!
I think it is more that I am sick of the media talking about it. It is a special, sacred event, but it is not the news story that they are trying to make it out to be. It’s like they are trying to snazz it up; make it exciting; maybe add some more drama… kinda like “Pimp my News.” But it’s not. It’s a boring process that may take days, and you will never know more than the “black smoke”/ “white smoke” thing. Sorry news people. Your time would be better served covering the Michael Jackson trial… I haven’t heard anything about THAT lately.
I know that the election of the next Pope is a big deal. But, it seems the media is making stories when they are not there.
After Pope John Paul II passed away, Rachael asked me how they selected the next one. I knew that they held a conclave and that everything was secret and about the smoke signals. I should say that I only knew this thanks to Dan Brown’s book “Angels & Demons,” but still. Little did we know at that point that the news would go over the selection process about 10,000 times over the next few days until the mourning period was over.
Now the conclave is being held. This morning I was trying to remember the last time that the news was engulfed by the act of waiting. They just can’t let it be and let it happen.
“And now, we’re going to Susan; LIVE at the Vatican….”
“Thanks, Stew. Right now, as you can see, I am outside of St. Peter’s and so far nothing has happened. This morning, we thought something was going to happen… but nothing did. We expect something might happen a little later. Speculation is that something will happen soon. As you can see there are hundreds of people waiting for something. So far nothing, but as soon as something happens, we'll be here. Back to you Stew.”
“Thanks Susan – we’ll check back with you in 3 minutes...”
The media also seems bothered that everything is so secret as well. Why the secrecy? If it takes longer than 3 days, then they must be debating and not agreeing and fighting… PLEASE GIVE US A STORY!!!!
Leading into the conclave, we’ve also had Pope “frontrunners.” Really? “Frontrunners?” It makes it sound like they are trying to turn it into the petty, childish presidential election.
Over the past couple days I have heard about smoke signals (black = no Pope; white = Pope) and how the smoke looks white at first and then turns black. Oh the horror. Smoke doesn’t behave exactly as you expect? How can they not get that right. Don't they know we're out here WAITING?!? We can't take 3 seconds of false information!!!
I think it is more that I am sick of the media talking about it. It is a special, sacred event, but it is not the news story that they are trying to make it out to be. It’s like they are trying to snazz it up; make it exciting; maybe add some more drama… kinda like “Pimp my News.” But it’s not. It’s a boring process that may take days, and you will never know more than the “black smoke”/ “white smoke” thing. Sorry news people. Your time would be better served covering the Michael Jackson trial… I haven’t heard anything about THAT lately.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Oddities in Advertising
What was the thought process behind M&M minis? Are M&M's so large that they needed to be miniaturized? The weirder thing is, they actually taste a little different.
How much would you pay for convenience? At least once a week I pay $1.25 for a 20 oz. soda as opposed to $1.49 for a 2 liter bottle. So that means convenience is worth about .04 cents an oz. to me.
I will pick up something if it's free. I usually do not care what it is - if someone is giving it away, I will take it. I actually have one of those pill containers that separate medication by the day that I got at some health fair... the only thing I take daily is allergy medicine - I have no need for this... at least for now. By the time I do need one though, I won't have to pay for it dammit. I can use the savings to pay for my 20 oz. sodas.
Vincent D'nofrio wears nice suits on Law & Order - how can his character afford those?
As far as snacks go, I'm not sure I can find a better combination than beef jerky and Mountain Dew. Simply perfect.
The Partnership for a Drug Fee America has a commercial where they let the water out of a pitcher with goldfish in it to simulate 'huffing' (inhaling aerosol cans). The golfish scramble frantically around as the water gets lower and lower... and I can feel myself getting anxious for the fishies. Man, that commercial creeps me out.
Back to candy. Who determines the size of 'Fun?' I see 'Fun Size' candybars and wonder what formula was used to determine that 2.5 inches is the size of fun - for candy. How does that make the other candy feel? How many fun sizes are in a regular size? What about King Size? The King Size can boast all it wants that it's the largest of the candy, but it's not fun. I like a good piece of chocolate every now and then, but really, I can't say I have ever had 'fun' eating a candy bar. I think I would like to have the job of determining how much equals 'fun.'
I wonder if I removed the cookie dough from Cookie Dough ice cream if I could make cookies. That would be perfect wouldn't it? 2 desserts.
Whilw we're on the subject, I wish advertisers would stop using ambiguous words to sell their product. Did you know Chee-tos are "Dangerously Cheesy"? Oh yeah, if you eat a handful of Chee-tos apparently you are taking your life into your own hands. If something happens to you or a loved one while eating Chee-tos you can't sue either. They'll just pull out a bag and show you where they implicitly warned you.
I may be the only person in the world who would still get a Late Fee from Blockbuster AFTER they elimated them.
How much would you pay for convenience? At least once a week I pay $1.25 for a 20 oz. soda as opposed to $1.49 for a 2 liter bottle. So that means convenience is worth about .04 cents an oz. to me.
I will pick up something if it's free. I usually do not care what it is - if someone is giving it away, I will take it. I actually have one of those pill containers that separate medication by the day that I got at some health fair... the only thing I take daily is allergy medicine - I have no need for this... at least for now. By the time I do need one though, I won't have to pay for it dammit. I can use the savings to pay for my 20 oz. sodas.
Vincent D'nofrio wears nice suits on Law & Order - how can his character afford those?
As far as snacks go, I'm not sure I can find a better combination than beef jerky and Mountain Dew. Simply perfect.
The Partnership for a Drug Fee America has a commercial where they let the water out of a pitcher with goldfish in it to simulate 'huffing' (inhaling aerosol cans). The golfish scramble frantically around as the water gets lower and lower... and I can feel myself getting anxious for the fishies. Man, that commercial creeps me out.
Back to candy. Who determines the size of 'Fun?' I see 'Fun Size' candybars and wonder what formula was used to determine that 2.5 inches is the size of fun - for candy. How does that make the other candy feel? How many fun sizes are in a regular size? What about King Size? The King Size can boast all it wants that it's the largest of the candy, but it's not fun. I like a good piece of chocolate every now and then, but really, I can't say I have ever had 'fun' eating a candy bar. I think I would like to have the job of determining how much equals 'fun.'
I wonder if I removed the cookie dough from Cookie Dough ice cream if I could make cookies. That would be perfect wouldn't it? 2 desserts.
Whilw we're on the subject, I wish advertisers would stop using ambiguous words to sell their product. Did you know Chee-tos are "Dangerously Cheesy"? Oh yeah, if you eat a handful of Chee-tos apparently you are taking your life into your own hands. If something happens to you or a loved one while eating Chee-tos you can't sue either. They'll just pull out a bag and show you where they implicitly warned you.
I may be the only person in the world who would still get a Late Fee from Blockbuster AFTER they elimated them.
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