The Ranting Room

I HATE ARTICULATIN' STUFF

Dude, tight jeans and black shirts. Listen to Iron Maiden more.

keiser willhelm wrote: I am writing on the behalf of every college student in America when i say that I AM SICK OF UG BOOTS, NORTHFACE JACKETS, AND F**KING BLACK LEGGINGS!!!!!! I got behind a group of 12 or so girls yesterday who were all dressed EXACTLY THE SAME. It really pissed me off. Im still kinda mad. what happened to originality? it all got processed by the cooperate main stream and fed back to us. look at the emo crowd. they are being "original". they are expressing themselves. look at how depressing their lives are. Its like the level of their despair can be measured by the darkness of their eye shadow and the length of their bangs. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME! Is every one in a clique? Is there truly no way to be original or unique? you are forced to buy cloths from one of four or five outfitters, if you chose not to make them yourself which is, lets face it, less than practical. Is it even possible when you have no choice but to consume what these 4 or 5 companies want you to? its an illusion of choice. Every thing is owned, nothing is new, its all marketed and  targeted at me. at us. F*ck globalization. Thats an Ug boot on your foot and a Wal-Mart down the street. which department store sofa reflects my personality? which cookie cutter look do i wear today? "Self improvement is masturbation." so says tyler and i believe him. Seriously, what the f*ck?

Oh no. I thought I'd escape this fashion trend once I left high school.
Seriously, my sister's in middle school and she and all of her friends are wearing the exact same thing. It's annoying as hell.

I am writing on the behalf of every college student in America when i say that I AM SICK OF UG BOOTS, NORTHFACE JACKETS, AND F**KING BLACK LEGGINGS!!!!!! I got behind a group of 12 or so girls yesterday who were all dressed EXACTLY THE SAME. It really pissed me off. Im still kinda mad. what happened to originality? it all got processed by the cooperate main stream and fed back to us. look at the emo crowd. they are being "original". they are expressing themselves. look at how depressing their lives are. Its like the level of their despair can be measured by the darkness of their eye shadow and the length of their bangs. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME! Is every one in a clique? Is there truly no way to be original or unique? you are forced to buy cloths from one of four or five outfitters, if you chose not to make them yourself which is, lets face it, less than practical. Is it even possible when you have no choice but to consume what these 4 or 5 companies want you to? its an illusion of choice. Every thing is owned, nothing is new, its all marketed and  targeted at me. at us. F*ck globalization. Thats an Ug boot on your foot and a Wal-Mart down the street. which department store sofa reflects my personality? which cookie cutter look do i wear today? "Self improvement is masturbation." so says tyler and i believe him. Seriously, what the f*ck?  

And here we see the last of the great romantics...

James wrote: I actually ended up spending very little for St. Valentine's Day because my partner owed me £17 and so she paid for the majority of the meal.

I can imagine the conversation at the beginning of the evening:

"Hallo darling - I've lined up a meal for us at a lovely organic restaurant on this, the most romantic evening of the year; before we go, though, here's my latest invoice..."

James wrote: It certainly was and I won't mention anything about what happened later... Where would we be without the BBC Breakfast sofa?   Well, we'd probably be watching something equally as dire, like celebrity news reader brother, featuring Dermot Mernaghan sitting on the toilet, reading his news script.I watch Neighbours, Andy, I'm addicted to it!  It's the only soap opera I do watch, though.Actually, Andy, there is worse than the BBC Breakfast News and it's on the BBC too... the 60 Second News, which is 30 seconds National and 30 seconds Local... it's dire!

Is that the bulletin around 7:00pm or so? I have seen that. Yes, it's appalling. Didn't that little girl who presents it, used to present childrens Newsround?

James wrote: It certainly was and I won't mention anything about what happened later...

You didn't buy Nicki a rose wrapped in cellophane did you?

James wrote: I actually ended up spending very little for St. Valentine's Day because my partner owed me £17 and so she paid for the majority of the meal.  I got off lightly!  She's good like that, she always pays her own way.I refused to buy chocolates and flowers... besides, my girlfriend is not a flower person at all.

Phew!That was a result eh,James?

James wrote: That's with Dermot Murnaghan and that Sian woman?  They have that awful sofa thing going on and no desk, it's very silly.I've also wondered (apart from the obvious reason) for a while now why on earth Natasha Kerplunky has moved to Channel 5.... that's not exactly doing her career much good, now is it?Channel 5 is a ghost station... but now they have Neighbours, well they may get a few more viewers.

Channel 5? Is that still going?? Apparently Grundy TV - or whoever produces neighbours - wanted something like £300 million from the Beeb, to renew the contract for Neighbours. It's no wonder the Beeb ditched it. It was the first good decision they made in years.

Oh yes, the breakfast sofa. Lets all start the day gently, on the couch with a Cappacino a BBC muffin, and a quick chat with a smug doctor on the benefits of not living like a total wit. Where would we be without these people I ask you..?

1800iareyay wrote: F**k Valentine's Day. It is the hollowest holiday of the year. It means obligatory material displays of affection for those in couples, and it is a searing reminder of solitude for the rest of us. I don't care if the holiday only benefits women, it was unquestionably created by a man. All romance is relegated to this day so men don't have to pay attention to their significant others the rest of the  - ing year. God   -ing forbid you do something out of actual love rather than to fulfill the contractual oath of Valentine's Day. Huh, should I tell her how she is the best part of my life and that every day I wake up feeling happy and whole?   that, I'll just get her a card that says "Will you be mine?" and buy some necklace she'll never wear cause you don't know what jewelry is good, do you, you dumb   ? I know St. Valentine was martyred. I hope it was slow and agonizing, and I hope that every Valentine's Day Satan gives him a   -ing pearl necklace. Yeah, I said it.

Yep! F**k it indeed!

What a steaming pile of horse sh!t Valentines day is. It goes without saying that it is nothing more than a vulgar exercise of capitilism, based around ones guilt for not wanting anything to do with it. It plays on mens guilt and womens insecurity. Men are made to feel like selfish misers if they dont give, and women are made to feel unloved and unnatractive if they dont receive. All the while card makers, choclatiers and Florists are laughing their ing arses off!

It's good being single on Valentines day. You actually have 'one up' on couples IMO.

And, the good thing is, the crushing sense of lonliness, despair and worthlessness you feel for the rest of the year doesn't cost you a penny!