This post has no purpose

I've been swamped. I'm in the middle of my first round of tests in addition to the daily grind that is Reporting. So naturally, the blog was the first to be ignored. On the other hand, I somehow have made time to watch copious hours of Mad Men.

I had heard about the show from my Mom, and then again from my advertising professor. I thought it was another CSI/Law & Order/The Unit type show, which is why I dismissed it. But then I heard it was based on the "Golden Age" of American advertising, and I was intrigued. Little did I know it would lead to a crack-like addiction to the suave series that pays homage to a much more sophisticated era.

I am not a TV junkie. I spend a lot of time on the Internet and not enough time studying. The only shows I watch regularly are The Office and Project Runway, and Gilmore Girls (RIP). So for me to have a new show where I can't wait for the next episode is a pretty big deal. Anyway, if you guys haven't seen it yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. Sunday nights on AMC.

Sorry this post lacks the funny, it's almost 2:30 :/

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Lesser of Two Evils

I have super thick hair. Even though it's been falling out at a ridiculous rate the last few years, there's still tons of it. So I can't even imagine having dreads. If I had dreads, it would ensure the livelihood of woodland creatures that would take up house on my head.

But here's the thing, I couldn't be bald either. You know how babies have that soft spot on their heads until they're like, seven? Well, I think mine shifted to the back of my head then decided to flatten. Ask anyone who knows me or has felt the back of my head, my skull takes a sharp turn south in the back. It freaks people out. It freaks me out. It's probably from all those times I was left to sleep in the car when I was younger after a trip to the grocery store or something.

So if I were bald I know people would think they could put stickers or something on me. Or maybe they'd think my head would make an awesome canvas for tic-tac-toe or Sudoku. I don't wanna risk that...

I guess I'd settle for woodland creatures living in my greasy, nasty dread-hair.

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Now who to play me in a movie as I am now.... I think it'd be either Anne Hathaway, Maggie Gyllenhaal, or Lorelai or Rory Gilmore. (No, not Lauren Graham or Alexis Bledel, there's a distinction...)

Obviously, it'd be hard to find someone who can adequately portray my wit, intelligence, sparkling personality and stunning beauty... but I think it's manageable.

If someone made a movie about the amazing life I'm destined to live and hired some old lady to play me, my choices would be either Hellen Mirren or the old lady version of Rose in Titanic. NO WAIT!! I would loooove for Shirley MacLaine to play me. Well, for her as Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias as me. She was such a baller in that movie.

Two For the Price of One!

Well we received two more blog requests, so I'll begin by fulfilling whoever’s desire it was to answer their burning questions. The two requests were 1. Would you rather be bald or have dreadlocks? and 2. If a movie were ever to be made about your life, who would play you? Shall we? Or...I...

1. While both hair (or lack there-of) styles are equally outstanding, I'm forced to pick one. There are however several pros and cons of each style that must be addressed before I can give you my answer. I'll start with the pros of being bald.

BALD PROS:
Andre Agassi, Kevin Garnett, Steve Austin, Zinedine Zidane...Oh, I'm doing it wrong, my bad.

BALD PROS:
-No lice.
-You don't have to worry about bad hair days.
-Costs less. (No shampoo, conditioner, et cetera.)
-Can occasionally be mistaken for Mr. Clean.

BALD CONS:
-No lice.
-No hair to style.
-May have a weird-shaped head.
-Can occasionally blind people.

Now onward to the pros and cons of "dreads".

DREADS PROS:
-Look freaking sweet.
-Makes black people even cooler.
-Very clean.
-Jamaica. Need I say more?

DREADS CONS:
-May cause you to be perceived as a pothead.
-Do you know how dreads are formed?
-More costly.

Well, the pros and cons are out there, so I'll share my answer with you.

Dreads.

I think Jason Castro serves as reason enough for why I've picked dreads.

Now, onward to the next question!

If a movie were to be made about my epic life, there is only one man who can successfully portray me, and unfortunately he has passed away just recently. Many of you probably know who I am referring to. That's right, the legendary...Charlton Heston. Just picture Chuck with black, spiky hair, drumming away, sword fighting in his front yard with Owen Wilson as my friend Raymie. The epitome of epic.
Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, so the next actor I would pick to play me would be...Denzel Washington. 'Nuff said.

**Announcement**

Hey guys -

I've heard that some of you weren't able to leave comments, so I changed the comment settings. Now you can comment on a post without being a registered user.

Just one of the many ways we're serving you!

- Lar

That's What She Said

Alright, well keeping with the tradition of this blog (if there is any tradition by the third post), I'll voice my opinion on the submitted subject matter. BEWARE: I AM INCREDIBLY BIASED!

Women rule. They are without a doubt the better sex. I don't know how I could possibly summarize their myriad amazing qualitites in one post, but I'll sure as heck try.

1. They make awesome athletes. WNBA anyone? WNFL? WMLB? Yeah, completely awesome.
2. They make awesome sandwiches. I just love when a woman gets in my kitchen and fetches me a sammich.
3. They're smart enough. They're smart enough that you can tell one to make sandwiches and clean the house, but not smart enough to complain or even disobey.
4. They have menstrual cycles. ...Which grant them unbelievable powers. They become more agreeable and friendly during this time.
5. Only they can birth children. Bravo women. Bravo.
6. They always get to sit down when peeing.
7. They are never expected to look good by society.
8. They are highly respected in the world. Especially in the Middle-East.
9. They're always on top of things.
10. Last, they understand the finer things in life, such as Oprah, bon-bons, Gerard Butler, The Jonas Brothers, and gossiping.

Those should be plenty of reasons explaining why women are clearly the better sex.

I guess I'll start this Beast up

So thanks to our first fan (you know who you are!) for a "fab" topic suggestion.

The topic: Which gender is better, and why?

Well, I could take the easy road and say females are superior simply because I'm a member of that gender.

But who wants to take the easy road when you can travel down a path like Belle's father took in "Beauty and the Beast" when he was on his way to the invention show?

Of course, we all know he gets lost and was locked in the basement and was thereafter referred to as "Crazy Old Maurice." But that's besides the point.

Honestly, I don't think one gender is better than the other. Both have pros and cons. One needs the other to continue the circle of life.

IN GENERAL:
Boys are historically less dramatic than girls. Girls have a nurturing instinct that boys lack. Boys can determine the sex of a child. Girls can carry said child inside their womb. Boys tend to be more adventurous and don't give many things a second thought. (Interpret that as you wish.)

Despite all of those grossly generalized statements, I do think that girls have a disadvantage in the world. Society can continue to "equal opportunity" everything as much as they like, but the truth is that people will continue to think like they always have.

For example, I'm going into a field that apparently has a 10-inch thick glass ceiling. In other words, my career is supposed to be nothing but line jobs and technician work. I'm told I won't get to manage or become a VP of anything. Sucks doesn't it? What makes guys so much more competent and more deserving of upper-level positions? I don't know. No one knows, really. That's why there's still a glass ceiling.

But that's OK though. I'm gonna make like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and bust through that ceiling!

Sweet Beginnings

Lar: What are we going to say?
J-dog: Nothing. We cain't say. Anything. Anything at all.

But really, this is our new blog. We're not exactly sure what the theme is going to be, or what we're going to talk about, but it'll be a wide range of things. This blog is going to be run by two people and we'll even type in different colors to make it easy for ya'll. Sorry to all the color blinds though...

Yep, we're just a bro and a sis, a-blogging away. I'm more into video games and classic rock and generally everything more awesome, like bears. So...that's probably what you'll be hearing about from me.

So, for now we'll update this when we can. At least one of us is pretty busy with school and stuff. Depending on how this goes and if we get super involved, we'll update more frequently. Also, we set up an e-mail address JUST for this blog! So send us any topic ideas, questions, or requests for personal appearances.

Oh also, not all of our posts are going to be both of us talking like this. Probably one, then the other on whatever we want to talk about.

But please, don't send us anything utterly stupid. Since we're the authors of this blog, every post carries our names with it, and I don't know about Lar but I'm not posting anything dumb on here. So don't waste your time and ours by sending joke requests or what have you.

Enjoy my opinions.

Yeah... so anyway... We'll update our profile and stuff in due time. Keep checking up on us and TOGETHER, we'll make this THE BEST PLACE TO BE ON THE INTERNET!!