Unboundaried, A Meandering Rant from TSF 7
Posted on April 5, 2010 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
Is it OK if they frequently fight,
Is it OK if the bride wears white,
…even if she has a couple of children…
It is OK if she has fake breasts,
and yet her kids are an incredible mess
because she claims they never have any money…
Is it OK if he professes to be true,
but you know that he has propositioned you
…on more than one occasion…
Is it OK for Nick Cage?
Is it OK if he wears a rug,
Is it OK if she’s planted a bug
in their computer,
so she can track all of his online activities…
Is it OK if they seldom fuck,
Is it OK if he tries his luck,
at the casino…with the deposit money for their new home
…and he looses it all…
Is it OK if she swears she’s quit,
but then, occasionally, she takes a hit
just to keep her sane…
Is it OK if she has a drink,
even though you tend to think
she’s pregnant at the time,
…never mind who’s it is…
Is it OK if he roams the night,
because he says that he’s uptight,
and getting out
is the only thing
that calms him down…
Is it OK if they talk so sweet,
when you really know that underneath
neither of them is happy
in this thing, called a relationship, anymore…
~pp
<Don’t be hypocritical. Listen, as well as read, TSF7: Drop Everything or look for it on iTunes. It is slacktacular.>
I’m no George Clooney but…
Posted on March 5, 2010 | By bmasterson | No Comments
Brian Masterson?
Some think it’s all fun and games when traveling for business. Movies are made about it (Up in the Air, Airplane, the list goes on), books are written about it, and hundreds of stories are told at businesses all over the world. Different cities, different countries, new faces, new adventures. To be fair, I have traveled more than my share in my short time of business travel, and have visited hundreds of cities and towns around the world. I have visited friends halfway around the world, eaten interesting cuisine, seen some amazing things, and had my share of fun. Someday, I hope my children can experience the same things I have been able to experience.
There is another side of business travel that most either do not know about, or care to think about. The DARK SIDE of business travel. From sitting next to and meaninglessly chatting with the nameless (and sometimes smelly) faces on airplanes, to eating dinner on your own (again), getting lost because the GPS you rented is not working, driving through snow/ice, it’s not always glamorous as some folks think it is. Think about it in these terms – for a normal week long business trip, it takes about 6-8 hrs of preparation – setting up appointments, booking flights, finding hotels close to the meetings, booking car rentals, figuring out directions to each appointment. The list goes on. And this is PRIOR to you even leaving. Read more
MTV Pushing out ‘cynical’ Generation X
Posted on February 24, 2010 | By Christian | 1 Comment
Here's to you MTV!
Well, its official. MTV has announced their focus on Millennials, casting aside Generation X… the generation that made MTV. Sad news indeed. I’d like to give a big FU to MTV. Not just for this recent admission, but for the crap they have been broadcasting for the past 20 years. There was a time when MTV was about music television. It was certainly a revolutionary, but simple, concept that changed music forever. Play popular music but with supporting video. It changed everything. No longer were we sitting by the radio listening to music while doing something else. Now we were completely focused on the music as a total sensory experience. And when I say focused, I mean sitting like a zombie starring at the TV, one music video after another… completely enthralled. It was a perfect formula and our generation shaped it. Read more
What it means to be Generation X, a Meandering Rant from TSF1
Posted on November 28, 2009 | By Christian | No Comments
Ok, lets start this with a look inward. I asked myself “self, what are you?” Once I started looking (and got past the initial chaos rattling around in my head) I realized that’s not such a simple question and a lot of what Generation X is, is what its not. You can’t put a box around Generation X and say oh, its all about grunge and apathy. Or look to movies like Reality Bites and Star Wars… because yes, whether you want to admit it or not YOU were effected by Star Wars and the Jedi bed sheets you had as a kid. Its not about that big hair you had, or gray hair now and looking at 40 as “not that old”. Its not about whether you are “corporate” or keeping it real. Its not about whether you live with someone you aren’t married to or whether you are now a responsible parent or not. Its not about whether you worry about how the lawn looks or whether you are “green”. I could go on for hours but the truth is, its not about a lot.
Now, once we admit to ourselves its not about a lot we have to look at that. Its not about a lot. Is that disaffection I smell? Read more
Eleven Things That We Could Live Without
Posted on September 24, 2009 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
Stale Candy, stale Bread-products served to us in a restaurant, and stale Personalities.
That weird, sour smell that pervades your laundry, when you forget to put it in the dryer.
Sequined clothing on anyone over 25, including those in the professions of dance, theatre, dance theatre, or Cirque du Soleil.
