I miss the old Energizer guy

Am I the only guy who remembers this guy? Then again I watched a lot of TV when I was a kid so that is why I'm such an expert on pop culture. No one seems to remember when his commercial would come on and he would talk about "One of these" and then he would hold up a giant Energizer battery. Then at the end of the commercial, the camera would come in real close on his face and he would say "OY"

When I was a kid, I thought this guy was so cool. He had so much energy and chrisma. I wanted to be just like him, (and Mr. T) but it never happened and then one horrible day, the Energizer guy was gone. Replaced by the stupid rabbit with the big drum.

I did some research and found out that his name is really Mark Jackson though he's also known as Jacko Jackson and he hasn't really done much since the Energizer which I find sad since I like him a lot.

Ever wonder how he took being replaced by that stupid rabbit with the drum? That must have really sucked. I can imagine the conversation. "Jacko, we think your great but the marketing people think that fake bunnies are in right now so were forced to let you go". I HATE THAT RABBIT.

Now that I'm thinking about it. I wonder if there's a home for retired commercial actors. A place where Jacko can hang out with the Dunkin "Time to make the Donuts" guy and the Kool Aid picture guy. Then after supper he goes back to this room and throws darts at a picture of that Rabbit. I miss him going OY.

Now that I'm thinking about it, what happened to Mayor McCheese ?

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Has anyone seen the real me? I can't remember where I left him

I want my life back and I want it now! Its seems lately, that my life has become this ugly cycle of going to work and going home again, over and over again and I hate it. I need a change, I need a holiday, I need to get laid (I had to sneak that in).

I’m tired of my job defining my existence. Instead I want to be able to decide for myself what my purpose is. I want to take the time to write a book, a play, or a screenplay. I want to see the world. I want to be a public speaker. Maybe host a television program and make smart ass remarks. I WANT TO BE THE NEXT DAVID LETTERMAN!!!!! Actually I just want to redefine myself.

The way I see it, everyone does what they have to do in order to survive but a lucky few get to do what they dream of. I never got to do what I dream off (My last girlfriend told me to take off the flippers and to put the trombone down).

I think the problem was that I never really took any risks. When I was in my teens, I thought about becoming a stand up comic and the one time I mentioned the idea to my mother, she reacted negatively to it. She said something about doing something more stable but to me, stable is boring though after that, the dream stayed in the back of my mind and I just continued making smart ass comments and little jokes here and there. Maybe I could have been something big, but I guess I will never know.

Actually I’ve toyed with the idea of being a humorist (I think they write funny articles or maybe they just hum a lot, I’m not sure) but I really don’t know where to start.

I’m sick of being part of a team of yahoos at work (I live in Cow Town and I never hear the word Yahoo). I want to be an individual. I want time to myself, I WANT TIME TO MEET A GIRL!!!!!

Yeah I guess that’s another issue. I put a lot of things on hold while I was at school to get my degree and now that I have it, it seems like I don’t have time for myself anymore. I want to meet someone special and take her out to dinner. I WANT TO CUDDLE!!!! Yeah there something real nice about cuddling and the little things (NO I’M NOT GAY). I really like the little things like simple touching tickling, but if there was only a way to keep dancing out of the equation, (see, told you I’m not gay) I’m a horrible dancer. I’m trying to arrange an accident so that I won’t have to dance with my sister at her wedding next summer.

Well I’m looking for a new job now, something that will free me of this existence and I can only hope that it happens soon. I know that I’m looking for meaning now and a 65 inch HDTV isn’t going to give me meaning (but I still LOVE that TV).

I’m not sure what I’m trying to say to be honest, originally I was going to write a comical post about Mr. T but this came out instead so I’ve decided to go with it and save Mr. T. for tomorrow.

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I'm really starting to hate the political process

Maybe it’s all these elections going on here and in the states (here in Calgary, we’ve had 2 in the last 6 months with another one on the 22nd) but right now I’m starting to think that the political landscape is filled with selfish, bitter slime balls.

I’m not sure when this ugly trend started but my theory is that it started with Rush Limbaugh, that conservative radio show guy. Now to my knowledge, he was the first guy to start this slam and blame campaign and calling it entertainment, and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

I’ve had limited exposure to Bill O'Reilly (we don’t get Fox News in Canada yet, thanks to the Liberals( The Canadian political party) censors at the CRTC, but they let Al Jazeera into the country) but he’s another one who starting to piss me off I also find him to be a blowhard that’s in love with himself. What kind of nutball writes a political commentary book for kids? What going to be in there? Stories about how taxes are lowered and everyone lives happily ever after? (Not going to talk about the phone sex scandal)

Though the democrats are getting good at this game as well, in fact I think they’ve gotten better then the Republicans. All I have to say is Michael Moore. I cannot stand the sight of this guy. He is so full of himself that it makes me want to barf. Now it can be argued that he’s a documentary filmmaker, not a political analyst. Then what the hell was he doing covering the Republican National Convention for USA Today? (Oh and I thought all the people at the convention calling him fat was out of line as well).

I’m not sure when it got from bad to worse but I have a feeling that Michael Moore’s book “Stupid White Men” had something to do with it, though Al Franken’s “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot” was when it fell down to the current level because that’s when the personal attacks started. Now were seeing books like “Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man” and that documentary “Michael Moore Hates America”, though the filmmaker is quoted in saying that the film isn’t about political beliefs but accountability.

Oh and this trend is not limited to the U.S. either. There’s a book coming out by former Liberal MP Sheila (God I HATE her) Copps. Now in a “leaked” exert (leaked my ass, she purposely released it) she talks about how our current Prime Minster Paul Martin, back when he was finance minister, wanted to throw out the Canada Health Act but she, as Deputy Prime Minister prevented this from happening. Now we have people in the same political party turning on each other. This book is nothing but a way to get back at the P.M. (Prime Minister) after she lost her bid to become the leader of the Liberal party and then being forced out of office and loosing her seat in the House of Commons. She apparently thought that she was special because she always had her nose up former P.M. Jean (Doesn’t know his head from his ass) Chrétien's ass, but after she lost her seat she’s out for revenge and she doesn't care what damage she does. I’m just glad that the current P.M. has decided to take the high road. Hey he’s friends with Bono so he can’t be all bad Actually I like him, and I hope he can repair the damage that Chrétien has caused during his time in office and be able to say the word Liberal without grinding my teeth.

Even in this provincial election, things are getting disgusting. Now we have this political party called the Alberta Alliance (Not putting a link to these scumbags) putting out a flier claiming that our Premier Ralph Klein is responsible for the death of 283 babies last year and with that comment, they have a picture of a baby that receiving medical treatment. Did I mention that the Premier’s party, the Tories and this Alliance party are both right wing parties? (Alberta has been right wing for so long that I can’t imagine that it would ever change). Oh and did I mention that I had never heard of these guys before this flier came out?

I remember reading somewhere that politicians were suppose to be respectable poeple and I also remember once that political analysts were adults who discussed things rationally, like adult instead of a bunch of 8 year old children throwing insults. If I want to see type of crap done by adults, I’ll watch Jerry Springer, not CNN.

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A new look

As you might have noticed (or not if you haven't been here before) I'm using a new template. I just grew so bored of the old one. It was simple and effective at first but it grew to be too simple and I started to really hate the title bar. As well I got tired of looking at other blogs that looked exactly like mine.

Well after days and days of looking and evaluating, I've settled on this one. I found it at http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/ . I actually found a few and one that was familiar (you know who you are) but I really liked it, even though there a blatant product plug with the Sony VAIO logo on the left (It could have been worse, I like the Pepsi one as well), So I hope that everyone likes the new look and if you don't then TOO BAD !!!!

Alright, speaking of products and commercialism, I should mention the banner. First thing, I didn't sell out. Ok I did, but before everyone starts pointing fingers but let me explain. This is something that I wanted to do because I really like Zip.ca. I think these guys are great and I recommend them to everyone I see and people have joined based on my recommendation. Now I recently l earned about their affiliate and refferal programs where I could have zip help support my DVD habbit (and its a big one too, over 100 DVD's) so I thought why not? So the banner goes up. So maybe they can help fund my DVD viewing habbits. They just sent me the first 2 DVD of the first season of Buffy and I expect them on Monday. SJ said I should watch them so I'll give them a go.

Anyway tomorrow I should be back with my normal words of wisdom, but until then, take care.

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Photo Friday (Poor Kitty)

I found this and I thought, WHAAA !!! That Cat looks
pissed and I don't blame him/her. That pussy cat is bald !!!!

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