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Aug. 10th, 2005 09:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
newnumber6I don't know why, but somehow 'purchasing a pound of corned beef because it was on sale for a good price' (which I did today) feels, in my mind, like one of those dramatic 'steps towards full adulthood', like moving into your own place. I've purchased my own food for quite a while now, and look out for sales.. hell, even bought corned beef before, but for some reason, because I purchased a pound of it at once, from a grocery store deli, and brought it home, I'm getting a 'woo, I'm an adult' feeling more than I have in quite a while. Don't ask me to explain it.
I think somebody should take Big Brother, and use it to play a little sociological experiment, like simulate the sudden collapse of civilization. Like one day have the power go out - although the power's not really out, the cameras are all secretly on but they're not moving or anything. Then have one of the people behind the scenes tell the houseguests to stay put, it's probably just a power failure, and they're going to investigate it... and then have that be the last they hear from them. No more communication. Then have the sounds of machinegunshots outside, or smoke rising out over the gate. See how long it takes them to finally leave the house and see what's going on, knowing that technically, under the rules, leaving the house means you forfeit your chance. Or maybe fake a first contact with aliens going on in the outside world or something.
Did you ever notice that Hamburger Helper's Three Cheese Manicotti actually has four cheeses listed on the ingredients? WTF?
Oh yeah, I was going to mention this in my comic posts. While I was at BK for lunch I saw the ads for their chicken fries. I was tempted, but I didn't get any, so I've still never tried them, despite the fact that in a recent XET scene I spontaneously decided Kirk was a huge fan of them. :)
I think somebody should take Big Brother, and use it to play a little sociological experiment, like simulate the sudden collapse of civilization. Like one day have the power go out - although the power's not really out, the cameras are all secretly on but they're not moving or anything. Then have one of the people behind the scenes tell the houseguests to stay put, it's probably just a power failure, and they're going to investigate it... and then have that be the last they hear from them. No more communication. Then have the sounds of machinegunshots outside, or smoke rising out over the gate. See how long it takes them to finally leave the house and see what's going on, knowing that technically, under the rules, leaving the house means you forfeit your chance. Or maybe fake a first contact with aliens going on in the outside world or something.
Did you ever notice that Hamburger Helper's Three Cheese Manicotti actually has four cheeses listed on the ingredients? WTF?
Oh yeah, I was going to mention this in my comic posts. While I was at BK for lunch I saw the ads for their chicken fries. I was tempted, but I didn't get any, so I've still never tried them, despite the fact that in a recent XET scene I spontaneously decided Kirk was a huge fan of them. :)
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Date: 2005-08-10 07:03 pm (UTC)And yeah, I get the "domestic" feeling every so often too, and it almost irks me. I don't wanna feel grown up. But when you're standing there, shopping for dining sets, or planning out grocery lists, it just /feels/ weird.
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Date: 2005-08-11 03:52 am (UTC)For you it's buying corned beef.
I'm sure that's a significant comment, somehow, but I don't know why.
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Date: 2005-08-11 04:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-11 04:54 am (UTC)Helps to login.
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