1. My sister made me go to IHOP and I found out that "Free Pancake Day" (Feb 28th) is in fact a scam to raise money for children's hospitals. THOSE BASTARDS.
2. There were a lot of little kids there and I can't stand kids (not to imply that I don't want them to have hospitals, because I totally do, I'm just upset that the pancakes aren't actually free and that they wouldn't stop crying/screaming).
3. After IHOP, I had to go muck around in the dirt for two hours at the Hippie Haven known as "Outback Farms." I only did it for ESCI extra credit, but it was definitely NOT worth it.
I tried to look vaguely outdoorsy by not brushing my hair, but my sister said, quote, "You have COURT-ORDERED written allll over you." Sigh.
4. After that, Taco Time gave me a burrito THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY RICE.
5. Most important of all, Glee has ruined yet another thing I love: "Smooth Criminal" as performed by 2Cellos (which is what it sounds like: two sort of Eastern European-looking guys playing cello).
Here's the original video, which is awesome:
A friend posted this on my wall a year or so ago and wrote, "If orchestra is like this, then all of your dumb stories are now legit in my mind." IT'S EXACTLY LIKE THIS!!
Here's what Ryan Murphy did with that:
"You wanna DUEL?" Are you KIDDING ME?
Now, I am not normally one of those people (hipsters) that gets their panties in a twist when Glee popularizes a song or artist that they tooootally liked, like, three years ago - but classical music is so rarely cool that when it's shamelessly exploited by annoying smirky gecko child actors and their blazers and their - arrrgh OK FINE I am one of those people. This used to be one of my little videos that I would pull up to explain to people how awesome the cello was, and now I can't do that anymore, because everyone will just go, "Oh yeah like from Glee! Sooo cool!"
If that makes me a hipster, then so be it. I can live with that. All I'm saying is: This was cool, Glee used it, it is now embarrassing and uncool.
If that makes me a hipster, then so be it. I can live with that. All I'm saying is: This was cool, Glee used it, it is now embarrassing and uncool.
Also, the original video is online again now, but about a week ago, I tried to listen to it while I was driving, and it had been removed. Yes, about a week before the Glee episode aired. Am I implying that Ryan Murphy was somehow to blame? ABSOLUTELY.
Arrrrgh. Sorry about this entire post. Anyway, here's a picture of a cat that best sums up how I feel today:
Dude... I hate Glee with a passion that burns so profoundly, I literally need to eat 2 tums after reading this.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I try to hate Ryan Murphy but American Horror Story was SUCH a fantastic show. I don't understand how he could have gone so terribly wrong with Glee.
@Kacie my friend, Kate, keeps talking about how amazing AHS is, and I keep meaning to watch it but I'm too scared... I think the take-away lesson is, really good producers can still make really bad shows that cater to the lowest possible denimator/demographic.
DeleteThat cat pretty much sums up how I looked all weekend.
ReplyDeleteIt was a grumpy weekend, for sure.
Also, cellos are freaking awesome and people who think otherwise need to be reeducated.
@Finch, so glad you feel the same way. Sometimes you just need to bitch. That's how I felt, anyway. And I 100% agree, but the point is, I know you used to play cello so you totally get it, but sometimes you need awesome contemporary vids to convince the non-believers...and Glee just ruined one of mine. Grrrrrrr.
DeleteI've been fascinated by the mind of the psychotic evil madman Ryan Murphy since Nip/Tuck. Watch that show, about once an episode you'll be saying "I can't believe this is happening on my screen right now."
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