The pattern used to be: Notice a frustrating characteristic. Bring up the frustrating characteristic with another human out of earshot from the owner of the frustrating characteristic. Together discuss in depth that frustrating characteristic. Return to that person at a later point with a second frustrating characteristic for you to discuss. The other person seeks … Continue reading Breaking the pattern →

To ask the question "Why didn't he just do...?" when watching Fawlty Towers is to miss the point. It's supposed to be panicked decision making for our entertainment.

Woe is him, he is the victim of unfortunate circumstances that he could do nothing about. Hang on just a moment! I offered him a way out of his predicament and he turned me down. He's not a victim, he chose his fate. Save your sympathy for someone more deserving!

The first kindle came out in 2007 and yet in 2024 there are still book stores everywhere. The world wide web has digitized news for decades and yet newspapers are still being printed and sold. Netflix, Disney+, and YouTube haven't stopped the sales of DVDs. Despite the convenience of Spotify and Apple Music people still … Continue reading Stalled death →

American sports feel more like the entertainment industry than English sports. Why? Because of all the efforts to keep the fans at the game engaged while the ads are on. The kiss cam, the celebrity lookalikes, the T-shirt gun and so on and so forth. When there's a lull in an English sporting game, the … Continue reading Sport entertainment →

Bitching - I wish I hadn't but I couldn't think of anything else to bond over and I panicked. Now I feel bad!

I noticed that in both Disneyland and Harry Potter studios, all the clothes in the shops were plastered with Disney or Harry Potter all over it. There was no minimal designs for adults who only subtly wanted to show their fan appreciation. To give a quick guess as to why - I'm going to go … Continue reading Over the top →

The NFL jerseys are so bland. What's more, they are completely absent of sponsors. Which, to me, seems weird when you consider the enormous amounts of time, effort, and money dedicated to pleasing advertisers in the game. Why is jersey considered sacred when they take a one hour game and stretch it into 3 hours … Continue reading NFL jerseys →

It's funny how walking around someone's apartment can quickly tell you where you rank in their lives.Do you feature in any of the pictures up on the wall?Is your card standing on top of the cupboard?Can you mask your emotions as you realize you're lower down the list then you thought?

It's funny you can live in your own little bubble for so long and then you go to a busy city like London and witness rush hour and all of a sudden you remember you're one of 6 billion.You're indifferent to their problems and they're indifferent to yours.An earth shattering revelation to you doesn't break … Continue reading One of 6 billion →