The New Fall Season
Well, it is finally here. Fall is upon us. The days are gettting shorter, the first rain has come, and everything is pointing towards winter. I am finally spending more time indoors, rather than outside enjoying the sun and a good book. I am now enjoying the inside and a good book. And of course once again occupying the computer. as is semi-obvious I have been absent for some time. While I never had a great posting record, going as long as I have, is obviously (well maybe not obviously, but nearly so...at least to me, do not know how it appears to my readers, but since there are not many I know of, it doesn't matter much what they think. Well okay it does, but if I don't end this parenthetical statement soon, I may forget to close the parenthesis, and that would cause havok to my post, and while that has nothing to do with my readers, nor what they matter, it does have something to my personal sense of coherency. (which if you have read any of the previous posts in this blog is tenuous as best, but I like to keep my parenthesis neat at the very least.) so I will end this parenthetical statement here, and go on with my blog if I have not forgotten.) Basically more time on computer, more time indoors, fall is a season of change. And while it appears slow, because it lasts so long (i dont' believe we have even come to the last day of summer yet, let alone daylight savings changes.) most of the changes are sudden. One day you are outside sipping margaritas and reading "going postal" by terry pratchet, the next day it's windy and cold and possibly rainy, and you are inside sipping beer, and waiting for the new tv season to start. One day you have the illusion of freedom and lack of responsibility, the next week you have bell choir, tkd, zoo teens, search, via media, and a host of other obligations you had not even dreamed of before. Fall is an overnight change that sticks with you. The other seasons are more lingering and slow. Spring blends into summer as you find more time to be outside, and more weather condusive to outdoor activities. Winter, after falls long reign is full of skiing, snow angels, rain, and school. (and/or work.) Winter is most like fal lin that respect. While it is not a sudden change, it is pretty consistant. Wet, snowy and cold. You don't notice it as much, because fall has driven you indoors, and demande dyour schedule to change, but it's still there, and a long slow change as you druge through it's demands.Television is a perfect example. In the fall you get the new season. It's a sudden change. New shows, season openers to switch from the re-runs that have been airing since march. IT's all new, and all within a 2 week timespan. Which then settles into a rut. Which brings me finally to my whole point of writing this blog.
But before I get to the point, because as people have read I am the king of being distracted, I would like a bit of advice. The season has changed, fall is here, and it is time now to think of halloween costumes. To be honest I have been thinking of mine since march. I would like to costume myself as the monopoly guy, and have been growing my mustache to handlebar proportions since march. My wife, however, decided on her costume around the time I found mine, but since she didn't have to grow facial hair has not been thinking about it as much as I have thought about mine. So here is the problem. To keep with the game theme, I am going as the monopoly guy, my wife would like to go as Col. Mustard from clue. Unfortunately we cannot find any safari outfits for males or females in any of this years costume displays. I would certainly appreciate it, if you my loyal (or random, or disloyal, or anybody who has the patience to read through to this request) readers would give me advice, hints, tips, or ideas to turn my wife into col. mustard from the game Clue. (I figure khaki skirt and shirt, pith helmet, and a blunderbuss, but since none of those seem to be common in costume displays I am willing to listen to (and read since it's here) other ideas from the fantastic, to the...."hey this might work, who knows" type.
having made that request back to the new fall season. Television. It sucks. I have not seen anything that appeals to me. Not even the new cartoons, although xiaolin showdown does seem to be carrying it's own again. But I wonder now, if television has gotten horrible, or if I have changed. I look at the new DVD's coming out. There are all the seasons of Dukes of HAzzard, Knight Rider, MASH, everything. I look at those and think....wow those were not bad shows. But watch them and realize they were. Thank goodness for hollywood video so I don't have to buy the junk. It makes me wonder though. Lately I am timing taking the dog out at night so as I can watch the commercials, and miss the shows. Why is there not yet a commercial DVD collection? It is a brilliant idea, which the producer could get paid both by the people buying it, and the companies who made the commercial. You would have the classic pre political correctness comercials like Fred and Barnie Smoking (and why would somebody buy a cigarette on a cartoons reccomendation, while I feel they are as real as the next, I have to admit cartoons do not have the same health concerns, or even taste buds as normal people.) It would have classics, perhaps some of the original captain cruch "you can't get away from the crunch because the crunch always gives you away" shows. or even serieses. There would be of course the oscar meyer weiner song. There would be maytag commercials. There would be formal commercials. I remember several 1 hour shows of "TV's (best/funniest/weirdest/etc whatever) commercials." and people would watch that garbage. Why not put it on a DVD people would buy it, because it's better than say....Dukes of HAzzard. and for some reason, people currently desire expensive pointless nostalgia. I know within a month my commercial DVD idea will be out, but watch for it, and when you see it, remember me, because darnit that's what the new fall season is all about. Making me happy, and nothing on tv makes me happy, so you might as well try to sell me old commercials that I didn't appreciate when I was young, but will pay good money to remember something like the libby's libby's libby's jingle, and watching charlie the tuna try to have good taste.
oh and seriously if you have any tips on my wifes halloween costume, please post them.
But before I get to the point, because as people have read I am the king of being distracted, I would like a bit of advice. The season has changed, fall is here, and it is time now to think of halloween costumes. To be honest I have been thinking of mine since march. I would like to costume myself as the monopoly guy, and have been growing my mustache to handlebar proportions since march. My wife, however, decided on her costume around the time I found mine, but since she didn't have to grow facial hair has not been thinking about it as much as I have thought about mine. So here is the problem. To keep with the game theme, I am going as the monopoly guy, my wife would like to go as Col. Mustard from clue. Unfortunately we cannot find any safari outfits for males or females in any of this years costume displays. I would certainly appreciate it, if you my loyal (or random, or disloyal, or anybody who has the patience to read through to this request) readers would give me advice, hints, tips, or ideas to turn my wife into col. mustard from the game Clue. (I figure khaki skirt and shirt, pith helmet, and a blunderbuss, but since none of those seem to be common in costume displays I am willing to listen to (and read since it's here) other ideas from the fantastic, to the...."hey this might work, who knows" type.
having made that request back to the new fall season. Television. It sucks. I have not seen anything that appeals to me. Not even the new cartoons, although xiaolin showdown does seem to be carrying it's own again. But I wonder now, if television has gotten horrible, or if I have changed. I look at the new DVD's coming out. There are all the seasons of Dukes of HAzzard, Knight Rider, MASH, everything. I look at those and think....wow those were not bad shows. But watch them and realize they were. Thank goodness for hollywood video so I don't have to buy the junk. It makes me wonder though. Lately I am timing taking the dog out at night so as I can watch the commercials, and miss the shows. Why is there not yet a commercial DVD collection? It is a brilliant idea, which the producer could get paid both by the people buying it, and the companies who made the commercial. You would have the classic pre political correctness comercials like Fred and Barnie Smoking (and why would somebody buy a cigarette on a cartoons reccomendation, while I feel they are as real as the next, I have to admit cartoons do not have the same health concerns, or even taste buds as normal people.) It would have classics, perhaps some of the original captain cruch "you can't get away from the crunch because the crunch always gives you away" shows. or even serieses. There would be of course the oscar meyer weiner song. There would be maytag commercials. There would be formal commercials. I remember several 1 hour shows of "TV's (best/funniest/weirdest/etc whatever) commercials." and people would watch that garbage. Why not put it on a DVD people would buy it, because it's better than say....Dukes of HAzzard. and for some reason, people currently desire expensive pointless nostalgia. I know within a month my commercial DVD idea will be out, but watch for it, and when you see it, remember me, because darnit that's what the new fall season is all about. Making me happy, and nothing on tv makes me happy, so you might as well try to sell me old commercials that I didn't appreciate when I was young, but will pay good money to remember something like the libby's libby's libby's jingle, and watching charlie the tuna try to have good taste.
oh and seriously if you have any tips on my wifes halloween costume, please post them.
posted by Pher at 21:11
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