After taking trips to Michigan, I always get a good time of thought in about things.

Travel is one thing people always seem to fail at. It's a social ineptitude that has always eaten away at me. Out of control children with overbearing parents. Idiotic people that have no concept of airline security. People using their cell phones on planes. Wait a second, did he really just say that? Yes, the man I was sitting next to on my flight to Detroit was actually using his phone in flight. He had one of those stupid, cheap LG flip open phones with the keyboard on it that was beat up like hell, scratches all over it. It was a bit sad that he had it, he seemed like he was trying to dress reasonably but then he whips out the phone of a sixteen year old girl to text god-knows-who. Its just ridiculous. Something like that just screams immaturity to me, its very unprofessional to me. I would never want to hang myself out to dry as a hypocrite with the whole texting thing, but the whole image just seemed a bit silly to me. This large man hunched over a smallish, brightly coloured phone trying to text someone. For god's sake, at least put yourself on the level of the rest of middle management and get yourself a refurbished Blackberry. The image he tried to craft with the clothing was completely destroyed with one thing. Materialism, maybe, but it just stuck out to me. Any thought he might have put in to his appearance was wasted. Leave it behind in college with wearing sweatpants outside of the house. Which brings me to another thought. The fashion sense of travelers. Most people in touch with humour would say "oh, but don't you mean the *lack* of it? har har har" and to that I would reply "Negativity is a quantity." People wearing pajama pants out in public is like scraping nails on a chalkboard for me. Its disgraceful, unflattering, and stupid. These people would inevitably have an argument rooted in comfort. You are stupid, end of story. Jeans are comfortable, can be more flattering, and are simply more appeasing. These are the same people that sit in their cube and beg for another casual Friday when they don't realise that comfortable dress clothing is in fact produced. Then fashion today in general is hideous. Let's start off with men. Oversized sweats, disheveledness, stains, socks with sandals, the list could go on. This I am at peace with however, because then its easier for a little effort on my part to be rewarded. Less on you just makes me look better, thanks for that. Women's fashion is what desperately needs *something* done to it though. Leggings are retarded no matter what decade you're in. The same goes for Crocs and Uggz and their various knock-offs. Sweatpants are not a flattering outfit choice, thanks for trying though. Just because its the same brand does not mean that that purple A&F hoodie goes with the hot pink sweats you got from there too. Hippie skirts are never flattering and they look stupid and far too dated. Also, please buy a size of jeans up when your gut hangs over the belt line, shirts aren't made to tuck that in. And speaking of belts, the belts everyone wears at ridiculous heights around their chests to make their bust look bigger aren't fooling anyone. Anyone that can think at least. You're attracting the wrong type of person if you're aiming for someone who's eyes are just going to drop right down to stare at your chest on a date. Better yet, you're repelling the people who have any shred of intelligence because they can realise that you're a whore. And then just for the general population. North Face jackets. Talk about a status symbol mixed with blind conformity. The same $90 jacket you bought because you saw all the cool guys and gals wearing I bought for half the price when I went with Columbia. Its just blind consumption, which is what is bringing down capitalism everywhere. No longer do people buy a product based on means of superiority or exclusivity (like I went for with my snakeskin jacket), they buy it on image and what everyone else has. Value, pshh. To hell with value! I wanna look *cool*! That's also a bit nice though, because then I can identify the people that can't think for themselves. I think one of two things, either "Oh, look, they could have saved 40 bucks and bought something cheaper and just as good," or, "They could look like no one else if they just used their budget and found something really fresh or custom online." Either way, there's no thought to it. Sad stuff really.

Along with the theme of conformity, let me address some more things in the media. I was watching stand up comedy on Comedy Central with my family this evening and this ventriloquist guy came on and they all started freaking out because "he's hilarious!" Or at least that's what gas station clerk told them. It was so stupid, everyone was laughing every five seconds regardless though because no one has any taste left in them these days. I'm sure you're sitting there thinking "I know exactly who you're talking about, that guy's hilarious!" Well guess what, you're wrong. Who named me surveyor and lord over all public opinion? Whoever gave me the uncanny gift that all other Americans seem to have done without since the days of T. Paine. That's right, common fucking sense (I'm sure Tommy-boy didn't put it exactly like that because the printer might have an objection or two with it). Ventriloquists are a breed I have never understood, it's a talent which should have never become in demand and never should be. The thought I'm guessing avid consumers of whoever this was: "Look, this guy can have a whole conversation with himself! Well golly gee, I could never do that! And how's that puppet talking? And why is that guys neck moving?" I would say that at this point in the game, the person watching might have a dumbfounded look on their face, but that was probably already there, considering the amount of incest that would have to be required to create someone with a attraction to Comedy Central stand-up. And don't EVEN get me started on Family Guy. That's for another day and another whole 4 pages completely.

You know what, fuck it. I'm not afraid to say it: Family Guy sucks. It just boggles the mind to think about why the bulk of America consumes this with so much gusto. Oh wait, no it isn't. It's the same answer as always: someone told people it was funny so they listened and believed. There is absolutely no plot. Ever. The entire show consists of bad situations all strung together. It's akin to the dopey guy who you know that likens biology class to "that one time I went to that WICKED rock concert, duuuuude," just because he thought Bon Jovi was the scientific name for Jesus. That guy you want to punch in the face at the lunch table for always telling the worst stories - that's Peter. And why do we want to see an image of America: a fat, oblivious, stupid white man? It's not like the stupid interjections serve as any biting social commentary. It's just mindless entertainment for a nation with no intellectual appreciation or prowess remaining.

The whole country is packed into a stupid SUV while a bunch of socially naive nerds in glasses and lab coats try to push it up the hill while idiots like me stand by and tell them how they're doing it all wrong. It's just sad, but it's just the state of things.