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Friday, January 20, 2012

George Costanza "Get Social"

Listen to my music
And hear what it can do
There's something here as strong as life
I know that it will reach you.
NP-1974
So what happened?  The case of the missing post!  I will chalk it up to a case of the Costanza's.  It was Thursday night, which means Crown Brew 1/2 price pint night.  It would be rude to not make a quick visit.  I did, I sampled, I came home, I typed what I thought was a solid blog post that dove into life, social networking, politics, and my favorite subject George.  But then suddenly I reread it to confirm the last sip of Mickey's big mouth didn't translate into something so offensive I would need handcuffs, and I realized I may have used a name that I was not comfortable putting into print for posterity.  So I went to edit, and edit to this dumb ass accidentally became delete.  What did I say that I was unhappy with?  Well that is for my nub to know and lunch with colleagues to find out.

Disappointment.  Anger.  Frustration. Porn.  These emotions raged through me because part of the reason for this blog is for me to have a brain dump.  Translate the "WHAAA?" to a piece of writing, video, or photographic memory.  Oh well lesson learned.  SLUBA.  I will try again.

I'm convinced that Larry David was so ahead of his time that he wrote the character of George Costanza as if he knew Twitter would exist one day.  If you study GC (I have, after all I think I have turned into him), you will find his rants would translate into the 140 character world we allowed to exist.  George would have excelled in the world of Twitter, and he would have been thrown in jail on Facebook. Serenity NOW!

Let's face it both Twitter and Facebook have either ruined or enhanced our existence. Nobody really cares about anyone, but for some reason we post it for the world to see.  We have stopped letter writing, picking up the phone, and in many cases actually talking to anyone.  I can't remember the last social event I have been where at least one person wasn't on a device and well not being very social. Case in point when I walked in tonight I had one kid on her itouch, one on ipad, and the other on the laptop.  All in the same room, and no one talking to each other.  Good for human kind or the ruin of humankind?  Can't decide.  I do know that George Costanza would find a way to rant about it funny multiple 140 character limit rants each day. 

For example its 5:00 am, here are the first few twitter posts I have:

CNN Breaking News
6 Americans likely dead in Afghan copter crash, ISAF source says.


Uncle Dynamite
I can't imagine the horror of being a woman & having Ron Paul, MD poking around my cervix, cheerfully reciting infant mortality statistics.

 



Jenny Johnson
Remember the guy from your high school who's nickname was Hollywood? Well Hollywood still lives with his mom.


Is this good for me?  Is this good for anyone?  I don't know, but I do know George would would love it, HE WOULD LOVE ITTTT!

Many times throughout the last 20 years I have been told I resemble George.  I may have his tendencies, I am short, I am bad and almost everything, I am often slow and dim witted, but I am NOT BALD.  Jesus ask dirty Dergs, I have a wonderful pinkish hue and you can run your fingers through this mane!

Regardless there is not a situation that Seinfeld/George had that doesn't relate to our lives, especially the hours we spend in the office.  For example:

When the topic over lunch goes to a place it shouldn't but we are so glad it did:


When someone (same person who may or may not have said Larry David wrote Arrested Development) boasts about something and looks like an ass:





Or my favorite of all time, George exemplifying the problems of wanting one thing, but you just can't have it.



Randomeness:


Very sad to see the death of Sarah Burke.  We enjoyed watching her at X Games.  But unfortunately it was bound to happen in a sport where the only things to do are to go faster, higher, and harder.  I was disappointed to turn on ESPN and within minutes of the scroll saying she died they ran an ad for Winter X Games.  Ugly timing.

How excited am I to go to work this morning:?


How excited am I to never ever ever eat anything on a stick again?



How excited am I that Alabama Brown Snake is part of our lives?





That's it for today, more soon. But remember visit your local brew pubs, they make it for you, and only you. And remember you can always edit/delete your posts, but crazy last forever.

Good morning and good luck, 

3 Finger

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