Gleekism

Calling all gleeks! So I would just like to make the observation that Quinn Fabray seems to have deflated a bit, no? I think she has mastered the art of depregnifying herself.

Season 1 finale:



Last night's episode:



Sooooo, anyone else noticing a discrepancy?

I'm Concerned....

I love smartphones, and all the stuff you can do on them. You can talk, text, surf the web, get GPS and do all sorts of other useless crap.

Why walk outside and experience the weather when you can look at it on your phone?

Why drink beer when you can pretend to with this iPhone app?

Why watch TV on a normal sized screen when you can squint into
one that's roughly 3.5 inches?

While nothing would make me happier than paying .99 for an application called HelpMe! An app which basically amounts to a speed dial button for 911, because I'm sure paging through your apps is easier than just dialing 911, its time for people to give their phones a break and use them, well, as phones. The last time you used your phone, chances are you sent a text. Now, as a person who is currently in possession of an archaic cellphone and doesn't have texting on it at all, I understand that every now and then it would come in handy. Say when sitting in a boring class, hanging around at a boring job or just trying to avoid the ever awkward sexile. That being said, people still need to start speaking into their phones once in a while. Its like they're afraid of real human interaction.

This problem isn't even limited to friend to friend situations. We have become so inept at speaking to one another, that we now can't even order delivery. Want Domino's? Fear talking to that man designated at the other end of the phone line to take your order? No worries! just go online, check off your food, pump in your address and watch your order as its being created.

Stalker.

I'm not saying its a bad thing to do stuff in a new or different way. I'm saying its weird when people end up having more personal relationships with the devices created to supposedly increase human connectivity rather than with the humans they are being connected to.

Allo Govna!

My good friend and roommate is spending this semester in Leeds, England. Some words come to mind, I believe they are "lucky" and "bitch." As expected the culture over there is a tad different than here but the first thing she sent me upon her arrival was this"

"Blimey, I'm pissed, I think I'll make meself some bloody fish n' chips!"

In the U.S. college students everywhere are being begged not to drink and drive. Apparently in England the big plea is, don't drink and cook! I'm not so sure how one gets to this point. Never have I been sloshed and thought "I sure would love a pan-seared fillet mignon with rice pilaf and an asparagus side." Maybe some Raman at best. Being the curious lil monkey that I am, I wondered what other oddities our wooden toothed brethren have.

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  There are no Twinkies in the UK, in fact they don't have most of the candy we do. Imagine a world with no Reeses, no Hershey's and most upsetting, no Junior Mints. What a life. Apparently, and this is an official report, our chocolate sucks and Cadbury is the only way. Fear not though! Because you can go to this website if you so desire some sucky American candy.
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  Lingo- I'm pretty sure that by now most Americans know some British vernacular. Some popular ones seem to be snogging, wanker, bloke, and the adjective bloody being inserted bloody everywhere. But some newer and more fun ones are these: car park (a park for cars? or parking lot), dogs bollocks (excellent, that's what it means, not me exclaiming or anything. I'm not fully sure I actually believe anyone would say this), hooter (nose, so Hooters over there must be a much different kind of establishment?), if your an American and you're looking for a ride, don't, you should ask for a lift, and my personal favorite, bellend (use your imagination)
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  They have really good Indian food and apparently it'll burn a hole in your ass
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  Doctor Who- I can't actually get a hold of an episode to watch, but from what I understand its about a doctor who time travels and there's a phone box involved and every time there's a new doctor there's a new girl, like James Bond maybe? Anyway, British people love this show, its like the Lost of the UK.

So anyway, I'm all tapped out of fun facts for now. I guess we'll live to understand more about the intriguing people we affectionately refer to as limeys another day.