I love the cinema, and every aspect of it. But if theirs one thing I both hate and love it has to be the romantic comedy. Originally my biggest issue with it was it's always the same exact thing; boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy and girl have conflict, boy gets girl back, credits.
It doesn't really stray from that format, but more recently I have a new gripe with it, or better yet a theory. Now, in an age where couples are getting married and divorced at a disgusting rate, we are flooded with romantic comedies.
Think about it, there is a new one about every two weeks, why is that?
Is it that to cope with this alarming rate of divorces we like to indulge in the thought that everyone finds true love, and it's just a few laughs away?
Or is it that we like to see what we lack in our own lives? With so many relationships ending maybe these people want to go out and see what they thought they had found.
I'd like to see how the numbers correlate between the month with the most divorces and the ticket sales for romantic comedies, or the amount or romantic comedy dvd's are sold that month.
Friday, June 27, 2008
A Virtual Candy Store
I coach JV football, so for 2 excruciating hours a day I'm around 14-15 year olds, and I remember how I acted at that age, so I let a lot of things slide.
But today i had something brought to my attention about my Alma Matter that blew me off my feet, I don't really remember how the conversation came about.
I was talking to one of my newer offensive linemen and one of our wide receivers and they told me that Woodland High was like a grocery store of drugs, not only in reference to how easy it is to get them but in variety.
Now I wasn't exactly in the "loop" when i was in high school when it came to drugs but I don't remember it being as big of an issue. Drinking, sure, we live in a town where drinking is one of the few things people can do, drinking isn't really on the radar. That's mostly due to the fact that meth has rapidly worked its way into the schools.
Yes, METH, and it's not alone. I was talking to my players and they mentioned someone who was a good player last season, so I naturally ask "Where's he at now? Why isn't he playing?" They slapped me with, "He got expelled for trying to do ecstasy during class."
I remember school being boring, but not so bad that i would feel the need to pop ecstasy to keep it interesting. Now thinking about it there isn't much the schools can do either, theirs already a Zero Tolerance policy. That's only really for the kids who get caught though, if a teacher is suspicious of a student there is a huge risk in accusing a student, mostly due to fear of a lawsuit.
It just seems like a joke to me, we complain about crime, the economy and the housing market, while the FUTURE OF AMERICA is frying their brains for a high.
Thoughts?
But today i had something brought to my attention about my Alma Matter that blew me off my feet, I don't really remember how the conversation came about.
I was talking to one of my newer offensive linemen and one of our wide receivers and they told me that Woodland High was like a grocery store of drugs, not only in reference to how easy it is to get them but in variety.
Now I wasn't exactly in the "loop" when i was in high school when it came to drugs but I don't remember it being as big of an issue. Drinking, sure, we live in a town where drinking is one of the few things people can do, drinking isn't really on the radar. That's mostly due to the fact that meth has rapidly worked its way into the schools.
Yes, METH, and it's not alone. I was talking to my players and they mentioned someone who was a good player last season, so I naturally ask "Where's he at now? Why isn't he playing?" They slapped me with, "He got expelled for trying to do ecstasy during class."
I remember school being boring, but not so bad that i would feel the need to pop ecstasy to keep it interesting. Now thinking about it there isn't much the schools can do either, theirs already a Zero Tolerance policy. That's only really for the kids who get caught though, if a teacher is suspicious of a student there is a huge risk in accusing a student, mostly due to fear of a lawsuit.
It just seems like a joke to me, we complain about crime, the economy and the housing market, while the FUTURE OF AMERICA is frying their brains for a high.
Thoughts?
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