At the time I started to write this entry, I was watching a film on Netflix called "Don't Look Up." It's the story of two people who find a planet destroying comet, and all of the lunacy that happens when politicians and businessmen try to spin this knowledge for their own gains.
All too often, we're finding that our political leadership uses emotional manipulation to keep the common people under control. Much of our media dulls our senses, so that we won't notice the truths we have to deal with on a regular basis. In the film, the media is painted as only wanting to deliver "happy news", trying to spin the projected destruction of the earth into an event that will benefit us all. This is too close to real life for comfort, given the amount of "happy news" being broadcast on network TV.
What would happen if there was an extinction level event? Given the past few years of politics, I think we'd fail to rise to the challenge. Hopefully, Skeeter Davis would have had an alternate version of "It's the End of the World." in the can for us to listen to.
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But enough of that....
Today was a typical weekend day that started out with nothing for me to do, save clean up this apartment of mine. And I proceeded to kill time as to not do that. Then, I still have a hard decision to make - do I really want to keep this job I have? I like having the money from the job, but I don't like how drained I feel after a long day at the office. No, I can't complain about how I'm being treated. It's the nature of the work environment that I don't like - it's an electronic assembly line that doesn't allow much for social interaction. This is a problem for me, as I need more social interaction than I'm getting now.
After wasting the whole day in bed watching TV, I decided to go out as Mario. It feels a little strange getting dressed this way, but it is the quickest thing I can do to get out - even if only to fill my car up with gas. Unfortunately, I went to the wrong supermarket (ACME) as they did not seem to have a section where I could find pre-made meals that I could heat up at lunch. So I picked up a couple of frozen dinners, and will eat them until I can go to Stew Leonard's or Wegmans to get something "Fresh."
Once I finished dinner, I called CWS. Three hours later, we realized how long our call was, and called it a night. But that wasn't the end of phone calls. My friend Patty texted me to wish me a Happy New Year, and we ended up on a phone call that lasted another hour or so.
