Well I ranted in the last post about media coverage and the scene in Houston. I am here wondering, what a beautiful day I am spending indoors. Yea its sucks that I am stuck in here because if I go outside my organs will be hurt and I will become delusional. So I figured I will stay at home tonight and watch Smallville and Law&Order. My feet are still swollen and my back is a bit achy but other than that I am fine.
Nothing exciting happend today, I updated my website and fixed several pages and rewrite some of the stuff I put there. It was a long time since I last posted something but, it needed to be done. I also wrote for a few hours so that kept me busy. I am taking a break from all the writing and I have done some research for the book. I have done my article for this week and hopefully it will be done. You know the last minute effort of doing something that is due the next day, well thats what I did. I sent the thing out and I have finally done a paper a day before deadline.
I saw a really stupid show today,I was wondering why was I watching but have no fear, I changed it before watching the whole thing. I think I am going to invite the chica to watch tv with me. I am watching these people skipping work waiting in line for the Star Wars. I know I may of said this before, but I won't be camping out inline for theaters for the premire of the new film. Infact I kind of feel that its creepy that these people are so obsessed with the film. Well I am not, and I really don't care for Star Wars. I just think its a good film but not obssessed with each of the stories infact I haven't seen Episode 2.
I think before I watch episode 3 I need to watch the first 5 again. I may even watch it on DVD before seeing it theatres. Well I think I will do that one day this summer.
Well I am going to relax nothing good is on tv so I may take a nap or try to walk without being sick.
Before I go, I thought this was funny even though I am a male.
20 Things you'll NEVER hear men say:
I think Barry Manilow is one cool mother fucker.
No, I don't want another beer, I have to work tomorrow.
Her tits are just too big.
Sometimes I just want to be held.
That chick on "Murder, She Wrote" gives me a woody.
Sure, I'd love to wear a condom.
We haven't been to the mall for ages. Let's go shopping and I can hold your purse.
Fuck Monday Night Football, let's watch Ally.
It's late. Put your clothes back on and I'll take you home.
Honey, I'm going to the store, do you need more tampons?
I know you just blew me, but I need a kiss
.
I'm sick of beer . . . give me a fruit juice with a lemon twist.
Great, your mother's coming to stay with us again.
I wonder if my gorgeous neighbor knows that her drapes are open when she's getting ready for bed? Maybe I should tell her to close them.
No way, you weeded the garden last week. It's my turn.
Better get rid of these old Penthouse magazines. I don't look at them anymore.
I understand.
This movie has too much nudity
.
Damn, we're late for church.
Put some panties on for Christ's sake.
I thought that was funny, even though I know a lot of men may hate this.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Its News To Me Its News To You A Rant on Houston's Local News
Don't Get Me Started.
---------- I tend to complain alot and well thats true, but I am getting more and more upset with the news. No I am not saying that the news is all bad, but local news here in Houston has really become a joke. Top Local Network News is going to be attacked.
They start airing fluff stories that really aren't journalistic material. A few weeks ago, I was watching channel 2, the NBC affilated station, and they were reporting on a doggy diet for there channel's mascot Radar. My question what the hell is so newsworthy about a small dog's diet. Sure we should be concerned that our pets don't get over weight but damn it its not a major news story. I am sorry but some of these things just get frustrating.
Also in the same network, there investgating team are really reaching to make people afraid to go out. Here is the story, Steven Dean, wanted to warn parents about online predetors and posed as a 15 yr old girl online and lured men to come visit her. Once they came to the house, they were in for a "surprise" instead of a 15 yr old girl, you had a fat middle age man with a camera. Well sure we should be afraid of who our child chats with online but having a repeative news story over and over about online preditors and chasing them down. Its kind of creepy. This channel wants you to be afraid of everything, and I am not joking pretty much anything that people do, they'll find some way to say it will kill you. If it doesn't kill you its not news to them.
Well Channel 13 also has there fair share of sensational news stories but they also have there share of local media legends working for there news casts, they have the Marvin Zindler.This guy tops the list of outrageous reporters working for a local station. He worked on exposing the imfamous Chicken Ranch, and his reporting and his tatics were parodied in the musical, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. His reporting and his stories are really just bunk. Also the same station has Jeff Ealing,this is a reporter who makes anything depressing to watch. I mean he find's these stories and make them so sad, not for the people involved but the way he reports them. A crisis in a small town,he makes it seem like a Shakespearan tragedy. It kind of makes me sick to watch the news hearing how life is listening to him.
Channel 26, the Fox Affilated station doesn't report the news, it just seems like it cut and pastes news stories from other networks and claim them as there own. No major sensationalism, but they will find a story that will really try to boost there ratings.
Channel 39, the WB affliate, although new to the news scene they try to show viewers they mean business. My only problem is that its one of those news shows that seems that everyone is watching but really its on a network that no body really cares. I remember when Channel 39 when they aired crappy syndicated sitcoms that networks couldn't shelves. Then they revamped the network first as an all black station which was replaced by the UPN, but has now become an all Teenybopper drama network. Sure I like some of the shows,on the WB but most of them just don't appeal to me, mainly because I am the wrong gender and too old to watch these shows.
Well last network which I find to have a normal news with a few stories that are with a very few sensationalistic stories. Is Channel 11 CBS, the local news, has a lot of great stories but most of them are involving disasters involving the Light Rail. Some of these stories are just benign that I can't figure out whats the point of these stories, some people view it as pretty boy news.
These networks,are pulling every stop to be the best but even I don't and I possibly will never figure out which network has the best newscast. So when we chose to watch the news, chose what suits you best, whether you like extreme like Channel 2 or the more calmer approach to the same news, Channel 11.
---------- I tend to complain alot and well thats true, but I am getting more and more upset with the news. No I am not saying that the news is all bad, but local news here in Houston has really become a joke. Top Local Network News is going to be attacked.
They start airing fluff stories that really aren't journalistic material. A few weeks ago, I was watching channel 2, the NBC affilated station, and they were reporting on a doggy diet for there channel's mascot Radar. My question what the hell is so newsworthy about a small dog's diet. Sure we should be concerned that our pets don't get over weight but damn it its not a major news story. I am sorry but some of these things just get frustrating.
Also in the same network, there investgating team are really reaching to make people afraid to go out. Here is the story, Steven Dean, wanted to warn parents about online predetors and posed as a 15 yr old girl online and lured men to come visit her. Once they came to the house, they were in for a "surprise" instead of a 15 yr old girl, you had a fat middle age man with a camera. Well sure we should be afraid of who our child chats with online but having a repeative news story over and over about online preditors and chasing them down. Its kind of creepy. This channel wants you to be afraid of everything, and I am not joking pretty much anything that people do, they'll find some way to say it will kill you. If it doesn't kill you its not news to them.
Well Channel 13 also has there fair share of sensational news stories but they also have there share of local media legends working for there news casts, they have the Marvin Zindler.This guy tops the list of outrageous reporters working for a local station. He worked on exposing the imfamous Chicken Ranch, and his reporting and his tatics were parodied in the musical, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. His reporting and his stories are really just bunk. Also the same station has Jeff Ealing,this is a reporter who makes anything depressing to watch. I mean he find's these stories and make them so sad, not for the people involved but the way he reports them. A crisis in a small town,he makes it seem like a Shakespearan tragedy. It kind of makes me sick to watch the news hearing how life is listening to him.
Channel 26, the Fox Affilated station doesn't report the news, it just seems like it cut and pastes news stories from other networks and claim them as there own. No major sensationalism, but they will find a story that will really try to boost there ratings.
Channel 39, the WB affliate, although new to the news scene they try to show viewers they mean business. My only problem is that its one of those news shows that seems that everyone is watching but really its on a network that no body really cares. I remember when Channel 39 when they aired crappy syndicated sitcoms that networks couldn't shelves. Then they revamped the network first as an all black station which was replaced by the UPN, but has now become an all Teenybopper drama network. Sure I like some of the shows,on the WB but most of them just don't appeal to me, mainly because I am the wrong gender and too old to watch these shows.
Well last network which I find to have a normal news with a few stories that are with a very few sensationalistic stories. Is Channel 11 CBS, the local news, has a lot of great stories but most of them are involving disasters involving the Light Rail. Some of these stories are just benign that I can't figure out whats the point of these stories, some people view it as pretty boy news.
These networks,are pulling every stop to be the best but even I don't and I possibly will never figure out which network has the best newscast. So when we chose to watch the news, chose what suits you best, whether you like extreme like Channel 2 or the more calmer approach to the same news, Channel 11.
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