I was thinking, there aren't too many mainstream things I like. Trying to like bizarre stuff is never a goal... it's just the way it is with me. Overall, I think I'm fairly tolerant for those infatuated with pop culture. I'm not the rude teen I once was. Sure I'll smirk when someone tells me about they're love for < insert Top 40 artist here >, but I won't publicly humiliate them (well, rarely).

So I was taking some mental notes:

Punk Fucking Rock!!! My favorite music is appreciated by nearly 3 dozen people worldwide (estimated, of course). In college I studied music history and got into anything between 1500-1820 AD. Again, not exactly chart topping CDs.

Hockey!!! Can't stand baseball, football, or basketball. With the NHL lockout I've taken an interest in auto racing. Not the left turn NASCAR league, but Formula 1, ChampCar, and the ALMS (altogether maybe 100 fans in the US). I want to be like Mike. Michael who? Schumacher, of course. Ohh, Jordan? Nope, "Jordan" is an F1 team from the UK. In the event of no hockey or motorsports requiring right turns, I watch Lacrosse.

Rotors! My car has ZERO pistons. No valves either. Don't look at my car and ask "Is that a 4 or a 6?" It's even designed to burn oil! ...on purpose even.

Sashimi! Seafood is better uncooked! Fresh water eel, and shrimp are exempt.

Reality bites!!! Reality TV is the dawning of a new dark age. An era where network producers literally crap on undeveloped film and it turns into ratings. I'll take a documentary or a Kurosawa film anyday. Hell, make it a documentary about Kurosawa.

I could go on and on, but I just noticed a green button with the word "START" in the lower left corner of my monitor.

So much for going against the grain.

The debacle known as the 2005 United States Grand Prix has stirred many opinions... and you know what they say about opinions. Of all the people who you can blame... Michelin for making inferior tires (err, tyres), Ferrari for the veto on the new chicane on Turn 13, Jordan for wussing out on the threat to boycott the race (forcing Minardi to compete - "oooh, who will step out of last place?"), FIA's Max Mosely for not forcing a full race in the interest of the fans, Bernie for doing nothing, etc. you can sum it all up with the fact that people got ripped off.

Damn, what a sentence.

So 100,000 people pay around $100 each to see 14 of 20 drivers refuse to race. So considering it was only the Minardi, Jordan and Ferrari teams racing, who wants to see two red cars pull away from every one else.

Fans got ripped. I wonder if Goodenow and Bettman are running F1 these days?

From The Indianapolis Star...

A 40 lbs. box of glitter busted at work. Aside from being transported across the entire hub by the conveyor system, glitter is lightweight and a slight breeze is enough displace this shit everywhere.

It happened once before, a few years ago. Nasty stuff that took a month to get rid of.

Once the packages get covered, glitter sticks to everything. So you can imagine every box I handled left a few more sparkles on me. Being 90 degrees makes it worse as the slightest persperation glues it to your skin.

Just imagine the looks and comments you get as you drop stuff off with customers...gold speckles across your face. Trying to wipe them off is useless (as your hands and clothes are covered in them too). Jumping in and out of the truck just leaves a trail of pixie dust.

The layer on the floor always catches a breeze, lifts into the air, gets stuck in your eyes (effectively blinding you) and lodges in your throat.

I hate this stuff.

Christian Heavy Metal bands or Star Trek episodes?

I got 10 out of 12. I shall hang my head in shame.