Since it amuses me, I’m going to go through the process by which I ended up watching five episodes of Ouran High School Host Club last night. It begins after I’d finished writing some cover letters for summer job applications. In the interest of continuing my streak of productivity, I decided to clear the rest of my university stuff out of my room. As a consequence I had room to set up my computer (except my sound system but I’ve got headphones). After much searching for an extension cord and some minor assembly I had my computer set up. Needless to say I was giddy. A little later on I thought I’d watch some I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs. As much as I love the show, the episode I watched was so terribly emasculating that I had to follow it up with an episode of Cowboy Bebop. Not really in the mood for Bebop, I decided to continue with the theme of cross dressing that I’d started with. Hence I watched some Host Club. Two of the episodes just happened to occur in a beach/resort setting. Fan service much?
Now that I’ve got that cheery piece out of the way, I’d like to balance it out with a little cynicism. Ahem.
Suck it, Earth Day.
While I appreciate the sentiment of environmentalism, I find the modern attitude towards it rather hollow. There are many people are all too ready to boast about what they’re doing help the environment. A great deal of these people idle in the drive-through, leave their computer on 24/7 and drink bottled water (which requires a surprising amount of energy to produce). I won’t claim I don’t do any of these things but I also don’t try to pretend to be environmentally friendly. The truth is that most people are only environmentalists when it is convenient for them. They latch onto the “green shift” because it makes them feel good about themselves. I find pretentiousness of it all rather bothersome.
So in conclusion:
Ouran High School Host Club is great, Earth Day not so much.
When I read the title I was like: wtf Host Club?! hahaha. So you watched some. I love that show, I really need to get the boxset...
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank you for the explanation of what Genshiken is. I found the character summaries lovely and helpful yet completely spoiler-free. Nice work.
PS: OMG!! My verification word just now was TRAVIS!! What a crazy random happenstance.
You're welcome. Also Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog seems to be affecting your brain (in a good way!).
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your thoughts about Earth Day... it's pretty true. Though, you forgot to mention that these people, in order to feel good about themselves being "environmentally friendly" only do so by spending unnecessary amounts of money on green-labelled products. Being "Green" is the new consumerism get-up.
ReplyDeleteOMFG, guys! Environmetalism is EXTREMELY important right now, and it's the "all or nothing" attitude of people like you that is a huge hindrance to the individuals unwillingness to do anything! Anyways, I still like you both.
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