The Caesar’s Bath Meme
Becky of Archaeopteryx kindly passed this one along to me. Here’s the description:
List five things that people in your circle of friends or peer group are wild about, but you can't really understand the fuss over. To use the words of Caesar (from History of the World Part I), "Nice. Nice. Not thrilling . . . but nice."
- iPods. As far as I can tell, they’re just little portable hard drives. They’re cool, but nothing revolutionary. (Of course, this may just be gadget envy -- I don’t have one.)
- The Matrix. I could just put “Action Movies” here, but I’d like to play the critic. Everyone seems to be in agreement that the second two installments, both of which I haven’t seen, are pretty awful, but the first seems to hold a special place. I think it’s third-rate science fiction; possibly acceptable for satisfying an elementary or middle school creative writing assignment. (I really hope it turns out that the whole concept was stolen, but it won’t make it any less stupid.)
- Blog Memes. I should start charging people who pass these things along to me. First off, it’ll reduce the number I have to do. Second, I’ll be able to use that cool line from Tool’s Hooker with a Penis: All you know about me is what I sold ya/Dumb fuck, I sold out long before you ever even heard my name.
- College Sports. I haven’t followed the sports world with any regularity since the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. But living in a town like Bloomington, IN where collegiate basketball can cause an entire weekend of painful traffic, I’m just left stunned.
- Sleep. Except for the dreaming part, of course.
As far as passing this along, I don’t have anyone in mind. Who wants it?
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