Inertia...

Had a great waste of time today, where I travelled 1 & a half hrs to the Gold Coast for a meeting that wasn't on...the secretary placated me with bad coffee & scotch fingers while I fumed & got annoyed before leaving again...the drive home was a good time to get reacquainted with some tunes I ain't heard for years - Shellacs first LP & the first Breeders LP - both nice things indeedy...

This follows on from last nights waste of time which was watching 'Transamerica" on DVD...I hate to be so hypercritical of things, but shit, this movie didn't even fit in the 'trashy but pleasant bubblegumesque filler' category. Basically it is a below mediocre road movie with all the obvious themes that go with it - a journey, transformation, & ultimately (nauseatingly) self-fulfillment...but god it's a painfully SLOW & uninvolving journey...I shoulda been warned enough by the presence of a star from 'Desperate Housewives"...which I can now include in the dotdotdot guide to movies best avoided... presented below in all its narrow-minded glory...

Avoid ANY movie that involves:

• A focus on the American President
• A focus on any sport
• The major debut of a soapie star on the big screen
• Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson (post Mad Max) or Goldie Hawn
• The dreaded black guy/white guy mismatched duo (aka Ebony & Ivory syndrome)
• A musician making the 'difficult' transition to film

Any other suggestions? I'm coming up a tad short...

I'm feeling mildly elated that the horrors of 'Big Brother' are over for the year & I don't need to witness any more rampant boganism for awhile...but then on the other hand it's now 'Australian Idol' time instead!!!!...sheesh, has TV ever been so dire? (Was it ever good?) Anyhow, while I'm in list making mode I give you my 'essential things for any bogan' top 10 (in no particular order):

1. Bundy & Coke
2. Sunglasses
3. For him: Buff pecs; For her: boob job
4. The 'sportz pak' version of any car
5. Velcro surf wallet
6. For him: Boxer shorts with cute &/or suggestive cartoon characters; For her: G-string
7. For him: Ralph magazine; For her: appearing topless/naked & peering through blinds/smeared with grease/wearing builders toolbelt in Picture Magazine
8. For him: Beanie in Summer; For her: Ugh boots in Summer
9. Tan (Real or fake)
10. Subwoofer (or three!)

...yeah, I'm a cultural snob...any other suggestions?