How To Make A Bad Habit

• Decide how much you don't want to be that guy with the habit. You hate everyone with the habit. So you'll never want to be that guy.
• Tell yourself how much you are in control. You've had a good upbringing. This is never going to be an issue. You are lucky to have such good parents.
  
• Curiosity killed a cat. But you are not a cat. So it's not dangerous. You can try it. No big deal. It's no big deal.
• You did it. Everybody always told you had it in you. You always believed this would be the day. And it is here. Dreams come true. You da man. You need to do something special to celebrate. Something you've never done before. Or at least don't usually do.
  
• It's a party. And it's not a real party without it. And you wanna just party. You've been working hard and now you need a break.
• Life is great. Things are perfect. All those years of working hard have paid off. Everything is just where you want it to be. This is a proud moment. You wouldn't change a thing. Time to throw another party.
• Take it easy. Don't work so hard. Life's too short. Try to have some fun once in a while. You need a new routine. You are too dull. Change is good.
• Wow! You are a new man. Don't recognize you at all. What have you been doing lately? Whatever it is, this totally suits you. And she is hot. Wow! I mean, just Wow!!!
• Wait a minute... what was that? Seriously? No, seriously? This is way too boring. You need to try something new. Something crazy. Haven't you always wanted to try out that new place? Come on.
• Forget it. You are sorry and sad that it happened. But forget it. May be this is huge. But still, it just wasn't meant to be. Whatever. Move on. Life's too damn short to bother. Take a sick day. Or two. Get your mind off it. There is more to life.
• You need a new hobby. You need a new challenge. Focus. This turn will be good for you. But don't stress yourself too much. Take it easy during the weekends. Don't party. Instead, do something to relax. Don't think about anything too much.
• Alright! Things are working out. You totally deserved that promotion. Finally. Treat yourself. Go all out.
• Forget about your friends. They are taking the same path everyone else is. You choose your own path. Do what you want to do. And live your life. To the fullest. Focus on your career. Don't look back. Hedonism rules!
  
• Mondays suck. Wednesdays are worse. Friday is here. Yay! No, don't tell them. They don't need to know. None of their business. Stop thinking so much about it. It's Friday. Hmmm... What? You don't need an excuse. Do what you want to do.
  
• You can't have everything. But life's still good. What have you got to complain about? Do what you are doing. What ever will be, will be. Fuck sera sera.
  

Greed

It's never enough. No matter what. Satisfaction is a myth. Or at least it's very temporary. The insurmountable time spent chasing, waiting, calculating, wondering. It's useless. It never ends. I cannot quench this thirst. Ambition can be such an affliction. And so the search for a balance continues...

Good night, my blog. You are just a reminder of how infrequently I update you, and each time I swear, no, I wish I did it more often. I do the same with a myriad of inanimate objects in my life. So you don't take it personally. OK?

Very Funny Ads

Saw the Very Funny Ads of 2007 on TBS last night. Some of my favorites:

• Statoil: Snow
• Hahn: Super Dry
• Brylcreem: Effortless
• Ikea: Ordinary People
• HBA Insurance: Asleep
• Renault: High Jump
• Mentos: Dog
• Dentyne Frost Bites: Frost Bitten
• Oslo Horse Racing: Cocktail
• Dale Carnegie Training: Robber

Old Indian Cartoons

Someone sent me these ... :)

Socialized Medicine

Saw Michael Moore's documentary Sicko today. It was very interesting, suspiciously propaganda-like but nevertheless brings to light many facts about the non-universal and for-profit health care industry in the U.S. and compares to socialized health care system of other countries.

Socialized medicine or state medicine is a health care system which operates by means of government regulation and subsidies derived from taxation.

Nations listed in the movie that employ a socialized health care system are

• U.S.A. (limited and underfunded in the form of Medicare since 1960s and limited to a group in the form of Veterans Health Administration)
  
• Canada
• United Kingdom (since 1948)
  
• France
• Norway
• Cuba (since 1960s under Fidel Castro)
  
• Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (joke of course)

According to Wikipedia, other nations that use (or have used) the system are

• Soviet Union (1920s)
• New Zealand since 1939
• China (1950s - 1970s)
• Israel since 1948
  
• Finland

Wonder what other major nations employ this system.

Highs and Lows (Playlist #6)

• Modern Mafia, Athlete (Tourist, 2005)
• Alcoholic, Starsailor (Love Is Here, 2002)
• Mulder and Scully, Catatonia (International Velvet, 1998)
• Wisemen, James Blunt (Back to Bedlam, 2005)
• Let's Roll, The Stills (Logic Will Break Your Heart, 2003)
  
• High, James Blunt (Back to Bedlam, 2005)
• Feels Just Like It Should, Jamiroquai (Dynamite, 2005)
• The Last High, The Dandy Warhols (Welcome To The Monkey House, 2003)
• We Used To Be Friends, The Dandy Warhols (Welcome To The Monkey House, 2003)
• Everything But Mine, Backstreet Boys (Unbreakable, 2007)
• Paralyzer, Finger Eleven (Them Vs. You Vs. Me, 2007)
  

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