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[Lock to Kevin]
OK, so I may have over-reacted a little bit. I probably should have given you a warning at least. I just...I didn't expect it. I don't really think you expected my reaction either.
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I didn't have the chance to post this right after the Olympics, so I'm doing it now. It's under a cut, so you don't need to read it.
Yeah the 2008 Summer Olympics are finally over. Well, they've been over for a while now. I actually did decide to watch some of them because I do like sports, plus I couldn't watch the late night talk shows anyways. Despite all of the people protesting about us holding them in China and how cruelly they treat their citizens. To which I have to say, we've already screwed ourselves over. If you want to protest the poor treatment of people then don't buy their products. Everything we buy is made in China and we're just giving money to them so they can keep running those atrocious sweat-shops. And I'm just as guilty of buying stuff as anybody else. We can't escape it. If you want cheaper merchandise, then that's the only way you're going to get it. So it's kind of a double-edged sword like most things in life.
That being said, the events I watched were pretty good. Although it seemed like swimming, diving, gymnastics, and volleyball were the only things ever on. Sometimes track and field. Basketball was on at the weirdest times. And now that it's over, the athletes get to sell out to corporate America. That's the only thing I hate about professional sports. I wish it was just about the game and not necessarily about product placement.
So, the movie was entertaining I guess. It was a good action movie. Not the best movie ever like a lot of people are trying to say. But since a lot of the movies I like end up being limited release anyways, I don't think my opinion really reflects everybody else's.
Aside from that, it's still pretty quiet at school. Or I've just gotten really good at tuning things out. I'm sure it'll pick up though. Unfortunately.
I hope everything is going well for everyone else. Even though reading everyone's entries, I can pretty much answer this by myself.
OK, so I may have over-reacted a little bit. I probably should have given you a warning at least. I just...I didn't expect it. I don't really think you expected my reaction either.
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I didn't have the chance to post this right after the Olympics, so I'm doing it now. It's under a cut, so you don't need to read it.
Yeah the 2008 Summer Olympics are finally over. Well, they've been over for a while now. I actually did decide to watch some of them because I do like sports, plus I couldn't watch the late night talk shows anyways. Despite all of the people protesting about us holding them in China and how cruelly they treat their citizens. To which I have to say, we've already screwed ourselves over. If you want to protest the poor treatment of people then don't buy their products. Everything we buy is made in China and we're just giving money to them so they can keep running those atrocious sweat-shops. And I'm just as guilty of buying stuff as anybody else. We can't escape it. If you want cheaper merchandise, then that's the only way you're going to get it. So it's kind of a double-edged sword like most things in life.
That being said, the events I watched were pretty good. Although it seemed like swimming, diving, gymnastics, and volleyball were the only things ever on. Sometimes track and field. Basketball was on at the weirdest times. And now that it's over, the athletes get to sell out to corporate America. That's the only thing I hate about professional sports. I wish it was just about the game and not necessarily about product placement.
So, the movie was entertaining I guess. It was a good action movie. Not the best movie ever like a lot of people are trying to say. But since a lot of the movies I like end up being limited release anyways, I don't think my opinion really reflects everybody else's.
Aside from that, it's still pretty quiet at school. Or I've just gotten really good at tuning things out. I'm sure it'll pick up though. Unfortunately.
I hope everything is going well for everyone else. Even though reading everyone's entries, I can pretty much answer this by myself.