This morning I awoke and found myself, like many other mornings, aimlessly scrolling and swiping through the endless news feed of Instagram. A familiar feeling overcame me, or, a question rather…why the hell was I doing this? Furthermore, why are any of us doing it, and why the hell does it consume so much of our daily lives? How many literal Earth hours have I utterly wasted, scrolling through an endless stream of utter fecal matter? Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram,…
Everyone should think much bigger than they currently are, in terms of their travel goals. Absolutely everyone should leave the country, gain some perspective and actually develop some sort of worldview for himself or herself. For more on the importance of international travel, you’ll find an interesting, likeminded view here (with actual links, resources and research applied…thanks, I was way too lazy for that!). But, I get it, going abroad just isn’t everyone’s bag, baby. Most people, however, list travel…
It’s nearly springtime again and you know what that means, it’s time to start planning your next trip to Las Vegas. For some of you, perhaps you’ve never been to the illustrious “Sin City,” but for those like myself in southern California, no matter how you feel about it, you just sort of always find yourself coming back. I realize I was leaning a little too heavy on the Lifestyle and not spending enough dedication to the Travel part of Ironic Blog, so…
Similar to years past, the 2018 Oscar nominations for Best Picture stack heavy on the drama. Not surprisingly, period pieces, war films, and the gratuitous nod toward diversity highlight a strong, although not overwhelmingly great ballot of movies. That being said, here’s my personal critique on what these films had to offer and, on most occasions, where they fell short. Darkest Hour – 8.5/10 What’s more exciting than a second film about Dunkirk, a generally unknown bit of WWII…
Here we go again, society’s sensitivity levels rise to new heights, this time attacking the new children’s film, Peter Rabbit, for including a humorous scene, allegedly mocking kids with food allergies and promoting bullying. Hey society, yuck. Read for yourself here. My level of infuriation seems to reach new highs, daily. If I hear one more plea for special treatment or cry of outrage over political incorrectness or lack of sensitivity toward an issue, my head may explode. I…
I have to start by saying, this gave me genuine joy to finally find a topic I’ve been eager to jump on, but waiting for the right time. We’ve literally come to the point where people are trying to bring whatever animal they can think of on an airplane with them. Oddly enough, if you really think about it logistically it’s not as absurd as a number of things I can imagine people trying to smuggle on an airplane in…
Wow, finally the type of controversy ‘Ironic Blog’ has been looking for. I’m sure by now you’ve all checked one of your online media sources and come across this controversial battle between a 22 year old woman and a blog/social media influencer hating, hotel in Dublin. If not, here’s one of a thousand links to their battle: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Irish-Hotel-Publicly-Shames-Social-Media-12510477.php I’ll let you do your own digging and make your own opinions, but I was struck by the typical over-reactionary type…
So it’s already the 8th, who cares, I prefer to be fashionably late and let’s be honest, you’ve already missed a day or two at the gym after promising to hit it full force, 5 days a week in 2018. Why else would you be reading this blog? That’s right, get your lazy ass off to the gym and get back to work, or give yourself a break and get back to what really matters this year, reading my opinions….
I’ve lived in LA for over ten years now, so while it will never be ‘home’ like northern California, I have considered myself a local for some time. It’s sad, but it gets a bad rap for so many reasons. Most are partially, if not completely true but almost always overblown. Is the traffic unbearable? Usually, but if you avoid driving between the hours of 3-7PM like me, you’re usually okay. (Ah, the luxurious life of unemployme…er…blogging). Are the people…
The way people communicate today has become almost entirely texting, social media, e-mail and the occasional phone call (in that order). Outside of work, how many actual “social,” phone calls do you make daily? One? Two? I’d speculate for most the answer is zero. How many times do you check your social media feed? How many minutes or hours have you spent endlessly scrolling on Facebook or Instagram? Don’t worry, it’s rhetorical, but I’m sure it’s a lot. I won’t…