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I didn’t think I cared so much! I wasn’t going to blog about how smitten I am with Google’s ad, but a Folgers coffee commercial has put in perspective how great Google’s ad is. I must share it.

HOLY CRAP. CUTE, RIGHT? ADORABLE. SIMPLE. POWERFUL.

Now, the Folgers commercial I saw ten minutes ago.

What the fuck?

The woman gets home late, and when her dad points it out, she reminds him that she’s not 16. Because a good teenage girl must answer to daddy.

But he’s not gonna have to worry about her living her own life anymore! A man is gonna straighten her out.

She flashes a wedding ring at her dad. She is getting married to Todd! And Todd’s a lucky guy. Yep, lucky, lucky Todd. He gets the girl. Marriage being an equal partnership between two people who love each other? No, Todd is lucky.

And it turns out that before he even proposed to her, he talked to her dad about it. I don’t know about you, but if I’m getting married to someone, I’d prefer they ask me for my permission to marry me, not my father for his permission. My father does not own me. No one owns me. No one can hand me over.

Also, drink coffee.

In addition to being disgusted at Folgers sexist commercial, I’m thinking I’m gonna try to appreciate it when people do or say something progressive. Because obviously, the concept doesn’t even enter some minds.

Well, we could talk about the new dishwasher my family got. I haven’t seen it in action yet, but I feel like I’m going to be saying, “I just don’t know how I lived before this” a week from now.

We could also talk about my best friend moving to Texas. He’s doing good, though, and I’m visiting soon, so thumbs up!

Oh, and jobs. We could talk about jobs. I went to see about a census job a couple of days ago, and they had me sit down and take a 28-question test. It was actually fun. It was supposed to determine how good I am with numbers and organization and things like that. Tricky questions are the best. I got only one wrong.

This essay I’m writing could be another topic. Not much to say about it though, since it’s a paragraph long. Sad face. Sad, procrastinating, uninspired face.

I think that’s about it—HOLD IT, SON. We could also talk about this new layout here! I used the same HTML, basically, but check out what CSS can do for you~ Yes, you~

So, that’s what we could talk about if I were the topic of conversation. A dishwasher, a friend, a job, an essay, and a layout. Life is good.

Have you ever been in class, and suddenly what the teacher is talking about clicks? Not like you were sitting there clueless, but suddenly, what s/he’s saying is relevant to you. So, you raise your hand and try to answer the question s/he just asked.

“Um, yeah, it’s like, yeah. You know? Like… yeah! But not really, because no. You know?”

And the teacher says something like, “So, what you’re saying is that the corporations that report the news are manipulating the truth so that they can cater to their audience’s taste, consequently creating a polarized society? That’s very good.”

Then s/he rushes to write it on the board, and you feel content. That is what you were trying to say, and you’re glad someone can say it in a way that sounds intelligent, and now you know how to say it again but better in case you ever need to!

That’s a cool feeling.

On a surprisingly related note, I’ve gotten my first English assignment! Let me tell you, I am excited. We’ve read one essay on democracy, one on media bias, and one on workers, and the assignment is to ~synthesize~ the sources to say something about American democracy.

Why is it related? Surprisingly related? Because my thesis has to do with people picking and choosing their information based on what makes them feel good.

So, my essay’s going to be on the Um yeah, but noers who feel fantastic when Fox News or CNN reinforces what they believe. I’ve already written a preliminary outline. Yay.

P.S. I imported all my old posts from Omg cake.