trash = crack

still haven't started that new book yet, but i have spent a good deal of time on shitty shit from the periodicals section. i'm beginning to think that my attention span has been sneaking out of the house without me and smoking crystal meth, for it has left me in a state of magazine-loving frenzy. if left to my own devices at this point, i would be starting a billion subscriptions to things and waiting by the mailbox each day.

the hunt for trash with bacon is sorely missed, but my sickness for slicky pages has caused me to expand my genres of fluff. when you just can't get enough in touch or ok! to fill the snark void, you simply must turn to... PSYCHOLOGY TODAY! this rag is written by the blurbologists society, or at least that's what it would seem. who knew there where so many "studies of" truly random shit going on? is this where all the federal funding and grants for education is going? should i be upset if it is? i mean, i kinda appreciate knowing that people are into junk mail signed by another person whose initials match their own. studies of stupid shit are like the early warning systems of popular culture. THESE are the things we all think about in the middle of the night when we have too much time on our hands.

there are a few magazines i like that could be considered socially whatever (relevant, pertinent, important, etc.) and make me look smart, but it's just a ruse. these mags still have idiotic crap snuck into their pages, be it in editorial content or just plain principle. let's face it - reading socially whatever smarty pants articles is just one more way that social trends sneak into our consciousness. attempting to disguise pop culture with intellectualism is hooey from the get go in my book. the truth is, news is news. the notion of "human interest" sensationalism be damned, human interest will go where it may. it usually goes in the same direction as a bendy twisty crazy straw.

was that deep or what? i feel so socially whatever now.

think i'll go flip through my latest copy of bitch and read about their take on fashion. (they like project runway, too!) it's nice to see a tough cookie like dolly parton portrayed as a fashion icon.