The Bachelor

Ok, so this show is ridiculous. I don't know why I watch it, except, I guess, because it's funny to watch the ridiculousness. Anyway, people are freaking cause Jason, the bachelor, changed his mind about who he wanted to be with, even though he had already proposed to the other girl. (Which, don't even get me started on the idiocy of proposing to someone after dating them and other people for like five weeks all while being filmed - it's so surprising they always break up!)

Now, I don't really care about Jason's flip-flop. Obviously, I felt bad for the girl he proposed to and then dumped but the guy seems genuine about how he has been feeling. What I don't get, is why this turd is not getting the evil edit that Brad got when he was the Bachelor. Brad was the one who decided not to pick anyone at the end, and they acted like this was the jerkiest thing anyone could ever do and like he had stabbed DeAnna's grandma in the face. Really though, how is THAT worse than what Jason just did when he straight up unproposed to one so he could be with the other?? Like I said, I don't really care about either of these scenarios or any of these people, but I just think it's ridiculous that Brad was made out to be the scum of the earth and this guy is getting relatively little flack.

Random thought from my flight to Austin from Vegas

I was half asleep when we started to land. The captain came on, said his business, and was followed by the flight attendants doing their typical we're-about-to-land-spiel. They ended it with the obligatory "Welcome to Austin" that always follows those announcements.

About five minutes later, another flight attendant came on the speaker and announced, "We really have to take your sodas now. If you haven't finished them yet, please do so quickly. If you have not finished it by the time we reach your aisle, we will still need to collect them from you at that time. Welcome to Austin."

It was then that the inherent silliness of the "welcome to place" greeting hit me. Welcome to Austin where we force you to throw out soda because we don't want to pick up your trash later.