Thoughts Keeping Me Up Tonight

There are several things that have circulated through my head recently that I find mildly worrisome, and hey, what's the point of worrying if you're not going to share it with others?

So... Internet dating may not be a good option for me.

In the past month or so, I've come across pictures of this famous/recognizable guy on a few blogs and other online sources. And each time I see him, I think, "He's kinda cute" or "That guy has a really nice smile."


In case you're wondering, that's Ted Bundy. Cutest. Serial. Killer. Ever.

For all my suburban sensibilities (and mock-worthy hipster aspirations), I may actually be more white trash.

Case in point: Driving down Main Street late at night, passing used car lots, tattoo parlors, women of questionable virtue in exceedingly tight clothing, and plenty of bars, I turn up the radio. It's AC/DC's Highway to Hell. It just feels... right.

I'm on the verge of becoming totally uninformed.

I had my days of media saturation, when I'd read most of the News and all of the Politics sections in The Washington Post. And I'd watch local and national news. I'd start out my mornings with CNN, too. But without the pressure of a job that requires me to know so many details, and with less of an outlet for discussing what I came across, my interest began to wane. The downward spiral went like this:

1. Reading The Washington Post, watching CNN and local/national news most nights
2. Reading MSNBC.com, watching local/national news some nights, and CNN when there was breaking news
3. Starting my morning by watching The Today Show, reading "Top Stories" from the feed that automatically popped up on my Yahoo! mail account, watching local news occasionally, reading the local paper (okay, mostly editorials and obits)
4. Watching The Today Show and following up on bits of Jon Stewart's Daily Show monologues by reading an occasional national news story in The New York Times
5. Watching The Today Show and listening to Ed Schultz on liberal talk radio
6. Watching The Today Show and yelling at Sean Hannity on conservative talk radio, since the liberal one went off the air
7. Watching The Today Show
8. Reading political arguments on a completely unrelated professional bulletin board, and occasionally doing searches using Google News when a comment makes me think, "That's just ridiculous!"
   

Thank God for The Daily Show. Otherwise, by the time the 2012 election rolls around, I'd have to write-in candidates from previous elections because I would have no way to recognize any current candidates!