I’ll start by saying I never, in a million years, thought I would spend ANY time at all speaking about politics, but today they let us watch Barack Obama’s inauguration at work. I was going to skip the entire affair–not that I dislike Obama, because that’s really not the case, but because I frankly just don’t give a shit.

So 11:30 comes around, and I still don’t really care.  And 11:45 rolls around and they’re messing with the TV because for some reason beyond my fathoming it takes half a dozen people to figure out how to turn on the volume. I’m sorry, but if you can’t figure out how to turn on the volume, you’re television is too fucking complicated! 11: 50 comes around, and they say it’s ready, and I join the club because I want to be one of the cool people too–actually, no. Let’s be honest here: I was falling asleep at my desk and I know a free ride to taking a break when I see one.

Eventually we all end up cramming ourselves into one office–that was big until you stuffed a dozen people into it, and watching it on the computer.   Now, I’m not going to talk about the speech. There are probably a billion bloggers out there talking about all that political crap today and frankly I want no part of it.  This blog is about the things we do to enjoy ourselves.  Who the hell wants to talk about work, right? Of course I’m right, it’s my blog dammit!

So we’re standing here watching the inauguration and one thought comes to mind–one absolutely horrifying thought: without George W, comedians are going to have to start writing their own acts again! I mean, it’s been eight years of easy comedy, what are we going to do now? Political comedians are actually going to have to WORK for a living.

For an example of how good ol’ Georgie has made things easy on the comedy business, check out Lewis Black’s ‘Red White and Screwed’.

Here’s a clip:

Now, after watching that, come on, you have to admit that skit wrote itself.

You see, my roommate and I are very serious about comedy! Stand-up has a very high status in my life–right beneath video games and kitty cats, at constant battle with my love for anime and my ten billion other hobbies that don’t have the word ‘game’ in them.

So I might as well do a FEATURE of one of my favorite comics, Rob Paravonian (who’s last name I have to look up every damn time! Grr. Complex last names.) just for the hell of it.

He’s got a ton of other videos on youtube or his website: robprocks.com

Okay, now, back to the inauguration! What? You thought I was finished? No, there’s one other thing I’d like to talk about: Air & Simple Things–composed by John Williams, played by Yo-Yo Ma and a bunch of other high class people I’ve never heard of because you just don’t say ‘classical piano’ and ‘punk rock’ in the same sentence without giving someone an aneurysm.

‘Air & Simple Things’ is the reason I’m glad I took that inauguration break. Seriously, it’s an absolutely gorgeous composition.  It’s also the nonsequiter from HELL, in my ever humble opinion. It’s like: ‘we’re finally getting rid of George W. Bush! Let’s Party! And now, for your easy listening pleasure… wtf? What does classical music have to do with Barack, Georgie Poo Head, or sitting out in the BITTER FUCKING COLD WITH NO COAT ON? They must have been freezing. I was freezing and I was inside. Mind you, this was the first, and probably only, inauguration–for all I know they’re all this random. But I will say this, I’ll probably remember the composition ‘Air & Simple Things’ long after I can remember how to spell ‘Obama’.

Check it out, it’s gorgeous:

Anyway, that’s enough rambling for one night. Chain of Memories is waiting for me. (Riku, I WILL vanquish you once and for all dammit!)