Weekend in Review vol. 1
i guess before i kick off the first of probably a few more installments of “weekend in review,” i need to mention my disdain for a particular phrase which we all hear everyday, but after the 13,254th time one of us has got to say something: “it’s amazing how quickly it adds up” among other variants such as “it all adds up,” etc.
commonly heard in checkout lines or reviewing bills of some sort, i beg to ask - what does that even mean? “how quickly it adds up.”
1) no shit it adds up. do the math, genius. that’s how the world works. it’s not like you can offset a box of cap’n crunch with a gallon of milk at the grocery store, and thereby, with a little strategy, end up paying $0, or, better yet, having the store pay you.
2) since when is there a time domain to adding things? this makes the least amount of sense. “it’s amazing how fast the cash register lady is scanning your items, and the rapidness of the calculator should really give you cause for concern.” it adds up. to a number. it doesn’t matter how fast, it matters how much. so really, if you have some sloth reading your bill or someone not good at math checking out your items, it really doesn’t add up that fast…so i wouldn’t worry about it yet.
that being said, here’s what’s in store for this installment, ie. why this weekend was, well awesome (the posts are broken up to retain reader interest):
(I) THE OLYMPICS
(II) NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND
(III) DRUNK TREE