Background

Many of you may be wondering about my background for my blog.  Oh, you're not? Oh well, I'm going to explain it anyway.  As you can observe, there are a variety of mathematical equations and symbols.  I like math.  That pretty much explains it.  On a deeper note, I want to be a math teacher in the very, extremely near future.  As of now, my plan is to teach high school math and coach football as well.  However, in the recent past, I have been debating going to graduate school to continue education with mathematics.  That is something that has always seemed cool to me and I don't know for sure what I would do with it, but at some point, I could teach math at the college level, which I feel suits me well.  College is just a much more laid-back environment, where I think it would be easier to be myself.

On another note, America's Got Talent was on tonight.  This is my one main guilty pleasure.  It is a stupid reality game show, in which most of it is staged, but I eat that shit up.  There actually wasn't too many mind blowing people tonight, but every time I watch this show I feel like shit because I don't have one of those fantastic talents that makes people stand up and cheer when I walk in the building.  I'm funny I guess, and I'm good at math, but those aren't standing-ovation worthy feats.  I don't man.

All of this boils down to one main thing, leaving a mark.  That's what everyone wants to do.  There is a quote along the lines of "A man doesn't truly die until the last time his name is spoken."  If I could have people talking about me for years to come, I don't know what to think.  I doubt this will ever happen, but that's what I want, what everyone want basically.  However, I can kind of keep my mind straight with the quote from the Scrubs series Finale.  Paraphrasing, but it is basically talking about how we all want to be remember as a great person, but the truth is we should consider ourselves lucky to make a difference in a single persons life.  Then other that that it's the people we let into our hearts that count in the end.  This the most touching/sad/happy/inspirational moments for me in television.  That's not saying a lot to some people, but a lot of my emotions are deeply rooted in the television shows I watch.

My Top Five T.V. Sitcoms -

1) Scrubs -

It was the absolute perfect blend of comedy and emotion.  You never knew what you were going to get in an episode and you were never completely satisfied with an episode because you wanted more.  That is what good television does, keeps you on your toes, while at the same time making you feel for the characters.  I took so many life lessons from this silly and goofy show.

2) The Office -

One of the biggest purposes for a television show is to be an escape from everyday life, which is exactly what The Office was.  It was the most generic life, in an interesting way, but with real people.  No other show has been able to write characters that make you love them, cry for them, or cringe when they embarrass themselves (Scott's Tots).

3) Community -

The most meta show ever. A product of beautiful writing and cliche.  The show is a show about a show.  The entire last season is a metaphor for the entire show being cancelled.  The show was Greendale, and Greendale was the community.  I don't know how to explain Community with you being there to watch it. Plus the star studded cast.

4) The League -

Many people are probably like "The Fuck? The League?"  Well those people are a bunch of Fritattas who can suck a dick.  That is the only way to put that statement.  I would love to say this show is the product of excellent writing, but I'm pretty sure most of the dialogue is Ad-libed which makes it that much better.  This is another show that is not for everyone, whether it be because of the extremely graphic nature or the fact that it just follows a group of people in a fantasy football league.

5) Friends -

This does not have a in depth explanation for why I love it other than the fact that I watch it pretty much every night on Nick at Nite.  I have a definite favorite episode and I will always laugh and always strive to be chandler.  On a side note, I'm listening to Tiny Dancer right now and there is an episode where Phoebe thought the lyrics were "HOLD ME CLOSER TONY DANZA!"

Sorry about that.  I just decided that'll be my shtick.  I'm going to periodically do top five lists like in High Fidelity.  Anyway, that is all I have to say tonight.

Live Long and Dial the Ninth Chevron

Matt Weinsting