SUCK FM

I hate radio. I've had Clicky for almost a week now and Clicky's CD player is broken. So the only way for me to listen to music right now is to listen to the radio. And I really, really hate radio.

First of all, there's the talking. On my way to a job interview Tuesday morning, I turned the radio on. There were three hosts talking about the time when one host called another host whose young son answered the phone. These three hosts were laughing as they told this story that was funny to no one uninvolved in the story. And it wasn't even interesting. Not remotely. And yet, they continued to babble on and on and on about this host's phone call answering and screening habits. Why on earth would I want to listen to that? I changed the channel.

Second of all, there's the channel changing. Currently, Redras is flipping through the television channels while our program is in commercials. This drives me nuts. I'm a muter, not a flipper. I also hate flipping radio channels. You flip to a new channel only to catch the tail end of a song you actually wanted to hear and by the time you flip back to your original channel, you catch the tail end of a song you actually would have liked to hear. And so I am stuck listening to radio commercials.

Third of all, there's the radio commercials. It is a truth universally acknowledged that radio commercials suck. I've noticed a few different ads lately are scripted phone calls. In fact, the other day I heard three scripted phone calls in a row. So not only do I get to hear the radio hosts talk about their phone habits, but I also get to hear fake phone calls that try to sell me something. (And man, I could really go for some pastrami right now... or a burger... or pastrami... If you actually listen to radio, too, you'll know what I'm talking about.) And as I sit and listen to the commercials, I wonder if it's really worth it to listen to the annoying commercials just to listen to a bit of music.

Lastly, there's the music. Although radio DJs have millions of songs to choose from, they don't. They choose from a select few. Of course, you hear the latest music (by the way, a lot of the latest music sucks right now) but any radio station that plays "Lump" by the Presidents of the USA two days in a row cannot even pretend to be broadcasting a variety of music.

So you put up with the talk and the commercials for what ultimately? For the slight possibility that maybe they'll play a song that maybe doesn't make you want to drive your car off a cliff.

I can't wait to regain control over what I listen to.

Jordy, my family is visiting in SLC, so I've spent a lot of time driving back and forth (listening to crappy music) between SLC and Provo. Also, I'm getting to the end of the term, so I'm doing a lot of homework. That's where I've been. I'll try to do better.