Hell has frozen over

Ladies and Gentlemen - I am pleased to announce that I have found a reality show that is worth watching! I know! It's crazy! But check out this show: It's called "30 Days", and features Morgan Spurlock, the creator of "Supersize Me," a documentary in which he ate only fast food for 30 days, recording the physical, mental, and emotional effects of the diet. This new show, "30 Days" is an extension of the idea, where Spurlock conducts various 30 day experiments.
The first episode is called "Minimum Wage", where he and his fiance go to Columbus, Ohio with only $200 and show what it's like for many Americans today trying to scrape by. I related to this one personally after moving 2,000 miles from home to Nashville with no job or apartment waiting for me (although I was lucky enough to have a family friend to stay with until I found an apartment). The show's well put together, very informative, and Spurlock's attitude and commentary are both objective and focused toward a solution to the problem at hand. I think everyone should watch this show. A list of other topics covered in other episodes: Same Sex Parenting, 30 Days In A Wheelchair, Anti-Aging, Binge Drinking, Immigration, Jail, and Atheist/Christian, just to name a few. A bold move, FX network. I'm surprised it's on that channel, even.

They don't skimp on the nitty-gritty reality touch, either, detailing an ant infestation in the couple's cheap apartment, on-the-job shennanigans, ridiculous unavoidable hospital bills from work injuries, and so on. It's clever - educational and all that but still makes you cringe like we love to so much in realityLand.

I urge you - please partake in being a conscientious television viewer and watch at least one episode. You'll learn something, gain some empathy, and it might even inspire you to change your own life in a small way for the better.

P.S. - Did anyone see Conan's first day hosting the Tonight Show? I love the opening sketch...watch it here.

OK that's it from me for today, and it's actually tomorrow. First day on the new job comin' up - wish me luck!

I've also been practicing guitar a lot - learned the diminished 7th scale today - it's pretty awesome.