Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

cereal boxes and the toys inside them

i think it would be interesting to note that i have my own action figure. yes. but i also realize that there is also a need to appropriate an explanation. for this, i will shortly do. for some time, my shocking similarities to jeff goldblum have been compared. while i am quite flattered by the comparison, i must say that while we are similar in that we are both famous actors, incredibly good looking, fashionable, great at cooking, a hit with the ladies, and real life action heros: he and i don't carry much similarity having to do with appearance.

now, one might argue: hey, you both wear glasses, have dark hair, and share some other physical characteristics. to which, i would reply: the eyes are the greatest center for similarity in facial features, goldbum and i do not share the same eye shape, eye color, or even eyelash color and density. how, i wouldn't compare olson to any of the members in the swedish band abba, just because they share the same eye color... now, i recognize that there are some similarities, as i have stated, however, none that are convincing enough. for the sake of this argument, i created an account with MyHeritage.com and had them analyze some photographs and prepare a celebrity look-a-likes. i gave them pictures of myself both with glasses on and with them off. the results are slightly different both times. it would be important to note that goldblum never came up. not once. i've uploaded several of the examples here:


the rebuttal





so, what makes a subaru a mac? several things:

longevity and sustainability. subarus have a reputation for lasting almost forever. most owners get over 200,000 miles out of their cars. The same car that a person had all through college, grad school, and now into their new marriage. Macs have the same kind of reputation. Jeff, don't you still have the one that you used in college? Isn't it carrying through gradschool and into your marriage? granted, it smells like feet, but it lasted. and not only that, it's still useful.

unique features. all of subaru's vehicles are all wheel drive. now, this is different from four wheel drive, where all the wheels have equal power, which tends to lower fuel economy drastically. all wheel drive means that there is a computer present that controls power to all four wheels. when it senses that one wheel, or a side of wheels isn't getting the traction it should be (like when it hits a puddle or a patch of ice) it gives more power to those wheels. on highways, it gives more power to the front wheels to promote fuel economy. It is the most advanced driving system available. All macs come with the ilife suite and osx leopard. no other company does this. leopard is the most advanced operating system currently available, and offers a slew of features right out of the box that no one else offers.

customer loyalty and brand recognition. subaru and mac owners are both extremely loyal to their cars and computers. they have pride in them and will tell anyone about them. they realize how great they are and want to tell the world. on top of that, everyone recognizes when a car is a subaru. they have a distinct look that isn't found in any other automobile. the same goes for mac.

while volkswagens may be fantastic cars, german engineered, and have a certain feel to them, subarus are far more friendly and accessible. anyone can drive a subaru... under any weather conditions. sounds a lot like how macs work... no viruses or spyware or adware.

you decide what you think. i'm gonna keep sipping on my pumpkin spice latte, while throwing my macbook pro into my subaru and driving off into the sunset. yea, that's right. the sunset.

ha!

7:21:11 PM lauren rae: funny story-
7:21:17 PM steve carroll: ?
7:21:31 PM lauren rae: i just got dinner with my friend emily, who's from ri, went to lincoln with me, and she asked what i was doing over fall break
7:21:37 PM lauren rae: i started rambling off our list
[in no particular order:
coffee
chuck taylor shopping
sweater shopping
savers and salvation army shopping
maccers milkshakes
vegetarian restaurant in providence
nick and norah's infinite playlist (possibly)
cloves
baking an apple cake]
7:22:03 PM lauren rae: and she was like, "you're going to these places and doing these things with who?"
7:22:11 PM lauren rae: (this was after [i told her we're baking] the apple cake)
7:22:16 PM lauren rae: i said "my friend steve.
7:22:30 PM lauren rae: and she said, "who is... what?"
7:22:44 PM lauren rae: i didn't get it and she said
7:22:54 PM lauren rae: "gay? in the closet? just really loves to shop and bake?"
7:22:55 PM lauren rae: hahahaha
7:23:00 PM steve carroll: hahaha
7:23:02 PM lauren rae: i thought it was funny, at least
7:23:09 PM steve carroll: i love it
7:23:41 PM lauren rae: i guess vegetarian restaurants, cappucino, sweaters, nick and norah, apple cake, and cloves does paint an interesting picture
7:23:43 PM steve carroll: did you mention i'm a snappy dresser
7:24:19 PM lauren rae: well i mentioned the shopping and that you love clothes, yeah
7:28:11 PM lauren rae: she's a riot- you'd like her

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