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The idea behind Robert's Random is for me to write about whatever I'm thinking about whenever I'm thinking it. I try to write 3-5 times a week, but sometimes real work gets in the way of that. Sometimes I'll share whatever random thought I might have that day but most of the time, I like to write about things going on in the news. I'm a total news junkie, I spend a lot of time online at various news sites. If I find a story where someone does something totally stupid or I wonder "what were they thinking?" I don't mind pointing it out incase others missed it or taking my best guess at what they were thinking. I like to laugh, I like to make others laugh. There's so much serious and wrong stuff going on in the news that when I find an unusual or light story, I like to use it. And while real life news events might be the focus of many of my blogs, I'm just trying to entertain you, make you laugh and maybe even think about something you didn't know before reading. I'm not trying to break any serious news or deliver any hard-hitting coverage. You'll have to read a paper or watch one of the network shows for that.
Think your day was bad? Check out other people's stories. Feel better about life.
Yesterday I discovered f*** my life.com. That's not a censorship either, that's the real name of the site. I have no idea what it stands for.
The concept is simple, site members, and even non-members, go on the site and write a couple of sentences about whatever it was that wrecked their perfectly good day. The only rules are each entry must start with "Today," end with "FML" and be truthful.
I woke up this morning at 10:35, the earliest I've been up in the past two weeks. Suffice to say, life is pretty good right now, though I'd like to someday enter my own statement, or resort to making one up if life stays on its current course.
The worse thing to happen to me in the past few days is discovering this site. It's a giant time warp. As of now, there are 111 pages of postings and I've read the last 44 of them since last night.
Some of the postings are pretty embarrassing, such as "Today, I had a great workout and was feeling really good about my body. Until I sat on my desk, and broke it."
Some people just have bad luck, "Today, I get home and there's a package waiting for me. I ordered something online 2 weeks ago for a girl I like. She's not available anymore. No refunds." Or, "Today, I went to work only to serve one table, make a $9.00 tip, get sent home because it was slow, have the city busses stop running because of weather, and have to pay a $20 cab fare to get home."
Some people just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time," Today, I saw an elderly man fall in a crosswalk, so I jumped off my bike to help. As I helped him across, the light turned green. At that point I noticed my phone had fallen out of my pocket in the street and was run over by several cars. I then watched across a 6 lane street as someone stole my bike."
Others are pretty much losers and feel the need to voice it to the world," Today, I got my fake ID and went out with the boys to dinner and the bars. One of my friends asked to see my ID. He noticed my birthday didn't make me over 21. I paid $170 for a fake ID with my real birthday."
And others do things to themselves and practically ask people to make fun of them, "Today, I was in my room and I drew a Harry Potter lightning bolt on my forehead in eyeliner because it cheers me up. Then some friends came over randomly, so we went out to get yogurt, and when I got back I realized the lightning bolt was still there. I'm in college."
Some of them are kinda sad, "Today, my best friend invited me to dinner at his house. When I went to the toilet, I found my wife's wedding ring in a cup, which she'd lost a week ago," or "Today, I wanted to have a good lunch with my wife before fasting for my surgery which I may not survive, she decided getting her hair cut was more important. I ate alone."
People can post their day-wrecking event in one of six categories: love, money, sex, work, health and miscellaneous. Readers can agree or not agree with their assessment of their cry for pity by clicking "I agree, you're life is f***'ed up," or "you deserved that one." The first one changes to, "it definitely is," or, "yeah! way to show 'em" after you voice your opinion.
Some stories are pretty sad, I can't imagine telling someone deserved their wife not eating with them before what could be a fatal surgery, but who knows, maybe people assume the guy must have been a jerk to his wife or something.
Other times, I think "you're a tool" should be an option, such as, "Today, I was a TA for a history class and the class was taking a test. About halfway through, I noticed one kid had a small piece of paper in his hand. I ran up the row, grabbed his test, and ripped it into four pieces. Then I took the note from him. It said "I believe in you, -Mom." And "Today, I drank a ton of beers for my 25th birthday. My friends love to watch me open beer bottles with my teeth. I chipped both of my front uppers doing this. I'm no longer covered by my parents dental insurance because I'm 25 now."
Check out the Web site, I recommend it. It's a good way to spend a few hours you should otherwise spend doing anything else. You'll laugh at a few, think are pretty disgusting, but generally have a good time.
If you're a younger Robert's Random fan, be sure to check with your mom or dad before you venture over to the site, as some of the stories are sexual miss-counters and may not be suitable for all ages and/or audiences.
Oh, and feel free to post your own happy-mood killer story below.
- -- Posted by I Heart Potatoes! on Sat, Feb 28, 2009, at 2:30 AM
- -- Posted by LongTimeListener on Sat, Feb 28, 2009, at 8:38 AM
- -- Posted by just1 on Tue, Mar 17, 2009, at 10:44 AM
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