Crystal's Webolumn of the Week

Oh the land of the internet you are so sweet! With your funny Web sites and videos! The following three are my favorite this week...



1) Life in Facebookland
when i first discovered facebook, i thought it was the greatest thing to ever happen to college students, besides all the "learning" stuff. over the years i've come to realize how outrageous it's become. in the beginning we used it as a way to keep in touch with our close friends at other schools and connect with people we shared a class or two with. now that it's open to everyone and their mamas (literally), i'd say it's gotten a little crazy. idiots of ants, a UK comedy group, created this skit to illustrate how ridiculous the world would be if we interacted in real life the way we do on facebook.

2) Buenos Aires Bon Jovi Clowns
this video will haunt my dreams forever. i really am terrified of clowns. you have to admit, it's an interesting way to advertise a film festival. not too much description needed for this one. just watch.

3) Stuff White People Like
i have to admit, i'm sort of ashamed to love this blog so much. it makes fun of white people and our culture in general. but can it really be so wrong if it's true? no! even if you don't relate to each subject, you know you have at least one white friend in your group who fits the profile.

some of the categories i fall into:

coffee - love. can NOT start my morning without it. people get stabbed that way.

barack obama - did you read my prior post?

david sedaris - White people are very divided on [certain] authors and might actually ask you questions about why you like them. Stick with David Sedaris, you can’t lose! If they do you press you, just say "I read a lot, and I never laugh out loud from a writer, but Sedaris is just brilliant.” sad. but so very true. i don't even really enjoy reading (sorry kelly), but i will read anything by sedaris.

80s night! - i love really awful 80s music! i love everything about the era: the big hair, the bright multicolored makeup, the day-glow attire, how even the creepiest characters can become huge pop stars, everything. if i catch word of an 80s party, i'm there.

the daily show/colbert report - again, read my previous post

arrested development - there are more categories i fall under, but i have to end with this one because it completes me. arrested development is the greatest show to have ever been on tv. that and it's always sunny in philadelphia (not mentioned on list). it is about a dysfunctional family consisting of a criminal father, an alcoholic mother, a man-child named buster who later has his hand bitten off by a loose seal, a deadbeat sister married to an analrapist, a son named george michael (greatest name EVER), a brother MAGICIAN, and jason bateman (the love of my life).