For God For Country and For Me

Last weekend I returned to dear ol’ Yale to celebrate those bright college years. Why, you may ask? No, it was not harass people and pretend like I never graduated (although a good guess). My trip to New Haven celebrated the collegiate career of one Miss Liza Young and her admittance to the real world. Graduation weekend was a very special with lots of tears, pomp and circumstance. Monday at 2pm marked the end of an era for the Young household, as for five years our lives have been deeply connected to one institution. But, along with being about family, friends and one girls rite of passage, I found that graduation was a big boon to someone else who is near and dear to my heart ... me.

After sitting through the ceremonies again, I think that everyone should go to a graduation at least once a year. Being there was almost like committing to a new years resolution or being at a fraternal initiation to renew the bonds of brothers. It forced me to confirm my commitment to being an adult and – I can’t believe I am about to write this – make a difference in the world. Now whether I act on it or not is a different story, but at least I am questioning again my place in the world and not just going through the day-to-day drudgery.

- Never graduated Ned no more

Where have you gone Matt Pinfield

Either spurred by watching too many episodes of Mr. Show or maybe by the fact that I dusted off my copy of Superunknown, I miss the 90’s. And not just any part of the 90’s, but that time when society hit the peak of the post-grunge-gen-x-laziness-everyone-had-a-garofalo-crush-and-we-were-quoting-so-I-married-an-axe-murderer period. The reason for the longing of this bygone era is best embodied by the changes in one institution: MTV

Maybe with the exception of Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, MTV has sucked royally the past few years. Ever since the pop revolution of the late 90’s and the coming of the jackass-core culture, MTV only shows over produced pop or Date My Mom. MTV today would never air Liquid Television let alone the Maxx* as a full fledged show. The angst of the time and need to appeal to alternative/grunge culture cultivated risqué and progressive programming. Programming such as The State which you either you haven’t seen or think is the funniest thing of all time. I really don’t want my MTV today but I do remember sneaking upstairs to watch 120 Minutes when I was younger.

So until that time, I will be chillin’ with the weaze and singing porcupine racetrack.

I’m Ned and I’m outta hear.

* I really miss the Maxx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxx) . That show was actually the real catalyst of this entry.