fine whine

I am so back on track with the novel. I've got my target rate picked out and I've already exceeded it for today. So enough about that. I needed to open up a new bottle of lens cleaner tonight, and as usual had to struggle with the stupid plastic they put on the top. You know, the stuff that says "Tamper evident"? I think if I were the sort of person to tamper with a bottle of lens cleaner packed in a box, I'd also get rid of anything that claimed to be evidence of any tampering. And what would you do with something like that? Slip red pepper in there? Some virus? Admittedly the eyes are a great place to introduce germs and contagions, but seriously, who does that? It's just like the razorblades in candybars idea: didn't they do a study proving the whole thing to be a hoax? And why do they have to put the same crap on my Cool Whip containers? I think I'd be able to tell if it's been tampered with, thank you.

And while I dwell on the idea of stupid production ideas, I'd like to find out why DVDs that claim to include "deleted scenes" don't include them all. I realize all footage isn't necessary, but in the example of, say, Old school, which features Will Ferrell dangling a fish on its cover (and in scenes I remember from trailers), doesn't include said scene in either the film or its outtakes. Why not? It was likely pretty funny, so why leave it out? Bad bit budget? Come on. And take for example The family man with Nic Cage asking "What am I doing here?" and two large guys in matching uniforms reply, "You're the best damn tire salesman in New Jersey", which too was expurgated from the film but not its promotional campaign. Could we have a little consistency, folks? Please?