i changed my mind

Things I used to like but don't like no more:

- Johnny Depp - I know it's kinda blasphemous to dislike Johnny Depp. I used to be a huge fan of his brand of cool, but then the Pirates movies and his Jack Sparrow began to annoy me (loved the first and hated the rest). And there were Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Alice In Wonderland, The Tourist, and then his crazy wardrobes (the zoot suits with the pocket chain are just plain lame).

- Food trucks - With a few exceptions, food from food trucks in San Francisco are overpriced and under-portioned, and way too fancy-schmanzy and not down home-yummy enough. I was once all excited when the food truck craze was catching on here, but now I am just underwhelmed. Worst in class I've tried: Little Green Cyclo - I paid $8 for a half-sized portion of luke-warm Vietnamese grilled pork over rice.

- Lady Gaga - Before she began parading around like she's the second coming of Madonna, I welcomed the return of dance pop to the radio. But then she had to go pretending she is an ARTIST and that she is original. Meat dress, giant egg vessel...she crossed the borderline.

- Glee - That pilot was truly gleeful and infectious. It was so good that the goodwill carried me over half of the first season. But it really was downhill from the start - the characters and the plots are non-sensical. Will Schuester turned into a total douchebag. Sue Sylvester never became anything other than a cartoon (giving her a sister with the disability is totally manipulative). Kurt is whiney. Rachel is annoying. And most of the other kids are bland and under-written. The music is still good sometimes, and yes, I am a fan of the Warblers for sure. I still Tivo this, but I stopped believin' a while back.

- Christmas - I used to get all excited for Christmas time. Being Chinese, Christmas wasn't big at our house. We never had big holiday parties or got oodles of gifts. But I still liked the spirit of it all. I liked the idea that this was the time of the year when people stop and come together and go home to their families and celebrate. I liked that people buy something special for their loved ones and send greetings to distant friends and relatives. I really liked twinkling lights on trees. And yeah, there was the whole Baby Jesus being born and renewed hope for peace and joy stuff - that was nice too. But now, now I am just a grouchy guy who complains about the commercialism, the crowds, the parking... Oi!!! I mean, for god's sake, it's the middle of July, and they are selling Christmas trees on QVC right now!!!