When I hear the words "human interest stories" I always think of the lame spots on the local news about orphaned 3-legged puppies, or a brave local woman's fight against testicular cancer, and stuff like that. Not that the stories aren't heartwarming, but they always put them on local newscasts because they run out of exciting stuff like fires and shootings.

I hate politics, because it affects me so I need to pay attention and yet at the same time everything is propaganda and posturing and you can't believe anything on the partisan news channels. I wish I could ignore it, but that's impossible.

I hate entertainment news because they tell you things that are irrelavent, like which ex-member of N Sync bought a house with a gold toilet seat, or how Steve Tyler's daughter orgasmed twice last night. I don't care. The daily life of any artist has nothing to do with their art, period. The only thing I ever want to hear about Paris Hilton is when she dies. Not lying in a hospital bed on the edge, mind you--only when she's completely cold.

Financial stuff is important, but dry. I don't actively invest so knowing stock trends ain't gonna change my RRSP, so I'm not glued to the set, but I do like to know when major things happen, so as not to live a sheltered, naive existence.

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