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So I've finally had the, uh, pleasure of hearing the "Vindicated," by (I think) Dashboard Confessional, the obligatory Spider-Man 2 pop tie-in.

I did not think it was possible for the sequel's song to transcend the first movie's song, "Hero," in terms of sheer whiny righteous bad lyrics.

I was oh so wrong.

Sadly, where I love "Hero" for its sheer silly camp appeal (not only does it have bad lyrics and overwrought vocals, but it's also sung by a long-haired blond guy named Chad), "Vindicated" just kind of sits there.

Also, the lyrics, unfortunate as they are, still correspond nicely with the them of the movie, which has the unintended effect of making me want to boot Peter Parker into the middle of next week when I listen to the song.

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Another customers_suck post. Sigh.

For those of you who didn't read my post yesterday: I work as a cashier at a gas station/convenience store/pizza and sandwich shop. In fact, go ahead and read it if you like, because part of it explains the relevant peeve very clearly and the last bit of it is just funny in retrospect.

Me: So not Maggie.
UB: Uptight Bitch.

Here's the situation: There's a line, a bunch of different amounts showing on the gas display, and I'm the only one on register because my two coworkers are making pizzas. All is well until:

UB, three sprogs in tow. Sprogs not looking particularly traumatized. Nonetheless, she opens thusly:

UB: "I Just had to explain to my children what 'hell' means because it's on your pistachios." (The pistachios in question are jalapeno-flavoured.

( Is it me? Am I a magnet for these idiots? )

(If you get the cut-tag quote reference, you get a pizza. *g*)