"Hello, can I help you?"
"Yes, I'd like baked beans with corn bread, and a coffee."
"Uh... sir, we don't serve that here. You may select from our wide variety of cheap and easy to make sandwiches with fries and a soda, if you would like."
"But I feel like having what I asked for."
"I'm sorry, sir. We cannot give you that. You will either have to go to a specialty resaurant to get what you want, or just make it yourself"
Obviously, this is not something that has happened or would happen to me, as I tend to eat pretty much anything. I don't consider myself a picky eater, but others may say differently. Mom may not say so, but I think that's because there are those in the family (*cough.. cough... CALEBough*) who eat
everything. But I wasn't planning on talking about food. The example seems to work well, though.
Mainstream products. Whether it be fast food or clothing or music. It's been bugging me lately. I'd like to have what I want to have. If I don't like something that's mainstream, or prefer something else over it, I'm forced to either subject myself to the trend, locate where it is specially produced, or create it on my own. Each has its downfalls. To subject one's self to the mainstream is demeaning and pathetic. Places who make these products special tend to cost more, and still may not be exactly what you want. Making things on your own requires skill and work and time (if you have plenty of all three, you're fortunate).
My more specific "beef" has been with music. I'm one of those persons who needs some kind of sound going on when I'm driving (besides the rattles, squeaks, and rumbles of the truck). Alas, my truck did not come with a cd player. The tape deck worked sporadically, and usually refused to return tapes that you put into it. So I would turn to the mainstream... radio. There were about eight stations that I would switch between, and would be spending more time switching stations to find something that I could tolerate (let alone "like) than listening to music. I would sometimes "make my own music" by singing to myself, but that is very limiting and at times hard while in the truck. Not knowing words to songs and stuff get frustrating. I finally turned, to my delight, to getting what I want. I bought myself a rad cd player, which I successfully installed myself. Now I can find those who create the music that I like, purchase their cd's (thus, the higher cost, but good results) and enjoy at last the music that I love.
