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B-Level Resurrection

Dude, why am I so popular?

ACTING CHOPS? Kutcher is no Sir Laurence Olivier. Heck, he's barely Joey Lawrence. Yeah, "Dude, Where's My Car?" made good dough, but can he put butts in seats without Seann William Scott pulling in the Stifler contingent? America will soon find out. Kutcher's making another attempt to achieve leading-man status with the release of "My Boss's Daughter."

Good luck, Kutch. The road to fame is littered with good-looking, young sitcom stars who've never -- if rarely -- found big-screen success. John Stamos. Anson Williams. Mario Lopez. Jason Bateman. Kirk Cameron. The names read like a "Nick at Night" retrospective. Can Kutcher beat the odds and parlay his small-screen success into big-screen box office?

Ashton Kutcer
John Stamos
Anson Williams
Mario Lopez
Kirk Cameron (christ)
Jason Bateman

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Simple v. Complex Lives

What's the Ultimate Life?

Well, let's throw in the "basics:"
+ Learning
- Understanding what it means to be "human"
- Gaining a breadth of understanding about a multitude of topics in the world
- Gaining depth in a specific area
- Having an acute self-awareness
+ Having Fun
- Going to the beach
- Meeting girls
- Socializing
+ Productivity
- Making progress everyday

Then, why not we throw in some other things like..
+ Bringin in results
+ Being socially celebrated
+ Fame
+ Philantthropy
+ Maximizing the number of lives touched
+ Being presentable
+ Beating Others
+ Making Money
+ Loving Nature
+ Obtaining Spiritual highs
+ Exploring psychotropic substances

Like, there's just soo much crap to do, when did our needs become extended beyond the most basic, such as caring for loved ones, maintaining our independence, and doing things we enjoy? When did it become this gonglomerate chimera of crap. I mean, does anybody out there do ALL of the above?

Blah, maybe it's just me and my over-laden ambition. Like really, I want a simple life.