anchorman: brick's genius exposed

"i love book. i love desk." brick tamland (the 'challenged' weatherman)

"brick, are you just looking at things in the room and saying you love them?" ron burgundy

"i love lamp." brick tamland

hecks yeah that conversation is the shit. and even though the reason it is funny is because it illustrates how empty brick's mind is, it actually is kind of metaphorical for love in many people's lives. elaboration as follows...

you know how many discussions regarding religion wind up with the question, "well, if someone was born muslim and was socialized to believe that it was the 'true' religion, would he go to hell if christianity (or hinduism, judaism, etc.) were actually the 'true' religion?" i know that i have heard this asked on countless occasions. and every time, the answer is that they would be much like children or mentally handicap people who were unable to comprehend the truth. so more or less, we are products of our environment. we are who we are because of the society in which we grew up. to wittle it down to the core however, the characteristics of this society (including religion) are often due to geography.

now, i don't want to go any further into this discussion. if i do, there will surely be the mention of an elephant in a dark room and i just don't feel like going there today. so hopefully you will be able to understand the connection i'm trying to make in just a moment.

sometimes i wonder if the primary determination for who we might love is simply geographical location. i mean, i am in love and i know that there is more to it. derek is amazing. he impresses me every day and i can't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone other than him. however, i can't help but question what would happen if my mom would have moved us to california like she wanted to at one point in time. would we be together like we are today? would i even know him?

everyone likes to say that it is destiny. and i suppose you can argue that we were placed near each other as part of that destiny. however, do you ever wonder if there is actually a better fit out there? i may never know; if we never cross paths, then i will continue to believe that derek is the best man for me to spend the rest of my life with.

this brings me back to my original point. maybe brick was right. we love what we see. granted, we do not love EVERYTHING we see; but it is impossible to love something we have never been exposed to. and thus, the philosophy of anchorman. diggity hay-oh. sorry.


"no i won't cry on the outside, anymore."