mickey Ds turns 50

the old rock n' roll mcdonald's is gone and in its stead rises this huge, 2-storey restaurant and museum. around this mcdo is the hard rock cafe, rainforest cafe, an 8-floor sportmart and excalibur club. mickeyD turns 50... and is still alive. wow. what an odd miracle.

i can't eat mcdonald's food anymore - i mean, my first-ever job was at a mickey d's. although one of the funnest workplaces, it made me the humungous whale that i already am :-(.

i would come back to the house everyday for six months smelling of burgers and fries, making my siblings beg for me to bring them leftovers. ewww. i wouldn't give this food to my worst enemy, that would be like holding a gun to their head. "eat! eat! EAT, mine enemy! it is the surest way to be rid of yooooooo!!!" i thought of all the food we made and the food we threw, and it just grosses me out. fat is the safest ingredient in those things, people. trust me.

ok, so don't trust me. just watch super size me, or read fast food nation instead.

for some americans living elsewhere in the world, mcdonald's is the nearest they can get to "home." but isn't that more of a starbucks thing? - i'm kidding. the golden arches are the first most visible symbols of globalization. i digress.  ¶ 4/15/2005 08:12:00 PM