My name is Courtney.
I woke up about an hour earlier this morning than I usually do. I guess I could have gone to the gym, or even gotten into work early, but I decided to watch a few episodes of Community on Hulu instead, because DUH. As you probably know, Hulu is partially supported by advertisements which necessitates us being treated to 60 seconds of Dennis Leary trying to sell us a giant truck, or some frazzled looking guy pushing audio books BECAUSE WHO HAS TIME TO READ??, or some other such nonsense. Fine, whatever. Go ahead Exxon, feed me your line about how you are actively researching “alternative energy sources,” which I assume means drilling for oil on the moon, and let’s get on with it.
This morning, rather than just playing a random advertisement, Hulu asked me which ad experience, about income taxes of all things, I’d prefer. I began frantically searching for the “none of the above” option, but apparently that does not exist. As the ambient music droned on, and the countdown went from 10 to zero I began to have a mild panic attack because how am I supposed to choose an ad about tax preparation that I would prefer?! This is essentially the “one up or two down” of marketing. So now it is 6am and my heart is racing while I’m laying in bed trying to decide if I want to hear about Lisa’s never-ending tax season or doing my taxes on my phone, and all I can think about is how much I wish I were watching a commercial about Jamie Lee Curtis and her poop inducing yogurt instead of facing this impossible decision first thing in the morning. Ultimately, I didn’t make a choice and Hulu chose the one about Lisa’s tax season for me. I guess the moral of the story is I should probably get some xanax, and Turbo Tax can bite me.
