Influences

Influence.

Influence is a funny thing. Isn't it just a fancy way of saying, 

"I am not original enough to come up with something that someone else hasn't already created; So I am going to "use" your idea and change the color of the curtains and call it mine."

Then, the nerve of the influenced to then thank the person they were influenced by. The only other thing that irks me this bad is those scrabble players that come along and try to add a "S" to the end of your very long, thought out word that you so painstakingly planned out the entire game because you just had to spell "ANOESTRI" because you had most of the vowels the entire game and you refused to let the crappy player to your left take that triple word score because they wanted to spell "RAD" ... UUGHH.. FRUSTRATION! AGONY! 

That's how the idea of influence makes me feel. You just can't go adding S's to peoples life work. Half the people who come along and try to use their perceived influences and revamp something just end up ruining what was already there.

Sometimes adding an S doesn't cut it. Especially when the work requires you to understand the rules of pluralisation! 

So in short, Will Smith, please never remake another Karate Kid movie. Jackie Chan shouldn't be fighting children.

~mind wanderings