That's really it.
My high standards revolve around the book, music, and TV industry. And I shall go on an explain them all since this could be taken the wrong way.

In the book industry, or writing industry if you will, has gotten worse ever since Stephanie Meyer published Twilight. Authors like Jane Erie (who I've never read, but plan to in the future), Jane Austin, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Terry Brooks, and Brian Jaques have gotten over looked in the past few years. You know why? It's not because they're bad authors, it's because the taste of the public mainstream has taken a turn for the worst. Authors who have an ounce of writing talent to rub against their fingers, like Christopher Paolini and Dianna Wynne Jones (authors of the Inheritance Cycle and Howl's Moving Castle). These perfectly good authors get over looked by the mainstream because shit books like Twilight and Evermore have taken root. More experienced authors get slammed for being unfair because they offer their honest, well learned, opinions on mainstream books that everyone loves and tells the people straight about how the writing is shit.

Music: I don't just pull a Simon Cowell on the little pop sensations for no reason kids. I really think that they have no talent and that they're songs are just pandering to the lowest common denominator (aka the popularity critiques). So, naturally, I tend to gear my interests towards metal, folk metal, folk rock, and classical geared areas. You know why? Because the singers can actually sing, the lyrics aren't total shit, and the instrumentals actually sound good. I do not mention country in this category, because country has evolved for the worse. The mainstream picked it up and destroyed it. I listen to oldie country, but not that often. Rap? Do you think rap's gonna meet my musical standards? Moving on...

TV shows- again, if it's total shit then I'm not watching it. Take the office for example, I find the office tedious and humorless. The so called "dry humor" that people say I would like about it is horrible. Most of it isn't funny and the stuff that is funny is so bad that I can't help but laugh at the epic fail. Compared to the shows Psyche, NCIS, House, Murder She Wrote, and various anime that I watch, the office is a fail disaster. And Disney is even worse! I don't think that I'll even let any kids that I have in the future watch Disney channel or cartoon network because of how disgustingly bad it's gotten. I'll stick to the old stuff thank you very much (the stuff that I grew up with).

Well, that's about it for the rants. I'd say more, but by that time, I might as well write up a series of essays pertaining to each industry that I've mentioned. If you're wondering why I haven't mentioned the movie industry, it's because the movie industry actually, well, has a sense of ups and downs. The good stuff and the bad stuff. It just depends one what's coming out.