Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Cult of Personality

Hello to all! I must say-I am overwhelmed by the reaction to my having a blog...thank you to all that have sent comments to me.
I fretted about what my next installment would entail, and I finally decided I wanted to ask a few questions, as well as give you a view into my twisted view of life.
As a preface, I must say that last night we (Michael and I) were watching the video of Anna Nicole Smith painted up to look like Pennywize the Clown, as well as photos of Britney Spears shearing her dyed locks. My first question is 2-fold:
(A) Do we really care that much that mediocre singers are walking around bald?
and-if the answer to that question is yes, then
(B) Why?
While I would love to say that I am "above all of that", and look with distain at the National Enquirer-I have to admit, I am as engaged as everyone else in the mayhem...there is something comforting in the idea that there are people in the world that are MORE UNSTABLE THAN I THINK I AM!
My personal view is that we love to see the tragi-comedy of Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears, and their ilk because we see a bit of us in it all-the desperate need to be recognized, the struggle to erase the idea that we LOVE green bean casserole with Durkee's Fried onions on top. In them we see us sitting in front of the television shoveling in generic Wheat Thins with spray cheese....desperate to find out if the latest contestant will succeed on Deal Or No Deal!
A few other questions to put out there for discussion/comment/debate would be:

Why is it that you never see Michael Jackson and LaToya Jackson in the same room?
(My opinion-they are the SAME PERSON)

Is plastic surgery worth distorting your look so much that people think you look like a skinned cat?

Does Clay Aiken REALLY need to come out? Don't we all know the answer already?

As Linda Richmond would say (with press-on nails flaired dramatically)...DISCUSS!

Monday, February 19, 2007

The Boyfriend Says...Part 1

Hello to the blog world!
For those of you who are unfamiliar, my boyfriend Michael (or probably better known as What Is A Boy To Do?) has been blogging (is that a true verb?) for quite awhile now, and this is my first attemp to join in the frolic!
When reading his entries, I was always stuck with the idea that I was referred to as "The Boyfriend", as if I was a chair or some other inanimate object strewn about the house. It was this feeling that prompted him to create a blog page for me...so, here I am.
Not sure what I am going to discuss, or how this is going to be received, but at the very least, the world can now be certain that THE BOYFRIEND DOES EXIST!

Friday, February 16, 2007