I'm ashamed to admit it. Or, maybe I'm not. Chrissa and I watched The Simple Life last night...and loved it.
Maybe it's that we JUST got cable television again (after nearly 2 years of basic cable or rabbit ears) and we have no self-control. Maybe it's that we are hooked on the reality TV fad. Or maybe it was that it was late and I was paying more attention to the shopping list I was writing up (a bad idea, apparently: I spent $104 on 2 weeks worth of groceries!)
For anyone who hasn't seen it, DON'T. It is junk television. But it is really hilarious. At one point of the show, Chris turned to me and said: "I wish I were Paris Hilton."
"WHAT? No way," I said. "Would you really want to be a stuck up, bratty, self-engrossed, tall blond socialite?"
"Well," she replied, "I would change a few things."
Not me. There is NOTHING about Paris Hilton's life that I find attractive except for her money. She is the superficiality poster girl.
I were a trust child or celebrity, I would pack my bags and become a recluse living in France, like Johnny Depp. Why live in Hollywood and put up with the obnoxious crowds and paparazzi? I feel bad for Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, and (sort of) Angelina Jolie...but why put up with it?
Of course, there are cool aspects of having your jet-set friends come over and hang out for weeks at your manor...or throwing lavish parties on your yacht. Sure. I'm not saying that if I were a celeb I wouldn't want to have a few celebrity friends; but I'd want to hang out with P
oet Laureates and starving artists...not Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.
*Note: I enjoy hanging out with my non-Poet Laureate friends and amateur starving artists as well.
7 years ago
1 comments:
A: nice picture of Depp. I'd probably be a recluse in Ireland, though. Or maybe the Czech Republic. Or India.
B: About Angelina Jolie - I saw an interview - and man,...she was cool. I really admired her. I know there's a crazy past there...and might even be some stuff in her present - but I was impressed with what I saw. She had depth, humility, humor, charity, and wisdom. As I understand it, she gave a third of her yearly salary to humanitarian purposes. I don't care who you are or how much you make -- a third is a big deal.
C: As for guilty pleasures. I actually enjoy watching stupid chick flicks with Lu. No matter how lame they can be (and they're often pretty darn lame), I still get some guilty pleasure out of putting my brain aside and just feeling like a plain old romantic.
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