Our computer desk is in the family room of our apartment. We did this mostly out of necessity. Apartments aren't known for their palatial square footage now are they? It works out though because Meredith and I like to listen to music. That's right. We like to listen to music and that is how it works out. Well that and the fact that we listen to music almost exclusively through our computer online. All of this matters to you because while I sit hear blogging I am just feet away from that glorious waste of time we affectionately call television. The television inspires me occasionally as I blog away and today happens to be one of those occasions.
Have you ever watched "The Insider"? It's one of those Entertainment Tonight type shows where they report on all the comings and goings of Hollywood's elite. Here are some of the stories tonight: Did JFK Jr. have same sex relations? Will Linda Carter (played Wonder Woman in the 70's) get plastic surgery? Here's a good one. They just showed a picture of Tiger Woods with his wife and newborn daughter. The woman who is the host of the show was describing the picture for us. Mind you, it was on the screen. So as we were looking at a picture of Tiger holding his daughter while his wife kisses the top of their daughter's head the host is telling us that we are looking at a picture of Tiger Woods holding his daughter while his wife kisses the top of her head. Shocking. Brilliant journalism. Shoot me in the face.
Which star baby fascinates you the most? How is Paris Hilton holding up in jail? Is Prince William back together with girlfriend Kate Middleton? I realize that these are the hard hitting issues of our time but I can't help but feel slightly nauseous watching. The truth is that people want to know this stuff. Plain and simple. If there wasn't a demand then you can bet that NBC wouldn't be airing these types of programs. So they're only guilty of one thing; giving us what we want. Why is it then that we want this stuff? On a side note, I just found out that the new Indiana Jones movie is being filmed right now in "a top secret location". Wow.
Where was I? Oh.....Why do we crave connection with the rich and famous? I have some theories but I won't waste time laying them out here. Well, maybe just one. I think it's a lot like entertaining a baby. There isn't a whole lot of substance to what you do early on, is there? You just make cool sounds and maybe wave things in the baby's face to keep it occupied. Maybe a mobile for the crib with colorful, shiny things to stimulate. While this is good for an infant I can't imagine that it would work very well as the child grew both physically and mentally. I believe that we seek out the rich and famous and the products of our American entertainment industry to be stimulated. I mean, a majority of people will admit that they watch tv to distract them from reality from time to time. It can be a nice escape. I just think that it's a chilling indictment on our society when we become so wrapped up in the lives of people that have no purchase on the significance of OUR LIFE. I think we need to break the addiction of wishing we were somebody else and be who we were created to be and be okay with that.
2 comments:
Amen! But do you think Paris Hilton really is changed by her stint in jail? And do you think she & Nicole Richee have mended their tumultuous relationship or is that just a PR stunt?? See...these are the questions that keep me up at night...
ah i just wrote the longest comment ever but there was an error when posting it. it probably was too long... i'll try to give you a nutshell.
my two biggest pet peeves are: buying food at the movie theatre and celebrity magazines/shows. you now have blogged about both of them and it kinda freaks me out. at this point i said something funny but i can't remember what it was. it was a real zinger though, let me tell you.
then i went on to talk about why i hate ET and the like. waste of time, bad influence on the youth, spread of communism, yatta, yatta, yatta.
have a nice day and thanks for blogging. there were like 4 updates to people's blogs this morning and i was a happy camper.
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