Hollywood Swingin'

I cherish the weekends where I have nothing pressing to do for school or lab. I lay around the house like a bum and attempt to avoid leaving for any reason except to walk my dogs. . .that is until I look in my fridge and pantry and see no easy snacks to satisfy my tingling taste buds. A quick trip to the grocery store is now in order.

After I grab my few items, I head to the checkout which are all conveniently lengthy. As I wait behind this lady, she laughs and points at all the tabloids and says, "I don't understand why anyone would want to be famous!" I can certainly agree with her amusement. Why would anyone want to have their private life so publicly splattered? I mean, seriously. . .your life serves as entertainment at the GROCERY STORE CHECKOUT LINE. Socially famous people must be required to have great nonchalant, laid back personalities in order not to lash out and damage their image.

My response to the woman was a laugh as well since the first thought to come to mind was, "Try being from Southern Cali where EVERYONE wants to make it big." I proceeded to make a mental list of all the people I have met, some of which are good friends, that want that lifestyle. What became even more amusing to me was that this list of people floating in my head was also a list of people that hated drama and yet were continuously involved in drama! They lash out at any and everyone who speaks bad about them; they want to fight over he-said-she-said lies spread about them. They don't exactly take criticism well, nor do they shake off haters very well. But you want to be a rapper/singer/actor?

This is why I would like my fame to come in the form of a Nobel Prize :)