random rant

Why is so much of my life based on the computer? It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't always shut down at the most inopportune of times, such as in the middle of an interesting MSN conversation, or even worse, after slaving over an entertaining and insightful post on my blog (that's what happened to the new blog i promised you on friday, mom).

I was pondering the phenomenon of living vicariously through the lives of others. Why do we do it? What is so much more interesting about other people's lives as opposed to our own? I used the illustration of celebrity gossip. Now, I must admit, that I do enjoy getting my celebrity gossip fix. Everytime I open my internet browser, it goes to the MSN homepage, and the first thing I do is read the new stories on stars such as Angelina and Brad, Tom and Kate, Jennifer and Vince, Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of the week, Lindsay Lohan and her latest scandal....well, you get the point. Why do I even waste my time reading that crap, seeing as a) I've never met these people in my life, b) I never will meet these people, c) 99% of what the media says is skewed in some way, and most importantly d) its none of my (or anyone elses) business. Now, I know I'm not the only one who finds these stories entertaining, judging by the number of different gossip magazines you see while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, or the number of different shows on tv catching people up on Hollywood's latest news. Not only is reading this stuff a waste of time, its also hurtful to the people they're writing about (ok, I admit, many of the times, these celebrities bring the attention to themselves, especially with the recent surge in reality tv shows such as the Newlyweds)...

anyhow, this posting was definitely not as eloquent as the last one I wrote, which brings me to my point in my opening paragraph...I hate computers!!