Well it's another wild Saturday night and I'm here on my couch wondering where the day went, though that in itself is another waste of time. Work has kept me from spouting off about the most recent string of bad decisions made by those whose decisions make the news. Do you ever get the feeling that people who exist in the public eye do their best to put out a great, likeable image, smiling for the cameras and rendering warm and fuzzy soundbites to fill the spoons of the media hungry masses. Then they mess up. They say something stupid, smack someone who pisses them off, run from a cop, wear something that Joan Rivers finds objectionable to one of the many fine awards ceremonies or just simply don't smile and dance for the papparazzi.
Their stock goes south. The feeding frenzy ensues and soon they're no longer the darling they once were, they're walking targets. This is not a bad thing. I personally find it just as gratifying as the next person to see the mighty fall, especially when the mighty are spoiled trust fund babies or vapid, racist politicians. Here's my question:
Do you ever get the feeling that some of these poor, unfortunate souls get addicted to the bad press? Is it that far of a cognitive leap to surmise that once bitten, a celebrity or public figure will then take the bad publicity like a drug and seek to follow the dark path to the 'worst dressed' list or even Oprah's blacklist?
I defer to the psychobabbling brainpans who figured out that attention is attention, good or bad. I don't want to make generalizations, but if you just look at the decision making processes of several of our most revered personalities, it's really hard to believe that ANYONE could be so moronic.
Just thinking. My apologies, won't happen again. Much.
So here I am once again, no real thoughts in my head, sitting on the couch, wondering where the day went.
Oh, wait, thought of something to say.
I like Joss Whedon's writing. I've been watching episodes of the sadly cancelled show "Firefly" lately, as I enjoyed the movie "Serenity" very much.
Joss can be taken as campy and even cheesy sometimes, but man is his dialog great. If I could come up with conversation like that found in any of his shows or movies, I'd either be a writer or really really good with the ladies. As I'm neither I'll just say that I appreciate that there is still someone in Hollywood who knows how to write a great story and I hope he is both successful and eternally unaffected by the poisonous thought processes of the Hollywod elite.
Oop, well now I've done it, that was my last coherent thought.
Palm Sunday is tomorrow and I hope to think better thoughts and be a better person.
I know, never stop dreaming.
Be good people, even if you don't believe in God, it doesn't mean he's not watching.
Captain.
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Okay, I'll treat your post as my Sunday sermon. Now I can sleep late and not go to church.
Firefly fan here. Loved it, although I find it troubling that prostitution is sort of the New Profession for women pop culture.
Disturbing yes, but I'm more interested in the culture that exists in Firefly. The "companions" are more like Geisha (Japanese), and yet the two dominant cultures are American and Chinese in that world. Though it pains me to think of the beautiful woman as a ho, I love her character and the interaction between her and the captain. She said something very profound in one of her scenes during the pilot episode about how so few people are unpredictable and fresh. Most people either telegraph their entire viewpoint in the first sentence of a conversation or wear it on their sleeve, telling everyone without saying a word.
Sometimes I miss good conversation.
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