Celebrities behaving badly

I was thumbing through my music collection to prepare for my 80's ski party this Saturday, and came to an old favorite- These Dreams by Heart. I was listening and thought to myself, "self, these vocals don't sound like the powerhouse that is Ann Wilson... is this Nancy?" so I went to the interweb to answer my question and came across something that really helped me wrap my mind around this whole BarackOmania thing that's going on. And by BarackOmania, I mean this fanatic cult following that has seemed to develop over Barack Obama. The recorded phone calls from Scarlett Johansson urging me to vote for change, the hipster celebrity montage videos, the trends of seemingly thoughtful and reasonable people throwing themselves to his cause in the manner of...born agains? Don't get me wrong, I think he's a good guy, but we are lucky enough at this point to have choices, and I don't think he is the best choice.

This video from Heart helped me understand. It reminded me that sometimes even good people can be lead into some seriously questionable decisions. I mean, you can't get much better than Heart. And the fact that the Wilson sisters made video # 1 helps me to keep perspective on the fact that some Generally Recognized as Cool Celebrities (GRACC) all participated in video #2, which- to be honest, seems like the precursor to a group cool-aid sipping session.

And I present Video #1. (enjoy!)


And video #2. (hopefully this will be funny some day too)



But perhaps the biggest lesson learned/reminder of the day is.... never forget that celebrities are just that.






On a side note: I think I'm going to use this as an excuse to stop watching Private Practice. It really wasn't all that good, and the Teevee rots your brain anyway. I'm probably going to still go see The Other Bolyn Girl though, because the book was such a fun read. But I'm going to have a problem getting over ScarJo. Thankfully, she plays opposite Natalie Portman, who should help me to enjoy the movie a bit more. The problem being that Miss Portman's character is going to be really hard to like.... What to do, what to do...

Happy Potomac Primary day!

I voted on my way into work rather than on my way home, so I could rock the "I Voted/ Yo Voté" sticker all day. There was an Obama volunteer outisde giving out donuts and she was like, "Thanks for voting! Do you want a donut?"


And I'm all: "Um, no- I'm a Dietitian. And I voted for Hillary. Peace out."


Okay- I didn't really say that, but after I got in my car and started driving away, I thought of how COOL it would have been if'n I DID.



(sorry, I just finished reading No Country for Old Men, so I'm feeling the need to use terms like "if'n" more often)