Just Some Ramblings

My mom just walked in and said, “What are you doing, blogging again?” I said, “Yes.” She then said, “I hope you’re not making a bad habit out of it.” Wow. Way to be encouraging/supportive mom. It’s not a bad habit; it’s a conscious decision.

On the preview for the 11:00 news, the anchor said that taking a shower may not make us as fresh and clean as we think. I thought about this for a second, and you know what, it might not make us as clean as we think, but what is the alternative? That’s like saying that brushing your teeth may not make your teeth as clean as you think. I’m sure there are lots of things that don’t affect us in the manner that we think they should. All I’m saying is that I don’t care if I get out of the shower and I feel 100% clean but am only 16% or something like that. I smell clean, I look clean and I feel clean. If I decide that it is not worth my time to take a shower, then I’m just dirty, and no one wants that.

I really thought that I wasn’t going to talk about Kanye West, but after actually watching the VMAs and crying a little….Yeah, I said it. A couple of tears rolled down my cheek. Reading about Kanye taking the mic from Taylor Swift does not do the performance justice. I will describe it for you, which just means that you will be reading it again, and still not getting the full picture.

So sweet, little Taylor Swift was so shocked that she won the best female video category and was on stage beaming, when Kanye decided to join her. You could see the joy in her face when he walked up there. He turned to her and congratulated her, and she was smiling the biggest smile you had ever seen. He took the mic and told her that she would be able to talk when he finished. She was still smiling. He then turned and proceeded to tell everyone that Beyonce had the best video of the year. It was then that Taylor’s face fell. Beyonce was shaking her head and actually mouthed “Kanye. What are you doing?” When he finished, he turned to, a stunned, Taylor and handed her the mic. She just stood there, looking out at the audience and finally just said, “Thank you”, and walked away.

I was horrified for that poor girl! She went from being the happiest person you’d ever seen to just embarrassed and ashamed. It was at the end of the show that I cried. Beyonce ended up winning best video of the year. She said thank you to a few people and then called Taylor on stage so that she could have her moment that was taken from her. And that is when I cried. It was sweet! Maybe I just felt bad for her because I expect to win awards, and the idea that someone would take the mic from me and say that someone else deserved to win is petrifying. The crazy thing is that I don’t think Kanye realized what he was doing. He seemed to have no realization that it was disrespectful. That’s kinda sad. He has gone on to applogize several times: on his blog, on Leno, he even called Taylor to appologize. (CNN told me he called her.)

Biggest Loser started again. Best day ever!