#129 - i'm famous!

random pic from when i went to the water park this spring break... if only i had a quarter...

do you think that the reason why people get so excited about meeting celebrities is because when you're around famous people you tend to think that you yourself are famous? it makes sense, if they're famous, and you're with them, then you must be famous too right?

i don't think that applies to me though, whenever i have the chance to meet someone famous (which, in my life is really just meeting local "celebrities"), all i think is "what the crap do i say so i don't look like a complete dork!?" in fact, i find myself often thinking about ways to get out of it because i don't know how i'm gonna react when i meet someone famous. i don't wanna talk about their famousness because i'm sure everyone does that. but then it's not like i have anything else to talk about so i'm stuck with awkwardness.

anyway, this weekend i had that chance. my tennis coach has mad connections and he coaches a celebrity and his sons, so he asked me if i could play a match with one of his sons. it was pretty cool, they were totally nice. his son was like 11 years old though so it was a bit embarrassing for me, but whatever, it was kinda fun anyway. i did get a picture with him and his son, but i didn't think it'd be too cool to post it on here... not that anyone really reads this, but y'know. anyway, i'm sure that the like all two of you who read this i'd probably see within the next week anyway so i'll show you the picture in person. here's a hint though, it's one of the guys from lost, cool huh?

oh but here's something i might have learned from all the tennis i've been playing lately... i think i have no competitive edge. i don't think i like winning. i get all nervous. like in lucky drawings, i get nervous that my number's gonna get called and then i'll have to go up and accept a prize. and it's not that i have a problem getting up in front of a lot of people, that's not it at all, i think i just don't like winning, maybe because i think other people besides me deserve to win, maybe because i feel guilty about winning, i think mostly it's because i just don't know how to react to good news, or compliments for that matter. like y'know when you hear people call in on radio shows to win tickets or whatever, but then have like no reaction, i'm always afraid if i was in that situation i'd be the same, i'd have nothing to say and wouldn't be able to show my happiness or appreciation.

anyway, getting kinda sidetracked, basically it was just kinda cool that i met someone famous for a meaningful purpose (giving his son some practice) and i wasn't a complete dork.

so since i've had this mini-epiphany, i felt this would be a good day to try some self-improvement. so in the interest of being more open and accepting of the good things in the world, i've decided to watch a new tv show tonight. haha, yup, this is a big deal for me. i'm very selective about the tv shows i choose to watch because i have little patience for crap. well, in general, but more so in tv shows because i feel like they should put the effort into it that i devote to watching diligently. also, i generally try to avoid prime time tv shows on network channels because they get way too much "buzz" and a monkey-buttload of commericals that reveal the whole episode and then tell you "it's a episode you won't believe!" i hate that. but, it's monday and i've got nothing to do tonight and nothing else is on so i watched:
BONES! haha, when this show first started up i thought i might be interested because the main character is that guy from "angel," but it looked like a CSI wannabe and i don't like CSI so i didn't watch it. and for the most part, it is pretty CSI-y, but it's also got the kind of dumb, don't take the genre too seriously humor that i liked so much about "buffy" and "angel" and "firefly," so i kinda liked it. i didn't realize that this was the 3rd season already, so i don't know how it would have been had i started watching two years ago, but the characters are a bit too stereotypical. i definately think they could be a little free-er in their characters, the nerdy forensic guy don't have to be speaking in physics and geek talk the whole time. but i thought the main characters showed some flexibility. all in all, i won't be watching this show weekly, but if there's nothing on tv on a monday night, i'd pass the time pretty well with it.

speaking of tv... tomorrow's american idol is with mariah carey. is it wrong that i'm very excited about that? i think it is. but who cares, i'm letting myself flow with the hype. i think i like mariah carey so much because she was like the first adult singer that i ever listened to. right about the time she came around was when i stopped listening to disney soundtracks and started listening to the radio (i didn't have a radio until the summer before my 7th grade year). her first album was my first album (on cassette), and the very first music videos i ever saw was probably "someday" (can you tell i was VERY influenced by my sisters whilst growing up? yeah, it's embarrassing...). so listening to mariah carey was kinda my introduction to the world of real music (plus, she came out right as NKOTB and all the milli vanilli crap was dying down so she was the first "real" singer that i listened to). i liked her 90's style songs... can't say that i really followed when R&B started getting hot but i still like her stuff good enough to not flip off the radio. anyway, since i'm bored and feeling idol deprived until tomorrow night, here's what i think everyone should sing, haha:

syesha mercado - can't let go
carly smithson - vanishing or my all
brooke white - love takes time or all i've ever wanted
kristy lee cook - butterfly
jason castro - anytime you need a friend
david cook - i don't wanna cry with a rock spin or you need me
david archuleta - vanishing or i'll be there

i don't think anyone should do "hero" or "without you" or "vision of love." just let those lie. but i'm very skewed towards her 90's music, so i'm sure someone's gonna wanna to "we belong together" or "shake it off" or something and i think that'll be a HUGE mistake and i think if anyone picks one of those they'll be out for sure. why do i know so many mariah carey songs? how embarrassing...