She's right. In high school I was actually told by a girl that she hated me because I was "so happy all the time". I don't know if she was jealous or what but my near constant good mood irritated her.
I also remember a few people asking me if I was on drugs because according to them it wasn't normal for someone to be so happy all the time.
@lola_in_the_dark: I have a friend who is happy and positive all the time... she is pretty much my polar opposite, but you just can't help but love her!
@lola_in_the_dark: What is wrong with those people?
I don't like "perky", I think it's excessively aggressive - like those cheerleaders who try to *force* you to go to the pep rally.
But if you're just smiling to yourself and going about your own business ... grrr.
I am generally a happy person, but that's because I recognize how freaking great my life is, and I pretty much exist in a perpetual state of gratitude as a result. Of course, this mindset was only achieved after ten years of numbing situational depression, so make of that what you will...
Paul Newman often wore sunglasses because hie baby blues were sensitive to the sun. I don't blame him for not wanting to remove an article of clothing so the unwashed masses could gawk at him.
Lilo: She's a "sharp tac"? Is that like a tic tac? Except, like, crazier?
Britney: Turned into a zombie? Will she be in the new Jane Austen undead film? Also, how can anyone really tell if she's acting abnormally anyway? I would need to review some Mouseketeers tapes before I could make any kind of estimation like that.
I just realized: Leo is my generation's Jack Nicholson. He's a decent actor and who was somewhat attractive as a young guy and is now turning into a lecherous, creepy old man.
Sorry, Christian Slater - your terrible knock-off accent just wasn't enough.
@PrettyPrettyPrincess: It's the feeling of entlitlement the stranger has that bothers me the most when some douche asks to see me smile, etc. I have a feeling that it was the same for Mr. Newman. Just because he was an actor does not mean his admirers are/were entlitled to ask that either. Hence the piece of meat comment.
@MeanMadMargaret: Yep, individual experience and all. I get irritated when people ask to see me smile but it is a whole other level if they ask to see my private anatomy because that is pretty much a standard boundary. Things you can see in public vs things you can't, I think that is where I differentiate between 'irritated' and 'offended and starting to worry for my safety'.
I don't get the Nicole Kidman hate. It sort of feels like any item posted about her is bait to get the commenters on the "she doesn't love her other children" wagon or some other botox thing. IT's judgement for the sake of judgement.She had the baby, and reporters will ask about that. Because babies and puppies will make a celebrety chatty. That is the whole point of the interview. You WANT your subject to open up. For Nicole, it's the baby. She could say the most unoffensive thing and the comments fill up with "STFU Nicole." I don't get it. She can't win.
@MeanMadMargaret: I feel bad for the woman. In the sense that she has to share her children with Tom Cruise, who is a freakin egomaniac control freak, and I really doubt she gets much say in when she gets to see them or how they are raised. But that's just my uninformed gossip-reading self talking.
@margareita metermaid: I rolled my eyes when I saw a Nicole Kidman item. Not because of Nicole's comment, but because the Nicole bashing would start for the same tired reasons (kids, baby, botox) SATINE, ladies. That is all. oh, and To Die For.
@MeanMadMargaret: I don't particularly like her movies, but I think she's probably a nice lady who loves her family. Who am I to say that's not the case, you know?
@MeanMadMargaret: I don't have a problem with her per se, I have more of an issue with you don't hear her talk about anything other than her baby. And while I get and understand that having a child after a series of infertility issues would cause any woman to gab on end, sometimes we'd like to hear something different.
I do also acknowledge its not solely her fault for continually talking about Sunday. She wouldn't talk about the baby if the reporters didn't ask. So to me its just that whole cycle. It's like, she is more than just a baby mama and I wish we could acknowledge her progeny and move on.
I've come to the consclusion that this conservatorship thing stinks. I was never a fan of Britney Spears when I was a teen and she was big - I couldn't respect someone who was so obviously just a product to be sold (and also didn't see why her virginity was any of our business when she went around talking about it). Then when her life went to shit, and she seemingy got it all together, I actually bought one of her songs on itunes and cheered her on. But now, I regret it - I regret supporting any situation where a grown woman is treated like a chid because a court ordered it. I'm sceptical that the gossip above about the over-drugging is true, but it stands that something that was supposed to be temporary while she was in and out of the hospital is now indefinite. Her father has complete control over her life and finances - she probably is forced/mandated by the court to take drugs (no disrespect to anyone who takes them, but people being FORCED to do so, like what I hear about some kids in the States by their school, makes me so beyond stabby). Meanwhile, her father and everyone else is making a ton of money off her and putting her through a gruelling touring schedule. Like I said, it just stinks. If she's that sick that she can't make her own decisions in life, then she's probably too sick for a very stressful, months-long tour! Fuck. Never thought I'd write an epic comment about Britney Spears.
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I also remember a few people asking me if I was on drugs because according to them it wasn't normal for someone to be so happy all the time.
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I don't like "perky", I think it's excessively aggressive - like those cheerleaders who try to *force* you to go to the pep rally.
But if you're just smiling to yourself and going about your own business ... grrr.
(Yes, of course I recognize the irony.)
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I am generally a happy person, but that's because I recognize how freaking great my life is, and I pretty much exist in a perpetual state of gratitude as a result. Of course, this mindset was only achieved after ten years of numbing situational depression, so make of that what you will...
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Britney: Turned into a zombie? Will she be in the new Jane Austen undead film? Also, how can anyone really tell if she's acting abnormally anyway? I would need to review some Mouseketeers tapes before I could make any kind of estimation like that.
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Sorry, Christian Slater - your terrible knock-off accent just wasn't enough.
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If Raffa goes, I'll jump out the window.
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Nope, still not as creepy and douchey as when guys ask to see my tits.
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oh, and To Die For.
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I do also acknowledge its not solely her fault for continually talking about Sunday. She wouldn't talk about the baby if the reporters didn't ask. So to me its just that whole cycle. It's like, she is more than just a baby mama and I wish we could acknowledge her progeny and move on.
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Must.Not.Talk.About.Paul.Newman's.Eyes....
Must.Not.Talk.About.Paul.Newman's.Eyes....
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