I feel like I have become decidedly UN-hip in recent years. The latest trends and fads? They're just passing me by. Like, if I were to join a conversation about any of the following "hot topics" right now, I wouldn't have anything to add, except...
- I wasn't at all shocked by the death of Michael Jackson. I mean, I kind of saw it coming. He's been looking really frail for a long time now, and don't EVEN get me started on his over-the-top memorial! I mean, I didn't personally know the guy, but it seems to me that someone as notoriously shy and private as MJ was, wouldn't have wanted such a spectacle for a funeral. Michael's father, on the other hand, strikes me as shifty and self-serving and seems to be treating the death of his baby son as some kind of winning lottery ticket rather than the terrible tragedy that it was.
- I couldn't pick out a "Real Housewife" in a lineup if my life depended on it. I try not to watch any television that makes me cringe or feel uncomfortable. Whatever happened to dignity, privacy and restraint? Mark my words, phychiatrists are going to declare a mental disorder any day now to describe a person who would do or say anything just to be on TV. My term for these people? Fame Freaks. (Copyright, K-mom 2009.) Don't encourage them, people!! You wouldn't encourage a crackhead to do more crack would you?
- I haven't read any of the Twilight books. It's not because I'm a literary snob or anything. It's just that when I go to the bookstore, something else always catches my attention. One day I'll read them, but at this rate, it won't be until Miss Priss does.
- I have NO idea who Jay-Z is except that he's married to Beyonce, and frankly? She could have done A LOT better in the looks department than him. I'm just sayin'...
- I've never seen an episode of Grey's Anatomy...not a single one. When I watch medical shows, I end up thinking I have the disease on that week's episode. Trust me, it's better for everyone that I don't watch.
- I don't know what the "cool" designer jeans are anymore. I found the brand that fit me best years ago and I've stayed pretty loyal since then.
I think I might be setting myself up to be the "uncool" mom who has to have everything explained to her by her embarassed and exasperated daughter...and you know what? I'm okay with that.
3 comments:
I was not pleased with MJ's funeral either, for the same reasons. He was so private. His dad drives me nuts...never liked what he stood for as a father.
I don't like the spin-offs of Real Housewives, but do like the original. I don't freak out if I can't watch it, but will if I am home.
I can relate. I don't know any of the "cool" music anymore. I am hopelessly addicted to the music I listened to before I had kids. I find myself cringing at some of the lyrics in the new music.
And as far as clothes go my favorite is Ann Taylor. I know it's not cool, but gosh darnit I like it!
I think I agree with you on every single point. The fact the the one thing MJ was consistent about was keeping his kids out of the media, and the first thing his family does is throw those kids out there. Don't get me started.
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