My friends and I have a running joke that I live under a rock, simply because I’m not usually “in the know” about a lot of things. Whether it is "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" (which I don’t), new political debates, or the latest gossip, I always seem to be the last one to know about it. I honestly don’t know how it happens, but I’m OK with it.
Off of the top of my head, I could name maybe ten famous people. OK, maybe I’m exaggerating, but not by much. Last week, I ate Thanksgiving dinner two tables down from Howard Stern. He walked into the restaurant and all of these people start whispering, “Oh my gosh, look over there!” At first I thought they were talking about me, because other than my sister, I was the only one in the place under the age of fifty. Turns out they weren't looking at me; they were looking at the famous radio/TV actor star man. Who knew!
The point is, I just don’t see the point in reading all about famous people. I don’t care who wore what dress to what fancy red-carpet event and I don’t care who was caught wearing sweatpants in public—because we all do it, right?
Well, of course, it's somewhat exciting to see famous people in random place. That one one time I saw 50 Cent in the Atlanta airport was one of the best days of my life. The same goes for when Nick Lachey kissed my hand, but that was sixth grade and oh, how the times have changed (IMY Nick, I can’t hate you anymore).
What I’m saying is, you should focus more on the people that are actually in your life. I’d much rather FaceTime my best friend who lives on the opposite end of the country than stay up late to watch an award show when all of the nominees are the same four people! The people in your life are there for a reason, so make sure to keep them around, because they’re much more relevant to you than any actor or movie star ever will be. Unless they are; good for you, I guess.
It kills me when I’m sitting around with my friends and the conversation topic is about famous stars. Did we honestly all meet up to talk about other people? I’m here because I’m interested in your lives, so get off of Twitter and speak to me, dammit! But I say it a little less aggressively.
It's OK to live under a rock, because that means you are focusing on what is most relevant to you. I’d much rather sit on my computer and stalk my friends on Spotify and listen to my “Discover Weekly” playlist than open up People Magazine and see “what’s up.” So maybe what I’m trying to say here is this: focus on what you love and what is in your life. If you love famous people, great! Stalk the hell out of them, just don’t keep me posted!
So Howard, is it too late now to say sorry that I didn’t recognize you? JK, sorry, not sorry! But if you’re like me and don’t have an interest in T-Swift's new haircut or Kim's next baby's name, come join me under my rock, I’d love to have you!
