Thursday, May 7, 2009

Jon & Kate plus Hate...?


There have been some recent headlines about Jon from Jon & Kate Plus Eight. The rumor buzzing is that the father of eight has been having an illicit affair with a younger female he claims to be his "friend". Jon's big complaint? Being a reality "star" means that he's now a big target for gossip headlines, and he's not used to having major scrutiny on his life. And yet, doesn't being a father and husband mean that you need to watch your behavior anyway?

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Melissa Rivers Hated High School


Talk about self full filling prophecies... Last Sunday Melissa Rivers, a contestant on The Apprentice, was fired. After receiving the infamous "you're fired!" speech from the. Trumpster, she fled the boardroom in a fit of anger yelling obscenities and blaming her two remaining teammates for backstabbing her. Watching Melissa throughout the show, one can see how she created this self fulfilling prophecy. She set herself up to be the outsider of the trio (Brande the Playboy model and Annie the Professional Poker player), paranoid about the "secrets" they were keeping from her and being sad about the laughs they shared. She reminded me so much of Kathy Griffin, the self appointed "D-List" celebrity (who, by the fact that so many people know her and even love her, and has won two Emmys is so NOT D-List), a person stuck in that high school mentality of being the outsider, left out by those more popular. At least Kathy uses this and is making tons of money playing that role, so I say more power to her! Melissa, on the other hand, was her own worst enemy. If you BELIEVE that the world is out to get you, and you act on this belief, guess what? The world (aka your Teammates) will be out to get you because your mind wants to prove you right. oh, and when you get your beliefs "proven" try not to be so tacky and childish. Although it DID make for some great TV!