Am I shallow?
I have to wonder, not because I've been outright accused of it by anyone, it's just I'm a pretty intelligent person but I honestly consider the msn home page, news. And, even there, when i read highlights involving politics or world news I am more liable to cover my ears and start singing then open any of those things up and pretend I am interested. I'm not sure if it's because the "news" is never good news, and I just dont' like to burden my psyche with tragedies and murders and things I can't change or prevent, or if I'm just a shallow girl.
Truth be told I live for the glossy girly magazines that come every month like clockwork. I notice if they are using a picture from last years summer issue (and Lucky it's so obvious that's so last season) and even though I don't follow their make up tips and I don't own anything designer, it's like eye candy to me. I love the magazine, I love celebrity gossip, I love my shoes, and I constantly wish I could something with my hair.
Although I don't like watching the news to hear what horrors abound, I also dont' care about politics so much. Not interested. I have no clue outside our own president and face shooting vice who does what. I do seem to uphold an opinion that they are doing a pretty crappy job and when I do catch press conferences have to wonder if they are serious, but maybe that's just more bad news I'm not willing to expose myself to. It does frustrate me the problems of our nation, but I dont' have that "I make a difference" feeling. Yeah, that went out the window with the re-election of our current fearless (yeah, right) leader. For some reason I can't help myself but pass on the title of "US newborns scoring low" for a good "Russell dives into Posiedon" story. I also notice when the reuse msn topic, and trust me, they do!
Once I had a subscription to Time magazine because I was attempting to educate myself and somehow ignite my interest in current events, but, after they began piling up unread (weekly!) I had to call and beg them to stop delivery. Meanwhile, I have to beat the subscriptions to Glamour, Vogue, Lucky, Jane, and Allure out of my hands with a stick before I go into debt learning of the latest blurbs of Lindsey Lohan. Whey does it facinate me? I don't know, maybe the world is heavy enough and I am just trying to distract myself. Shallow though? Up for debate.