I AM GOING TO BE FAMOUS

according to my understanding, being famous is akin to being publicly acclaimed... it usually comes with doing something that impacts the broader population (including sub-population)....you could provide exceptional entertainment (movie star or music performer), provide a service that improves or saves lives, contribute to a scientific breakthrough or something of the likes....

however, all this seems too hard to accomplish... it is much easier to turn on a video camera and make a fool of myself (think youtube.com).... or sit in front of some else's camera and have them make a fool of me (william hung and american idol)... i could sell my quest to lose my virginity to a television station and i'll be famous if they buy it.... or i could just do nothing like paris hilton....

but this is not the fame i envision... i happen to think, given all the intrusions into our life, and the ease with which one can be famous, anonymity will be the new wave of fame... anonymity will become something so rare that those who enjoy it will be prized and become trend setters....

i am making preparations to be on the front of this wave...now this sounds contradictory given that i write a public blog, but i know how to pull it off.... i won't tell you how i will do this because this would draw the attention i do not crave, and would damage my efforts to be famous through anonymity...

but believe when i say...that i know how to pull this off and that i will be successful...

REALITY BITES

recently, on a cold drizzly st. louis afternoon, a casting call was held for a new reality show called "Fortune"... the premise is for unfortunate people to plead their cases to become fortunate... the "fortunate" one will be determined by a panel of multi-millionaires who will throw their money (and reap in return tremendous tax benefits) at the unfortunate case, turning it into something fortunate...

i thought about giving my "unfortunate" story of working two jobs to make ends meet and not sit around waiting for the numbers on my lottery ticket to point me to financial gains... my story is unfortunate because i believe i should take care of myself and not wait for someone else to do so - this runs counter to the seemingly prevalent get rich mentality and forces me to work long hard days...(seems like everyone wants to be a star - even if it means being humiliated)... my appeal would be for venture capital to expand my business....but as i read about some of the stories that were pitched at other casting calls, there was no way i could compete...

one man wanted butt botox... now tell me why would a man want that?...and how comfortable would he be while sitting?...what if it pops/leaks/ruptures or hardens?.... one woman wanted 1 million dollars in seed money to launch a scented panty business... my first thought went to what scents would she be trying to sell.. to make a pair of underwear scented, all you have to do is wear them... some might be repulsed by the resulting scent - but it is scented none the less...

another woman wanted to pitch her idea of promoting better school restroom hygiene... why school restrooms?... i wish i could learn more about that one...

in order to compete, i thought about pitching the idea of a cruise control button for my TV remote... but try pitching that to television promoters... i doubt they would support an idea that makes switching channels easy...

i am not giving up on that idea - it is time to go more high tech than a "scan button"...

but until that happens...reality will continue to bite my unscented underwear wearing, botox free behind and force to me go work my tail off.... (hey, if i am working my butt off then butt implants may not be such a bad idea after all)...