Sometimes, it all gets to be too much.

Paying attention to the online world is getting to me.  It’s not making me sad or crazy, but it is making me question why I would be  interested in the whiny complaints of Jon & Kate?  Honestly, the mere fact that she birthed eight of God’s little creatures and has to manage them with her dumb as f*ck husband while being filmed should be reason enough for me to bypass the DRAMA that is their lives.   I guess what does interest me is who is buying ad time for this sh*t sandwich masquerading as entertainment.  But not really.  Because I refuse to commit any of my time  to find out who is purchasing ad time on the show.

See?

I don’t care enough to go deep into the machinations of these two narcissistic breeders but I care enough to skim commentary on their lucrative yet insipid lifestyle.

That’s what is getting me about my web addiction.  I’ve become someone who needs the quick hit of information about random things and people.  Today, I sampled posts about the following:

Mike Huckabee’s Maria gaffe [Politico.com]

Former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik federal indictment [Oliver Willis]

The sex life of a 25 year old accountant [Daily Intel]

Drake [Myspace]

Carmina Soul party [Afrokinetic]

Craigslist (which led to apartment/salary/greed envy spiral)

Affordable condos in Brooklyn [Halstead Property]

Online by fantasy shopping [Barneys New York]

Brooklyn Film Festival! [BAM]

And yet, I still feel like my life is not richer for having nibbled at these bits of information.  Yes, I know that a former GOP Presidential candidate mistakenly called President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor the wrong name but shouldn’t I want to know why, as well?  It’s not enough that I assume his gaffe means that Mike Huckabee is just sloppy and maybe thinks all Hispanic women are named Maria!  I should be willing to step away from the keyboard to find out Mike’s extensive and thoughtful opinions on the nominee.

And the online by fantasy shopping!  What’s wrong with walking into a store to ACTUALLY touch the finery that I cannot afford?  It’s time to step away from this elective ADHD that’s taken over my life — no, no, that I’ve ALLOWED to take over my life.  It’s been too easy to bury my dreams and troubles in a world that makes me feel connected in my isolation.

Starting today, I’m on hiatus from engaging with the world via  laptop and a wireless router.  Watch out world, I’m coming back!

In the meantime, here are some of my favorite posts for your reading pleasure/disdain:

It feels good to finally make it to Election Day. ***Ever been completely at peace with a decision?

Tallulah watches ‘The Millionaire Matchmaker.’ ***Better than most romantic comedies for the real deal on dating.

Margaret Seltzer is a big fat… ***I had to write and laugh at an upper middle class woman who sold as autobiography a fictional story of her life as an LA gang banger.  And fooled a lot of people including the NY Times. I need to look up Margaret Seltzer when I get back from hiatus!

The Tyranny of Ordinary ***A review of Revolutionary Road, a movie that is never far from my thoughts. Yes, even six months after seeing it.

I will return July 5th.

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I love all of the women of…

The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Love them!

Teresa wants to get breast implants.  Get them, I say!   Spend that money because who knows when the government will take it away!  She just paid $120k cash for her furniture for her new dream home.  Marble, granite and onyx are the design themes of the house.  Go Teresa.

Dina doesn’t care if you like her or not.  Okay.  I like the relationship she has with her big sister, Caroline (who is also featured on the show).  They have each other’s back and I admire that.   Caroline’s husband owns The Brownstone, a catering facility in Patterson, NJ and the family works together.  Dina and Caroline are married to brothers  Got that?  Quote from Caroline:  We’re very street smart people and in my opinion, street smart will get you farther in this world than book smart. Again, I love it!

Jacqueline is going to be the mushy one of the group.  I can tell from the preview.  There will be tears.   And she’s a sister in law to Dina and Caroline.  She has a teenage daughter and six year old son.  Her daughter says she’s like Mom from Mean Girls.  I can’t find the clip of Amy Poehler as the Mom. Damn!

Danielle looks like the New Jersey version of The C(o)untess.

Danielle loves money so she’s consumed with getting her fair share from her ex AND meeting her next rich boyfriend or husband.  Danielle gets stood up by a phone sex paramour and she calls him up and leaves a voicemail telling him to die.

They are all hardcore and I love it.

The straight no chaser personalities  are enjoyable compared to the

phony unctuousness of Silex and Kelly.

Viva New Jersey.

‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Premiere [Zap2it]

The Real Housewives of Atlanta…

I will watch the first episode on October 7th simply because the women are trying so hard to be

FABULOUS

RICH

SEXY

ENVY INDUCING

Trainwreck TV at its finest.

Yeah, I hope their portfolios lost value in the last two weeks.

Stephanie is going to win ‘Top Chef.’

Evil Lisa is going to be dispatched out to space.

That is all.

Bravo is losing Project Runway hit to Lifetime..

Bravo’s flagship hit show is moving to Lifetime for its sixth season, starting this November. NBC Universal, parent company of Bravo, is suing. What does this mean? All those reality show producers should start coming up with the next big show to fill that slot.

Source.

Just got home and watched the season finale of ‘The Millionaire Matchmaker’…

and saw the wedding proposal of wealthy, cute real estate developer Paul Murad
to Sidney, a nice Jewish girl who does Shabbot with her grandmother and mother.   Patti’s task was to get him a Jewish girl who looked like a Shiksa and she delivered.

First date proposal on television.

I’m feeling warm and fuzzy but it doesn’t last. (Another reason why the Internet is bad.)

TMZ.com reports they broke up already.

Doesn’t love last anymore?