Celebrities Gone Wild

We all know that celebrities often go to extremes in order to drum up press or publicity, but it seems like everyone's going a little bit over the edge recently. Case in point, Britney "I'm one meltdown away from being Anna Nicole" Spears. Everyone is commenting on her behavior. I've witnessed everyone from a young man asking his in-laws if they heard about it to the cashier at McDonalds reading the cover of the New York Post.

photo from x17online.comPoor Britney has been through a lot lately, but she's really gone over the edge this time. At the end of last year Britney emerged from married life with a new, short hairdo, news of her divorce from K-Fed and everyone was genuinely excited to get the "old Britney" back. Unfortunately, a few weeks later she had some ratty hair extensions in and was hanging out with Paris Hilton and it was all over. A few underwear-less photos later and Britney was on the verge of ruining her image. (Let's remember that she does have two little boys at home... or somewhere. Who knows who's taking care of them.)

Now Britney has either decided to start fresh with a new, bald head or she's gone completely off the deep end. Honestly, I think there's about a 50/50 chance on either option. I can't fault Britney for wanting a clean slate. I understand! I shaved my head before I moved to NYC. It felt good to drop the old weight before a big change. Then again- I'm a 24-year-old guy and not a wacked out mother of two. It's a funny state in the world when the lead story on CNN.com and MSNBC.com are about a lady who shaved her head. That's really the biggest story out there?

In all seriousness, I really hope that Britney can make a turnaround, just to prove to everyone that she is just having a rough patch and isn't actually an unstable crazy person. Maybe she should go to rehab for more than an alleged 24 hours just like all the other celebs who have rough patches. It worked for Lindsay Lohan and Isaiah Washington (what was he getting rehabilitated from exactly?) so maybe she should really give it a try. The world will just have to wait to see who can trump Britney on this one. Stay tuned!

The World's Coolest Kid

This kid is making a splash all over the internet, so I wanted to help him out and give him a mention on my little ol' blog. Check out this video from Youtube.com of 3-year-old Andrew singing some of the best hits of yesterday and today. I hope my kids are this rad when I'm older.

I'm Not Lazy

I have basically slept my entire weekend away, but I don't think I'm lazy. Ok, maybe a little bit lazy, but not that bad. Sometimes I feel really guilty about living in New York City and spending days at a time inside my apartment. I mean, why should I be inside all day when I live in the most exciting city on earth? Because I'm tired, that's why. Living in the city that never sleeps is pretty exhausting most of the time as you can imagine. There's always something going on and people to see and things to do, it can be overwhelming at times. I've been in the city about a year and a half now and I feel like I'm finally getting the handle of everything.

People don't come to New York to live a leisurely life. It's not an easy or leisurely place to live. There are plenty of leisurely activities to take part in, but even trying to participate in those with millions of other people at once can be exhausting. Most people come to New York to work and to achieve their goals. They come here to get ahead. People come here because there are opportunities that you can't find anywhere else in the world. They don't come here to do average things.

Sometimes I find it really hard to balance work and a social life. Much like other people in the industry, I work about 60 hours a week. Granted, it's not like I'm lifting bricks or pouring concrete or something like that, but I do work hard. Unfortunately, because I spend the major of my time at work, that doesn't leave much time to see people who aren't my colleagues. I've met so many interesting people since I moved to NYC and I find it really hard to get face time with everyone. It's really easy to burn out after working and playing all the time. I think I've burned out a few times since I've been here.

My mom has always said that life is about balance. You have to balance out the work and play, and I definitely agree with that. You also have to balance out the time spent on others and the time you spend on yourself. So sometimes when I stay in bed all weekend and don't leave my apartment for 24 hours it's not because I'm lazy. I'm just balancing out.

Anna Nicole Smith is dead

No matter what you thought of her, the passing of Anna Nicole Smith is sad. Reports are coming in that she overdosed in a Florida hotel room this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive her. Anna has been under fire for the her unwillingness to cooperate with finding the paternity of her new daughter. On top of that, Smith also lost her son Daniel late last year under suspcious circumstances concerning prescription medication. More details available on MSNBC.com. Needless to say, it will be a busy day for the gossip mags and blogs in the next hours and days. RIP Anna!

The Coldest Day Ever

Today was the coldest day ever. Actually, I'm sure there have been days colder than this, but today was definitely the coldest day in 2007 so far. When I woke up I turned on the Today Show like I do every morning and checked out the bug in the bottom right hand corner. The graphic said it was 9 degrees out. I didn't believe it. I was sure there was some short of typo or error. Unfortunately, I realized that the graphic was correct when my face instantly froze and cracked off after a few seconds outside. I'm telling you, had someone flicked my ear they would have been able to take it home with them.

Shifting gears, I've been updating my resume lately and just trying to make it the best it can be. I'm finding it really hard to decide what to remove and what to leave on as I update. I'm thinking about making one large resume (and not removing anything) and then putting it together on a case-by-case basis in the future so I can gear it towards the position at hand. I just never know what potential employers are looking for and what till turn on (or turn off) someone who's reviewing my resume.

In other career-related news, I'm learning that it's never too soon or too late to start your rolodex. Every person that I've interacted with in college or in my career has the potential to help me out in the future. I'm surprised that it's taken me this long to actually realize that I should be saving the phone and email for anyone I talk to at work. I've always known that keeping up with my contacts was important, but now more than ever I'm seeing some of that support come through.

And in non-career-related news, Saturday Night Live had a great episode this past weekend with Drew Barrymore and Lily Allen. My favorite sketch was The Dakota Fanning Show. A pretty hilarious look (and great impersonation) of what this well-spoken teenager would be like ask the host of her own show. Take a watch from NBC and Youtube.com