Let's talk about Twitter. Let's talk about my fascination with celebrities. Let's talk about Twitter and my fascination with celebrities. I think you can see where I am going with this. At first, I just didn't get Twitter. I had Facebook. I had MySpace. Hell, I even had Friendster. Why did I need to add to the nightmare, especially with a character limit. Limit myself? Quel nightmare. Then I came across Clever Girl Goes Blog and her post showing Bravo Network's Andy Cohen responding to her tweet. Color me jealous. This was better than getting an autograph. This was acknowledgement and actual response, practically BFF. And so, my quest began. Rachael, Giada, Mario, Adam Richman, Anthony, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, just to name a few, all added to my following list in the course of 10 minutes. I even started formulating strategies to optimize my chances of getting a response. For example, food questions for the foodies/chefs.
Weeks went by, and I was low on hope. Nobody was biting. Then I hit paydirt. Movie studios announce that Dirty Dancing was being remade, and the general public reaction was not good, ugly even. I knew. Knew. KNEW. that if I brought this up to one of my celebrities that I would get an answer. So, I threw it out to the universe, specifically, Bethany Joy Galeotti, television actress/director and general creative genius extraordinaire. Ya'll don't know how badly I had to squash my inner need for instant gratification in waiting for a reply. The hours passed, and I grew more despondent. Almost 24 hours later, and I had given up hope. Damn, what was it gonna take?! Then, while checking my Twitter feed, I see this:
What?! Why didn't I get an email notification?! Why isn't it showing up on my profile?! PANIC! Of course, just my luck, the one time I get a reply, my username is mucked up. So it's like I don't get credit, cause it doesn't show up anywhere on my page. Now, I am racking my brain. I want the world to know that I have been acknowledged, dammit! Der. Retweet. Hyperventilation prevented. Not ideal, but I'll take what I can get. I don't even care that she disagreed with me. She talked to me. Total BFFs.
And so, my quest continues. Some may think that it's non-sensical, as evidenced by hubs's reaction to my news that I got Haley from One Tree Hill to talk to me, "why would you even ask her that or even care about her opinion?" Silly hubs. Go back to your statistical software and academic journals.
Some final thoughts on Twitter:
Waste of time? Perhaps.
Crazy/obsessive/stupid? Some would think so.
Worth it to be online BFF with a celebrity? Abso-freakin-lutely.
It's the little things in life, people.
Weeks went by, and I was low on hope. Nobody was biting. Then I hit paydirt. Movie studios announce that Dirty Dancing was being remade, and the general public reaction was not good, ugly even. I knew. Knew. KNEW. that if I brought this up to one of my celebrities that I would get an answer. So, I threw it out to the universe, specifically, Bethany Joy Galeotti, television actress/director and general creative genius extraordinaire. Ya'll don't know how badly I had to squash my inner need for instant gratification in waiting for a reply. The hours passed, and I grew more despondent. Almost 24 hours later, and I had given up hope. Damn, what was it gonna take?! Then, while checking my Twitter feed, I see this:
And so, my quest continues. Some may think that it's non-sensical, as evidenced by hubs's reaction to my news that I got Haley from One Tree Hill to talk to me, "why would you even ask her that or even care about her opinion?" Silly hubs. Go back to your statistical software and academic journals.
Some final thoughts on Twitter:
Waste of time? Perhaps.
Crazy/obsessive/stupid? Some would think so.
Worth it to be online BFF with a celebrity? Abso-freakin-lutely.
It's the little things in life, people.
The day that Andy Cohen responded to me was EPIC. Then BJG responded after I thanked her for mentioning me on her blog! Another great day. I'm always gonna keep trying with the celebs. You never know, right?
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