New Discoveries

This week I discovered Twitter. And by "discover" I mean in the Christopher Columbus way. Twitter was already there and occupied. But I have made peace with the natives I think.

So my journey began when a co-worker told me about how Twitter can get you connected to the inside scoop from celebrities. Since I'd recently embarked on Facebook, I still wasn't convinced that I would need to add yet another way to have TMI on people. And especially since celebrities aren't really a community of people I spend much time thinking about, I was even less enthusiastic about making the trip. But I joined anyway.

At first I didn't even know where to start. With the question, "what celebrity do I even want to follow?" pulsing through my mind, I managed to add Jennifer Aniston and Chrisette Michele. Chrisette because her music is amazing. Aniston because I'm on team Aniston (rot Brad!) and I can kill at a game of Friends trivia. Pretty soon my list had grown from Bill Cosby to Zooey Deschenel, Q-Tip to John Mayer and back again. So what I'm still trying to wrap my mind around is, is it crazier that I suggested to Serena Williams to get a neti pot because she tweeted that she wasn't feeling well, or that I was able to do so in the first place?

I have enjoyed seeing a glimpse of how the other side lives. But you know what? Other than flying around a lot, celebrities are actually kinda regular people. Soliel Moonfrye (who will always be Punky Brewster to me) is particularly sweet and gracious. Tia and Tamara Mowry can't go 2-3 tweets without praising God for their opportunities. And Serena? Well she usually starts her day by asking "us" to tell her what we are doing that day or how work is.

So I actually feel like I've discovered a secret world of celebrityville that I didn't know about. And although I'm not by any means disillusioned into thinking Alicia Keys is my new BFF, I do feel like an insider. Who knew? There actually is gold in the new world. Me thinks perhaps I've discovered too much?