11-13-2004 - 4:00 p.m.
Lately I've been questioning if I'm becoming too mature. You know, have I lost my fun factor? Am I a freaking old lady these days? Sometimes I feel like the answer is a resounding "yes!".
Then I catch myself rushing to the store the day the Britney Spears greatest hits album drops and I realize that I'm the same immature little shit I've always been. Which really comes as a relief.
Now, some of you may say "How could an educated professional young woman with her head on straight (ok, that one we could argue but anyways) be so enthralled by the scantily clad plastic boobed Miss Britney Spears?" People always look at me funny when I let it slip that she's one of my idols. It's not so much that I agree with everything she does, but at the end of the day I think it would be damn nice to be her. I also admire her for working what she's got for everything it's worth. Her singing voice? It's really nothing special. At all. Yet she's one of the top selling female artists of all times. In the span of 5 years at the ripe old age of 22 she's had enough hit songs to compile a greatest hits collection. How does one with little/no voice talent become a wildly successful singer??? THAT my friends is the awe inspiring and genius aspect of Miss Brit. That's the same as me, the girl who can barely cook a piece of toast, becoming the most popular chef in the country. Does this phenomenon not amaze anyone else? It's really just the genius of a damn good marketing and promotions team.
The real talent of Britney, which is the one I truly admire, is her dancing skill. People bitch about her lip synching at her concerts, but I'd rather hear her voice on tape if it means being able to see some of the greatest dancing ever. The girl can move, and even if you're not a fan you can't help but enjoy her shows because she is truly entertaining. A few years ago I made my poor mother go to a Britney concert and she wound up loving it.
So that, my friends, is the reason I love Britney. (Although I'm not so sure about her new hubby.)
Lately I've become a part of a rather odd trio- a husband, a wife, and yours truly. I work with the husband, have recently become friends with the wife as well, and somehow in the past 2 months became something of a sister to them. When I first started hanging out with them I was very hesitant around the wife because I figured any 25 year old girl would get kinda pissed that her husband's new best friend was another girl. But she doesn't care. At all. At first I wondered if maybe things weren't going so well between them or something. I mean, they literally don't make a move every Friday or Saturday without calling me first to invite me. But I finally realized that the situation is just the opposite- this couple has such a strong relationship, that petty shit doesn't get in the way. I love how I can be really good friends with him, and really good friends with her all at the same time. And I can hang out with just the two of them and not feel like a third wheel at all. Just now he called me and was like "What are we doing?" because it's automatically assumed that we're gonna meet up at some point this evening. I know it still sounds like a strange setup, but we have so much fun that I can't even worry about it anymore. And besides, it's not usually just the 3 of us, other characters usually fit into the scene somehow. Who knows, maybe I'm just oblivious and they're actually scoping me out for a threesome.
That was totally a joke.
But you know what's NO joke? My newly rediscovered passion for kicking it on the dance floor! I've gotten into the habit of hanging out at bars with no dance floor and just doing the sit around and drink thing. I'd forgotten how much fun we used to have shaking it for hours at 14 and Kat back in college. Dancing is just the greatest. Even if you suck at it and you look like a complete fool, you still have a blast. So hopefully there's some dancing in my near future...
