Okay.  I’m just gonna come out and say it.  [right about now my mom is wincing and wondering where she went wrong]  Sometimes I read the sensationalized entertainment pieces.  GASP!!!  I know. 

Typically I stay true to the red carpet photos – all for the sake of fashion, naturally.  But every once in awhile, I’ll stray.  It’s always when I’m bored.  Bored and stuck at my computer.  When I can’t take one more edit, I’ll sneak out to the web and peruse various entertainment links. 

And you would NOT believe what is out there.  Seriously.  The things said about Jennifer Aniston are not right.  Who cares if she is going on vacation with her married friends?  Or the latest – that Robert Pattinson smells bad.  Yes, you read that correctly.  There was a whole write-up on the “fact” that a horrific odor follows him wherever he may roam.  Of course, the insiders refused to give their names.  Hmmm… I wonder why.  Could it be because they MADE IT UP?!!!  Who would even think that was a good idea? 

I was totally unnerved.  They should leave the poor guy alone already!  Let him do his thing.  If they want to comment on his work, fine, good.  But enough with the absurdities. 

I had just jumped atop my soapbox – how anyone who writes another asinine story about a celebrity should be strung up by their toenails … their TOENAILS – when it hit me.  It may be drivel, but look who’s reading it. 

Bad llama … bad llama!

Needless to say, I re-bookmarked FreeRice.com.  If I need a reprieve from boredom it might as well have meaning.  Not to mention, being appalled will do nothing.  These ridiculous “news” articles are being read.  And linked.  And commented on.  The publishers are simply fulfilling a “need.”  Maybe it’s time we all lived our own lives – and let celebrities live theirs.  Sure, reporters might have to work a little harder, but in the end, we might actually have something worth reading …