Trending Now! This is What We Care About?

 

People are seriously the most ridiculous thing on this Earth. How many of you are aware of the economical troubles in Greece and Italy and the EU being at risk to lose their currency? How many are aware of the system of “Presidency” in Russia and how Putin plans on taking back over the presidency as soon as the next term is finished? How about the latest travels of President Barack Obama to the Southern States to hold conferences to gain more votes for the upcoming election? Can you name two of the Republican candidates that are in the debate and voting process for presidency? If you don't know the answers to any of those questions, please pick up a newspaper or actually look up something on the internet that is worth your time. People seriously make me face-palm, sometimes (this would be the act of the palm of your hand connecting to your face as you slowly shake your head with shame).

Now, for the reason I say this: I went to log in on my Yahoo email, like the 250 million other people who hold Yahoo accounts (I was shocked by this number, until I saw a statistic on Facebook saying they had over 800 million active users; Crazy, huh?). I decided to look for an article that I could address, since someone found my most recent post (Stories from inside a coffee shop) a bad topic. I figured the person who didn't like it just might want some real-world applications of big-picture events. So, I was looking for maybe a political article or a world event that I could write about. I found on the front page of Yahoo today, they have two articles about different football related events (football doesn't necessarily interest me unless I am watching an actual game. As for the players lives; they don't get involved in my life, I won't get involved in theirs), an article about a 23 year-old actress giving J Lo a “run for her money” because they wore the same dress (people act like that is such a big deal, people wear the same type of clothes everyday, it's not always with hateful intent), an article on the tiny changes you can make to improve health, and ONE article on a Republican candidate for presidency (not about anything important, but rather, his wife saying the allegations of him not respecting woman are vicious lies. So much more important than his platform and changes he would make if President, right?) This wasn't necessarily the thing that made me face-palm.

In the top right corner of their site, they have a box called Trending Now. It is for shame that I must make those words purple, but that is the color they are on the website. It is a list of the top ten news related articles that people are looking up from yahoo. What would you expect the number one to be? Let me tell you, I did not expect it to be “Bublé on Kardashian”. It actually took me a minute to remember who those people were (After a few minutes: Kardashians are those rich, high maintenance people. Few more minutes: Oh! Bublé is that awful singer!). Throughout my life, I have found it very silly how people look up and idolize so-called “famous” people. Why follow their lives? Seriously, though, who cares when or where they went shopping and got their hair done last week? I do not care if they ate at a sushi restaurant with a random average Joe yesterday. Have you ever thought that they just wanted to be treated like a normal person for once, and that maybe that is why they are hanging out with the average Joe person? Like previously stated, “celebrities” don't care about my life, so I don't worry about theirs.

Since I do not follow the actions of celebrities, I had no idea what the whole “ Bublé on Kardashian” thing was referring to. I clicked on it, only to start laughing. Apparently, at one of his concerts, he told the audience that Kim Kardashian was a special guest, and after a second of a confused audience, he said “Nah, just f****** with you! That b**** isn't coming on my stage.” Really? Really?! I started like major outburst laughing. Who does that?! I mean I understand Kim just had like some sort marriage and everyone of making fun of it or something (like I said, I don't follow celebrities lives), but really? That is just awful. I mean, I found it funny, but not the time or place. I just looked it up on Yahoo, and a high percentage of his songs appeal to a younger age group. Do you really want to be that type of influence?

Number two on the list: Kris Humphries. I do not know this person. I am now clicking on the link for more information of who this is. Oh! Ironic, it is the guy that was married to Kim Kardashian (do you see how bad at this celebrity business I am?). Is Kim Kardashian really that awesome and amazing that everyone flocks to her life rather than living their own? (I just Google-imaged her, first picture is so funny. I think she is trying to be attractive but her eyes are two noticeable different sizes and she is doing her own rendition of a duck face smile. That is what would be considered attractive nowadays?) Just Google-imaged Kris Humphries. What a shame, he is sort of attractive! Chances of me seeing/meeting him = never, so I move on to number 3 on the list.

Pippa Middleton. Is that a spice? Two teaspoons baking soda and a pinch of Pippa Middleton. I could see it! Just clicked on the name, and she is an English party planner! Her sister is the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine. Now this made me laugh. The reason she is number three on the list is because she will no longer be attending the 2011 London Holiday gala. I find myself repeating this word a lot in this post, but really?? She pulls out of going to (what I presume to be) a ball or holiday event of some sort and she is the third most looked up thing on Yahoo? The reason she is not attending is because of a bad break-up with Alex Loudon, a former English cricketer. Awesome. I don't even want to waste another second of my time talking about this. But I must go on for you lovely people! How else will you be up to date on this obviously important information?

I just refreshed the page and now there is a new top ten. This important news sure changes fast! The number one is still the same, but the list now reads as follows:

2. Megan Fox
3. Kris Humphries
4. Joe Frazier funeral
5. Coldplay
6. Neil Patrick Harris
7. Leonardo DiCaprio (Great performance in J. Edgar, by the way, as strange as that movie was)
8. Breaking Dawn premier (shoot me now...)
9. Penn State

And last, but certainly not least

10. HIV

Now, I now how much all of you love this information, but if you would like to, oh, I don't know, actually LEARN something of value, you might want to check out these websites.

The Bail-Out in Greece

http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2011/05/greece_and_euro

Republican Presidential candidates

http://2012.republican-candidates.org/

Please, I do not need another reason to face-palm. The gentlemen sitting at the table behind me are already seriously making me face-palm enough for the entire world. Quoting Family Guy, a mediocre show at best, does not make you cool, and chugging protein shake and saying it fries your brain leads me to the question, what brain?

K.G. Sunshine