God wants me to watch Laguna Beach
Has anyone else watched Laguna Beach on MTV? For those of you who have sadly been missing out on this quality programming on Music Television (or has MTV officially-and appropriately- changed what their initials stand for?) let me explain. Laguna Beach is sort of like the real Real but not really real world. See, it's a reality show that follows people around (hence, like the real world). But, these aren't strangers picked to live in a house, they're high school kids who are actually friends (so a "real" real world). However, they are all crazy rich and live in Laguna Beach, California (so "not really real" world).
These kids are ridiculous, they all date each other, say mean things about each other, and then take a limo to a bowling alley together. The thing that fascinates me is that the time between taping and airing seems to be pretty quick. In a said "let's rent a limo for the night and go bowling" episode, the girls were singing along with Kelly Clarkson's, "Since U Been Gone." Which came out pretty recently. The episode was supposed to take place over winter break (some have gone to college), and it must have been last winter break. It's already on the air. So now they're watching themselves and seeing how idiotic they all look, and all the times they talked about who they want to hook up with, who they said sh*t about, etc all on television.
At least with the real world, it's not your life. You know? It's a game, it's vacation. This is like watching their lives on national television with a six month delay. Why do they even bother gossiping with each other or talking to their girlfriends about how much they like that guy or this guy or essentially telling everyone you're in love with someone (L.C. I'm looking at you). This one guy is totally trying to start something with two girls (who, of course, hate each other) and lying to both of them. Hello! This is going to be on TELEVISION in six months. I mean why even say things like, "But I don't want him to know I cried." Well, he knows now, dumbass. Maybe they're just proving how badass they are- jerking people around on national television.
Anyway, as you can see I am pretty shamelessly hooked (i.e. Wow! The whole first season on DVD? Maybe I'll get it for Christmas!). I was starting to feel guilty about watching at all as the second episode ended (I found it was on while looking for something to switch to during commercial breaks of the Sox game, which soon degraded into checking in with the game during commercial breaks on MTV). Then, during the last scene, a Dar Williams off her new CD song came on. So God was telling me that I should watch this show. Or the people who pick the music are good at their jobs.
However, I would like it noted that just now the exact same song started playing on my computer and my entire itunes library is on random shuffle, making the odds of that happening like 1/684. So it must be God.
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