Mestee Blogger

I have another song to add to the guilty pleasure song list. This might vault straight to number one. I'm talking about "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus. Oh my God, that's even more embarrassing to write than it is to say out loud. I had this conversation with my sister last weekend.

(Listening to the aforementioned song on the radio in the car)

Sarah: I can't believe you like this song.
Me : I know, it feels creepy.
Sarah: Yeah, she's like fourteen.
Me : This song is so catchy, though.
Sarah: She's on that show...what's it--
Me : Hannah Montana.
Sarah: Oh, that's weird that you know that.

Now, I've never watched Hannah Montana, I just know things about pop culture. In fact, is this really embarrassing? Isn't everybody in America trying to get tickets to this concert? It's not like some obscure show or something. Okay, now I'm sounding defensive...I'm going to stop here.

I was at work yesterday when I was dealing with the family headed by a man that happens to be a U.S. Senator. Once I told the woman calling in to our office (apparently the daughter of Senator X) that she did not have access to the information she wanted, she told me about twelve times that her father -- the account owner -- was a senator.

"Fine," she said,"I guess I'll just have my father, SENATOR X, call in to talk to you. I'm sure he won't be happy about it."

Does this ever impress anybody? For me, it just made me laugh. I felt less sympathetic after the attempted power play. I told the people next to me about the little showdown and they laughed about it, too. Maybe there are some parts of the country where people mess their pants at the thought of being scorned by a senator. I guess my office is not one of those places.


Speaking of senators, Jack casually mentioned the other night that he had recently delivered food to Fred Thompson in his hotel room, where Fred answered the door shirtless. I'm not sure if I'm more surprised at how casually Jack delivered the story or how a presidential candidate could not be bothered to put a shirt on when answering the door of his hotel room. Jack said he thought more of Mr. Thompson after this encounter, while Irf and I thought that it was genuinely odd behavior.

Incidentally, Fred Thompson received 1% of the vote in the New Hampshire Primary, while write-in candidates received 2% of the vote. I have decided that this will be the Mendoza Line of politics. If you ever receive less votes than people who have not mounted an official campaign, you need to stop your politicking.
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