Celeb shocked... well not really

Amber in the house--

This blog post is inspired by 5 of my best friends and my recent trip to NYC. After having visited Boston for a week, Hetty and I took the bus to New York and spent 2 days living it up in the Big Apple. As we were strolling through Soho and the East Village, we had a few celebrity run-ins. The first was Diane Kruger (of course, I didn't know it at the time). After stalking her for a few minutes and after having given up on getting a picture of her/with her...we see traffic stopping and some flashing lights. Lo and behold, we see Jessica Alba and her husband crossing the street (Ooo...forgot his name...my sources say he's not THAT important). Of course, Alba had a paparazzi with her...she is the object of most men's desires. Next was Sebastian Stan, the guy who made a few appearances on Gossip Girl. Definitely did not catch this one...but I trust Hetty's judgement. Finally, I had a sighting of my very own at a Jetblue terminal in the JFK airport. Although not as fabulous...still highly revered...GUY FIERI from "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives" was standing with his son at my gate! Thank god I went to go get that last-minute chicken philly sandwich....or else I would have already boarded the plane :/

I got a really blurry pap pic of Alba but the rest are from online. This is primarily for people like me...the "unfashionably clueless" ... because in the end, we have no idea what's going on.

Let me give you a little background about my knowledge concerning those human beings us regular folk often like to call celebrities. I know who they are, although I won't remember their names. I've seen them before..........in the movies. I know what they wear, where they shop, where they travel to, who they are dating, their criminal record, etc. etc............via conversations with my friends. Other than that, I could care less about Lindsay Lohan's trashy life or Miley Cyrus's bad music (btw, who IS Miley Cyrus anyway and who gives a shit?!). Well, let me tell you something about a little something....my best friends do! 

It's strange how ALL of my closest friends care and I don't...and they not only care, they LOVE it. Although, I'd say there are different levels of this ridiculousness and this is my assessment of the 6 levels of how much you know celebrities. (5 friends + 1 me = 6 people/6 levels) 

The hierarchy starts here:

the "sophisticate"

You might live and breathe celebs but unlike the "wannabe" you actually know what you're talking about. You don't flaunt your knowledge but you will definitely share it with anyone willing to listen. You know which celebs are fashion-forward and you know the brands they wear, the makeup they use, where they dine, and the names of their kids.

the "wannabe"

You might think you know what you're talking about...and you probably do (most of the time)...but you still need to admit you're wrong every now and then...The West Village is not the ONLY fabulous place to live in downtown Manhattan and you're not going to get shot in Brooklyn. You're outrageous, out of control, and unforgiving with you're candid assessments of people and life. You're mean and you know it...but you love it and you will always try to prove the next person they are wrong and you are right! You are a wannabe Perez, but you will NEVER admit it.

the "love-hate lover"

You frequent the celeb-gossip sites on the daily but you often admit that it's a complete waste of time. You're loyal to one or two sites, but it's probably NOT perez. You're classier than that and you know it. In the end, you hate to love it....but you really do love it! What can you say? You're a lover, not a hater.

the "in the know"

You know what's up although you might not bring it up. However, you could always add some insight to the conversation if need be. You like to prove people wrong that think they know stuff but don't really know anything.... that's why you're in the know. You probably do know which restaurants the celebs love and you might even know what kind of dogs they keep, but you are often too lazy to care too much about their lives. I mean, shoot...you have your own life to deal with.

the "name dropper"

You're not obsessed with celebrities...but you think they are fun to read about. Their lives intrigue you but you don't go out of your way to "get to know them." You know who people are and you can drop a name here and there, but you definitely don't know how much the tan ostrich-skin YSL bag that Sienna Miller carries cost (wait, was that so last season?! hmm...you probably don't know either). You watch Gossip Girl but you're often too ashamed to admit it.

the "unfashionably clueless"

 You don't know much, if at all anything, about celebs. Everything you know is through your friends. You're friends get annoyed with you when you ask who that hot guy from the Twilight movie is. Yeah, it's unfortunate...but you're unfashionably clueless. You are often ashamed that you can't put a name to a face. Gosh, get with it!

To my wonderful friends that read this blog (Hetty, Alex-duh!, Rosalind, Vivian and Anna):

This quiz was made for you! For the purpose of Sexless Lovers, I'll reveal which category Alex is in...as if it's not already painstakingly obvious. Alex is the "wannabe," but we all knew that. To the rest of you, I'm sure you know which of these categories you fall under. *Hint--the "unfashionably clueless" is taken.... for obvious reasons. If you really can't figure it out, a facebook quiz in the works :)

xoxo Gossip Girl