You know those commercials for “Fitness Made Simple” starring “Fitness Celebrity” (whatever the hell that is) whassisname? I always hated those commercials. I resented them for inventing a fake celebrity (a la Paris Hilton), I didn’t like the guy’s haircut, and I think it’s weird looking when people are that chisled anyway. But…

This self-proclaimed Fitness Celebrity is name is John Basedow and it’s looking like he got killed in the tsunami.

Crap! I didn’t like his stupid commercials, but I didn’t want him to die. It makes me feel like I should be more careful about the commercials I criticize. I mean, I bet there are people out there who think the commercial I did for Gypsy Magic is pretty lame. I think it’s awesome, but then, John Basedow probably thought his commericals were good too.

Who’s next, the “Where’s the beef?” lady?

Oh, double-crap…

I’m home watching Oprah right now, because I woke up with a cold and am not feeling so hot. I’ve still got two busy days at work ahead of me, so I hope having the afternoon off will help.

Not that I exactly took the afternoon off; I worked from home all day, but I actually got a lot done because I wasn’t interrupted by the phone all day.

Anyway, Celine Dion is the guest, and it’s the weirdest dynamic. Do they have **APPLAUSE** signs on Oprah? Celine will say something that’s really not interesting at all, and the audience will simultaneously and seemingly spontaneously burst into applause. Huh? I think it’s just a tone of voice she uses. She’ll say a sentence very authoritatively, with great flourish, and people seem to think it’s cheer-worthy.

This is a valuable skill. I must spend the rest of my days studying Celine Dion’s speech patterns and learning from her mastery.