I didn’t watch the VMAs this year, but I caught Britney’s performance online after I read a couple of the reviews.  And boy, were they right — she was walking through the performance, giving a half-assed show, looking half-asleep or dazed and just completely going through the motions without contributing any energy to what she was doing.  It was pathetic, and for a supposed “comeback,” it was something that could tank public opinion of her further.  My thought is maybe that she was just nervous after not having been on stage for such a long time and with all the pressure on the performance, she took something to help her calm down and it just completely mellowed her out.

But one thing that didn’t sit right with me was all these people talking about how flabby she looked.  Yes, she’s not as in shape as she used to be — she’s got a little bit of a pooch-belly and her rock-hard abs aren’t there anymore.  But fat?  No, especially after she pushed out not one, but two kids.  And she still looked pretty hot, she just didn’t look as anorexic or scarily toned anymore.  So while everyone’s screaming about how fat she’s getting, I think it’s a good thing that she’s starting to look, well, normal.  It’s a better role model for kids these days to look “normal” rather than anorexic, because then girls won’t feel the need to starve themselves, like the one I saw walking on Venice Beach over the weekend who was so thin, I could make a circle with my thumb and pointer-finger and encircle her leg.  So I’d love it if the media could lay off her looks.

Aside from that, though… Man, she needs to either clean up her act or get off the stage because the performance she gave on Sunday was horrible. 

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On a different note, yes, I realize that today is September 11, and I realize that since it’s the 6th anniversary, it’s the first time since 9/11/01 that today falls on a Tuesday.  Honestly, I don’t have much to say about the issue.  I’ve grieved for those who died that day (and subsequently due to health issues from it), I’ve vehemently and vocally opposed this senseless war we’ve engaged in since then in the name of 9/11 that has cost us the lives of too many American soldiers, I’ve blamed our government for not holding itself accountable for the mistakes it has made both pre- and post-9/11.  The hole still sits in Lower Manhattan… a wound, a constant reminder that we were hurt that day, despite Bush’s promises that we will rebuild.  And that’s about all I’ll say on the topic, since I don’t want to be accused of trying to politicize an event that should’ve been a galvanizing focal point to unite, not divide, despite what has actually happened since then.  But later this month, I will be back in New York for only the third time since that day, and I will once again go to the site and mourn at the gravesite of my countrymen and my country’s forward momentum.