This is going to be hard...

I think I got a little cocky after breezing through my first full week sans gossip. Things were going well: I didn’t check any columns (except on Thursday obviously), kept up with my schoolwork and didn’t even freak out when my friend texted me about something stupid Lindsay Lohan had done. I thought to myself, “This is going to be easier than I expected!”

How could I?

I have always prided myself on having a good deal of self-control. For example, when I was eight, my parents took me to a baby animal farm on the way home from sleep away camp. After spending the day with the cute baby calves -- gazing at me with their big, sweet eyes -- and adorable little piglets -- with their little snouts and little pink bellies -- I informed my parents right then and there that I would no longer be eating meat. Surprisingly, I stuck strongly to my conviction and didn’t eat meat again until I was 18 -- when I decided I missed hamburgers and that I had proven my point for quite long enough.

So, I don’t think it was remiss of me to think that quitting celebrity gossip would be any different. Unfortunately I was wrong. And to be quite candid, I relapsed badly last night. I didn’t even realize it until it had already happened. I couldn’t sleep and around 4:30 AM decided to turn on my computer and do some work. I opened Safari, and “somehow” landed upon a story about Seal and Heidi Klum. Apparently, Seal has accused Heidi of “fornicating with the help”-- aka her bodyguard, which I’m sorry, is SO awesome. I’ll tell you why it’s awesome. Because 1) uh, jeez Seal- a little bitter are we? And 2) this blind item** was posted back in March and I KNEW it was about Heidi. Now it is confirmed.

This is what came up when I google imaged "Seal"

**Side note: For those of you who don’t know, a blind item is a riddle written about a mystery celebrity. It is the columnists’ way of reporting something scandalous without the threat of being sued. Usually, these columnists will embed follow-up hints within future columns as to whom these blinds are about. (And no, I did not relapse again getting that link for you- I just retrieved the link from the site and left.)

But I digress. The point is that once I was sucked into the Seal/Heidi quarrel, I couldn’t stop, I started Google Image-ing things like “heidi klum bodyguard footrub” (I didn’t find any pictures) and “heidi klum bad mom” (she really does look like a doting mother) and before you know it, it was 5:15 AM and I was still awake for no good reason. Even now I have to stop myself from going on and on about it.

So all jokes aside, this is a straight-up addiction I am dealing with, and this assignment is going to be harder than I thought. However, after last night’s slip-up, I’m even more determined to keep things under control. Thanks for all the positive feedback/comments -- I really appreciate them. Will keep you updated more frequently this week!