Is Stating The Obvious Really So Bad?

I really had no intention of starting a blog today. I only stumbled upon this blog site because I was googling Taye Diggs wife Idina Menzel who fell through a trap door on the stage of “Wicked.” What is with all of the freaky trap door accidents of late? First of all, how long have they been doing this Broadway stuff, haven’t they mastered the trap door by now? And second, who knew being a Broadway star was so dangerous? Wait, I digress, back to my accidental blog. I figured that the site looked pretty cool so I would check out how it all works. I embarked on setting up a ‘fake’ blog, hence the blog name “Green Tea Makes You Pee,” and with one last click, low and behold it was up and running! I actually wanted to call it, “Green Tea Makes You Pee and Other Ridiculously Obvious Observations” because one of my favorite past times is pointing out the obvious, but that title wouldn’t fit in the small box that was provided. People always avoid pointing out the obvious but really sometimes it is very helpful. Take for instance today, I am on a crash diet this week due to the fact that I have to squeeze my “winterized” body into a small black cocktail dress this weekend for some stuffy banquet I have to attend, so I thought that I would drink some green tea which I have been told boosts your metabolism! NO ONE ever mentioned that it also makes you pee more than regular tea, something that I would have, quite frankly, liked to know before I got on the train this morning. AND, apparently EVERYONE knows that it makes you pee more, cause I mentioned to a handful of girlfriends that I accidentally named my blog this and they both exclaimed “but it does!” As if I was trying to disprove this fact! All the more reason to state the obvious, because sometimes, though you may think that everyone knows, they probably don’t.

One more obvious comment for the day, and then I have to go back to doing some serious “Integrated Marketing” which is what I do all day long. When I was setting up my ‘fake’ blog I listed my posting name as What? because I didn’t realize that I was really starting a blog, so for the time being I am going to remain anonymous although I am quite sure that I will leave some clues to my identity here and there. Maybe I should run a guess who I am promotion on my blog. Do you think my corporate bosses will count this as “integrated marketing” work since I am incorporating a promotional contest on it? I hope so cause I have already realized that this is really going to decrease my productivity here at work. Oh and I have to give my favorite friend CAT back home in California props for inventing What? Let it be known that she has perfected the delivery, a sort of sideways, eyes half closed perplexed look coupled with a tone of utter distain – the result is, with one word and a look you can say “what the hell were you thinking/doing and I now reserve the right to point and laugh hysterically.”

So there you have it, the accidental blog.

Enjoy!