Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for December 10, 2000
Transcript:
Joe Pyle: What are you watching that has you so entranced, Danae? Danae: Another one of those celebrity biographies for me to adore and pattern my life after... Joe Pyle: Ah... Serving as an example of dedication and hard work for excellence? Danae: Yeah... only to blow all that hard-earned fame and fortune on booze, drugs, gambling and infidelities with a string of voilent marriages.... Then, after just a week or so in a celebrity rehab resort, emerge as a figure to be admired more than ever without any repercussions for such bad behavior! Joe Pyle: Y'know, some of them die young during that period of irresponsiblile partying. Danae: Oh, those are the best! They zoom right past mere admiration to celebrity sainthood as an icon of Hollywood martyrdom. Joe Pyle: Whatever happened to aspirations of a decent, sober life?! Danae: That's for the losers who will envy and worship me, silly....
Around the time I was 11 years old I thought in a very similar way…
(Don’t worry, I don’t think like that anymore.)