A High Toned and Fancy To Do

So despite all my previous plans and intentions, I find myself currently sitting in front of a CNN live streaming of the Royal Wedding, wondering a little bit why I'm here....and perversely happy to be watching something as frivolous and hyped up as this is.

Thus far, my first impression is "HOLY HATS!" How do these women see? Or not repeatedly bash other people in the face? My second, is that I know less about England's famous figures, than I do Canada's. So all of these people they're tracking? Unless they've got a crown on, or a wonderfully accented introductory jive, I have no flipping clue who they are.

Which really, is just making this better and better.

There's been a lot of hype about this wedding. Both positive, and negative. I think that people need to relax....just a little bit. I don't know who else has noticed, but we as humans, tend to focus A LOT on the negative things going on in the world. Probably because they instill negative emotions, which are painful to deal with, and therefore create struggle and conflict within us and so we can remember them more easily.

So I think it's safe to say that NOBODY has forgotten all of the horrific things that are currently plaguing so much of our world. I think it's also safe to say, that sometimes? We just want to sit in front of the TV, and watch two beautiful (if not trivial to our lives) people, get married with thousands of other people not only cheering, but literally lining the streets to celebrate. Those bad things? Won't go away. But 11pm tonight we'll be bombarded with more horrific stories about how everything we touch, breathe, smell, look upon and live with is slowly and horrifically weakening/maiming/mutating or killing us. We'll also be reminded, that we are a hoplessly selfish, self indulgent first world country that sits on our fat asses and laughs or overlooks the plight of the less fortunate.

So now, at 4:45 am, watching people all done up in their best get up, smiling like lunatics and feeling part of something that is frivolous and ridiculous and way too high falootin to be considered a serious or world changing matter....I refuse to do anything but enjoy the spectacle.

And the hats. Lets not forget the hats. Because seriously, some of these hats are actually kind of mind boggling.

With my Royal Wedding cherry officially popped, I say: lighten up. It's just a few hours. The bad stuff will return. Of that you have my word. Plus: Elton John looks FABULOUS on live feed. :)

Peace and happy Royal Wedding day.