This weekend I ended up watching some crappy 2005-ish college comedy on cable starring Blake Lively, whom I think is drop-dead gorgeous. Anyway, I didn't even recognize her at first because her nose looked MUCH larger than I remembered! I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I couldn't have been more delighted! A-HA! Not so perfect after all (though she was definitely very pretty with her old nose). I even recall Kelly Osbourne on an episode of Fashion Police becoming equally excited over a photo of poor Blake in which cellulite was visible. Jealousy? Bitterness? Perhaps.
At any rate, this realization sent me googling for celebrities who've had work done, and I couldn't believe all the subtle rhinoplasty that has been going on around Hollywood! I was positively giddy at the prospect that these beautiful creatures were once mere mortals like me! And I think more than just plan old envy, it also gave me a sense of relief. Relief that perhaps I am not so bad after all, even with my God-given, slightly crooked nose. Relief that, in reality, much of what we perceive as perfection is just an illusion-- and true beauty will always be on the inside.
If I were President... NOSE JOBS FOR EVERYONE!!!