The Beauty of being Ugly

I know I’ve touched on this in the past on a surface level, but the main reason I am upset about “Ugly Betty’s” demise this spring is the fact that Betty Suarez is the first TV character I can truly relate to. She’s been a kindred spirit for me these past 4 years.

*We’re both independent but also close with our families.

*We both have an interesting way of dressing. I know she has toned down her style a lot this year, which is probably closer to my style. However, I found a pic of myself from high school that was the epitome of “Ugly Betty.” I was wearing a tie-dyed jumper over a purple shirt with these huge earrings. I also sported the glasses and braces look.

*We both like our jobs a lot and want to do the best work possible at all times. She started off as support staff, which I what I’m considered. She pretty much did the kind of stuff I do now, except on a larger level for someone with a lot of personal drama.

*We both have gay guy friends who like to give us a hard time. (“Jack” is my Marc.)

*And finally, we both write blogs....

I actually started writing my blog shortly before Betty started writing hers. We both attracted a small group of people at first. However, her audience is probably a lot bigger than mine now and she won an award for hers, as well. There was an episode where she accepted the award and then managed to insult her audience by calling them weird or awkward. I can’t remember exactly what she said. She also got her (now ex) boss in trouble through her blog. I guess that happens when your company is in the public eye the way hers is. The conflict with her ex-boss came about when she answered someone about how she was always positive and never seemed to get mad about anything. She then answered that she was mad at her ex-boss (whom she labeled as a friend at the time) for how he had treated her recently. That caused a snowball effect that could have done serious damage to his reputation. They made up in the end, but it definitely spoke to me about why I try to stay positive and not insult people in my blog.

I think I’m naturally positive, just like Betty. I think Marc even commented on her sunny disposition. I do get angry and annoyed about things, but I don’t think they’re worth wasting energy on in writing. I was even telling someone the other day how it took more energy for me to be negative than positive. In any case, I don’t think my audience of readers is weird or awkward at all. However, I want to share about times that I have been weird or awkward (I’m sure I’ve done this already) in order to show that I am just an average girl who does some things right and still needs to find her way at other times. I want anyone who is reading to be able to relate to my blog on some level, whether or not they’ve been in my shoes. I usually hone in on blogs that I can relate to easily and I love commenting on them, as well. I really enjoy writing again and I hope to continue to produce blog entries worth reading by anyone who cares to check them out.