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I really think Coldplay has evolved its music to creating music only for stadiums. I don’t mind it – I have been their fan for a long time and have seen them 5 times in concerts and they rock. Their new single [We Pray](https://youtu.be/knIbwsNGJyc?si=dK2b80C3QLViIzxW) is yet another banger that feels like Coldplay purely manifested for a stadium experience. I don’t care though it’s terrific and yes this will light up the stadiums.

Is the DNC not over yet? How long is this party going to last?

So Taylor Swift finally made a statement about Vienna, after being called out politely by Chris Martin from Coldplay. My kid texted me furiously last night while I was at the gym about it – “DID YOU SEE, SHE MADE A STATEMENT!”. I [read through it on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/p/C-8sKGYymIC/?img_index=1) and asked her *How did it make you feel?* The kid responded she felt better after reading the post, and she is back to being a “swiftie” again. That she is glad she made a statement. I responded that if she felt good about it, so did I. *But how did you really feel?* she asked, and I said I am satisfied with the statement as she is.

I lied. PR statements etc are not new to us or me in our line of work. I dont know who wrote it for her, or if she did it herself, this was the worst way to make a statement about Vienna, and reeked of self absorbed narcissism. There’s a lot I can write about how to write it better, but suffice to say I am over this sack of shit. I wont be surprised at all if she endorses Trump either at this point because narcissists cannot look beyond themselves. I am however going to play along with my kid for a while and let her fandom wither by itself. She is just 13 after all, and I do not want her to be cynical like rest of us adults are in life. I will still try for a concert ticket for my kid but after that I really hope this ridiculous fandom behind a such a entitled prick doesnt last.

And as if I wasn’t a fan of Coldplay all these years, Chris Martin, you really are the man! Can’t wait to hit yet another of their concerts when they tour USA next.

Last night the kid was acting quite rudely and erratic. After a brief tense hour with her behavior going all over the place, she finally broke down in tears about Taylor Swift. It’s been almost two weeks since the Vienna concerts were cancelled and she was unable to go to something she was looking forward to for months. One of her besties got to watch her literally a week before she was going to and it’s been hard for her to calibrate herself. It’s been hard to see how she is coping up and reconciling, but as my therapist put it last week, kids do sometimes need to learn how to handle disappointments. Hopefully she learns in time that no celebrity is ever worth that adulation or love. I will try to compensate for the concert this year, but given the astronomical prices of tickets in USA, probably a very very long shot at this point.

I don’t know how I got here but I am now truly bored of the Obamas. Can we skip tonight and just go to tomorrow and Thu?

Swiss chocolates are overrated. We got a bunch of expensive chocolate and regular lindt chocolates from Switzerland. I can’t make out any differences between the chocolates or the chocolate we have here. What gives? We even got expensive “sprungli” chocolates.

Anyone excited for mpox pandemic?

Its been a week now since we first got the cancellation of the Vienna Taylor Swift concert due to terrorist threats. A week has gone by with absolutely no communication, affirmation or acknowledgement of the events by Taylor’s team. My 13 year old has been waiting for some kind of words from her team, and I have taken this opportunity to say *nothing* to my kid so far. This morning she said hates Taylor for not saying anything; i knew she was harboring feelings like this. She hasn’t listened to her music in a week, and even if she does, quickly shuts it out. She has not taken a keen interest in music as she usually does. Today morning I took the opportunity to educate her about differentiating art from the artist. I had to tell her that the end of the day, most artists are shitty people, and so probably is Taylor as she is realizing it the hard way. That did not mean she shouldn’t have to like the art she produced. Just like she hates J K Rowling now, does not mean she did not enjoy the Harry Potter books or movies still – and this applied to Taylor. She could still very well enjoy the music, but she does not have to put Taylor on a pedestal that she did. I told her we still have opportunities to see her later this year if we can snag tickets, but also let her know that she is not special. She is a human, and like all artists most likely a very crappy person in real life. As long as she learns to enjoy the art and not get obsessed about the artist I am all good. In a way this cancellation has been a difficult life lesson for her.

Why does it feel like Walz is running for president and not Harris. Harris needs to be in news more, and yet most of the clips and shorts online are now Walz dominated not Harris. I mean as long as it helps the ticket its fine, but it should be more about Harris.

Personal nit: Biden needs to stop talking about why he dropped from the race. His latest interview makes it feel like he still has some grudge against how it all happened, which is fair – but its not important anymore. I hope he realizes its not about him anymore and avoids interviews about why he dropped. He has explained it very eloquently, no need to go into details. It hampers only Kamala.