I don't really follow celebrities and entertainment and such. Occasionally I will see a story and read about it, but usually not.

However, I saw a headline that said Paris Hilton was cold and lonely in prison.

Poor dear.

I guess she's not used to sleeping anywhere that isn't one of her daddy's hotels.


Her family said they were going to send her a care package with an eyepad whatsit so she could sleep at night.

Dude, it's prison. It's not supposed to be fun. I'm all for humane treatment and respect of civil rights, but give me a break. She acted wrong and these are the consequences. Period.

The best part of all was her comment that she could do Pilates all day because she was so bored, and that she could eat even fewer calories because the food was so bad.

I can see it now: The Prison Diet. If you only have crappy, nasty food around, you probably won't eat it. The latest, greatest bestseller. I bet the canned green bean producers will be happy. Mmm-mmm good.

Then again, I'm not hearing her comments about the food a couple of weeks in.

Should there be "benefits" from prison? One should hope so. A chance to get off drugs. A chance to re-examine your actions and behaviors. A good lesson in consequences. A chance to earn a GED. And so on. The point of punishment isn't purely punishment, to make you "really sorry." And the point of prison is not to lose weight.

I don't feel sorry for Ms. Hilton in the least. I wouldn't be sending her care packages, other than the basics (which a scented eye cover is not). Not if she were my wayward child. The lesson I hope she learns is that her shit stinks too.

And if she comes out saying that the best part of prison was her weight loss, I just might lose it. I'm guessing she meant it as a joke, but really. It's like being thankful for cancer because the chemo made you lose weight. Which an editor of Vogue, I believe, actually said. She felt good because she could finally wear the clothes that were featured in her magazine. I guess you could say that's one of the "benefits" of anorexia: you get to fit into really small clothes. But when you look at the suffering involved, it sure ain't.


Which kind of brings up a good point: anorexia isn't a disease in which one intentionally tries to fit into really small clothes. That's sort of a side effect. It's not a cause (i.e., seeing the small clothes and trying to fit into them).

At the end of the day, I hope Ms. Hilton does learn her lesson. And I really really hope that losing weight in prison isn't one of them.