non-tourage. i think sometimes, often, about what a sudden rise to fame will do to a relationship. and not a romantic one, just a relationship/friendship in general. watching j.k. rowling's latest movie adaptation tonight, it dawned on me that she is probably the most powerful woman on the planet now. sorry to have to qualify that with a gender difference there. anyway, mrs rowling (she is married right?) has two more books in a series that will pretty much be the best selling books ever. i can't even imagine what could top the harry potter's books financially. anyway, the point here is that up until a few years ago, mrs rowling was probably just writing her little books on the side, with her husband and children doing their own thing. suddenly, potter gets huge, j.k. gets rich, and her words are like gospel to millions of people around the world.

how's that make her husband feel? his little suggestions and encouragements to her wizard stories are suddenly totally pointless right? i mean, j.k. came up with all of this stuff on her own before, and it was obviously hugely successful, so now what role might the husband play in her creative endeavors? none probably. do you think he still has any real say on what the family does now? highly doubtful. the whole dynamic between them is changed because of her success right?

this is all made up of course, i have no idea if mrs rowling is indeed married or with children. but say you have a group of friends. you have the dumb one, the hot one, the funny one, the whatever one. suddenly one of them gets famous and that person becomes the focal point of your group -- at least to the outside world. that person is automatically given alpha male status right? lebron james isn't playing second banana to anyone in his friend circle, he's definitely the alpha male. bad example maybe, since lebron's most likely always been the alpha male in his group.

but what happens when suddenly one member of your friend circle is "the one?" maybe nothing, maybe it'll change everything. but how do you know till this happens? i can't wait till someone i know gets super famous to see where this all goes. will i get jealous? will i get annoyed with all of the attention he/she receives? will they suddenly be too good for me? will i be able to finagle my way onto their coattails? will i get a cushy job as a handler and personal assistant? one can only dream. someone get hugely famous and successful, quick.