My, my, look at them now

I watched the Oscars last night, but it was from a crowded bar, so I can't exactly give an accurate take.

Instead, I want to talk about karma again. Isn't it a b*****.

Today's example: Jen and Joey, Michelle and Katie.

Let's break it down:

Joey: Gets all the guys. Dawson loves her, Pacey loves her, SHE breaks up with Charlie (one tree hill guy, pre-one tree hill), gets the good job and boyfriend in the series finale, gets into the pseudo-ivy league school, can never choose between all the stellar guys that like her, I could go on.

Jen: Is an outcast from episode one. Slut, drunk, and so on. Dawson rejects her, Charlie cheats on her, CJ cheats on her with Audrey, she gets used by Chris (the popular kid in high school), is boozing it up with Abby when she drowns, Henry dumps her via internet, she gets accused of drugging Andy-thus reinstating her outcast status, and to literally put the nail in the coffin, she is "knocked up by her boyfriend and left to raise a baby on her own" and then she dies. And if you'll recall, she dies shortly after she faints at Dawson's mom's wedding, which was brought on by taking some sort of strong drug from Pacey and mixing it with her "red wine." (which actually looks like colored water) Tragic.

Maybe the producers just wanted to say, "Hey, Jen never got rid of her bad girl ways. We had to let her go. Ratings and all that. Fans would have rather Jen died than anyone else."

And THEN, to demonstrate how truly worthless Jen's character is, her "dying wish" was for Joey to choose between Dawson and Pacey. Please. Because she has nothing better to care about.

But look at Katie Holmes now. One large disaster. Her publicist is probably on suicide watch. She's shelved her career for a marriage to a certified crazy. I've seen her quoted as "the one weak link" in Batman Begins.

Michelle Williams. Front row at the Academy Awards. Married to Heath Ledger. Supporting Actress nominee. A few other independent films under her belt. And just as cute and thin as she can be.

In the "just pregnant category" I'd put Michelle Williams with Denise Richards. And a few months from now, could we put Katie Holmes with Britney Spears? Maybe so.

And if the question is "Don't you have anything better to do with your time?" the answer is an honest "No."