SEAN TINER

(Sean & Perez Hilton w/his stylized portrait ) William Shakespeare notably remarked, "all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages." Yesterday, I met the Internet's #1 celebrity , Mario Lavandeira Jr. aka Perez Hilton . On average, Perez's site receives over 1.4 million visitors a month (according to compete.com) . Yes, that's one large stage and impressive by any standards, especially for one person. Part of Perez's success that he has turned the world into his own stage. His daily blog entries provide modern Shakespearean theater to his audience. He allows us to live vicariously through celebrities, which often reminds us that our own personal blunders are sometimes small in comparison. Jim Morrison of The Doors once stated “expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom ...

( Huntington Beach , photograph (C) Tiner /Epic Arts LLC) "Dear God, make me a bird. So I can fly far. Far far away from here." -Forest Gump The Movie Escape! Immediately after my brother passed away, I wanted to fly far far way. I wanted to escape the immediate pain of his memory and daily reminder of absence. For awhile, I did fly way. I ran , painted and continued going to college 3000 miles away from home ....all as a method to be a bird and fly away from the pain. ...far far away. Slowly, I learned that you cannot escape the pain of grief. ...Even with 6'5" wings ;). ...Eventually, your wings get tired and you cannot fly away forever. Overtime, I slowed down and allowed myself to grieve the loss of Mark . As painful as it was ...it made me more of a complete person and now the pain of his death is replaced by remembering the happiness of his life and continuing his memory through others . In the same way that I grieved the loss of my brother, Michelle Willi...