Twitter is the not-so-new phenomenon beloved by everyone from celebrities to Midwestern moms, and each set is eager to over-share, be it in the form of boring lunch orders or name-dropping just to sound cool. That's the dark side of Twitter -- the boring, mundane side. The good thing about Twitter is that you can find interesting people that you love and follow them.

One of the hopes of "Follow Friday" is to introduce you to celebrities worth listening to, cutting through the hum and the dull roar and honing in on that which is either interesting already, or about to get very interesting. Often the funniest or most thoughtful moment, and the stupidest and craziest come from the least expected corners of the Celebrity Twitter-verse. On to the Tweets!

Screenwriter Diablo Cody has spent several tweets re-imagining and re-casting various films as television shows, to hilarious result:

Diablo Cody: Maybe I'll try to insinuate myself into Kim's life. I could be the 5th Kardashian! I could be their George Martin. (May 23, 9:51 p.m.)

Musician Mike Doughty seems to find himself wandering in a general state of confusion, as words and signs re-arrange themselves in strange ways:

Mike Doughty: Texted girlf, "I need your lovin"--auto-correct suggested, "I need your login." (May 25, 1:53 p.m.)

Sign on Parkside Av: "The best hero in town." I read: "The best heroin town." Brooklyn #1!! (May 27, 1:12 p.m.)

Not only Paula Abdul tweets from the set, but American Idol's Ryan Seacrest keeps us informed as to various Idol details during and after the show, and shares this little tidbit:

Ryan Seacrest: adam lambert told me on cnn tonight that the band queen asked him to do some shows with him asap...cool (May 25, 9:43 p.m.)

Author Neil Gaiman cracks a joke from across the pond, only about eight months too late:

Neil Gaiman: At dentist's for cleaning. Reading magazines in waiting room. It looks like Hilary Clinton is the democrats' only hope for the presidency. (May 27, 10:08 a.m.)

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres made a series of well-known American Express commercials in the past. Could this be some sort of promotional tie-in?

Ellen DeGeneres: I used my American Express card today and thought of you. (May 27, 4:24 p.m.)

Actress Emmy Rossum, took it upon herself to document life in Los Angeles, as well as to educate us about the archaic meaning of the word "posh":

Emmy Rossum: Unusual LA site of the day: Woman in cvs buying paper towels on sale in bulk, then driving off in a brand new white bentley (May 27, 4:56 p.m.)

The fancy cabins on a trip to India were on the left(port) side of the ship & coming back from India the right (starboard) side was better. So, I read, the fancy ppl's tickets were stamped "POSH" for "port out, starboard home." (May 25, 1:07 p.m.)

Singer John Mayer is not only self-aware, he's got this Twitter thing down to a science. Say what you will about the man, he's absolutely hilarious:

John Mayer: Sorry, super busy today. Pretend I tweeted something zany, then something alienating, then wrote something sweet and brought it back around. (May 21, 4:11 a.m.)

Comedienne Sarah Silverman, though given a feast, found herself idly wishing for simpler meals:

Sarah Silverman: I just ate a fancy schmancy dinner of deconstructed olives and liquified cheeses and all my stomach kept thinking was, "This is not cereal." (May 27, 11:52 p.m.)

One of the many Mad Men, actor Rich Sommer lets us all share in the strange and sometimes wonderful workings of the mind of his young daughter:

Rich Sommer: The Kid freaks out if she gets yogurt on her hand. "Hand! Hand!" Do neuroses start at 18 months? Answer: I'm guessing even earlier. (May 28, 7:28 a.m.)

Al Roker had to attend jury duty, just like every other red-blooded American, and seemed to be genuinely enchanted by the experience of waiting around for several hours:

Al Roker: Therre is something very cool about being here (May 28, 7:34 a.m.)

Singer Miley Cyrus makes me wonder what "pappy-style" coffee is. Is it ground up bits of tree bark strained through a piece of paper? The world may never know:

Miley Cyrus: today is a good day. it started out with my daddy making me coffee "pappy-style" :) (May 28, 11:37 a.m.)

The most famous girl in the world right now also opens up about her mundane, everyday wishes:

i wanna go to prom one day :( (May 28, 12:32 p.m.)

Lindsay Lohan's DJ ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson consistently delivers high-quality tweets, and this one is no exception:

Samantha Ronson: Is there a course called passive aggressive tone of voice at flight attendant school? If so, the lady handing out menus aced it! (May 28, 3:59 p.m.)

Rumer Willis tends to write some of the most boring tweets, but I suspect this one was damage control in case any paparazzi got a shot of her looking "fat":

Rumer Willis: I am doing a guest star on secret life of the American teenager. I am playing a pregnant teen. So weird seeing myself with a belly (May 28, 12:56 p.m.)

Having come a long way since his Saved By The Bell days, Mario Lopez now hosts Extra, and takes trips with the OCD sufferers among us:

Mario Lopez: My cousin Alex is with me in Indy and he's a compulsive "ironer." He's constantly ironing! Weird dude.. But, I love him. (May 23, 6:17 p.m.)

Awww, looks like The Office's Rainn Wilson is just jealous that he wasn't in a certain Museum movie:.

Rainn Wilson: Anyone going to see 'Cameos at the Museum 2: Night at the funny museum'? Brad Garrett is supposed to be hysterical as Paul Bunyon. (May 23, 11:29 a.m.)

Director Kevin Smith has built a career out of being from New Jersey. Many of his films center around Jersey in one way or another. That can't quell his sneaking suspicion of an alternate history:

Kevin Smith: On her deathbed, I fully expect my Mother to reveal huge family secret: "We... we're not from Jersey... We're really from... Ca...Canada..." (May 21, 4:42 p.m.)

Tweet of the Week

Actress and funny girl Nia Vardalos recently seemed to slim down for her new film ... Perhaps this tweet is a pointed rejection of any diet rumors?

Nia Vardalos: I love cupcakes. I stick it in the middle and eat it off my middle finger. Sort of like flipping the bird to any diet. (May 25, 2:17 p.m.)

That's it for this week! As always, feel free to follow me here.

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