You know, I really should’ve known. I saw pictures of Lady Gaga on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast and thought she looked surprisingly normal. Her dress wasn’t really all that outrageous and she actually looked pretty hot.

Then I opened these pictures to begin writing my post, saw Gaga’s caboose and some of the crazy hats she was wearing and breathed a sigh of relief. Clearly Gaga is still being Gaga. I love this woman. She knows how to push the envelope and while I think she goes too far sometimes (much of the time), I love the fact that she’s got the guts to go further than many other performers. Gaga excites me even if I’d still like to see her really shock us all and be completely normal just once.