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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Poking my head up briefly
Posted by Jill | 7:30 PM
Sorry about the lack of blogging today. I'd like to say that it's because of the crushing workload I'm currently dealing with, though that IS part of it -- a workload that I expect to continue at this level for at least another week and a half. But while I am so tired I'm seeing double, the reason I didn't blog today is quite simple: Our Verizon DSL was down this morning, so we were sans intartoobz. Thanks to Tata for filling in, and now I'm going to use it as an excuse to crash early and try to stuff some sleep into my testing-addled brain.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Personal Bummer of the Week #1
Posted by Jill | 9:27 PM
And here I was so looking forward to going to Stubbs' and to searching for a cheap plastic ashtray in the shape of an armadillo for Mr. Brilliant (or alternatively, a cheap plastic armadillo that poops chocolate-flavored jellybeans). But alas, due to the seemingly ubiquitous these days Work Crap™, I've had to cancel my plans to attend the 2008 Conclave of Le Grand Orange. For completely unrelated reasons, so has Melina, so between the two of us we have two registrations available at the early bird rate of $175 each (a hell of a lot less than what it'll set you back now) and two rooms on the executive floor of the Austin Hilton up for grabs.

The thing with the hotel rooms is that you'll have to take the leap of faith of providing a credit card number, because I'm not in a position to leave the room on my card, especially since I've already sunk $600 into something I can't attend. And as for the registrations, well, make an offer. No reasonable offer refused. And you don't even have to do the ashtray search.

I will know more if there's a Personal Bummer of the Week #2 after Tuesday.

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Sunday, July 06, 2008

Deep Thoughts and other brainstorms from the news
Posted by Jill | 8:45 AM
The REPORTED national unemployment rate is up around 5.5% and it's only going to get worse. But Rush Limbaugh gets $400 million to vomit up his particular brand of foul verbal stench for another eight years. Something is very, very wrong in this country.

How much of the media frenzy surrounding stories like the Eliot Spitzer Hooker and Christie Brinkley's soon-to-be-ex fucking an eighteen-year-old comes from a desire among the men in America's newsrooms to fuck eighteen-year-olds themselves? (See also: sex between teachers and students.)

Note to the Wilpons: It's over. Start trading for youth. And stop playing Ryan Church until you know for certain he's better. I have a nasty sense that there is something very bad floating around his head and if it gets to the wrong place, the results are going to be tragic. I do not want to see that happen.

The Chinese own us lock, stock, and barrel. You don't piss off your owners by disrespecting them. Plus, he can play Commander Guy, and it gets him out of our hair for a few days.

Wow. EVERYONE's got a script to pitch these days.

No, pulling a stunt like this doesn't mean you get to fuck Sienna Miller even if Rhys Ifans did. (And Danny Deckchair was a dumbass movie anyway.)

Unintentionally funny headline of the day.

Runner-up.

Ten bucks says they find something in there that gives them carte blanche to continue hating teh gayz.

And you think YOU'RE having a bad week. First this guy's last name gets changed to "Homosexual" on a so-called Christian web site, and now this. When the Salt Lake City Tribune is laughing at religious organization, you know it's jumped the shark.

Don't quit Clean House just yet, Ms. Nash. Because even this plus this doesn't compensate for this. You are too ballsy and too fabulous to be on a misogynistic sitcom at the Misogynist Network. Besides, I have two words for you about what happens when people leave a successful gig for a Fox sitcom: Rob. Corddry.

And in closing, a Happy Thought.

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