I need to find something to do. Maybe I'll make some spreadsheets.

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Relatedly, Craig Ferguson did an interesting monologue on why he won't be making jokes about Britney: [link]

I'm not positive I share his POV but it's true the video and pictures of her after she shaved her head looked pathetic and troubling rather than entertaining in a tabloid way.

I know what you mean, but I am positive I respect his point of view and am glad he's made it public. She is vulnerable, and she is (to me) a baby, and the humor to be found in her sad circumstances isn't (to me) worth it.

I'd read excerpts of his monologue, but that's the first time I heard the whole thing. I love him. I'm going to have to start TiVoing his show.

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Poor thing. I kind of hope her ex is holding their kids over her head and making her go in and stay put for a full course of treatment.

yeah, apparently, he's said that if she doesn''t finish rehab, he's going to petition for full custody.

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I don't think the Britney thing is funny, but I do think the K Fed shit before was. I'm not sure where the line is.

Craig's monologue weirds me out, and I'm not sure I can put my finger on it. Maybe it's just that either you're the sort that mines other people's tragedy for humour, or you aren't. Why try and get extra points for making a banner announcing your conversion?

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If it bends, it's funny; if it breaks it's not funny.

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My co-workers and I just had a discussion in which we decided that the world has now entered The Ascendecy of The K-Fed.

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I'm not watching the Ferguson clip right now, but I do love him in general.

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I don't think the Britney thing is funny, but I do think the K Fed shit before was. I'm not sure where the line is.

There's a pretty big gulf between being tacky or making an ass of yourself and self-destruction. I don't know where it is exactly, but it's somewhere in there.

Craig's monologue weirds me out, and I'm not sure I can put my finger on it. Maybe it's just that either you're the sort that mines other people's tragedy for humour, or you aren't. Why try and get extra points for making a banner announcing your conversion?

I didn't think of the getting-extra-points angle. I took it as a sincere effort to have an effect upon the public discourse.

My co-workers and I just had a discussion in which we decided that the world has now entered The Ascendecy of The K-Fed.

Yeah. I think that's why my anxiety has been extra high. My slayer senses are tingling.

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Craig's monologue weirds me out, and I'm not sure I can put my finger on it. Maybe it's just that either you're the sort that mines other people's tragedy for humour, or you aren't. Why try and get extra points for making a banner announcing your conversion?

That's kind of why I mean I'm not sure I share his POV, although he's open about it not being completely thought out. I agree that there's something slightly wrong about adding to someone's personal problems by making fun of them, but at what point have they put themselves in this position deliberately?

Like the astronaut-- I wouldn't class her with Britney in terms of private personal crises. When an indictment is issued, well, you're kind of fucked. Or La Lohan, who doesn't seem mentally disturbed like Britney does, just a selfish [bad word].

I wouldn't describe it as getting extra points, though. I think admitting you were and are an alcoholic who considered suicide is an embarrassing personal admission, not a boast. I would imagine he talks about it as part of recovery and helping other people.

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Weirdly aggravating exchange with a customer:

"(Company Name), this is Joe, how can I help you?"

"Hi Joe, this is Fucktard McMakeYourTeethGrind at I'mAnIdiotSpazCo. How are you?"

Me: "I'm fine, how are you?"

FM: "Great. And yourself?"

*blink*

Me: I'm...fine. Can I help you with something?"

For half a second I considered asking him how he was again, just to see how long it would go on out of morbid curiosity, but I decided to end the cycle of madness.

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