Whoa, lisah. That sucks.
I'm super congested. Congestion is not the business.
Ooh. I meant to add, Jessica, yeah, I've seen it.
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Feb 04, 2008 5:26:20 am PST #7226 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
shrift - Feb 04, 2008 5:29:35 am PST #7227 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'd like to know why I received tax forms for a city in Michigan when I did not live or work there at all in 2007. Are they hoping I'll forget and pay their city tax anyway?
Kat - Feb 04, 2008 6:26:31 am PST #7228 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
any fun mardi gras plans?
lisah - Feb 04, 2008 6:26:42 am PST #7229 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Man, I am once again furious about how rude my co-worker is. I'm thinking about setting up a meeting to talk to our boss about him.
In the meantime, am writing a scathing email about the local radio institution our local public radio fuckos have yanked off the air. I fear I'm not being coherent at all. I just want to say THIS IS BULLSHIT and leave it at that.
I wish I was more articulate.
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2008 6:29:23 am PST #7230 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Am finally caught up. I spent last night watching Farscape after buying season one from iTunes.
Apparently there was some sort of football game last night?
It's been a while since I skipped a Super Bowl. Maybe I should have watched it....
sarameg - Feb 04, 2008 6:31:27 am PST #7231 of 10001
I really, really worry that the whole Steiner thing is going to really fuck up WYPR. And I don't mean that gleefully. On one hand, it might get it back on a community-minded track. OTOH, it might founder, and that would be sad.
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2008 6:32:47 am PST #7232 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
any fun mardi gras plans?
Other than stopping by the local Polish bakery for some paczkis tomorrow morning, probably not.
Hil R. - Feb 04, 2008 6:35:57 am PST #7233 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think I'm going to try to bake a vegan king cake tonight. If it turns out any good, I'll bring it in to the office tomorrow. (I've got a recipe that people have said is really good, but I'm a bit doubtful.)
lisah - Feb 04, 2008 6:36:00 am PST #7234 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I really, really worry that the whole Steiner thing is going to really fuck up WYPR. And I don't mean that gleefully. On one hand, it might get it back on a community-minded track. OTOH, it might founder, and that would be sad.
I just don't know how it could end up being a good thing for them in any way. Did you see the article in the Sun today? Evidently they were talking about offering him the option of continuing the show until May and giving him $50,000 to not go to the press. And he was seriously considering this offer when they just abruptly cancelled his show and put something else on the air. So now he's getting to tell his story without worrying about stepping on their toes. And they are not looking good At All.
I told them they were bullshit and I'm not donating to them. assholes.
sarameg - Feb 04, 2008 6:38:44 am PST #7235 of 10001
I just don't know how it could end up being a good thing for them in any way.
I mean that any backlash could end up with the ouster/re-education of the folks who made this call. They handled it about as badly as is possible, short of canning him on-air.