Hilarious Go Fug Yourself post about Twilight: [link]

It's genuinely amazing to me how they manage to take pretty like Robert Pattinson's and make it so genuinely hideous. I'm starting to suspect that the movie's PR department is sitting in a small back room somewhere plotting how far they can push the fan girls. "Yes, yes... it's horrible! Do you think they'll finally admit that it's horrible or will they swoon and squee and declare that it's bee-yoo-ti-ful?"

I think you must have a delay, it's down about 640 now.

Yeah, the stock quotes are delayed 20 minutes. Which normally doesn't matter too much, except for when the market is in freefall....

I just saved our department like $400 and not one cent of it is being given to me. Where's the justice in THAT?!? 10% maybe, c'mon.

No justice! (No peace!)

It's ok! Tripp is going to announce the sucessor to Darling Enterprises and the market will recover!!

Oh thank goodness!

It's heading back up, it may close down only 500 or so.

I am refreshing the times front page every 10 - 15 seconds and the banking folk around me are not amused. I told them it was like a video game. again, no laughs.

Heh.

See, I laughed....

Nope, down about 680 at the close.

I am refreshing the times front page every 10 - 15 seconds and the banking folk around me are not amused.

I could just hit refresh immediately and see a 20 point change, crazy.

So am I right in reading the chart - from last year, we are down about 30%?

Dear Work Guy,

Why yes, I am going to do that thing we always do. You know how you could have figured that out? By reading the e-mail I sent you that said "Hey, I'm going to do that thing we always do."

You know what wasn't necessary? Sending me an e-mail to explain (incorrectly) what needed to be done. Know why? CAUSE I AM GOING TO DO IT.

Signed,

Your displeased corporate minion

So am I right in reading the chart - from last year, we are down about 30%?

Yep, a year ago was the peak and the Dow has lost a third of its value since then.