Hi all! I have braved the traffic and crowds thronging outside the MJ memorial to get to work today. Although I have to say, despite the advance press, said traffic and thronging crowds failed to appear. I am glad of it.

Was this your first one, Burrell?

Nope, third. The other two were entirely uneventful, and had the advantage that the technician showed me the pictures instead of making me wait to hear results. Will not use this facility next time.

Misused punctuation marks are always a reason for excitement.

Or emotion. Such as, "Oh, man!" Look at the lineup for 9pm Thursday:

CSI: Vegas
Grey's
Fringe
Burn Notice
Supernatural

This means another dvr in the house, or streaming from network websites. Maybe Burn Notice will have finished its season before SPN and Fringe begin theirs. Or something.

copyeditors are no fun.

Hey!

::puts lampshade on head::

Burn Notice repeats later - luckily.

::puts lampshade on head::

There are, of course, always exceptions.

::smooches Amy and sneaks a grope::

CSI: Vegas
Grey's
Fringe
Burn Notice
Supernatural

My Thursday is this:

Flash Forward
Fringe
The Office
30 Rock
Supernatural

I just had to completely lose my shit on my boss. other people have been trying to convince me to take over training, which I've been uncomfortable doing. I agreed to learn the ropes only a "just in case" basis to back up the people doing training. However, they just tried to schedule me for every training session, despite my repeated insistence that I was a fill-in only. Apparently having a fit is the only way to get heard around here.

Irrational peeve about Jackson Coverage(there are plenty of rational ones, of course.) but I flipped past something last night that described *Forest Lawn* as a place "Many celebrities call home," and I thought "Dude, it's not the Ivy." They have ceased to be; they're not having pitch meetings there. I know America is big on death-denial but I thought that was more ridiculous than usual.

They have ceased to be; they're not having pitch meetings there.

I dunno, erika-- as many celebrities as they claim are actually still alive or the victims of alien abductions or some such, maybe they really are.

Oh, take me down to Forest Lawn
They understand there
They have a heavenly choir
And a military band there

Just put me in their care
I'll find my comfort there
With sixteen planes in a last salute
They'll drop a cross in a parachute

I wanna go simply when I go
They'll give me a simple funeral there, I know
With a hundred strolling strings
And topless dancers with golden wings
Oh, take me when I'm gone to Forest Lawn

Rock of Ages
Cleft for me
For a slightly higher fee
Oh, take me when I'm gone to Forest Lawn!