Apparently Paula Broadwell's house in Charlotte is very close to that of Rielle Hunter's (John Edwards mistress and mother of his child). That makes the bus tour a little easier.

Oh, snap.

A coworker brought in a big box of slightly-stale cookies, all different times, and when I asked him where they were from, he claimed he baked them all himself.

... I do not believe him.

I don't know that I've ever watched a James Bond movie all the way through

And I've never not! Well, okay, I don't mean I'm always watching all of them all the way through--just that I've seen them all in the theater since Moonraker, and everyone but Skywall more than once, up into the tens the further back you go.

JAMES BOND IS NOT OPTIONAL

I don't understand you guys.

I think Diwali is the second most observed holiday here, third if you count Halloween. Just talked a co-worker into going back to his car and getting his long kurta. He's wearing a short tunic now, and it's the least Western I've ever seen him look--I have been ragging on him for being overly Americanised (the from-India Indians here don't hesitate to taste the food I offer them, but he clams up like most of the people with an American passport, which is a sad grouping. Live a little, people! It's just a plum!)

I busted ass to get here for my 8 o'clock meeting without realising it was at 9. Which is good, because I would have been 1 minute late, and wondering about my breakfast the whole time.

when the focus was on Savile

Jimmy Savile is totally the sort of guy that makes you go "I'm totally not surprised..." isn't he? Post hoc skeeve galore.

Happy birthday, Hil!

I'm editing an article about a weight-loss drug*, and now I just really want a cheeseburger. I am so impressionable.

*(Seriously, all of the studies in this article were funded by the manufacturers of the drug. HOW IS THAT NOT SKETCHY?!?)

A coworker brought in a big box of slightly-stale cookies, all different times, and when I asked him where they were from, he claimed he baked them all himself.

Maybe it was a very early holiday cookie exchange? Or frozen dough.

Happy birthday, Hil!

I am at a new dentist. So far not impressed by the office staff, though it doesn't help that I ha to walk all the way around the block because I missed the building entrance!!

Oooh, check out Paula Broadwell's high school prom picture. She's totally got the Liz Lemon High School perm.

Whatever, she looks good for 1991! (I graduated high school in 1991.)

I don't understand you guys.

Americans don't need James Bond. We have.... Reagan? That doesn't seem right.

Americans don't need James Bond. We have.... Reagan? T

Lord, that's just about the most depressing sentence I've ever read. Go watch some James Bond!

Whatever, she looks good for 1991!

I like that look! It's very Molly Ringwald.

Seriously, all of the studies in this article were funded by the manufacturers of the drug. HOW IS THAT NOT SKETCHY?!?

Ah but the real question is how many studies were not published because they had contrary results?

Actually I have wondered on occasion who funds the drug studies that aren't funded by the manufacturer. The FDA?

HOW IS THAT NOT SKETCHY?

it's totally sketchy. Steph, have you heard about that new book that just came out, exposing all the sketchy research in the pharmaceutical industry?

I have the writer on my twitter feed, he's Ben Goldacre, and it's called Bad Pharma. [link]