the drama continues

today was all about ...

breaking the "no work" rule - third verse

i know i've vowed not to talk about work, but this is just too good ...

one of the perks of my new job is a cube by the windows (i'm taking joy in the small things) and with a new work space comes new neighbors. all of my neighbors are just fine. it's just that some, a group of contractors with whom i share a wall, seem to be living a continuous soap opera. i like to call it -

the days of their bold and restless one life to live that really needs a guiding light or they're looking at a stay in the general hospital for the desperate housewives

daily, i hear stories of missed mortgage payments, problem bosses, problem partners and general malaise. i even get to hear the sounds of anonymous chomping and smacking as one person chews with their mouth open from the time they arrive until the time they leave. but today took the prize. i wasn't privy to the question on the other end of the phone line. all i heard was -

the feet are fine. it's just the rash and asthma ...

defying logic

john mccain's newest add absolutely defies logic. see if you can make the connection -

obama

higher taxes

more government spending

"so fewer american jobs"

WHAT? the sad part is that there's a large portion of our society sitting back and thinking "right on john! way to make sense of it all!"

unbelievable

beijing 2008 - women? what women?

women the way we like them - as cheerleaders in skimpy outfits and big come-hither smiles or with hot bodies and nice asses ...

not sure if you caught the opening ceremonies, but if you did you would have noticed, among the spectacular pageantry and cinematic triumph, a dearth of female participants. that was until the end, when 2008 scantily clad, highly made-up chinese women cheerleaders greeted the olympians. honestly, was there nothing else the organizers could come up with?

but, the objectification of women did not stop there. check out the one photo of chinese beach volleyball player tian jia from the official nbc site. or president bush seemingly admiring the gluts of misty may. these are world class athletes and we should be celebrating the fact that they kick ass and not their actual asses.

(the link will take you to the day 1 gallery. it won't be difficult to find the offending photos.)

barbara's bringing it down in beijing

last seen at her sister's wedding, barbara "b-list" bush hits the olympics with another b-lister bush - marvin bush ... i wonder if they're laughing because the jumbo-tron caught marvin picking his nose?

so maybe i should have watched the whole season

the short guy won

reality show finale whore

it's true. i'm one of those people that eschews the reality show genre ... until it comes the finale. you get all of the benefits of the entire season without wasting one hour a week rotting your brain. for example, for just tonight i'm the completely-addicted- biggest-fan of "so you think you can dance" (or sytycd since i'm in the know). now the one draw back of drive-by reality show viewing is that i don't know any one's name, but i'm rooting for the tall guy.