Today was a crazy day at work. I won’t get into details, because I don’t have the time or the energy to explain my coworkers’ extreme stupidity. Plus that is not what this post is about. But you have to understand that I dealt with a lot of really, really stupid people today as a background to the story.
I always take the day after Yom Kippur off. I’m not a particularlly good fast-er, probably because I am being punished for swearing about my dumb coworkers behind their back with my smart coworkers. We also travel for Yom Kippur, and the idea of driving home after eating dinner doesn’t thrill me. Plus, that’s what sick and personal days are for.
Today I had to make my sub plans for Tuesday, plus get a boat load of other stuff done. What do you think happened as soon as my first planning period started? You got it, the morons started flowing into my room. Moron #1 wants me to help him with something I sent him step by step directions for. Moron #2 wants me to help them with something I told them to ask their immediate supervisor to help them with. Moron #3 wants me to show them something I’ve shown them 300 times already. Moron #4 wants me to help them with something that is working fine, but that they are too stupid to see is working fine.
“I don’t have time for this!” I tell each of them. “I have my own work to do, plus I need to write sub plans for Tuesday.”
“Why aren’t you going to be here Tuesday?” each Moron asks.
“Because its the day after Yom Kippur, and I like to take a personal day then,” I reply.
Here’s the best part!
“But we don’t have school Monday!” they each respond. “Why are you taking Tuesday off too?”
“Because you don’t come to school the day after Christmas. Now go away. I have real work to do.”
Cincinatti Bengals middle linebacker Odell Thurman had his four-game suspension extended to one year for violating the NFL substance abuse policy following his arrest early Monday on a drunken driving charge, making him the sixth Bengal arrested this year.
Thurman is already serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
Seriously, some people have way too much free time with this. We watched this for about ten minutes today. This is so damn funny, I actually watched all of them.
Today, I would like to talk about fonts. I love a good font. Just think of all the distinctive typefaces that defined your favorite things. The Peanuts comic font (my favorite comic), with its soft edges. The Gap font (my favorite place to by pants) with its thin, long letters. Fonts express the sentiment of the topic. Think of all the logos where the font IS the logo. I love Berlin Sans FB Demi to label my school binders. I love the way using small caps makes Times New Roman look on my syllabus. I love using Garamond on a college recommendation letter. I hate the font of the Raven’s player’s numbers. It doesn’t look athletic enough.
Why this ode to fonts? Well, like Josh, I have been watching Studio 60, and it has been driving me CRAZY that they are using the same font as they used for the West Wing. That is the West Wing font!!! Studio 60 should use the font they use to spell Studio 60 or they should come up with another. When I see the font I think of West Wing, and not of Studio 60. ER has a font that is distinctive to the show, so did Friends. Why must they use the same font as the West Wing?
Seriously, I didn’t do work last night so I could watch it live. Its, in fact, the only show I watch live and not on Tivo these days. I know its a shock, what with me having posted about 400 links about it, but I love it. It hasn’t yet reached the level to remind me of Sports Night or West Wing, yet, but hands down, its the best new show on TV so far. I’ll have more to say in the future, once more episodes have gone by, but here’s my summary so far.
The Good:
The writing (its Sorkin, come on!). The characters. The dialogue (minus some of the jokes).
The Bad:
Too many commercials (although, I know it was intentionally done this way to give off the feeling that you’re watching an actual sketch show), not actually seeing the sketches, still getting the feeling like the jokes are forced (its not quite as free flowing as the West Wing episodes were).
Well, this didn’t take long. I watched it during the first week, and I wasn’t entirely wow-ed by the broadcast. She was fine. She reported the news. She brought a bit more “warmth” than Bob Schieffer had, but its the news. Its not “The View.” Personally, I watch Brian Williams, just because I always have watched NBC, and have never seen a reason to change (unlike local news, which I find a complete and utter waste of time, and don’t watch any longer). Did anyone else watch?
1. Should I just be amazed that an 18 year old could graduate from UVA in 1 year.
2. Should I feel bad about myself for taking 4 years to graduate from college (which until this morning I thought was pretty good) and 7 years to get my Ph.D.
1.) Clarrett — 3.5 years in prison. Don’t get me wrong, I feel bad for the guy…but not that bad. This is a kid who’d been given everything. A car, the starting RB job at the Ohio State University, basically no requirement to take classes or tests, then he made no effort…NONE!…to even give off the IMPRESSION that he was a student AT ALL for the remainder of his “sophomore” season. Upon “leaving school”, he ignored EVERY SINGLE PERSON who tried to give him advice or help, including HALL-OF-FAME running back JIM BROWN and the head coach at Grambling who offered him a spot on the roster and hep becoming a human being. He might match Paris Hilton and TO level of Dumbass-dom.
2.) Speaking of TO — So, I understand breaking your finger is a very painful thing. I’m not minimizing that, but who thinks he isn’t going to play Philly in three weeks?
3.) Morten Andersen signs with the Atlanta Falcons — Okay, he’s 46 years old. He was playing professional soccer before I was even a twinkle. Now he’s a kicker in the NFL…..AGAIN!!!!! He’s played for every team in the NFL at least once, and even a few teams that aren’t in the league any more. Hell, let’s put it this way, he remembers when the Giants played in the Yale Bowl, YA Tittle was the QB, when the Raiders and Rams played in LA the first time, and the Cardinals played in St. Louis (where there are actually Cardinals, unlike Arizona!). Seriously, he’s 46 years old! I know football players joke that kickers are barely atheletes, but this guy is incredible! I’m not sure if Gordie Howe hadn’t been a kicker, he’d STILL be playing right now. He’s 800 years old! Now, as for why the Atlanta Falcons are dumbasses, were there NO better kickers on the wire??!?!?
Jishman’s Dad sent me this email. I figured I would post it for a little fun at Riddle Me This Jishman…. because we Pirates (read the post directly below) love fun and games…. Argh! Now for some fun…ahoy mattey!
CHOOSE ONLY ONE!!!
If all of the deserts listed below were sitting in front of you, which would you choose (Sorry, you can only pick one!) Apparently…this is very accurate. Pick your dessert, then look to see what psychiatrists think about you. After taking this dessert personality test, be sure to tell us your choice of dessert in the comment section
below (I placed mine as the title). Then send you friends here to play as well…
Here are your choices:
1. Angel Food Cake
2. Brownies
3. Lemon Meringue
4. Vanilla cake with Chocolate Icing
5. Strawberry Short Cake
6. Chocolate on Chocolate
7. Ice Cream
8. Carrot Cake
No, you can’t change your mind once you click the MORE button below, so think carefully what your choice will be!!
