it was one of those days
after today's show, i actually went into the bathoom at work and banged my head against the stall door.

none of what you've ever wanted to know about the democratic national convention and a whole lot more
it's been dncrazy at work this week. gotta love political conventions when you work at 24-hour news station. it gives you plenty to report about.

for instance, janet reno not dancing. the fine folks at cnn newsource sent down some vid of happy dems attempting to clap to the rhythm and bop around the fleet center. the video itself was pretty amusing, but add the fact that there was a shot of janet reno not dancing and looking incredibly uncomfortable, and you've got great kicker material. so you pull out a "janet reno's dance party" reference, let the video sell the story and hope your anchor doesn't botch things up. then, you get some nasty viewer e-mails because janet reno has parkinson's (a fact that slipped your mind) and not everyone thinks it's nice to make fun of people with parkinson's. ah well, you're not doing your job right unless you piss someone off.

also, who knew the o.c.'s benjamin mckenzie was speaking at the convention? certainly not i. but that's exactly who was at the podium when we dipped in for a live look at the top of my show today. sigh, i miss the o.c. ah well, at least now i can take comfort in knowing that ryan really went to boston at the end of the season finale and not chino.

oh, and if you want to know if your state's delegation has good seats, click here to find out.

For Someone Who Has to Type for a Living
i sure do a shitty job of it.

reason #1376 i'm a horrible person
tonight, i walked to baskin-robbins to get ice cream. to get there, i have to walk past a lake where a lot of people fo jogging/biking. since it's more scenic to walk on the trail by the lake than to walk by the road, i chose to do so. and the entire walk back, as i was eating my ice cream, i just thought to myself, "gee, i hope i'm making all these people jealous because i'm eating ice cream and they're exercising." i even thought of waving my cone in front of a few joggers' faces, but passed because i didn't want my ice cream to fall on the ground.

I Love the 90s
But seriously, VH1, The Nanny?

You're No Artist, You're Just a Hack
I went to Subway the other day. My sandwich artist didn't know which bread was Italian bread. In fact, it took her three tries to get it right. She didn't know which mustard was spicy mustard. Then, she charged me the wrong price.

If working at Subway's giving you problems, you might want to rethink independent living.

The Funny Thing About Family
I couldn't wait to see them leave, but I was sad to see them go.

why i'm better than all of you
i went to the pacific ocean today. what did you do with your july 5th?

a new grocery low
i thought i had it bad before. i was wrong. as far as i can tell, no stores here sell Keebler's iced animal cookies. Yeah, you know the ones i'm talking about. with the pink frosting. i looked at six different stores (four chains) and nary an iced animal cracker was to be found. but i know they still exist. i checked keebler's website. the children of puget sound are living deprived lives.