It's Not That I Don't Want To

Believe me, I love the snacky teen shows as much as the next girl. I was so smitten with "90210" that I used to get together with friends to watch. I was so goofy over "Buffy" that I'd yell at people who dared to call during the show. And now, everyone's obsessed with "Gossip Girl" on ye olde CW, but, frankly, I'm not. Only one lead is beautiful, the fashion is okay, the acting is meh, and the episode I've seen just didn't have any spark to it. So how can I get by in a world where even my favorite Fashionistas just love the thing?

Lunchtime Poll

So, this is what's called a Lunchtime Poll. Our topic - manners when calling a business. When you call a business do you immediately ask "Is this Laura?" (assuming you're looking for Laura. You could also be looking for Monty or Colin or perchance Steve in which case you would subsitute those names for that of Laura.) of the soul who happens to be on the other end of the line? More direct example, when someone answers the phone with their business name, say, "Arnold Drummond's Goldfish Emporium", and you are looking for their top tank salesman, Chuck, do you respond with, "Hello. May I speak with Chuck?", or do you just utter "Chuck" quizzically?

Please select the letter that best corresponds with your personal style:
A. I ask for the person with whom I wish to speak because I am a rational, and may I add, polite, person.
B. I just blurt out the name of the person with whom I wish to speak because your societal rules do not apply to me. I am a busy, busy person and these full sentences you opt to use are simply wasting my time.

I'm Dreaming Of...

Mashed potatoes, raking leaves, sleeping in, reading Lovecraft.

Oh, and being thankful.

Muppet Clothes

I'm looking for a tasteful sweater for the Bug for the chilly winter ahead and all I keep finding are hilarious photos of tiny dogs in strange muppet clothes. As amusing (and occasionally adorable) as that is, these photos are not leading me to warmwear for my dog.

An Open Letter To Work, The Concept

FUCK OFF.

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

1. Dolphins are still amazing. And Japan can totally go to hell for killing them. (Yes. I said Japan, an entire nation and its population, can go to hell. I also think all sunsets are great and that all whiteys can't dance. And that's the triumverate of wildly insane overgeneralizations for the day.)

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