Punishment for Slacking

This is what I get for slacking at work. In a desperate attempt to avoid what I should be doing, it seems I will look at anything online, even when the headline says "Courtney Love Bikini Pictures". Why would a person even click that?

Well, I did. It's not what I thought it would be (a sagging shell of a woman doing heroin on the beach). It's really not even nauseating. Am I crazy? Am I just comparing these pictures to the stack of unfinished paperwork next to me?

The Daytime Emmy Awards

I was sitting at work today and saw some headlines about the Daytime Emmy Awards. I clicked. It feels good to see a show like Guiding Light lead the soap pack after over 50 years on the air. It's also a warm fuzzy to see that Bob Barker has been nominated in his category for the 18th time. I don't know too many people who watch daytime TV, but it seems to me that it hasn't changed at all since the blissful days before I started kindergarten. And when I am home sick, it's comforting to make some soup, watch The Price is Right, and complain about inflation.

I feel, though, that this show should be about a half hour long. Best Soap/Actors, Best Talk Show/Hosts, and Best Game Show/Hosts. That's it.

I think maybe Daytime Emmy has a little complex because Nighttime Emmy gets the bulk of the attention. Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling, seriously? Maybe this one would make sense if Dr. Phil's hair team wasn't nominated.

A Real Shocker

This may shock you.

Regis Philbin is going to have bypass surgery. Who knew that a man so calm, so cool, so collected and so under-worked could be under any amount of stress?

I think a bigger news headline would have been "Philbin Sees Cardiologist - Checks Out OK". Anyway, good luck, big guy. I expect to see you back on every third channel at any time of day soon.

The 2007 Nissan Fetus

Tori Spelling is pregnant. Trista Rehn is pregnant. Naomi Watts is pregnant. Scary Spice is pregnant. You know how when you buy a new car, you notice that everyone else seems to be driving it?

I thought this was the case, until I ran into this little tidbit on the web. You're not going to believe it, so read it slow.

Charlotte Church is pregnant.

If a twelve year old hymn singer can get knocked up, then pregnancy has reached epidemic status. It's spreading faster than HPV at a Teen Choice Awards after-party.

Apparently she is dating a welsh rugby player and now has her own talk show. What do sixth graders talk about? Math?

Here she is all done up like an adult. This must have been the night he convinced her that they were just sharing a "special hug".