12 May 2006

I'm so getting a kick out of the new "voice" of the Metro. There was a big competition earlier this year to pick a new person to do all the fun Metro announcements like, "Doors Closing" and "Please move to the center of the car."

Well, it was never reported in the mainstream media, but the person chosen -- among hundreds who competed--is some big dyke from Woodbridge, VA. (The Washington Blade has the story HERE.)

12 May 2006

Sigh.

The girl has gone to Philadelphia to visit her mom for Mother's Day. She just left this morning, but I miss her already.

11 May 2006

UPDATE: They're now playing Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream."

11 May 2006

Not sure when the radio studio (unforunately located about 15 feet from my desk) turned into a karaoke bar. A bunch of radio producers are singing Glenn Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" at the top of their lungs. Serious news professionals.

Meanwhile...please excuse my snobbery, but does anyone else find it funny that President Bush is the commencement speaker at a community college in Mississippi? Oh, the irony!

9 May 2006

Is the world REALLY ready for a play about a cross-dressing gangster? The off-Broadway play "All Dolled Up" premiered this weekend. The New York Post columnist Steve Dunleavy wrote about it today. Check it out HERE. Fabulous.

9 May 2006

Just noticed my cable channel is doing a story about a company that makes "pimpwear" for kids. No kidding. Imagine a toddler in a wife-beater with the words "My Mommy's a M.I.L.F." or in a velour track suit with the words "Baby Bling" on it. Or in a basketball uniform that says "Junior Pimp Squad."

This is from the FAQ section of the company, PIMPFANTS, website:
"The terminology of the word "Pimp" has evolved from the widely used definition
in the 1970's and is now used to reflect the hip, extreme fashions for
twenty-somethings. We do understand that this term conjures up unpleasant
thoughts for some people, however, our intent is to simply reflect nothing
more than a play on two words that today describe a hip baby, nothing more."

9 May 2006

TiVO, We Hardly Knew Ye.

After about 3 1/2 years, we're finally saying good-bye to TiVO. Our cable system has a DVR (digital video recorder) automatically built in now (with many of the same features), so it doesn't make sense to keep it. (It would save us $13 bucks a month--an after work pizza!) My partner officially pulled the plug yesterday. She was actually upset about it. Seriously. She even surprised herself. She says she's going to miss the bee-doop-bee-doop-bee doop when you advance the video. Sad. But progress marches on.

7 May 2006

One of the hosts of my show got re-married yesterday in a beautiful ceremony here in Washington. The ceremony itself was in the famous St. John's Church on LaFayette Square, right across the street from the White House. (Every president since Monroe has worshipped there.) Colin Powell and his wife, Alma were there, which was kind of cool. The reception was at the swank Hay-Adams Hotel right across the street. It was on the roof overlooking the city. Below is THE money shot. It looks like a postcard! After a few mimosas and crabcakes, I met a couple of my friends for a round of golf at Haines Point, with its views of the Washington Monument and the Potomac.