In the words . . . err . . . word of Jon Stewart . . .Whaaaaa?!?
Before I begin the introductions of coworkers one though eight, I can't let last night's Law & Order ending go without comment. It's been known for months that Elizabeth Rohm would be leaving the show, and last night was her final episode. Well, she ends up getting fired by District Attorney Allen Branch because he feels she's better suited for advocacy work and not the cold, harsh world of being a prosocuter.
Anyway, in the show's final scene, he fires her and she looks at him and says something to the effect of "it's not because I'm a lesbian, is it?" WHAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!! This came out of no where. Anyone who follows the show knows they don't delve into the characers' personal lives much, if at all, but to say this came out of left field would be and insult to things that legitmately came out of left field. This wasn't even in the same game. As comic book guy might say, "Worst. Ending. Ever. I will go and register my disgust on the Internet." Hopefully this isn't a jump the shark moment.
As promised, here's a closer look at the my coworkers (previously named Coworkers #'s 1-8)
Sports Guy: Now I know espn.com has their own sports guy, but ours is the guy. He's done everything from covering high school basketball to (a few) major league baseball to college football. He was sports editor until he asked to step down from the position to be a full-time writer covering Georgia Southern. Read his blog here.
Flaming Liberal: Perpetuating the "liberal media" stereotype, Flaming Liberal is just that. He hates the current administration, but he's not one of those hippie, "hug a tree" kind of guys. Actually he's a techno-geek who spends hours playing video games. He also runs www.stouthouse.org
Closet Conservative: While she refuses to admit to being a Republican, she loves George Bush to no end. To make things even more interesting, her cubicle is right behind Flaming Liberal's, which made for interesting debate during the campaign season.
Quiet Riot: Our newly named "Special Projects Editor", she's quiet, but if you talk to her, she's quite funny. She only works until 2 p.m. each day so she can take care of her daughter.
Embedded Reporter: While most of our staff focuses on our county, we have one roving reporter who is responsible for covering the surrounding counties. He's a fan of Fark.com and a New York Yankees fan.
Sports Bossman: Similar to Chief Bossman in terms of responsibilities, but only in charge of sports. At one point, he was our embedded reporter, but assumed his new role when Sports guy stepped down. Like me, he was married in the past two years.
Sports Gal: A transplant from the College of Charleston, this is the first job out of college for Sports Gal. She's come a long way considering she didn't follow football one bit when she got here.
Chief Bossman: I've already talked a little about him. He came here from Gainesville, Ga. where he served as editor there. As I've said before, he scares the daylights out of me, not because of any personality traits, but because he's the boss. And as a typical writer who never think anythings good enough, I go home each night scared out of my mind that what I did that day wasn't good enough. It makes it hard to sleep when you're in a constant state of worry and panic. Otherwise, he's a fantastic guy.
Weekend plans: None (and looking forward to it)
What I'm watching: It's a Friday night, hopefully nothing.
On Deck: Random thoughs from the day
Anyway, in the show's final scene, he fires her and she looks at him and says something to the effect of "it's not because I'm a lesbian, is it?" WHAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!! This came out of no where. Anyone who follows the show knows they don't delve into the characers' personal lives much, if at all, but to say this came out of left field would be and insult to things that legitmately came out of left field. This wasn't even in the same game. As comic book guy might say, "Worst. Ending. Ever. I will go and register my disgust on the Internet." Hopefully this isn't a jump the shark moment.
As promised, here's a closer look at the my coworkers (previously named Coworkers #'s 1-8)
Sports Guy: Now I know espn.com has their own sports guy, but ours is the guy. He's done everything from covering high school basketball to (a few) major league baseball to college football. He was sports editor until he asked to step down from the position to be a full-time writer covering Georgia Southern. Read his blog here.
Flaming Liberal: Perpetuating the "liberal media" stereotype, Flaming Liberal is just that. He hates the current administration, but he's not one of those hippie, "hug a tree" kind of guys. Actually he's a techno-geek who spends hours playing video games. He also runs www.stouthouse.org
Closet Conservative: While she refuses to admit to being a Republican, she loves George Bush to no end. To make things even more interesting, her cubicle is right behind Flaming Liberal's, which made for interesting debate during the campaign season.
Quiet Riot: Our newly named "Special Projects Editor", she's quiet, but if you talk to her, she's quite funny. She only works until 2 p.m. each day so she can take care of her daughter.
Embedded Reporter: While most of our staff focuses on our county, we have one roving reporter who is responsible for covering the surrounding counties. He's a fan of Fark.com and a New York Yankees fan.
Sports Bossman: Similar to Chief Bossman in terms of responsibilities, but only in charge of sports. At one point, he was our embedded reporter, but assumed his new role when Sports guy stepped down. Like me, he was married in the past two years.
Sports Gal: A transplant from the College of Charleston, this is the first job out of college for Sports Gal. She's come a long way considering she didn't follow football one bit when she got here.
Chief Bossman: I've already talked a little about him. He came here from Gainesville, Ga. where he served as editor there. As I've said before, he scares the daylights out of me, not because of any personality traits, but because he's the boss. And as a typical writer who never think anythings good enough, I go home each night scared out of my mind that what I did that day wasn't good enough. It makes it hard to sleep when you're in a constant state of worry and panic. Otherwise, he's a fantastic guy.
Weekend plans: None (and looking forward to it)
What I'm watching: It's a Friday night, hopefully nothing.
On Deck: Random thoughs from the day
posted by Luke at 11:27 PM
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