House Passes Bailout Bill, Markets Don't Care

Well, the House just passed a bailout bill. I noticed that the Dow was up about 300 points before the vote, but is up only 100 points right now.

Go figure. It's not that this bailout bill is going to be a fix-it-all, anyway.




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Poll: What Do You Want To See More Of On This Site?

Google Analytics tell me you want to see more about pop stars, 90210 and American Idol, and less of the weather, news, and politics, but I want you, my little beta testers, to tell me yourself.



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Clay Aiken Comes Out Of The Closet. Congratulations!

People Magazine just reported that Clay Aiken is finally stating the obvious and coming out of the closet after years of speculation. That's right. Clay Aiken is gay.

I know, I wasn't surprised, either.

I'm doing a little dance right now. Not so much because he decided to be who he really was, making me instantly happy for him. This jig I'm doing is for the Claymate meltdown that is occurring. For years, this group of geriatric, delusional women lusted oh-so-age-inappropriately after him, forcing him into a dark world of closeted despair. I wonder, though...will they go into denial, or will they accept Clay's fate and calm the hell down once and for all?

I vote for denial. Don't believe me? Check THIS out. WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.

You're free, Clay! How does it feel?

Poll: Are We Screwed?

Oy vey.

You already know about all the investment bank failures, and the $700 billion bailout that is going to be charged to the taxpayers.

You might know that this mess has caused the price of gas to jump from $95 per barrel to almost $121 per barrel in just a few days. More fear and speculation.

The dow moves at about 300-500 points per day. One day up, one day down, one day up, etc.

There's talk of a new Cold War as Russia ruffles the feathers of the world, Iran develops a nuke program, and North Korea reneges on its promise to dismantle its nuke program.

We're in some scary times now. Are we screwed?

And seriously, feel free to leave comments, too. ;)

90210: Full Of Anorexics?

Interesting thing. Someone asked me yesterday if I thought the actresses from the new 90210 are too skinny. I actually do think that most of the women there could snap like a twig if bent in half.

Then, I saw this article in Yahoo. Here is juicy excerpt:

It is scary. Two of "90210's" stars -- 18-year-old Shenae Grimes and 21-year-old Jessica Stroup -- are significantly and horrifyingly underweight, especially when you take into consideration that what we're seeing on TV includes 10 additional "camera pounds."

The gossip from the set is that Shenae and Jessica have gotten even thinner since the show started and that some of their cast members have become so concerned that they are planning an intervention.

And of course, there's this article:

Actor Penn Badgley has a message for shockingly slim Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes:

"I hope they eat a double cheeseburger or something," the Gossip Girl actor told PopEater.com


He added that he's "never been a proponent of the thin L.A. girls."


See photos of Gossip Girl stars: then & now.

Stroup, 21, and Shenae, 18, are so skinny that show producers and costars are poised to take action, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.




Badgley revealed he thinks it's "healthy" that his female cast mates "aren't bone-thin."

Wanna see how thin they are? Here.

(L-R) Shenae Grimes (Annie), Jessica Stroup (Silver). Ironically, the old 90210 had an episode where then 8-year-old Erin (Silver) went on a diet because Drunk Jackie told her that fat chicks get no love.

Who knows what the truth is? Yeah, they're thin, especially Jessica up there. But who really knows whether or not they have eating disorders?

The silver lining (no pun intended)? The rumormongering is a very good sign of the show's lasting power. It should be around for a while.

In any case, they should try to be shaped more like Jennie Garth. She looks fantastic, and she eats.

I'll have what she's having! ;-)

Poll: Is This Racist?

I have recently made an interesting but hilarious discovery on YouTube. You see, there's this little group on there that likes to take music videos from India, and "translate" them into English. What this really means is that the subtitles are what the Hindi (or Telugu) words sound like if they were singing in English.

For example...well, check this out. Here is the Telugu version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller":



OK, that video really was looking for that. That was just hilarious, even without the "translation". It was done by the YouTube user "buffalax", who now has a wave of followers, such as the person who did the next video. Here's a sexy number that was, again, "translated" into English. *WARNING* May be NSFW. Depends on how much of a tightass your boss is. Rated PG-13.



Here's the thing. I think the whole thing is hilarious, but does that make me racist? Does that make the "translators" racist? I think probably not. I think it's just fun wordplay. I really like Indian music videos, even though I never know what the hell is going on in any of them. This just gives them a...twist!

Please correct me if I'm wrong, though.

Just For My Friend Smartie, A Rude Poll

Because she said I needed ruder polls. I know she's going to want to vote and comment on this one!

The FDA Continues To Be Useless

CNN reported today that FDA is now posting a list of drugs that potentially can cause more harm than good to the user. A few of these are obvious, such as Oxycontin (Drug misuse, abuse and overdose). Some of the others, however, are kind of disturbing. For example:

Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, which helps stimulate the pituitary gland:

Pediatric overdose due to labeling / packaging confusion

WTF??? They give this injection to kids, and there's 'packaging confusion'???

Natalizumab (Tysabri), which is a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis:

Skin Melanomas

No, really. Imagine, you're diagnosed with MS, you get some treatment that's supposed to help you, and you get CANCER instead. Why was this FDA approved to begin with?

Here's the risk for Suprane, a general anesthetic:

Cardiac arrest

*jaw hangs open* It would be quite ironic if, say, one was going into the hospital for heart surgery, and then gets a heart attack from the anesthesia.

Let's hope whoever is elected President does an overhaul of the FDA. Our health depends on it.