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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2009-06-05 11:42 pm

Hallelujah and saints be praised!

It is a long weekend, and I have no work work to do. At last, I can get stuck in and clean the house, beta fics, write and read (and [Poll #1411482][Poll #1411482]

[identity profile] faynia.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Ick. Not that most of our countries can really safely say we haven't taken our politics down a disturbing road, but still. ew.

You know? I don't understand our media all that much either. When our comedy shows invest more time in talking about the important news than regular news shows, something is majorly fucked up.

This is why I could never do journalism. I think it'd hurt my soul. Plus, I hate writing up news stories, because most of the time they're bland little blurbs and not very exciting at all.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I bet John Stewart did not foresee that he would be one of the most incisive commentators on two successive governments when he was a boy dreaming of making people laugh ...

And journalism is as interesting as it is depressing, you just need to bunk off and do other things now and then, such as lifestyle mags or PR (also good for the bank account!)

[identity profile] faynia.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
*pictures tiny!John going up to his mother and informing her that he's going to be the best political commenter ever...and people will laugh too!*

Hehe. Anything that's good for the bank account, can in turn become good for the soul. *G* Or perhaps just for the head. Bank account induced headaches aren't much fun.

Hm.