Hey, I'm smart, and I have proof!



3.875 GPA this semester.

It's really cool when you tell you're editor, "Oh this story is going to be late, I'm waiting on quotes." And she responds, "Oh. OK. It's a dumb story anyway."



Well, I don't wanna do it, then!



:)

I'm writing stories about PBS and the Environmental Protection Agency, but, surprisingly, I'm sort of excited about them. I think the PBS story will be fun because I'm in love with American High (despite having caught only three episodes) and I get to feature it.

Leads are my specialty. I try to make them concise and creative, but it took me close to 20 minutes of staring my computer screen before this lead came to me. It earned praise from my editor, so I demand praise from you.

There’s no place like Home Depot, unless you’re one of the Fortune 500 company’s gay employees.

Despite its reputation as a champion of diversity, the country’s largest home-improvement chain is urging its shareholders to reject a resolution that would include gays in its anti-discrimination policy.

“Home Depot claims to bar employment discrimination, but its written policies do not explicitly bar discrimination based on sexual orientation,” the resolution states. “By implementing a written policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, our company will ensure a respectful and supportive atmosphere for all employees and enhance its competitive edge.”

Gay-themed commercials are a relatively new phenomenon born from a recent realization that the gay community’s disposible income is too great for corporate America to ignore.

The Commercial Closet, on online archive of hundreds of gay-themed TV commercials from around the world, offers an interesting commentary and history of gay advertising.

Today I love:

The overweight, balding, older man sitting in his white Mercedas, pumping gangsta rap.

Today I hate:

Candice Choi, who left for Puerto Rico after having destroyed my desk plant at work in a jealous rage. My plant was lucious and healthy and hers was pitiful. Revenge will be mine.

Our company is being featured in a Business Week story about CEOs sounding off on diversity in corporate America. It's fun to see our president, Luke, in the same story as the head of AOL Time Warner.