Occasionally, I am Rather Silly.

I know, this shocks you.

But this morning, I decided to review some legalese over my first cup of coffee, and, well... Things Happen when I'm tired, that's all.


Still in rough draft (hey, 30 minutes start to finish, it's gonna be rough) but here it is, the first entry for "A Contracts Line: The Musical"

"One"

One contractual obligation, every little deal we make
One endless negotiation, every book that we take
One clause and suddenly nobody else will agree
You know you'll never be done ‘cause they want it for free

One editor in your office and you can forget ‘bout lunch
Now the publisher’s yelling your name, son
Oooh! Sigh! Give it your attention
Do I really have to mention this book’s the one

You pick up the telephone and know they’re
already demanding, very piqued
peripatetic, egotistical, cheap
You start negotiations and you know from their
maddening noise, clueless whirl
(One endless negotiation, every book that we take
All speshul snowflakes)
trolling

Can't help all of their demands extolling
Loaded with entitlement is the
jauntily, sauntering, ambling, shambler
One, and you know you must
Shuffle along, counter their demand
This is the quintessence of publishing land
This is whatcha call negotiations!

Oh, renegotiate!
Can't agree enough!
Ooh! Sigh! Give it your attention
Do I really have to mention
That’s the job!

what the F&CK is WRONG with people?

Apparently, Belvedere Vodka thinks that rape jokes are an AWESOME way to sell booze.

The ad was removed, but the Internet doesn't forget:

http://aminatou.tumblr.com/post/19788599188/fuck-you-belvedere-vodka

http://jezebel.com/5895931/the-rapey-belvedere-vodka-ad-that-just-got-pulled


Their corporate response? "We apologize to any of our fans who were offended by our recent tweet. We continue to be an advocate of safe and responsible drinking."

But, apparently, not safe and responsible social interactions. Or, y'know, shame.

for the record, PR departments, "we're sorry you were offended" is obvious shorthand for "we think you can't take a joke." The proper wording is "We are sorry for our ill-considered ad; we did not think it through and that was wrong of us. We are donating $X to a national rape crisis center to show that we learned our lesson."


I may not always drink vodka, but when I do... it's not Belvedere.

(no subject)

ok, have some Cute to take you into the weekend, after all that.


Boomerang, Supervising the Writer At Work.