The 80s Were Awesome, Remember?

When I was a kid, I had such a crush on Billy Idol. But I never understood quite what this song was about. Now, thanks to 'Literal Video Version' on FunnyorDie.com, I get it.

White Wedding: Literal Video Version - watch more funny videos

Speaking of Congress...

Obviously, it's weird that our Senators and Representatives were tweeting during Obama's address. I wouldn't try texting during a work meeting, let alone a televised speech by the President. But whatev.

My question is why were so few people following Earl Blumenauer, Democratic Rep from Oregon? He's so cool. He has a bow tie! And a bike pin! What's not to love?

Obama in the Air

Is it just me, or was there a whiff of hope in the air today? I was taking a walk, right around 4pm... It was a little warm outside, there was a slight breeze, I was thinking about the speech to Congress last night. It felt a little like Spring. And then I thought, "Maybe everything WILL be just fine."

Looks like I have company, although some couldn't disagree more.

Working Girls

Item 1: Josh Patner of Slate.com describes this latest Fashion Week as "heroic" and "fierce". Lots of big, 80's-style shoulderpads, trench coats, figure-hiding geometric shapes.

Item 2: With the most recent round of layoffs, women are about to outnumber men in the workplace for the first time. Ever.

Let's be glad those shoulders are broad, because they're supporting a lot of families right now.

OMG, Is She 4 Real?

Because I love her. I saw this video almost a year ago, but just randomly found it again. When life gets rough (um, today?), repeat after me: Whatevah.

Bristol Palin on FOX

Bristol Palin is not the most articulate teenager I've seen, but she seems like a pretty sweet girl doing her best. In this Greta Van Susteren interview (video), Bristol, now 18 and engaged, says she'd like to be an advocate for preventing teen pregnancy.

Much has been made of the seemingly memorized remarks about concentrating on her education, about her boyfriend Levi, and especially about her admitting that abstinence is not realistic -- but really, we already knew all that stuff. The interesting part, I think, is this sentiment:

"I think everyone should just wait ten years."

She must have said it six times in the interview, looking rather rueful. If we can make any good of this whole Palin mess, can we just send Bristol from school to school teaching kids to put off the babymaking?

Facebook How-To

I'm really late to the Facebook game (I just joined a few weeks ago. I know, I know, I'm a dinosaur.) But my biggest worry was how to keep my home/work/high school lives separate. Frankly, I don't want old photos from prom visible to my coworkers.

So file this article under things-I-meant-to-figure-out-but-hadn't-yet-so-thank-you-so-much-for-spelling-it-out-for-me.

How to Friend Mom, Dad and the Boss on Facebook -- Safely.
Thanks, New York Times.