Help me not get fired, part II

[trinityofone]

Things have been insane at work. We're closing the issue, so I've been putting in 12-hour-plus days editing the "boards," which last night got sent out to be returned to us as proofs, and then the craziness will resume. In the tiny, two-day lull, I'm supposed to start working on something for the next issue, and I could really use your help. We do an annual "Most" list, and I need to come up with suggestions. Here are some of the ones I've already come up with, to give you an idea:

MOST OMGWTFPOLARBEAR ENGAGEMENT: Dominic Monaghan & Evangeline Lilly
MOST LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT TO CLAIM WE’RE INTEROGATING THE TEXT FROM THE WRONG PERSPECTIVE: M. Night Shyamalan
MOST LIKELY TO BREAK THE GEORGIA RULE: Lindsay Lohan
MOST AWESOME TITLE IN THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING, EVER: Snakes on a Plane
MOST LIKELY TO CONFUSE A BELT AND A BRA: Keira Knightley
MOST IN NEED OF SUPER-SIZING: Kate Bosworth
MOST INVISIBLE BABY: Suri Cruise

Now, most of these are, I fear, too obscure and too geeky. I also haven't thought of enough of them. I'm just...out of the loop, not the pop culture junkie I used to be (or not of enough mainstream culture, anyway). So, it would be doing me an enormous favor if you wanted to suggest some things for our "Most" list. And, in theory, I think it would be kind of fun, if you're not worried about getting fired over it.

(I am worried. I've worked here six weeks, and my boss has never once told me "good job," or even smiled at me. I don't know if this is just the kind of guy he is (he seems looser and nicer around other people, although that may just be me being paranoid) or if he really doesn't like me. It's incredibly demoralizing.)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. And in case you're (quite rightly) wondering: no, you won't get credit for this—except forever in my heart! *g*—but neither will I; the piece is collaborative and runs without a byline. But I will send you a copy of the issue if you want it.

Thank you!

Comments

[introductory.livejournal.com]

Oh, I must not be paying enough attention. What again do you write for? I'll definitely be getting a copy once it comes out. :x

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I haven't actually said because of, I don't know, paranoia probably. But this thread has helpfully collapsed (not that that necessarily makes a difference, but...) and like Richard Mayhew, I can't lie when asked a direct question, so: it's Hollywood Life. Wherein I compose painfully fluffy fluff. Oh well.

Thanks for saying you'll buy it, though. Even if you just leaf through it at a newsstand, I'll be perversely pleased. *g*

[introductory.livejournal.com]

Aha, paranoia is a lovely thing.

I'm not just saying I'll buy it! I have a whole pile of stuff made by people I've met on LJ. Graphic novels, newspaper articles, et al -- yours would be wonderful to add! :D

[corinna-5.livejournal.com]

I saw a copy of that magazine in an office I was in today! And I almost turned to my coworker and said, "hey, I know someone who works there!" Except I couldn't say, if he asked who, "uh, trinityofone, so, I didn't mention it. But I felt all knowingy on my own!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Eee! I'm irrationally excited that the magazine exists! (I mean, not that I was previously unaware that it did—I used to buy it when I lived in Vermont. But still!)

And you can always pretend that my name really is Trin. Sometimes, even I get confused...