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Myself and more than twenty others were laid off from my company yesterday with no warning. We were called into meetings in groups of about five at a time, chatted up by the human resources ladies, and then abruptly let go. We were then escorted from the building.

This is a handout that was in our "bye bye!" packets. Don't you just love that exclamation mark? So cheery!

I'm still sort of numb and in shock. I can't believe I didn't get up and go to work today. I hate the idea that I have to start the long, annoying process of looking for work again. I actually liked my job. I was good at my job. But with the economy the way it is, my (former) company was forced to eliminate my job.

Thank you, George W. Bush, for this unique opportunity to be unemployed.

Current Mood: pissed off

Got my economic stimulus check yesterday. Immediately donated more money to Barack Obama.

Suck it, George.

This was going to be a purely triumphant political post, but then I got into work this morning and found one of my magazines’ mail columns on my desk to edit. In it was a response to some of the homophobic language I objected to a couple months ago.

( The fact that my Editor headlined the letter “Unprofessional Rainbow Haters” was probably not a good sign. )

ETA: ( I responded: )

ETA2: ( Well, he listened, kind of. )

Current Mood: angry
Current Music: Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart"

…and I know, when AREN’T we; but nevertheless, here’s my car magazine's contribution, as annotated by myself and Siria:

( Dean Winchester masturbates to my magazine )

Current Mood: naughty
Current Music: John Lennon, "Watching the Wheels"

Remember this?

If you’re one of those fruity guys still wearing sandals on the trail…

Just got comments back on my edit. The exchange:

something less homophobic, maybe? dorky, drippy, dippy, weird, odd... --Trin

nope - fruity it is and fruity it shall stay. - ch

Fruity is not gay in this refrence--ok as is.--John

( Excuse me for a moment. )

Okay, I'm done.

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Death Cab for Cutie, "No Sunlight"

Here at the auto enthusiast magazine collective where I work, I like to play a little game called “Car copy or gay porn?” For example, take the following selections:

1. It’s still a good idea to periodically lube any and all moving parts… Lube the jack up with a good penetrating oil, but anything form vegetable oil to moly-based lube works well.

2. The heads are straddled by an Edelbrock Air Gap manifold humping a Holley 830-cfm double-pumper.

3. The install isn't too bad since the output shaft slides into a fixed bore of the Ranger. There's no need to hold the tranny for extended periods of time while you wiggle and persuade the input shaft to clear the clutch disc and pilot bearing.

If you guessed, “they’re all gay porn!”, then as far as I’m concerned, you’re correct!

What I don’t understand is how magazines that, judging from the content, might as well be called Trannies and Lube Enthusiasts Monthly can also contain shit like this:

If you’re one of those fruity guys still wearing sandals on the trail…

However, if you’re too much of a pantywaist to jack up a Hi-Lift’s 4,660-pound capacity…

Sorry girls, it’s not just us. We sent readers to a poll at [website] to get the lowdown. The word is out. We had 58-percent of the U.S. say the Womb Raider is the most girly-wuss Jeep model. However, there were a few states where the majority thought it was manly. Unfortunately for you two Idaho and Colorado are not them. Geez, even limp-wristed California and Massachusetts polled it as a puss-Jeep!

Every time I see blatant sexism or homophobia like this, I ask them to change it, but since I am a no-power copy editor, every time I get shot down. ARGH. Aggressively heterosexual male coworkers, I fail to understand you. You keep this up and I will cease to wear boobalicious tops. DON’T MAKE ME IMPLEMENT A CLEAVAGE EMBARGO.

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: The Who, "Baba O'Riley"

HEY CHEVY DUDES! TURN IN YOUR DAMN COPY! While you are giving me lots of time to work on my booklog, we start shipping TOMORROW and a magazine full of BLANK PAGES would, I think, NOT be well-received. If you’re struggling, I can always write a tribute to Dean Winchester and his Impala in honor of tonight’s new SPN. FOR REALS.

Anyway.

( 31. Barrayar — Lois McMaster Bujold ) it was a great deal of fun to actually get to see Cordelia come charging in with that severed head.

( 32. The Vor Game — Lois McMaster Bujold )why has no one tried to adapt these books as a TV series?

( 33. Diplomatic Immunity — Lois McMaster Bujold ) Very eagerly awaiting the next one, which in 2006 was rumored to be coming out in the next couple years…That would be, like, around now, right?

( 34. Gentlemen of the Road — Michael Chabon ) I don’t really remember the titles or plots of any of those books, though, so…draw your own conclusions.

( 35. Falling Free — Lois McMaster Bujold ) I’m not sure I was entirely sold on the Leo/Silver relationship, but whatever: adventures in spaaaaaaaaace.

( 36. Saving Charlie — Aury Wallington ) at least Hiro got laid.

( 37. All Through the Night — Suzanne Brockmann ) did I mention that Jules and Robin are adorable? They really are. Enough to send me seeking out their backstory, somewhere amongst the other eleven books.

( 38. Hot Target — Suzanne Brockmann ) In short: Jules rules.

( 39. The Third Man/The Fallen Idol — Graham Greene ) The Third Man is really frickin’ good.

( 40. Gone Too Far — Suzanne Brockmann ) the mix of progressive thinking and dyed-in-the-wool traditionalism at play here is actually very interesting. It’s just not so conductive to the utterly enjoyable guilty-pleasure reading experience I’m looking for.

Total Reviews: 40/67

Current Mood: (not) working
Current Music: Emm Gryner, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

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I'm too cranky to title this post.

While we’re on the subject of big gay love…

Not Getting It, part 45,001

Shafts, trannies, and lube—oh my!

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