@brendastarlet: Agreed 1000%. I want to hear about her new projects—her grief is hers alone, and journalists shouldn't be trying to capitalize on it to get mention.

@Archetype: Seriously. The one at my old office was wonderful, but you knew that if they had to do layoffs, she would be one of the absolute LAST to go. Unfortunately, her awesomeness convinced my boss' boss that our office needed an EA too, even though the partners were seldom there and we weren't the main office,…

I just realized that Liz's comment that she disputes credit card charges on speakerphone is a direct reference to her first AMEX ad. Awesome.

This was the best episode of the season so far for me (Oprah's is a close second). I died during the Sunstream ad, as well as Jack's interest in historical fiction.

@Patsy_Stone: Don't get me fucking started on the fucked-up logic of CEOs, no matter how large they think they are. When the company I worked for kept expenses tight, it was great; the second we're bought by some company with Segways, well, then we need to fly out to play softball or to give us a bonus that we really…

@hellodarling!: Gawker Media clearly needs some sort of translator to change that into the 80's intonation. Because that would be AWESOME.

@adriadne: As someone who did lose a job due to in part piss-poor management, I really feel your pain and I hope you're not the one who gets the axe tomorrow. I could go on...and on...and on...about the inefficiencies of US industries, but I would get seriously bitter. But, oh wait, I am, and I'm angry for you, and…

@labeled: Oh, Giada. She was at a book signing at King of Prussia one of the last times we were there (didn't know about it, so we weren't in line) and he kept walking past the Williams-Sonoma to get looks at her. But her recipes are fantastic, so I have no beef with her.

@labeled: Me too! And I was thrilled that Carla, spirit-guided though she is, did really well with hers and they gave her props for it.

@brendastarlet: Definitely buy that. I think it just shocks me that there are contestants that apply to the show that still don't have a few desserts up their sleeve, you know?

Something else that strikes me while watching Top Chef is how all of the contestants tend to loathe baking or making any kind of dessert, as if knowing how to bake is almost a "maternal" or not as hardcore as knowing how to butcher a rib rack. I caught a season-1 episode yesterday where Tiffani is making a wedding…

@NefariousNewt: Agreed. I'll admit I thought of that scene while I was reading this post as well. Now I have Graceland stuck in my head.

@AthertonMerriweather: Apparently they've been together for ten years, too, which makes me smile a lot. And I freaking loved Kissing Jessica Stein.

@hortense: "Instead of subscribing to this definition of a man or dude or guy, do what you want to do, buy a fucking Mini Cooper. Get over it. It's a fucking car to drive."

Thank you Dodai! I may have to buy the Jon Hamm cover—I bought the Men's Health Best Life rag with him on the cover and it...is...awesome. Even if the subsequent interview is written by Joel Stein.

@BlondeGrlz is having a BlondeBoyz!: Oh, Wii Sports. How many a Wii-njury I have sustained from playing far too much baseball or bowling (because I totally assume the positions when I'm playing).

@Sukie in the Graveyard: Malarkey!!! He was hysterical on his season—a total ham, but very talented all the same. Him wearing a cowboy hat as he described his elk dish was one of the highlights of the finale episodes.

@labeled: Especially when compared to the robotic delivery of Katie Lee Joel, she's amazing. Saw her in person at Barney's back when she was still with Salman Rushdie, and she was super gorgeous even in a sweatshirt and jeans and no makeup on.

@hollygirl: I was the same way—the summer after 11th grade all of my friends jetted off for Europe or Australia for study abroad programs, and I worked. Granted, my parents bought me a decent used car so that I could get to said job, but while it sucked to not have a bunch of friends around for three months, earning…

@hortense: I was wondering the same with RDJ. But Wolverine will do quite nicely.