Breaking the News - Week 38, Year 2009
Posted on September 25th, 2009
When you’re an idiot, this is what current events look like through your lens.
If the news is broken…I dropped it.
Breaking the News – Week 38, Year 2009 from Kathy Landin on Vimeo.
Transcript:
Happy Friday! Here are some of the headlines from this week. Sort of.
Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Primetime Emmys on Sunday evening. The big winners this year were…shot with a wider lens.
And, after the show the Hollywood grapevine predicted the next season of Survivor will be “Survivor: Jeff Probst’s Dimples.” Contestants will be dropped off by helicopter into the award winning host’s dimples and compete to escape from the bottomless face craters.
There was a summit of the G20 this week. This was the 3rd meeting of the G20 this year. Two more and I’ll have a bingo.
In other news from the Hill, a new book by Taylor Branch contains revealing insights into Bill Clinton’s time as president. Sources say the first thousand people to purchase it will receive a cigar and a year’s supply of stain remover.
Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin made a speech to Asian investors at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. She opened her speech by assuring them she could see all of their countries from her back yard. And she thanked them for Hello Kitty.
Tempers have flared over news that some Hyatt hotels on the East Coast laid off workers and are now outsourcing cleaning to even lower cost labor. Apparently, when staying at one of these hotels, you’ll need to remember to bring your mom to clean up after you.
After some public backlash, banks are starting to lower excessive overdraft fees. Following months of experimentation by expert horticulturists, they realized you indeed cannot suck blood from an onion.
Previously undiscovered ruins were unearthed by archeologists that could help them further understand why the Mayan empire collapsed. It turns out neighboring goats wandered onto their Farmville farms. And, as we all know, that will pretty much do it.
New research shows that fewer people are adding to Wikipedia these days. At this point, everyone knows Shakespeare wrote everything worth posting centuries ago. And he was just copying off the Greeks.
I’m Kathy and if the news is broken…I dropped it.
Episode 13 “Safety Dance”
Posted on September 15th, 2009
One could argue that dancing while there is a camera present is not the best way for me to refrain from looking like an idiot.
It only takes about 12 seconds to prove this argument is correct.
John says, “I dirty danced with @Kathy_L as part of @daniAWESOME’s B-day entourage last night at the Surf Shack.” I say the only thing dirty about this dancing is Pemble’s mind. on 12seconds.tv
Either way, we can dance if we want to. We can leave your friends behind. Because your friends don’t dance, and if they don’t dance, well, they’re no friends of mine.
Why?
Because I’m an idiot.
And even an idiot likes to shake her groove thang every once in a while.
Note: Others appearing to tolerate my idiocy include Dani, Ken, Rachel and Erica. And, once again, thanks to John Pemble for helping me illustrate my idiocy for the enjoyment of all. This video is one of John’s creations for his 12seconds.TV site. You should check out all of his brief picture shows. And then send help.
