March 2009 News Archive (Page 11)

I was on the phone with someone from the East Coast and I just got off. Was working on a Lindsay Lohan Nylon magazine post before the call came in, and then I saw this video just now. I luv it! It's low rent and cheesy. In other words, this video exemplifies why I don't like LiLo. She's a conceited bitch with a perpetual smug look on her face. Enjoy.

I haven't watched Jay Leno in god knows how long, but I stayed up to watch Mr. Handsome President Man Barack Obama's appearance. He did well. Mr. Charismatic was a big hit but he made a joke about the Special Olympics, which is the only thing that many are focusing on. Natch.

I still think people should pick and choose their battles, but the man is the leader of the free world. Obama's gotta be extra careful about topics that are so sensitive to some people.

From the Huffington Post:

On his way back to Washington on Air Force One, Obama called the chairman of the Special Olympics, Tim Shriver, to say he was sorry -- even before the taped program aired late Thursday night.

"He expressed his disappointment and he apologized in a way that was very moving. He expressed that he did not intend to humiliate this population," Shriver said Friday on ABC's Good Morning America. "He, I think importantly, said he was ready to have some of our athletes over to the White House to bowl or to play basketball, or help him improve his score."

Katy Perry and Ellen sing "I Kissed a Girl" on the Ellen DeGeneres show and Katy is fighting the urge to slap Ellen and stuff some toilet paper down her throat. They sound worse than conceivable. Hideousness. Awfulness. Disastrous! Katy wants Ellen to stop butchering her song so much that when verse 2 comes around, Katy says, "I forgot the words!" What a lie teller!

Grey's Anatomy's T.R. Knight was in a three-car accident in Hollywood yesterday.

T.R. was going eastbound on Hollywood Blvd -- the other car was going westbound when they collided. He was not injured, but a man and a woman were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Cops are still investigating who was at fault. No citations were given.

Sounds like everyone's okay, except for T.R.'s checking account that has yet to feel the impact of this bust up.

Who knew she looked this bad without makeup? - TD
Ed Westwick's sex in public - CNW
Gwyneth Paltrow trains Madonna - AB
Gossip Girl's Blake Lively gets sucked - CW
Amy Wino must keep drugs in her bra - PB
Who wants to watch the Rihanna and Chris Brown sex tape? - GB
John Mayer has threatened to sue over this rumor - AG
Brooke Hogan's stripper dance caught on video - ND
It's time for updates! - IBBB
Natasha Richardson died from "blunt impact" to the head - PL
UCLA students don't want James Franco speaking at their graduation - TMZ

My disdain for Telephone Customer Service Agents in India began with an MTV documentary on outsourcing. Companies can have dozens of workers in India doing the same exact job for the price that it would cost for only one telephone customer service agent (TCSA, I'll abbreviate) in America.

To this day a segment of the documentary vividly stands out in my mind. During TCSA training, the TCSAs are instructed to "Talk to Americans as though you're talking to a 12-year-old." The Indians then explained that Americans aren't advanced at the same level as those in India and they must give us "slow" instructions and etc.

It is my belief that it is this very same arrogance that comes through crystal clear during these calls where many TCSAs sound irritated beyond belief. It's as though they believe that impatience is a virtue. The documentary also exposed that all agents are assigned an "American name" to disguise their Indian identity and because many of their names are difficult to pronounce.

I have had my ammo ready whenever I have spoken with TCSA in India and I have used it. On two distinct occasions when workers have told me their names are "Cindy" and "Brian" (or something similar), I have responded with, 'I know Cindy isn't your real name and that you're in India. What's your real name and how's the weather in India right now?!' I just don't like bullshit. After my accusation, on both occasions the TCSAs' voices have dropped, they've confessed that they're using fake names, and that they are, in fact, actually in India! No argument would take place; I just tend to get offended by bullshit and rather start out our conversations with honesty.

Note to all TCSA trainers: WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE SPEAKING TO REPS IN INDIA WHEN THEY SOUND LIKE ABU FROM THE SIMPSONS!

Also, although companies are saving a lot of money by having these workers take our calls, I would rather have a 9 -5 availability schedule vs. a 24-hour one or be placed on hold for a while so that these jobs can remain within our borders.

Outsourcing is a trend with fiscal benefits and it continues to pose a threat to many. I support minimal outsourcing, not firing entire staffs in America to export all  jobs to those overseas. Companies can both outsource and keep Americans employed simultaneously. As you know, you can call a number and speak with an Indian on one call and call the same number on a separate occassion and speak with an American during a different call. Additionally, Indians with difficult names can abbreviate them. We're not all named "Brian" and "Lisa" and other stereotypes. Come again!

On rumors that she's starting a clothing line.

That's a big rumor. Here's the thing. I'm so busy…and I don't want to vomit merchandise all over the fashion world and call it my line."

Thanks Abby!

Extra

Of course she is, but I would do the exact same thing if I were her. I've always liked Lisa for some reason, probably because I get hungry for hot dogs whenever I look at her injected lips, but I digress. Let a girl work the corner if she wants to! Heh. Many people online think that she's crazy, but I think she's cute and I hope she gets cast for Melrose Place.

The timeless beauty that is Dita Von Teese reveals that Marilyn Manson realizes that he made a major mistake.  He's trying to get back in his ex-wife Dita's panties after he dumped her for a then 19-year-old homewrecker Rachel Evan Wood.

Dita says,

"He's been in touch a little. The apologies come, and he was like, 'I made a big mistake'. And I'm like, 'Yeah, yeah, I know. Go ahead and say what you need to say to feel better and to sleep at night.' Right now I've got three (men). They're all in different parts of the world... That's my biggest sin - juggling men."

Generally speaking, when it comes to past fuckships, I think there's a narrow window of opportunity to waltz back into bed with an ex.

Even advice from Lady O and Dr. Drew wouldn't work if you dump your wife for a teenager and then dress her just like the wife you had dumped before figuring out your ex was way better. Just saying.

Rihanna stepped out in cute heels and sans sunglasses last night to party at Les Deux nightclub and she looked great!

I just look at Rihanna differently, though. Kinda makes me sad that her beatdown and bat shit crazy has made me less of a fan. I have no plans to purchase any of her new albums and I kind of want her to just go away...