The Doree Chronicles

Myanmar

Noticing that the NYT is going to great lengths to keep the identities of its correspondents in Yangon under wraps; I’ve noticed a bunch of bylines are just The New York Times, and today’s story has this reporting byline: “A correspondent for The New York Times reported from Yangon, Myanmar. Graham Bowley contributed reporting from New York.” Creepy.

Oh yeah

The red-eye is always one of those “it seemed like a good idea at the time” ideas. Want to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep…..

What qualifies as an exclusive these days

“The singer and his family declined to be interviewed at the event, but David Archuleta did speak with the Salt Lake City Fox affiliate, KSTU-TV. “Wow,” he exclaimed as he viewed the cheerleading squad outside his stretch limousine.”

Madness

There’s an article about my old boss in tomorrow’s Style section. It’s all about how she has bipolar disorder and blogs about it and is apparently part of a “mad pride” movement that says, Hey, it’s okay to be crazy!

I’m glad that a lot of people are reading her blog and finding some sort of solace in it, or what have you. But… sometimes she was pretty miserable to work for. You never knew which Liz you were going to get on any given day.

I don’t really know what the answer is. Mentally ill people should, obviously, have jobs! But I don’t think I want another bipolar person to be my boss. It’s pretty hard to deal with, and that part of it was never really addressed—that is, the effect she had on the rest of the staff because of her mental illness. It was like that couldn’t be acknowledged, or something.

LA so far

Keep forgetting to bring my camera.

Ate ramen but not at the place someone recommended because it was closed. Sadness.

Bought a dress on Third Street yesterday. Wore it today. Into it.

Fell asleep at 10 p.m. last night. Woke up at 6:30 a.m. Yay, jet lag!

Ran into one of the, like, three people I know in L.A. last night. At the Grove. Of course. 

Kind of love the tiny car I rented. Not so in love with driving but no accidents yet.

Was on NPR this afternoon for Postcards From Yo Momma. Neal Conan introduced me as joining them from NPR West in Culver City, California. This was possibly confusing to some people who know me.

Also learned that WNYC does not broadcast Talk of the Nation.

Cannot believe the insanity of this article about Heidi and Spencer. So amazing.

Got a little sad that I recognized Area from seeing it on The Hills.

Went for a jog this morning. Odd. The last time I jogged was, I believe, 2006. Possibly 2005.

Hello Upper East Siders!

I wrote about a book club in the Observer this week. I also wrote a couple other things but I think this one was my favorite.

What's wrong with the French

That kind of attitude is why we never get anything done around here!

On April 11, the finance ministers of the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe said they were “concerned” about recent “sharp fluctuations in major currencies,” a statement widely seen as endorsing the possibility of an intervention by the United States Treasury and other finance ministers to prevent a steep drop in the dollar’s value.

Pressed to explain what the statement meant, Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, said “it’s a very touchy issue” but that statement was “like a poem — it speaks for itself.”

I would love a croissant right now. 

Going to LA! Tomorrow!

So I’m heading to LA tomorrow for a few days. I’ll be staying with friends in West Hollywood but I’ll have a car, and other than a few random plans I’m going to be on my own a bit… so who has suggestions for me. High on the list is wanting to eat amazing tacos and ramen. But really I want to eat/shop/do other stuff you can’t do in New York. I’ve been to LA a bunch of times and I’ve done some touristy things before (Getty Center, blah blah blah) … but I’m open to any and all suggestions. Email me or leave in comments! Thank you!

Oh right, that photo

Thanks for the reminder, Lux—that lovely screecap is now at Boinkology.

Gawker-to-Fleshbot transformation complete

Good thing I screengrabbed Nick Douglas’s completely gross post before the post was hurriedly taken down, probably because like five people got fired in the time that it was up! I’m not going to post it because this is a family blog. So there. And to think, I got in trouble for posting an image of a dildo! Not even a real penis! Nick posted full-on penetration! I think that calls for at least a suspension.