me: let me know if you'd like to hear an amusing anecdote from the incompetent world of magazine writing me: from this morning me: it's now my favorite anecdote itsemibutler: yes itsemibutler: sry i was at worm itsemibutler: work me: lol worm me: that was briefly confusing me: long story short me: I turned in this article for D Magazine the other day me: the editor edited it a bit me: mostly just to break down long sentences for the benefit of their dumbass readers me: but also adds in a line about a rally at which the subject of the article spoke having been attended by "200 souls" me: then this morning I get an e-mail from the assistant editor who says the fact checker thinks there were more people me: which there were me: So I have to explain that it was the main editor who inexplicably added nonsense to the article me: also the fact checker can't seem to verify my statement regarding the fact that Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and a couple other presidents signed nuke reduction treaties with the Russians me: even though I actually refer to the treaties by name in the article itself me: so she could have, like, Googled them itsemibutler: ok lemme catch up itsemibutler: why didn't she Google it me: I have no fucking idea itsemibutler: who is this moron itsemibutler: that's the first thing i would've done itsemibutler: google me: I don't know who the fact checker is, the editor of D is Tim Rogers me: who used to work for The Met me: I was an intern there when I was 16 me: he used to write a great column called Mr. Funny Guy itsemibutler: god i met my friends mom the other day and had to watch fox news with her itsemibutler: which me: you mean you GOT to watch Fox News with her me: I was on Fox last year itsemibutler: yea I've seen it me: there's a Colbert Report sticker on the microwave in the green room me: and the host introduced me as being with an organization that doesn't exist itsemibutler: if i could marry and or bone anyone ever itsemibutler: its either be cmatt or Kieth oldby itsemibutler: olby itsemibutler: bhahahHahajzhah itsemibutler: what a moron itsemibutler: i would've corrected them o. air me: Olbermann is a douche in person me: and not good with women me: who's cmatt? itsemibutler: ..... itsemibutler: c matt itsemibutler: hardball itsemibutler: show of my youth itsemibutler: he's hilarious me: he is indeed a character me: how was worm today? itsemibutler: sry I'm driving itsemibutler: worm was okay itsemibutler: had to be there at 5am itsemibutler: 530am i for a call from my boss asking where i was itsemibutler: woops itsemibutler: i am not an aggressive driver at all itsemibutler: however itsemibutler: 635 makes me feel homicidal itsemibutler: they have it like, shut down or something me: I haven't driven in years itsemibutler: i hate it me: so being a passenger in Dallas again freaks me out me: it seems like everyone should be crashing me: but they don't itsemibutler: but after i got in a bike wreck itsemibutler: I'm not as ballsy me: bike wreck, eh? itsemibutler: hit by a car me: holy shit, when did that happen? itsemibutler: summer 2009 me: did you break anything? itsemibutler: no me: it's a me, Mario! me: your screen name keeps evoking that me: sounds like it's a me, Butler!