Best way I ever celebrated President’s Day was in 2001 when I got off work early then stopped by Office Max on the way home to buy a shredder. It was the most appropriate President’s Day purchase ever.

In keeping with the office supplies tradition we bought a laser printer at Staples for 89 bucks (with a ten dollar mail-in rebate so actually 79). I’m sick of this ink jet cartridge drying out crap. We really only print stuff once every three months and almost always have to go buy new ink cartridges to make it work. We won’t need to do that with a laser printer.

I’m quickly losing my moral high ground about reality television. I’ve been watching Project Runway while I knit a half-size “ribbed for his pleasure” (it’s for my friend Justin) scarf. This ribbing stitch thing is fun! And it looks like I actually know what I’m doing!

A few Project Runway comments because I just can’t help myself at this point

- Austin is the one that wrote on the photo of Wendy’s little girl. Watch his face whenever this comes up and listen to him try to justify and discount it at the same time in the last episode. He totally did it.

- It’s very clear to me that production is at least partially responsible for making Wendy out to be the bad guy. They noticed the gay men weren’t being nearly catty enough and decided that she was the fall guy for the drama. And they have manipulated the editing to make each and every clip make her look as bad as they possibly can. Also, check out which photo of her they chose to put on the rotating banner on the official site and compare that with the photos of the others. This is quite obviously staged. I hate manipulative crap like that. Notice the disclaimer in the credits that says “Judges took the suggestions of production into consideration when making their final decisions”. Hmm.

- While I disagree with her hair color choice I actually think Wendy’s the only one who (at least tries to make) designs for real people - not simply conceptual bullshit for skinny human clothing hangers. And that social guerilla warfare stuff she’s pulling is very old school southern. Nothing new there. I admit she could’ve been much more subtle about it though.

I am so ashamed that I even care enough about this stupid show to post about it but there it is.

Recognize the quote in the title? The rest of it goes “I am the chief so you better watch your step, you bastards.” I love that movie.