Because here’s how I spent mine…

Good luck, Ms. Coen, in your new position as Deputy Editor at VanityFair.com. Of course, it raises a few questions… 1) Why was the news released after-hours on a Thursday evening before the Yom Kippur Weekend kicked off?  2) Why was there no reciprocal announcement from Vanity Fair? 3) Why has no replacement been named?  Previously, Gawker was quickly able to move someone up to take over.  This feels like they got caught with their pants down. 4) Over a month ago, Gawker was written about as a property that might have been sold off.  Is Jessica leaving because this is about to happen?  Is Alex Balk just a caretaker?  Is this why Lockhart’s never given up running Curbed? Oh, [...]

Always thought of Skype as a sort of cool thing, that I’d use for fun. This morning, though, I had a conference call with London, New York, and Tokyo, all on one line, all through my computer. I’m a convert. My user name: geekfactory  (duh.) Skype me.

Am I weird because I enjoy snacking on Habanero Peppers? Not with anything, not mixed in a salad, just a bag of them by my desk, where I can grab one and bite off bits and pieces. Is that one of the things that makes me odd, or do other people do that? Thoughts appreciated.

Which I find funny as hell. Thank you for having me on, Mr. O’Reilly! Either way, it was fun! And I stuck to my marketing guns! (And my hair didn’t look THAT terrible!) (And by the way – I DID answer your question!)