Sexy Has No Place Within these Walls

Suburban alt weekly Impulse reports in this week’s issue about the the problem of dressing too sexy at work.

Yes, that’s right, apparently there are some people — guess which gender! — who are being accused of showing too much money maker at the office. Philadelphia Will Do takes the stance that there is no such thing as looking too sexy at the office, but some professors at local colleges (la de da) think that there is:

“Basically, if it’s something you would wear around the house, on the weekend or on a date, I wouldn’t wear it to the office,” said Cherry Hill image consultant Rae Ann Broussard.

“The less skin you show, the less distracting you are,” she said. “I don’t want to sound like I’m bashing men, but let’s face it, we work with men and we don’t want to send the wrong message.”

I don’t want to sound like I’m bashing women, but obviously only a woman could say something this stupid.

The article isn’t all men-bashing, though. Oh, no, there is a great lead, and I’d like to preserve it below:

Justin Timberlake’s No. 1 pop song claims to be bringing “sexyback,” but that doesn’t mean sexy needs to be brought into the workplace, experts say.

Wait, that’s pretty much men-bashing, too. Screw you, JT, for bringing sexy into the workplace where it doesn’t belong!

Too sexy for work [Impulse]
Archives: Impulse

Leftovers: All Explosions, All The Time

• The upside to the Great Center City Explosion of 2006: “Thousands of workers from several nearby buildings, including 1500 Market Street, were evacuated. At that point, [Fire Commissioner] Ayers says, many employers gave their workers the rest of the day off.” [KYW 1060]

• And, in case you really, really need to know about a ruptured power line downtown, here are all the relevant news and forum links: CBS 3, 6 ABC, NBC 10, Inquirer, Philly Future, Phillyblog, Craigslist Rants & Raves.

• The Action News morning team took a trip down the Brandywine Creek this morning. Tamala Edwards writes, “But that may not have been such a good thing, since David and Karen ended up in more banks than the earlier team of Tam and Karen. Tam and Matt sashayed down the river, talking politics and wedding planning (Tam was very anxious to get to the end of the trip; her wedding dress was waiting in South Philadelphia, with a shop owner who was about to leave on an international trip. The pressure!).” The Brandywine Creek makes you talk in the third person, apparently. [6 ABC]

• In New Jersey, you now have more rights in your car than in your home. Look for a burgeoning meth lab operation out of peoples’ trunks sometime soon. [Camden Courier Post]

You’re Reading This? Wow, You Must Hate America

I don’t kid myself about who reads my blog. I know it’s just people trying to waste time at work. And to that I say: Awesome! If I can contribute to a downturn in productivity of the American worker, I’ve done my job. So: If you’re reading this, you’re probably working. Sorry to hear that.

Me, I’m off today. But I’m not heartless. For those of you who are working today, I’m going to be posting a few things before heading off to celebrate our freedom. If you’re at work, sit tight, mutter angry things about your boss under your breath, and come back, and hopefully I’ll be able to brighten up your day a little bit.

You need something now? Okay, okay. Check out the Philly.com front page:

Apparently, them is now spelled thum. (You don’t get any good jokes today, sorry.)

Extreme Hooky

Yesterday was the unveiling of the new house in the Northeast for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Inquirer photographer David Swanson captured it, which we’ll thumbnail here:

Man. Doesn’t anybody work anymore?

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition slideshow [Inky]

Google to integrate IM client into Gmail

I don’t try to ignore the reason some of you read this site: You have nothing better to do than waste time at work. That is, of course, okay. I am happy to contribute to a decline in the productivity level of American workers; we all work too hard, anyway. And maybe you read my site, get a little informed and amused, and return refreshed and ready to go save the world by working for the American Red Cross or something.

Because the blog world is so link incestuous and we all spend a majority of our time reading other people’s blogs — when we’re not bashing newspapers for hating blogs — and on other random time-wasting websites. I realize that some of you don’t sit on IM all day, since your work blocks it. Boo, I say, boo.

Most businesses don’t block free email clients, however, and there is great news today on that front: Google is integrating Google Talk, its (largely ignored) IM client, into Gmail. Meaning you’ll be able to chat (and store your conversations) in Gmail.

For those of you who hate instant messaging, this is another annoyance. For those of you who don’t write letters on parchment, this is the best thing ever. It’s a way to chat without installing a chat client, and a way to get around blocks of said blocks on instant messaging at work!

The New York Times says the product is being rolled out today, with Gmail Chat making its way to all accounts by February. Mine doesn’t have it yet, but if you want to send a tip or a link or whatever, my Gmail address is just my last name.

Let the time-wasting begin.

Gmail + Gtalk = Next Step in Separate Internet Plan [InterMedia]
New Google Service to Blend the Gmail and Chat Features [NYT]
Yesterday: Blogicized: The easy one-liner edition

Also, you’re not bankrupt (rimshot)

The Daily News‘ Dan Gross spins us this yarn today:

“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak and his family took in the Flyers’ overtime loss to the Rangers on Saturday night at the Wachovia Center. His spokesman says the Sajaks came to town specifically to catch the Flyers game.

No matter how much you hate your job today, just think, “It could be worse. I could be Pat Sajak’s spokesman.”

Flyers show Sajak an ‘L’ [DN, third item]