ME: (drowsy) Hey.
YOU: (unattentive) Hey.
ME: Good weekend?
YOU: ok...pretty quiet. You?
ME: Pretty good. Nice weather, though...right?
YOU: yeh...really nice.
(long pause)
ME: Who brought the muffins?
YOU: Nancy.
ME: That's cool.
(pause)
ME: Who's Nancy, again?
YOU: She's...(upbeat)
Hey, you watch the Sopranos and Entourage last night?
ME: (suddenly attentive)) Yeh, you?
YOU: Yup...whatcha think?

(Warning...spoilers)

- So Alec Baldwin took the celebrity apology walk of shame on The View. I know I can sleep better now.
- Ten different takes on Mr. Tarantino's masterpiece, starting with the oddly entertaining...Pulp Muppets.
- Via yesterday's NY Times, another internet phenom makes good...Lisa Nova recently landed a Madtv gig.
- Attention New Yorkers...Soho not hip enough to do your iPod shipping in? Try the Meatpacking district.
- And Friday's New Rules included what may have been the funniest condiment-based joke I've ever heard.

- Have you had breakfast? Tony's Frosted Flakes take on a whole new meaning after watching this clip.
- Do we need another MySpace? It's a question alot of big brands ask. And now NBC is taking their turn.
- Heard of a band called Seona Dancing? Lead singer...Flock of Seagulls haircut...did some acting, too.
- Tell me someone's getting in their car, I usually don't pay much attention. This time's a little different.
- And this guy just made the race infinitely more fun to watch. "How did they get here"...that's classic.

- This list, alone was reason enough to bring back the breakfast links...the top 10 head slices. (Genius)
- When you look at pictures of the Joker, are words like subtle and understated supposed to come to mind?
- Charles has a licking problem. Or he just ate an entire jar of extra crunchy peanut butter. I can't tell which.
- Feldman and Haim, together again. I forget...just what did A&E stand for before Awful and Excruciating?
- And I don't think I've ever heard McCain get booed on the Daily Show. First time for everything, I guess.