On donating to Haiti: I was at H&M today and they’ve just begun this campaign where they will match any donation you make to the Red Cross, and they’ll accept absolutely any amount. I don’t get out much, but I’ve never heard of a clothing store doing that, ever. I’ll probably donate to Yele or another organization as well once I research further, but kudos to H&M.

What’s really sickening about Pat Robertson is not only are his facts about the uprising myth completely wrong (the revolution began years before Napoleon III took the throne, and supposedly the pact made was only to last 200 years, so even if Haiti WAS under the control of any kind of spirit, voodoo OR satanic, that control would have ended in 1991 and could not have caused the earthquake. You know, if you pretend that earthquakes are caused by angry deities), but that he probably intended his words as ENCOURAGEMENT for Haitians to “turn to God.” Ironic, because I don’t think even the idea of Satan convinces as many people to turn AWAY from God as Pat Robertson does.

My excuse for not following my dreams is that unlike Pendergass, I’ve had very little adversity to overcome. If I ever did anything of value, my autobiography would be intensely boring. I like to think I’m saving paper.

I may not like Conan much, but I’m with Megan in that I think highly of him for pointing out the frivolity in focusing on what’s going on with TV right now.

I’m not sure how it would work, but what about some sort of application that’s universal for all fancy-pants phones to somehow auto-donate to charities? Maybe they are set to send money (added to your phone bill) to whatever charity you pre-program, or they set themselves whenever a crisis pops up. I’m bad at details, so I realize there are almost certainly all sorts of problems with and ways to debunk this idea, but unless there was some way to click one button on the computer to donate, and from any screen or page, that’s the best I can come up with. The reason the texting thing was/is so successful is because of how simple and easy it is. Find another way to make it just as easy, and you’ve got another successful method on your hands.

How about Lou* Pearlman to replace Simon Cowell? He can do it from jail.

My excuse for not following my dreams is I’m stuck in Limbo for a few months. I’m physically stuck due to outside forces over which I have no control. So I’m not a slacker, promise. ::whimper::

*I typed “Ron” there first. SO NOT THE SAME PERSON. Not that Ron Pearlman isn’t awesome, but I don’t think he’d really fit on _American Idol_. And he’s not in jail.

I’m not sure how I feel about Conan possibly going to Fox, as it seems to be a cultural graveyard in terms of late night. MadTV was on the air so long not because it was good but because no one noticed that it was still on the air (I recycled that joke from somewhere, so yay me for saving the earth). Conan might be the one to break that curse, but it’s a hard road ahead.

Speaking of curses, Pat Robertson wins the “douchebag of the year” award and we’re only sixteen days into the year. Congrats, Pat, and remember to thank the little old ladies who made you what you are today. Why is this man not on Fox News already? He’d be a perfect fit.

Here’s to hoping that someday in the near future, the only thing Haitians will have to worry about is who takes over the 11:35 spot.

Conan took part of his show last night to say that the media to-do between him and Jay wasn’t that important when it came down to everything else that was going on and promoted Ben Stillers charity that helps out the island. Colbert did the same thing when he had the Director of Health and Human Services on his show.

And I have to agree with Conan, when you put everything in perspective the whole situation is not that important when you have thousands dead and millions homeless in a country where little of the money is going to get to the people because of the corrupt government system that is in place (IMO).

@Victoria; I watched it when the show aired and it was freakin’ hilarious. You could tell that Jay wanted to end the interview but couldn’t if he didn’t want to get slammed even more.

Did anyone else see Jimmy Kimmel completely bash Jay Leno on his own show last night? It was glorious.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1629784/20100115/story.jhtml

(What follows may seem incredibly offensive, and it is. But I do think it could work.)

As a citizen of the internet, I know that some people will buy anything that has a ridiculous story behind it. Therefore, someone should sell debris from the city on the internet to fund relief efforts.

And I swear I am working towards my dreams. I swear!