Jason Blair, get bit; and buy a latte, already.

I’m sitting here at the cafe, with a cat on my stomach and the sunlight shining through the window. An old friend from the philosophy department came by not too long ago and I’ve gotten a lot of work done. But I’m pissed off.

Sitting to my left with a stream of reporters is Jayson Blair. Right now the Diamondback is interviewing him, and earlier it was a regional TV station from the south. He recently published a book and now he’s cashing in on it by traveling and getting interviewed everywhere. Jayson Blair is the UMD graduate who plagiarized and flat-out lied while writing for the NY Times. He went from a decent human being who well-represented our University to someone who damaged the campus’s image and is now making money selling his story…after taking others down with him.

Now that I’m ranting, I may as well go on. These people are taking up a good portion of space at the cafe: cameramen, interviewers, etc…and none of them are buying any drinks. When Jack and Tom visited me here last week I asked Tom what he was getting to drink and he said he didn’t have any money so I bought him a drink. I hate people that come here and use the space and ambience without spending any money to support it. At least get a Coke, c’mon.

Well, I guess I’ll just sit here and pet Pooky and enjoy the sunlight I deserve while I drink my second hot Cocoa. Back to work…