really, how do we know when howard kurtz's column has become a cesspool of utter worthlessness? when he informs the public, who could really not give less of a shit, that two random bloggers are getting married:

Finally, I don't know the backstory here, but two bloggers are apparently getting married. Frank J of IMAO writes:

"Having found a girl crazy enough to put up with me, I decided I couldn't wait any longer. Thus I proposed on Saturday evening (and she said yes!). Probably didn't notice, but I had butterflies in my stomach all last week leading up to this...

"I feel like I should thank everyone in the blogosphere who helped me along. I started this blog to get my say out there, and never really thought I'd find a wife."

Frank's fiance, Sarah of Mountaineer Musings, recounts the proposal. You were expecting maybe that such things would remain private?

wow, people meeting over the internet and falling in love. how novel. argh. shut up, howie. shutupshutshutup. or for god sake's turn your column into a wedding announcement listing. it's already just a rundown of whatever bloggers/self-absorbed journalists are whining about that particular day. and the inescapable vortex of navel-gazing continues...

if you are in the mood for some evocative, lovely french music to listen to while you sip your cappuccino at your desk, head on over to shesbitter for a selection of very pretty mp3s. i've been listening to them over and over again this morning, and along with the fresh cut daffodils one of my bosses gave me this morning, spring is feeling pretty awesome.

by the way - if anyone can find me an mp3 of "l'appuntamento" by ornella vanoni (it's that italian song from the ocean's 12 soundtrack) i will name my firstborn goldfish after you. sbagliato tante volte ormai che lo so gi�, che oggi quasi certamente, sto sbagliando su di te.....

UPDATE (by Tom): We're not going to be posting the mp3, so please stop asking.

UPDATE 2 (also by Tom): Seriously, we don't distribute copyrighted works to strangers on the internet just because they ask. You all could be RIAA goons for all we know. Besides, we don't have the mp3 anymore. So really, you lot need to stop asking. If you want the song, you can buy the CD from Amazon — from what I can tell, it's on this album and this one... although be forewarned: if the Ocean's 12 soundtrack is like the Ocean's 11 soundtrack, they overlay irritating snippets of dialogue on top of most of the songs. I have no idea whether that's true for the O12 ST or not, but don't want to convey the impression that I'm making any guarantees.

Now seriously: please don't spam us with comments and emails asking for an mp3 we don't have and wouldn't give out if we did.