Asymmetrical Information

Megan...this says it's a clip from an "upcoming" broadcast. Do you know when they plan to air this?

I assume that the actual program gives you more time..it's hard to be rambling & incoherent in 7 seconds.

For some reason, I'd expected your voice to be higher than it is. Why did I expect that?

It's funny, but I used to work for Channel 13...

I'm sure this would have been great if we could have ACTUALLY SEEN YOU in the clip...they gave that big bald guy more screen time than Elvis, but you get a blurry, shadowy profile for about 3.6 seconds...bah...I say BAH!

January 16th, on your local PBS affiliate. Allegedly, I have more air time.

The Night of January 16th? How did you work that Jane Galt?

TO: Jane Galt
RE: The Night of January 16th!!!!?!

Who do you know at PBS to arrange THAT???!?!!!!

Chuck(le)
P.S. I played the judge in HS.

As the big bald guy in question, I say we should have all received enough screen time to have our own network :)

I expected Jane to be blond. That's probably because of the "Jane Galt" nom de plume. Anyway, I tried watching the clip via dial-up and got about .5 seconds of Jane. We need pics on the weblog. Please?

The deep voice threw me, too. After catching a clip of Ann Coulter on CSPAN the other day, I have to ask: what's with all the tall, thin, husky-voiced right-wing babes?

And what I wanna know is, once this thing airs, will the comments section be overrun by PBS viewers? Another great forum, down the drain...

So you don't do "Cousin It" anymore?

Don't worry about the verbal punt. It's always comforting for the rest of us to see the eloquent end up a bit camera-shy.

That's one of the most abruptly angular facial profiles I've ever seen, especially drawn from the flush, blurry shot we see of you early on. Interesting.

Raymund,

> For some reason, I'd expected your voice to
> be higher than it is. Why did I expect that?

Well, we know Megan is tall, don't we? The air is thinner up there, you know!

Hmmm... The broadcast date is still so far off, it's a shame. You have to say that this is all very suspencefull. I never read much into Megan's camera shyness, but over time this whoke 'international woman of mystery' kind of just built itself up... Who is she? What's her terrible secret? Tune in to find out and all that...

As Yul Brynner said, "Don't Smoke!.

*sticks her tongue out at all the male readers*

Yeah, you all are stuck watching for her on TV but I've had dinner with this lovely lady.

Hah-hah! ;)

"I am not usually as rambling and incoherent as I sound. I think."

Ah, the joy of a live interview...

At least they didn't get you on film saying something that would scandalize your family or un-thrill your employer. Count those blessings.

You guys expected a six foot two woman to have a voice like a contestant on the Bachelor? (not that I watched that.)

To paraphrase Eddy Murphy, "...your profile is kickin!"

My eternal and totally appropriate admiration, Megan. But what you've put into words here far outstrips any visual beauty you could possibly present. Thanks, as always, for an interesting read. You're always part of my daily routine.

you are right purdy and not at all short.

"Megan McArdle: she's babetastic!"

Anyway, I know it doesn't make sense, but I was still sorta surprised that you didn't look like the Miss USA typing-woman cartoon image you used to have on Live From the WTC.

Anyway, keep those fingers flying.

If you suspend the video at exactly 1:00.0 out of the 1:21.9 total length, you can get a lit profile. She's pretty. The shadowy profile that follows makes it look like she's not.

I'm really not sure from this thread (and this Jane=babe meme) whether or not I'd want to be a woman. I'll say that while certainly striking, it is Jane's energy and personality that makes her attractiveness grow over the time you know her.

Anyway, Here's a picture from August, with "Jane" on the left. Still in profile, I'm afraid.

I'm behind the camera, and that's Steve from Happyfunpundit and Asparagirl on the couch. Steve's girlfriend Shannon is behind the couch.

Here's another, same crew.

Good to see that up-and-coming bloggers are human, after all! What a pleasant departure from this "mystery" stuff, as if any of you were either blanche-inducing lepers or spandex-befitted superheroes dependent upon anonymity. The candid photo does wonders for acquaintance. Very charming.

In the interest of veracity, I want to point out that I am not, as the second picture would seem to imply, 300 pounds.

Babelicious!

Smart and beautiful, damn that is dangerous!

She's heavier than I thought.

ahh such tiny ears, truly a thing of beauty

I'm not! I'm not! That's my shirt in a strange position. Really, I'm in the normal-to-slender range.

Goodness, never say that to a woman, even if she does weigh 300 pounds.

Maybe I was talking about Asparagirl...maybe...

Actually, I saw Jane at an Xmas party in December and she was down-right scrawny. If you really want to know what she looks like (and none of the pics you've seen do her any justice), She reminds me of a cross between Julia Styles and Gena Davis. I have embarressing childhood photos if anyone wants to pay me lots of money.

Oh, By the way Meg, I guess I found your Blog.

Well, Kate, could you be a little more specific? Just how much is "lots of money"?

And are these pictures from before or after Jane reached her glorious 74 inches?

Welcome aboard, Kate! We've been looking for a token liberal. . .

When are we going to have that drink?

Well, it has been oft-noted how the ideals of American beauty have had as much impact on the rest of the world as American foreign policy. With Megan's new career, I'd say she's going for a twofer.
And while it's not good form to brag I can testify along with Ravenwolf that Megan makes a wonderful dinner companion. (Before anyone gets the wrong idea, Ravenwolf & I are both referring to the same blog bash/dinner.)

"I'm not [heavy]! I'm not! That's my shirt in a strange position."

I must remember that line when the pictures from the next blog gathering are posted, excepting, of course, those late-in-the-evening shirtless pics.

Oh, Jane, it all looks pretty damn cool. I'm looking forward to the show.

Can't add more to what the crew has said here but...wow. I'm a sucker for a nice smile.

All that and someone who can explain Say's Law too. What a package!

And while it's not good form to brag I can testify along with Ravenwolf that Megan makes a wonderful dinner companion.

LOL! I guess I wasn't in good form...Ah well. I'm sure they understand though! :)

So much for fame. KPBS scheduled the program for 5:00 AM on Friday the 17th. (Thank goodness for ReplayTV; it's programmed to capture it while I sleep.)

The New York area schedule is a little better:

10:00 PM, January 16, Channel 13

Media Matters 60 min.
Included: a report by host Alex Jones on press coverage of preparations for an Iraq war; an assessment of Internet “blogs” (Web logs) as a forum for personal commentary. Also: photographer Jeff Marmelstein discusses photojournalism and is seen at work in New York City; and journalists and newspaper readers look at controversial news photos and discuss what's appropriate to publish and what isn't. (VCR Plus+ 28603)

Additional Airings
Wednesday, 22 1:00 AM

Jeb, probably I have a little of both, I'd have to check. I am sure, however, that I have a lovely picture of Meg in a bathtub with three other girls. Make me an offer.

Otherwise I resent the implication that I am the token liberal/whipping post here. Now I have been "outted" as to my political status it will be less fun to join in discussions as I will be instantly dismissed due to my obvious bias. On the other hand, those reasons never kept me quiet before.

As for the drink, give me a few weeks. Right now I'm working on this stupid case which requires that I go to trial in Las Vegas, so I'm prepairing for that now. Stupid trial...BAD, A free week in Vegas at the FANTASTIC Paris hotel/casino/resort...GOOD

Kate

I won't let anyone dismiss you for being liberal -- we've got quite a few people of that persuasion crawling around the comments, and more are always welcome. On the other hand, those who wish to dismiss you for being short. . . ;-)

I may be short, but I am EXTRAORDINARILY loud to make up for it : P

Meganjane speaks the truth; I took a dance class once with her and not only is she slim and lithe, she is a mean dancer as well. The billowing pink shirt is nothing more than an inappropriately timed summer breeze.

Kate:

Hmmm. Why do I have the feeling that the picture in question will either be:

a. evidence that gets me sent to the Big House on kiddy porn charge, OR

b. a picture of Jane and friends testing some raincoats.

Looking over your posts, I can see that you're the type of person who might send a picture that does both.

How is this for an offer: you send me a picture that Jane approves of and I'm willing to spring as much as I did to support her blog.

OR I can send you chocolate, and we can deal direct. Remember Kate, money is the root of all evil, but chocolate harms no one. So, how does a solid kilogram of Cadbury Milk Chocolates sound, fresh off the boat from the Antipodes?

Hmmm?

For that matter, what kind of chocolates do YOU like, Jane?

Jeb
Have Chocolate, Will Travel

I hate to cramp Kate's revenue opps, but while the pictures in question undoubtedly exist, they showcase me in non-kiddie-porn bathtub action at the tender age of five. I was a cute kid, but not kilograms-of-chocolate cute.

Ms. Galt is tall, skinny, pretty, and awesome. Her "babe" status is deserved. And if you've heard anything different, it's a dirty lie. :-P

Meganjane does speak the truth. a. is true and b. is almost true (would you believe bathing-suits?)

However a Kilogram of chocolate will be fine. Please no "Fruit & Nut" bars please, as they're icky, but any other kind is okay.

Kate: I was thinking of sending you two 500 g boxes of the Cadbury Milk Tray, which has an assortment of creme filled milk chocolates, including the delicious Orange Creme and the delightful Caramello Supreme. Sound good? As for the picture, I'd really rather not have to explain to anyone why I'm trading candy for pictures of cute 5 year olds. So, is a picture taken in the past decade a possibility?

And before anyone gets the wrong idea, let me state here and now that I was NOT the one who suggested that the second picture in the links above made Jane look "heavier than I thought".

In fact, I would like to go on record saying that the picture in question does NOT make Jane look like she is 300 lbs., it just makes her look...um, full-figured.

And why don't I just stop this post right here.

Ah, in the past decade I doubt I have one. I suppose I could ask her mom...but that would be so embarressing and it would get back to MegJane eventually. I will go so far as to say that both of those pictures posted above of her were AWFUL and she looks nothing like that. I guess I'll just have to live with the knowledge that someone else will eat the chocolate.

Sigh....

On a somewhat unrealted note I would like to dispute MegJane's comment that she was a "cute" child...she was not. I was a cute child. She did, however, become a BEAUTIFUL adult, whereas I became a pudgy adult. There is a direct correlation between Cute Child = Not Cute adult and vice versa, this is why child actors generally don't stay successful. Cute turns into creepy very easily.

Kate:

Ah, well. I guess it just wasn't mean to be. No doubt Jane is breathing a sigh of relief, but she IS a geek's dream come true. After all, the first thing that any geek who finishes that first genetics textbook starts looking for is a woman who is taller, smarter and better-looking than he is.

Of course, this usually means that she not only knows better than to get involved with losers like me, she can spot us coming a mile away.

Nice posting with you.

Be well.

Jeb

Sorry Meg.... I am bored at work and it is past lunchtime and there are all these offers of chocolate parading in front of my eyes. I am sure you'll understand.

To everybody else,

I do have pictures of Megan that I am willing to share. They were taken during a weekend in Pocono’s this summer when substantial amount of G&Ts, sangria and shots were consumed that added certain glow to everybody involved.

Just when I think I've managed to get out, they pull me back in...

G & Ts? Sangria? Shots?

Glowing Jane Galt? Okay, THIS I have to see.

Name your price, Tatiana. Since you mentioned chocolate, I assume you wish to be payed in the form of sweet gold, not that filthy lucre. What kind of chocolate do you prefer?

Foreign or Domestic?
White, Milk or Dark?
Solid or Creme filled?
Nuts or Not? (hold the comments, please)
The Big Cs: Caramels or Cherries?
Samplers, or do you just want one big block of chocolate? (I have a friend in Hershey who swears he can get me a 20 oz chocolate kiss)

Or do you want touch of the unusual?
chocolate animals?
chocolate architecture?
chocolate celebrities?
(there is a candy shop near me in Philly who used to make miniature chocolate busts of Dolly Parton. I'm not joking.)

Your choice, Tatiana. Just tell me what you want.

Jeb
Will mail chocolate to P.O. Box of your choice.
Unless I've finally managed to creep Megan out and she bans me from this site.

Comments are Closed.