Burke starts clinic with Chase, Cameron and Foreman

Specifically for beeform and erica_roo and anyone else who suffers from their symptoms:

Isaiah Washington has lost his job on the hit ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," five months after creating a furor with his use of an anti-gay slur.

Washington's contract option was not renewed for next season, series producer ABC Television Studios said Thursday.

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement released through his publicist, Howard Bragman, without elaboration.

Best-of-picspam: poast moar

Tuesday marks the first anniversary of picspam (wow, six whole pictures; how did I find the time?), so to celebrate, let's do something a little different.

This little endeavor would be a huge waste of time (or more of a waste of time) without its readers. So instead of me digging through the archives and dredging up my favorites (which is more or less what I do every time I picspam), I'd like to hear from you. Thumb through the archives, post some links to your favorites from the last 365ish days as comments (screening is on) and on Tuesday we'll make it into an event. Vote early, vote often, the oftener the better; if it spills out into >50 then we'll just make it into several posts.

And here's hoping you've enjoyed exploring the links. I've made a lot of pleasant discoveries and expanded my f-list as a result of picspam; I hope you've gotten something out of it, too, if only momentary diversion....

Picspam, liberating Paris edition

Sorry, y'all. Yesterday was especially rough on the LOL/macro-speak. Today, in three words: Paris Hilton macros. Yes, I'm sick of the vacuous diseased tart, too, but today's are rather precious. If you don't think you can handle it, bug out now. Use only as directed. If unsatisfied, return unused portion of picspam for a full refund. If symptoms persist, see a doctor. Some settling may have occurred during shipping. For a free written transcript, hit CTRL-P. ( 59 pics below.... )