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Jane-Rebecca Cannarella is an editor at HOOT Review, a cat lady, and a Nutella enthusiast. When not poorly playing the piano, she chronicles the many ways that she embarrasses herself at the website www.youlifeisnotsogreat.com. She occasionally drinks wine out of a mug that has a smug poodle on it, and she’s not great at writing in the third person.
March 14, 2014 · 6:23 pm

The disillusionment of Liono

It’s not a secret that I like to wear costumes. During times that it’s probably inappropriate to wear costumes:

because it was Tuesday

because it was Tuesday and I needed to go grocery shopping

But it’s no fun to dress up alone. Sometimes you need a companion

I have an idea who I might ask to dress up with me

I have an idea who I might ask to dress up with me

And most of the time I feel like Liono enjoys it
your cat is smart

But I might have crossed a line. Because I was recently here and purchased something:

cats love it

cats love it

And if I love one thing more than cats, it’s unicorns. And a unicorn-cat named Liono seemed like a dream come true. So I went for it:

There is a decline in happiness

There is a decline in happiness

this isn't the face of a cat loving it

this isn’t the face of a cat loving it

this is a cat that's completely given up on anything good or just in this world

this is the face of a cat that’s completely given up on anything good or fair in this world

Maybe I should stop dressing Liono up, for both of our mental and emotional health.

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March 7, 2014 · 2:53 pm

How to bring people down a peg – This Guy

After an intellectually stimulating conversation with my dear friend we decided that you can only be one of the following: nice, hot, or talented. You can’t be all three, it’s not fair. Good qualities are too rare, and it’s unjust to hog all of them. PICK ONE.

Which is why this guy gets greeted with daily abuse by the writers’ room. Here are a few of the things that he gets to see about himself recently:

to add insult to injury. The hilarious illustration under the middle picture was drawn by "this guy." Because he's a talented writer and an incredible artist too. Bastard.

to add insult to injury the hilarious illustration under the middle picture was drawn by “this guy.” Because he’s a talented writer and an incredible artist. Bastard.

For more ha’s go visit the author of those missives here

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February 24, 2014 · 4:42 pm

Corey Albertson

Just like this guy, we have a new addition to the writers’ room at work. You might remember him from here.

He’s taken a significant left-hand turn away from well-wishing and Valentine’s Day celebrating.

Wise cracks with our dinosaur Corey Albertson

Wise cracks with our dinosaur, Corey Albertson

Welcome to Jurassic Snark
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February 19, 2014 · 3:13 pm

The rise of office bitchery

While I would generally never update twice in the same week, something so magical has happened that it warranted the effort to type.

Like a phoenix rising from bitchy ashes, more passive aggressive notes have flown into the break room.

let me fill the break room with my suck!

let me fill the break room with my suck!

It’s honestly better than I could ever wish for:

RAR RAR RAR WRATH WRATH WRATH. "I'm going to write this instead of a nice note that says 'please don't eat my food, I'm broke and doing so is silly'" RAR RAR RAR

RAR RAR RAR WRATH WRATH WRATH. “I’m going to write this instead of a nice note that says ‘please don’t eat my food, I’m broke and doing so is silly'” RAR RAR RAR

I feel this person’s pain. So I wrote a note in solidarity (or in sarcasm). I think it speaks for itself:

Only when it feeds upon the blood of the innocent will the refrigerator monster leave us alone!

Only when it feeds upon the blood of the innocent will the refrigerator monster leave us alone!

Together. In perfect unity.
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February 18, 2014 · 2:12 pm

This Guy

You Life is starting a new segment (which I may or may not follow through with see: this, this, this, this, and this) that is tentatively called, “This Guy.” The guy who is the “this,” is my co-worker and general nice guy, Jim.

Fellow co-worker and comedian Dave has taken to starting each day by putting nice “This Guy” Jim in his place with a dose of humiliation and berating.

His make outs with Jessica Tandy was the cause of her death

His make outs with Jessica Tandy was the cause of her death

and, of course,

jim collage part 2

Nothing says, “we love working with you,” like a bout of degradation. Who is afraid of Spongebob? This guy.

For some more of Dave’s hilarity check out his website here

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February 14, 2014 · 4:54 pm

The very best sort of day

May your Fridays be filled with dinosaurs and your hearts filled with love

May your Fridays be filled with dinosaurs and your hearts filled with love

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February 10, 2014 · 4:03 pm

The trouble with Wi-Fi

I’ve tried to explain to my 68-year-old father that not everyone knows his first name is Richard, and that by making this the Wi-Fi location it might be sending the elderly neighbors the wrong message

wifi

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January 30, 2014 · 9:20 pm

What a hateful vending machine

The best notes are passive aggressive notes at the work place. There is a secret thrill letting someone know how much you disapprove of their behavior. It must be doubly so when you address that disapproval to an inanimate object (sort of animate object? I mean…a vending machine does move, there’s some animation involved).

Let’s investigate

I WANT MY DOLLAR, VENDING MACHINE!

I WANT MY DOLLAR, VENDING MACHINE!

I would like to yell at the vending machine too, my concern and hatred regarding the robot apocalypse is well documented

spoiler alert - I don't actually have an extension. Because I don't have a phone

spoiler alert – I don’t actually have an extension. Because I don’t have a phone

Hating machines together, in perfect harmony
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Never let the machines win.

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January 27, 2014 · 8:52 pm

The bloom is off the rose

I had a glow-y feeling about employment for a very brief juncture. However, I think it can now be summed up by this crudely executed illustration:

a human graph

a human graph

This is my co-workers and myself. At the very end is a loaf of bread meant to graphically depict our slow march to the bread line.

(I’ll let you guess which one might be me).

(It’s the one screaming with their arms crossed)

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January 16, 2014 · 1:35 pm

What’s a droid?

Based upon a debate with my friends on what character in Star Wars we would be, it became more and more obvious that we wouldn’t be any of the exciting big name characters .

We’d be more like this:

we wouldn't have made it past "A New Hope."

we wouldn’t have made it past “A New Hope.”

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