Hi, I’m Lorie, turning 23 in less than a week, and though I may be a <chubby> fashionista, I do not go for designer stuff. :p

I can talk about anything under the sun, and if you ask me a question about myself, I will give you a five-to-ten-page, single-spaced thesis on who I am, what makes me tick, what my passions are, and what would get me to wait on you hand-and-foot. And the latter is made up of two things: gadgets/software/tech stuff and chocolate. :p

Visitors to my place (dorm room) should bring a bar (or ten :p) of chocolate(s), but thereafter is free to use Phoenix, my clunky 701MHz, 256MB (RAM), 100 GB, Ubuntu Feisty/Edgy (dual booting), circa 2001 desktop. :p Only Grace, LC and Jay (friends and boyfriend) have been able to use Sayuri, my loved-yet-hated Macbook, for extended periods of time, unsupervised. :p [Read more…]

Looks like our favorite celebrity Paris Hilton will be spending some jail time these next few weeks over a driving-related violation. People.com reports.

Paris Hilton on Friday was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation by repeatedly driving with a suspended license.

“[Hilton] disregarded everything … and didn’t care and kept driving,” said Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer.

Paris had been pulled over and arrested for several driving offenses starting September of 2006, first of which was DUI (driving under influence) related. Her license was suspended, and she was then asked to enroll in alcohol education programs by February this year. The charges were brought forth with Paris’ having failed to enroll in such a program and still driving even with a suspended license.

Meanwhile, Paris’ attorney was blaming the system for singling out Paris because of her celebrity status.

“I’m shocked and disappointed at the sentence by the judge,” the hotel heiress’s attorney, Howard Weitzman, said afterwards. “To sentence Paris Hilton to jail is uncalled for, inappropriate and ludicrous. She was singled out for who she is. She’s been selectively targeted. Paris was honest in her testimony. We plan to appeal. Shame on the system.”

My name is JAY GOTERA.

My friends say my first name sounds like a noisy bird while my surname sounds like a yucky disease. Don’t worry, my “jay” is caged and my “cholera” will not hit your gut — only your funny bone, hopefully — since it’s only a cholera of words.

Well, starting today the “jay-bird” is here to contaminate you with a rash of “cholera” on the latest goings on in the worlds of politics and showbiz.

We know showbiz isn’t all glitter and politics isn’t all about serving the people. We’ll try to sort out the politicians and celebrities for you and reveal their inner skin – warts and all. Oops, facials and Photoshop editing not allowed here!  

Starting today, I’ll turn the latest in politics and showbiz into drinkable coffee for your – grinding the most important happenings, percolating them through my own humorous, sometime satirical filter and serving them right to your laptop or personal computer table. Oops, don’t spill it! [Read more…]