The cast includes Michael Gladis (whose likeness to Orson Welles was mentioned last season) as insecure copywriter Paul Kinsey and Rich Sommer as heavyset media buyer Harry Crane.

“This is one of the few times my being unwilling to get in shape paid off,” said Sommer of being cast.

Awesome.

...come out to the Upright Citizens Brigade tonight for their Asssscat show. I'm doing the monologues, and I am excited/terrified. Should be fun!

Did you say "sixteen Emmy nominations?"

I... That's a lot.

So awesome!

Work was really, really fun the past two days. I've never heard so many champagne pops.

Tune in to AMC tomorrow for the all day Mad Men Marathon of Season One. Catch up! Relive! See it for the first time!

Because a week from tomorrow, it's Season Two.

And I think you might enjoy it.

Yay!

My friend Matty sent this along.

Now you suckers are going to get some REAL politickin'.

Vote with your hearts, people. Vote with your hearts.

Looks about right...

Seems innocuous enough, right?

Pros:

• Hey, it's fat free!
• It tastes okay.
• There's no rBST involved, which I'm sure means something to someone.

Cons:

• The bottle has this hilarious feature where the label is not securely attached, so that when you give it a good ol' shake, the bottle goes careening across the room, slamming into the floor, and shooting sticky fake-milk everywhere. It's great for people who want to spend the next twenty minutes of their lives on their hand and knees, wiping off every chair, table and baby toy that was unlucky enough to be in the spray's path.

The bottle, post-explosion. Not pictured: My rage.

The Lovely Virginia called me at work yesterday to tell me that Bea had all of a sudden started saying, "la, la, la." Which is a major step from her usual straight, open mouthed yell.

I know this is not a big deal, and most babies do it, but it was the big news in the Sommer home yesterday.

Here's video. You may catch a few "ba"s and "da"s, too.

Because Bea, all of a sudden, is crazy for consonants.

Babies are awesome.

Today's the day, friends!

Mad Men: Season One is available for purchase!

Catch up, quick! Season Two is only 27 days away!

That's a lot of exclamation points!

It's fat, because it's loaded with extras.

This is awesome.

AMC is running a contest.

The prize is a walk-on role in Mad Men.

How cool is that?

Go here.

Looks like my Joan Holloway costume may be coming out of retirement...

Check out New York Times Online today, where you might find this picture:

Smoky.

Do spellcheckers ever make you feel crazy?

Mine just tried to tell me "isn't" isn't a word.

On my screen, right now, both instances of "isn't" are underlined in red.

That one too.

Don't get it.