We found this trolling Craigslist:

The Writers Store seeks Sales Consultant (West Los Angeles, CA) Reply to: job-670225792@craigslist.org Date: 2008-05-06, 10:51AM PDT

The Writers Store, the leading provider of essential tools for writers and filmmakers, is seeking a temporary, part-time Sales Consultant. Upon demonstrated success, the position may be available long-term. This is the perfect opportunity to turn your sales experience along with your hobby or interest in writing/filmmaking into a well-paying, exciting job. A knowledge and passion for writing/screenwriting is desired.

Job Responsibilities:
- Educate writers regarding tools and solutions for their craft.
- Accurately and efficiently process customer transactions using our automated systems.
- Participate in telemarketing, store activities, and other special promotions to assist in lead generation, increased sales, and retention.
- Ensure store is operationally ready at all times and each customer has a positive experience.
- Able to work retail hours of operation including evenings and Saturdays.

Minimum Qualifications:
- 2 + years experience in computer, software or related technical sales.
- Ability to analyze customer needs, and present solutions through delivery of our products and services.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of multi-tasking.
- Must possess excellent oral and presentation, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- MS office experience required. Proficiency in using multiple computer-based systems preferred.
- Positive attitude with a skill for finding solutions to everyday issues.
- College degree desired.

We Offer Part-time:

The average starting base rate after training is between $10 and $12/hour depending upon experience.

We're outraged. We'd like to think that the people working at The Writers Store could at least afford to buy a non-pirated version of Final Draft.

Per FBNY: Rupert Murdoch hired hackers to develop pirating software. They deny using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Uh-huh. We guess the media giant needed a hacker to get around paying his cable television charges.

Per wOw: Candice Bergen weighs in on Murdoch's $580 million bid for Newsday.

Per Contact Music: George Clooney and Rupert Everett are still verbally sparring. When, oh when, will this war of words turn into a homo-erotic mud wrestling match? When?

Yep today is the day.

It's like Christmas for the obsessively organized...we would imagine.

Salon.com ran a piece about the freelancer and taxes - plus a whole bunch of other advice we're choosing to ignore:

Leave your apartment. Get dinner. Wear real pants. Enjoy having people around to complain to -- or even better, celebrate with. And in your deepest, darkest moments, remind yourself of what made you want to be self-employed in the first place.

I realize that might be hard to remember right now, given that it's tax day. If so, forget the philosophical contemplation. Grab a friend and get a drink.

We only drink alone.

Anyway, as some of you may have noticed - we now have comments. You have to register. Don't hate us for that - hate the haters and spammers that have drove us to it.

We ask our readers: What is the weirdest thing you get a tax deduction on? Leave your answer in the comments. Come on. It'll be great.

Seriously - go ahead.

Leave a comment.

We dare you.

Well, we guess 'good' is subjective.

•At least one publisher won't go quietly. Daniel Magnus has filed a complaint including RICO violations against Metro Newspapers.

•Ravi Batra, a Manhattan lawyer, sues Dick Wolf for the unsavory character Ravi Patel, a Manhattan lawyer depicted on a Law and Order episode. The trick is that Batra has to prove he's the good kind of lawyer that doesn't gum up the justice system with stupid lawsuits in order to win his libel case that is essentially a stupid lawsuit. We like Dick Wolf's version better.

•The Page Six website is shutting down. Which leads to the question,"Page Six had a website?"

•Tribune company reports loss in 4th quarter profits. PR Newswire reports that Sam Zell said:

"In our first 75 days, we've made a series of key leadership changes, have launched a number of programs and projects to drive new revenue, and have initiated a fundamental shift in culture. In addition, we have begun a strategic review of certain Tribune assets to determine whether capital can be more effectively redeployed into our core operations or toward reducing our outstanding leverage."

•And finally, in case you didn't have enough reasons to hate Pop Fiction on E!. Now they are spamming blogs to try and get people to watch. Not even if you asked us nicely. Thanks Celebitchy!

Buff up on your new media knowledge. The keynote speaker will be Chris Anderson of Wired. It's on May 20-21 in New York City...and if you can't find that with the google maps - we can't help you.

Rupert Murdoch met with WSJ staff:

In his first visit to the Wall Street Journal's D.C. bureau, Rupert Murdoch told staffers Friday that he would put more resources into Washington coverage and take on the New York Times, while reassuring them that he is not a "conservative" pushing an agenda in the news pages.

LAT's, parent company Tribune hires Lee Abrams as chief innovation officer. Abrams is replacing - no one.

Dawn Wells, best known as Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," gets six months probation in Idaho after being caught with marijuana in her car. We heard that stuff works great on...ahem...sea sickness. Sorry, couldn't resist. Wells understands. Not being able to resist...

continued...

NBC has ordered a new 'celebrity' 'reality' show. Er. NBC has ripped off another BBC show. Will this one be a Coupling or an Office?

Sierra Club reports that LA used to be a bicyclists haven. Like that is so 80's...er 1880's.

The Hollywood Reporter says that the writers strike will have very little effect on ad-buying season. It's the feel-good story of the year.

E&P announces that Mike Brossart gets the gig as 'Inland Valley Daily Bulletin's Senior Editor.

Page Six reports that Glamour fired its sex blogger, Mike Cherico for being 'boorish' to women. We'd like some evidence that Glamour is not boorish to women. Regardless, a rep for the magazine told Page Six: "We're looking for a new Man Needs Date blogger." Look for it under the URL www.nofatties.blogspot.com.