Oprah, Gayle, Tina... and Me?

We all know that Gayle King is Oprah's best friend. They talk on the phone every day, they take
cross-country road trips together, and Gayle inherits realty when Oprah's dogs die. I have a best friend already, and she's awesome, but... as awesome as Oprah?

I admit, I have a slight fascination with Oprah. She raises money for charity, runs marathons -- well, one marathon -- and made thousands of women realize they were wearing the wrong bra size. I'm not one of those women who subscribe to the Oprah Religion, but I will say when her show on the Secret aired, I made a dream board (don't make fun).

If anything were to happen between Gayle and Oprah, I would be happy to slip in as her new BFF. But, it looks like I might have some competition! Tina Fey has told Us Weekly, she'd love to have Oprah on 30 Rock: "I want Oprah to play my best friend. I want to spend time with Oprah, and I don't know what I need to do to make it happen."

Tina, you may be famous, whip smart, incredibly funny, and make more money than I do, but well, hmm -- I guess you do sound better on paper. I can tap dance though. Does that make a difference?

Oh Opoo!

I think we all know who to thank for the big sales of this wonderfully illustrated book. That's right, these two clowns:



More about poop today in Salon.

What do we think of OBG?

AdAge's Larry Dobrow calls Oprah's Big Give "a rare misstep," and I'm not sure I disagree. But I'm certainly going to give it a few more episodes before I decide.

I do love a heartbreaking tale as much as the next O-fan, but the show seems to gloss over its subjects stories, and -- as Mr. Dobrow points out -- it also sort of asks us to rank tales of woe. The jury at Oh Oprah! is out... stay tuned. Maybe Anne'll pipe in one day!

"I'm sorry, Melissa and Anne." --Oprah

Okay, so maybe that wasn't her exact quote.

The internet cannot keep up with Lady O, who has graciously issued an apology to everyone who couldn't log onto The New Earth classroom on Monday night. That includes me! Oprah says she's sorry to me! Woo!

The commenters on InformationWeek's story are going on and on about God though. Silly.

What I really want is an apology for this week's reruns. Recaps coming soon (of the new shows, that is).

PS-Doesn't Miss O look breezy in that orange shirt with her hands on her knee? So cute! And a bit of cleave, too. Daring!