Just when the sex scandal called Washingtonienne has about jumped the shark - word has it she's appearing on "Save Washintonienne" bumper stickers and getting calls from playboy, yet seems to have a good attitude about it all - there's a new blog-related firing to fill the gossip lines.



Unfortunately for Amy Norah Burch, her case lacks the juicy sex scandal that could lead Washintonienne to a nice, soft book deal landing. According to the article in the Harvard Crimson, Ms. Burch, an "undergraduate coordinator for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies" has included in her email signature a link to her personal website, www.AnnoyYourFriends.com. That site included a link to her online blog. Inevitably, someone in her department decided to follow the trail, and wound up reading items like this one:



"“Work is aggravating me. I am one shade lighter than homicidal today. I am two snotty e-mails from professors away from bombing the entire Harvard campus.”



Harvard decided it would rather not be bombed, and took the opportunity to fire her blogging behind. And I don't think the Enquirerer is interested.



I don't understand why one would create a public blog with the idea that no one will read it. According to the article, Burch has deleted the contents of her blog, replacing the archives with a single entry: “Voyeurism is bad. Please go peep someplace else, Tom.” WTF? You put a blog onto the net. That's not voyeurism. If you take an ad out in the local paper, don't get mad if it's been read and taken seriously.



Caught the story on How Appealing. Blogger also has an article on "How to Not Get Fired Because of Your Blog."