A reporter had to cancel her credit cards after her purse was stolen while she was doing a story about a robbery spree—wait, it gets more ironic— outside a police station.

"I'm going on a date with a *new* guy on Wednesday, and I practically begged him not to google me. 'It'll be post-post modern! A REAL blind date!' I insisted, hoping the tiniest bit of desperation didn't creep into my voice. I just want, for once, the kind of date I used to have ... the kind where I didn't have to…

Mediabistro is looking for a last-minute sub for Greg Lichtenberg's class tonight, if you're not doing anything. Greg's an Iowa grad who's had his writing published in the Times magazine, Fence, and Dragonfire, so you'll have some big shoes to fill.