Looking Back On A Week In Which We Felt Married To Our Jobs

• We prepared ourselves for the tornado of class that will be Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. (The liveblog starts at 8 ET!)
• And speaking of “class,” get ready for dating shows featuring Tila Tequila and “a Tommy Lee type”!
• VH1′s attempt to bait us worked.
• Marié Digby? More like Marié Phony, ho ho ho.
• Rick Rubin wants you to join his street team.
• We spent our Labor Day watching Justin Timberlake labor onstage.
• We found out that Michael Anthony was the classy one.
• In the criminal justice system, Benson/Stabler pairings are considered especially hot by fans of Law & Order: SVU.
• We got up close and (personal) with Fergie Ferg.
• Jess’ mom got closer to No. 1 on her “Top 100 R & B Songs” countdown.
• Vanessa Hudgens’ nudie pic: Will it shake up the Billboard 200?
• Finally, how much do we love that you guys love Sugababes, too?