DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU.....

Have you ever worked a 30-hour day? Probably not. Back in my Z100 days, I remember working a 24-hour day, where I had to work for the morning show, and then write the script for a Top 100 year-end countdown, and then head off to Madison Square Garden in New York City for a night of Jingle Ball. I did this all without the use of coffee or Red Bull and just for the love of radio, which would eventually show me the door in 2009. So much for my love of radio! 

Anyway, a young Indonesian copywriter, who regularly tweeted about her heavy workload, recently died after spending 30 hours straight in the office. 24-year-old, Mita Diran collapsed to the ground and slipped into a coma on Sunday after weeks of little sleep and downing energy drinks just to keep going. Was this girl nuts? If there was one thing that I did learn while working morning radio hours from host Elliot Segal was that our bodies need rest and with the hours we kept, naps were imperative. I remember him saying that his doctor told him that hour bodies need 6 to 8 hours of sleep a night to function correctly. Energy drinks might boost your energy, but they don't replace sleep and a good night's rest. Miss Diran seemed to try to substitute Red Bull for sleep and it seems her body just shut down. She died hours after she collapsed. 

Diran, who worked for the Ogilvy and Mather owned Young and Rubicam ad agency in Jakarta, repeatedly posted updates about her hectic job online. Saturday night, she tweeted, "30 hours of work and still going strooong." She also previously posted on Tumblr, "Tonight, I carry the keys to the office for the eighth day running. I'm still here. I have no life. Someone please take me out for drinks, kicks and giggles."

I think that it was really sad that this young girl, who was probably trying to make a name for herself in the business, could not find a work-life balance. I try to explain to my fiancée, Laila that she needs to find that, as well, because she too is a workaholic. Work is normally a 9 to 5 job. Once you put in your 8 hours, leave and enjoy your life! And to those who use Red Bull as a substitute for sleep, that is what probably killed this poor girl. Diran's father and the company she worked for took to social media pages to show their devastation, but the bottom line is that Diran probably died because she was trying to overachieve. Her father was not to blame and for now, it seems her company did not force her to work those hours. She chose to do it on her own. Take it from someone who knows firsthand, sleep and rest is more important than pushing yourself like this and dying. What do you think?

THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER LEAVE TWITTER ACCOUNT UNATTENDED!!

When does this popular Philly weatherman get a break? First, I remember hearing a story back in 2010 through my friend Elliot on Elliot in the Morning in Washington DC, that his friend John Bolaris, a weather anchor for the Philadelphia FOX affiliate, was drugged while on vacation and robbed by beautiful women in Miami, Florida. I know. The story sounds very fishy! Well, he's in the headlines again! It turns out; his fiancée drunkenly took over his Twitter account while he was sleeping and unleashed a barrage of racy messages promising nude photos of herself for his fans.

The former Playboy model, Erica Smitheman, started her Twitter binge on Sunday night, writing, "Hello this is Erica...love John, he loves you all, I guess it's ok if I send you all a naked photo or two...don't tell my love." Is this girl crazy? Doesn't she know how many perverts are out there? And why didn't I see these tweets sooner? Dammit! Smitheman continued to write suggestive tweets referring to her modeling past and hinting that she'd taken over Bolaris's account behind his back. This guy can't catch a break! First his credit cards and money are stolen by beautiful women and now his fiancée is breaking into his Twitter account! Hilarious! Another tweet read: "This is Erica; I did pose in Playboy...so what? I will post my naked pictures...John has no clue." She then posted sexy pictures of herself for those who didn't believe she would do it while bragging how great the sex is with Bolaris. 

 Bolaris made headlines last May when he revealed that he'd been the victim of a scam by an Eastern European crime ring, which used beautiful women to take advantage of him at a club in Miami. Bolaris said he was drugged twice in March 2010 by two "bottle girls" who pressured him to do shots and go out with them, and then charged over $43,000 to his credit card. He claimed to have no memory as to what happened on either of those nights spent with them, but the FBI says he was one of nearly 90 victims of the same scam. Bolaris was recently called to testify against the organizers. He was fired from his job at FOX over the scandal, but ultimately won back the money he lost in the scam from his credit card company American Express, as well as damages. Since losing his job, Bolaris made occasional appearances on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show, where he proposed to Smitheman earlier this year and thanking her for her support through his ordeals of the past few years. 

Bolaris stood by his woman this week in the wake of the Twitter mayhem she caused, making light of the situation and defending her against those who criticized her behavior. Hey, who wants to be critical when a hot chick is threatening to post nude photos of herself? Anyway, Bolaris defended his fiancée by writing: "Obviously my fiancée had a little party on Twitter last night, she has been by my side through everything, and I love her. (Hmm interesting tweets)" To the disappointment of many of Bolaris's fans, Smitheman did not follow through on the naked photos and Bolaris said none would be forthcoming either. Having already weathered his share of public storms, Bolaris doesn't seem interested in hiding anything and left all the tweets Smitheman posted visible on his account. Let this be a lesson to you men out there with Twitter accounts! It can be dangerous to leave your smart phones unattended. Luckily in Bolaris's case Smitheman wasn't a woman scorned. She was just looking to have a little fun. Unfortunately, it was at his expense...Like he hasn't already been through enough!