Oh yeah, I know that feeling…
Source: xkcd.com, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, maths and language.
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For the true editorial pedant, you might be interested in LanguageLog.org, a collection of linguistically inclined minds who daily take to task the media (including the online media) on matters lingua.
LanguageLog.org is fun — I’ve been a semi-frequent reader (via RSS) for some time now :-)
Other dictionarily-minded places to keep an eye on: Michael Quinion’s World Wide Words; Verbotomy, where you can suggest neologisms to suit a given definition; Dave Langford’s monthly newsletter, Ansible, which usually includes a Thog’s Masterclass section, quoting silly prose from F&SF novels; WordSpy, which sniffs out new words and phrases; and TV writer Jane Espenson’s Jane in Progress blog, where she analyses and dissects the craft of scriptwriting. Oh, and of course there’s Erin McKean, Dictionary Evangelist and keen dressmaker.
I smiled when I saw/read this – I can SO see you doing this (but in a good way!).