What with me being on the West Coast and writing about sports this weekend, I wasn’t around to watch “Saturday Night Live.” And yet, somehow, the world continued spinning. Crazy but true.

Strangely enough, the last time I didn’t watch “SNL” was the same time that the first of Kenan Thompson’s “What Up With That?” sketches aired. I loved the first one because it turned so many “SNL” conventions on their heads: it’s a talk show sketch that isn’t the usual lame talk show sketch, it features guest stars and blatantly refuses to use them in any meaningful way, and the fact that the skit goes on too long is part of the joke. That said, I REALLY hope this doesn’t become a recurring skit. Because this could get old real fast.

Anyway, I didn’t catch anything on Twitter about people thinking it was a terrible episode, so I’m going to assume that host Joseph Gordon-Levitt did a decent job until I finally get around to watching this a week from now. I like JGL despite the three names thing. Brick was awesome, and he was really good in Mysterious Skin despite that movie creeping me the hell out. It’s pretty funny to joke about beating and raping someone with a shampoo bottle, but it’s something else entirely to watch it happen.

I don’t break a whole lot of news around here, but I have a reliable industry source who’s confirmed that former vice president Al Gore will appear on the Christmas episode of “30 Rock” next month.

Now, if I wanted to meet the standard of TV industry reporting, I’d be spending a lot more time writing things like “scoop” and “exclusive” in all-capital letters with extra exclamation points — and maybe some question marks for good measure, just in case. But I’d prefer to hold on to a shred of my dignity and act like I’ve been here before (unlike certain breathless retards who shall remain unnamed). It’s not like I’m awesome because someone deemed to give me a piece of information. I’m just some jackass with a blog. Just like every jackass with a blog.

But anyway, yes: Al Gore will be on “30 Rock” this Christmas. That’s a Warming Glow exclusive. Big whoop.