After receiving a two-week suspension from work for sexual harassment, Liz is forced to attend “pervert seminars,” and then must return immediately to her apartment. But she has trouble staying away from the office. She bumps into Jack, who sympathizes with her:

Jack: “I feel for you. Remember that time when I came back from the World Economic Forum with mono, I missed a week of work and I wanted to pull my hair out but I couldn’t because it was too thick? People like us, we need the stress. We’re only happy when we’re overcoming obstacles.”

At home, Liz passes the time by boring the doormen with her stories. She meets one of her neighbors in the lobby who introduces her to a coterie of women who spend the day lounging around drinking Champagne, shopping at Barney’s and going to the dermatologist for Botox tune-ups. Liz resists the ladies-who-lunch lifestyle at first, but then she gets sucked into the whirlwind of mani-pedis, massages, sushi lunches and shopping sprees. Back at the HR rep’s office when her two weeks are up, Liz makes a difficult choice between going back to stress-filled work, or six more weeks of paid suspension. It’s an easy call: oh ladies, she’s back!

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• On tonight’s “30 Rock”: Liz has to find ways to occupy her time when she’s suspended from work. #
• Scott Adsit (Hornberger) interview! Hetalks about his favorite ep and characters, and his roots in comedy. http://tinyurl.com/c2ckpe #
• @TCFan1 Tune in to the show at http://www.nbc.com/30_Rock/ or http://www.hulu.com/30-rock in reply to TCFan1 #
• Everyone ready for new episode tonight? #
• @AlexWilder — I’m not a fan of being in the Pacific Time Zone when it comes to television…Ugh…. in reply to AlexWilder #
• @jagotti Yes — still a little while to go here… in reply to jagotti #
• @AlexWilder Still another half-hour wait for me… in reply to AlexWilder #
• This is like your version of sweatpants and pop tarts? #
• I’m prepared to do a nipple-slip if you need it. #
• Did Jackie Jorp-Jomp give up when those vampires attacked Woodstocks? #
• Is anybody else BM-ing like a rock star? #

• Mean Girls has finally made it onto Blu-Ray — http://tinyurl.com/cgqapc #

Would the cast do a live episode? Who are Liz and Tina’s heroes?

Just as the “TGS” crew celebrates its 50th episode, Jack shares some bad news: the  parent company Sheinhardt Wigs is announcing losses for the first time in its history since the Civil War, and that means everyone’s got to face cutbacks. One of the first victims: Jack’s assistant, Jonathan.

The Entertainment Division will come under particular scrutiny. A consultant has been hired to “trim the fat,” and Liz will have to present and justify her budget to him. Can Liz live up the to task? Not to worry. Sure enough, she’s got some Trix up her sleeve.

Like her “outside of the box thinking.” When the consultant Brad Halster arrives (played by Roger Bart), Liz goes into full-on Steve Jobs mode, in black turtleneck, New Balance sneakers and MacWorld Conference-style PowerPoint. It’s sleek, colorful and has impact. Are you getting it? Yeah.

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• @batpoet Yikes, must be a Twitter glitch. I hope the updates aren’t lost forever. in reply to batpoet #
• @nalaz Oh, gosh. That’s terrible. Hope all is save there now. in reply to nalaz #
• @sprinkleton I love Amy, too. I’m sure the momentum of the show will pick up, just as things did for The Office season 1. in reply to sprinkleton #
• @nalaz Oh, gosh. That’s terrible. Hope all is safe there now. in reply to nalaz #

• @JonHamm I would vote for you, even if you sucked, because beautiful people are treated differently than moderately pleasant looking ones. in reply to JonHamm #
• I need a make-up artist. No, the sluttier one. #
• They make take my dignity, but they will never take our straws! #
• I had to give him a taste of the lemon and it was not sour my friend, not sour. #
• We had a deal – top front and I worked your ears. #
• Kenneth, we feel bad that we but mostly Jenna gassed your bird. #
• Okay, east coast 30 Rock fans, what did you think of tonight’s show? And, did y’all tune in for Parks & Recreation? #
• Did you recognize the consultant? Actor Roger Bart! He was George Williams on Desperate Housewives – and in The Producers, too! #
• @StephieMay That was absolutely brilliant! #

• Video clip of Tracy Morgan’s wacked out guest appearance on WGN Morning News in Chicago. http://tinyurl.com/383z83 #
• You gotta watch his impression of a pregnant woman, at 3:08. http://tinyurl.com/383z83 #
• @batpoet He is just high on life, that Tracy Jordan. #
• @tek3225 Thanks for the RT! #
• So, tomorrow will be a busy night. Two new eps of The Office, Parks & Recreation in between, the new 30 Rock. Better get some rest now! #

• 4/9 “Cutbacks” episode: It’s the 50th episode of “TGS,” but the excitement is short lived as Jack announes that NBC is making budget cuts. #
• Also, Liz does some negotiating to save jobs, while Kenneth takes on extra responsibility, causing Jenna and Tracy question his integrity. #
• Doesn’t “Cutbacks” sound like a mashup of “Hardball” (Josh’s contract is up) and “Reunion” (Tracy & Jenna are threatened by Kenneth’s jokes) #