"I need to take care of me now, and I can't work for a while."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Kim Kardashian is telling friends ... she is so "distraught" over the divorce and torrent of publicity that followed, she's bailing on her Australian appearances and returning to the US of A.

Kim is moaning to friends, The Melbourne Cup appearance -- a Thoroughbred horse race -- is the first time she's ever missed work, but she says she just can't handle it.

And, we're told she's saying, "I need to take care of me now, and I can't work for awhile." It's unclear if Kim means that she's put the brakes on her reality show, or whether she'll be selective as to what she does and doesn't do.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/11/03/kim-kardashian-distraught-cancel-appearances-divorce/#.TsIA_D0r27s

[Tansy_Gold]

1. And what exactly is it that she does when she works?

Rhetorical question.


I really don't want to know. I'm not even sure why I'm asking, other than it's late, I'm tired, and I can't go to bed until the dog pees and comes in.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. She does what the dog does

The thing that made her famous, initially, was starring in a "home made" porn tape with her then-boyfriend, Ray J (little brother of Brandy "Moesha" Norwood).

At the end of the video, Kim and Ray J took turns...well, you've already figured it out, I assume, so there's no need for me to be graphic.

[Old and In the Way]

3. poor thing.

What's her definition of working? Getting out of bed in the morning?