I do love Instant Netflix but sometimes their logic is fascinating. Because I liked the Comedy Central Charlie Sheen Roast, here was their latest (hilarious) suggestion for me: HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS:  “an enlightening tour of our current cosmic knowledge in this miniseries that starts with the Big B...

That’s what Dan asked when I told him how great my phone conversation was with my Producer today, a phone call she interrupted only briefly to handle a negotiation regarding the third film in a series that’s thus far grossed 1.2 BILLION dollars (I looked it up). I didn’t mention the Scotc...

Went swimming for the first time since mid-summer and it was fantastic. I have been feeling a bit jealous of Belle’s swimming career, although I am not quite brave enough to venture into the Bay to join her. An extraordinary Yelp offer ($55 for a massage and one month of a gym membership) yielded an ...

Yesterday I quoted Brad Goreski saying “Cute does not pay the bills” and while I totally understand that, in my heart of hearts I just don’t believe it.  (Susan pointed it out tonight as well, just as we were about to enter a Fragrance Fest –– more on that soon). I do thi...

Specifically, , a documentary about screenwriting. Seriously.  (And I think they were just going for the Script/Crypt sound-alike thing in the title for laughs without realizing they’d made an actual horror film.) But retracing my day to happier beginnings … A super-productive morning (I c...

On Friday Jonah (age eight) got us together for lunch to select Secret Santas, also announcing that if we got our own names, we had to buy a present for ourselves. And I did. There was something so sweet about this –– buying a present for yourself and wrapping it up –– that I really enjoyed. And I was dete...

First, I think it’s only fair to say that I’ve accepted that my best guy friend Dan has been abducted by aliens. There’s really no other explanation for 2 days without communication, particularly given that he’s in Sedona. And, more importantly, quite frankly that’s what he...

I’m not a big fan of a 2012 Apocalypse, but Wikipedia defines one as: “An Apocalypse (Greek: “lifting of the veil” or “revelation”) is a disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e. the veil to be lifted.” I love the ...

Last year on New Year’s Eve I was reclining in business class on a Virgin Airlines flight to Sydney, en route to the New Zealand/Australia cruise that really did change my life. Frankly, I’ve had a lot of New Year’s Eve experiences in my day including (in what feels like another life) my ...