We were filming in a residential neighborhood Friday, and on our lunch break, I decided to power walk around it, to make up for all of the 27 tiny snickers bars I stress-ate between shots. …
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when life pulls you inside
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Claydate
The members of my vintage YA book club and I are very much adult people, but we were once children who hid in our rooms from the sun, allergic to back sweat and socializing, instead …
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SCENE FROM BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD LIFE
Me, this morning, frantically shouting at my agent’s assistant through my phonecar: HEY, SORRY, WHERE IS THIS MEETING? Agent’s Assistant:…Joan’s on Third. Me: YES I KNOW, BUT WHERE IS IT Agent’s Assistant: on Third. Me: …
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things to do during an MRI
Plan Thanksgiving Take deep, restorative breaths No, really, plan every moment and every interaction and every bite of food of Thanksgiving MORE DEEP RESTORATIVE BREATHS NO BUT REALLY WTF IS THAT SOUND MAYBE I’LL PUT …
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why to answer the phone
Me:….Hello? Very Very Nice Telemarketer Guy: HELLO! This is MARK! Calling from the Geffen THEATER! The Geffen Theater would like to thank you for being a subscriber in the past, and would like to invite …
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GLAMOUR; LUXURY
To any of those who, for whatever reason, are under the false impression that my life is in any way elegant or charming, HERE IS THE ROACH THAT JUST DIED ON MY SHOE.
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girl, inside
When I remember to get my hair cut, I always leave the place feeling like an elegant, effortless Body Wash Commercial, stepping out of a white limo on a Loop, But then I quickly remember …
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youth is busy
I’ve been trying to find time to get on the phone with a woman who grew up with my Grandma in Brooklyn. As we were trying to agree upon a time over email, she said …
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on the nose
I love when I have a dream that is so on the nose, it’s like a sixth grader wrote it for an assignment they were just trying to finish real fast so that they could …
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about face(s)
Actually, I really don’t have any good explanations, except that there are crown stickers on my head because these are from a scrapbook my dear Mom made to commemorate me, but other than that I …