I like elevating my reasons for reading East of Eden this week from “I think that episode of Oprah is coming up” to “I’m celebrating Banned Books Week.” It’s also one of the few Steinbeck novels I haven’t read. Just never got around to it. For an 800 page book, I’m flying through it, and…

I found out if I raise $1000, I get a crown. That’s $200 away. Time to start mass-emailing my friends until they hate me.

From Catronia: The madness continues. Spreads. Legoland, a theme park at Windsor has a miniature London, made from Lego bricks. They’ve added a new attraction… Which amuses me greatly. Still no sign of him escaping, falling “dead” from the box and reappearing moments later in the river, an email prediction from “those in the know”,…

This newly-single Mensa maven followed the wrong instinct when she slowly strolled into Hollywood’s Wiltern Saturday night wearing almost the exact same get-up as the man of the evening, hairstyle included. Only the older diva had slightly smaller breasts. This unmatched power duo seemed to be unclear on the concept of “intermission,” as this couple…

Hey Pam, My friend Clare and I went down to see him – just because the whole thing is so bizarre. It does get a bit hypnotic, but we did periodically yell out “it’s not magic, idiot!!”. I attached two photos for you. Clare’s not giving you, the photo viewer, or me, the photo taker,…

Today is Eddie Izzard Day. That is all that matters. Last night after Jessica and I stopped jumping up and down squealing, I realized: Eddie Izzard is the straight girl’s Margaret Cho. We finally have our Margaret Cho!

Oh, my gosh. We already surpassed my fundraising goal. Thank you so much for helping a great cause. I had no idea what a realistic amount would be to strive for, since according to the website it’s a big deal if you can raise $1000. We’ve raised over five hundred dollars in just twelve hours!…

Continuing the Florida love, The Tampa Tribune gives WGAW a good review.

I knew you’d bust me on that, Dan. As soon as I hit “post” I regretted writing “Fun stuff”. It’s totally something my dad would have written. Thanks for calling out how ridiculous I sounded. I’m not Jon Carroll. I don’t get to say “Fun stuff.” On an unrelated note, I thought Underworld was a…

Not your everyday book. I’ve been asked to come up with a take on The Emperor’s Babe (by Bernardine Evaristo) for a company in London, so I stayed up late tonight re-reading it. I realize I hadn’t given it the proper recommendation a few weeks ago when I first mentioned it. It’s not just my…