The Klutz Chronicles




Two months ago, I had back surgery. Today, I fell down the stairs.


If I were 3, this is what what I might have told my mommy: “I fell down went boom.” Today, that transformed into an audible, expletive-filled “Doh!”

I am a klutz, and it is genetic. My dad once threw a small anchor from his fishing boat…and it landed in his leg. Oops.

But all is well. My back doc ordered a new x-ray, and I was relieved to find out that I didn’t re-herniate or fracture anything. I just feel like…someone who fell down the stairs. Good times!

I don’t really have a point; I just like to share.

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Voting for Change

I love voting, because it gives me the right to bitch. And because I can. I will never understand apathy in this situation; it is very frustrating to hear the myriad excuses that many people my age and younger have for not voting. I just don’t get it.

But I love voting in my particular neighborhood. Without going into personal detail, I will illustrate why I feel like a blue hitchhiker on the wrong side of the red tracks.

This is what the list of names in my precinct looked like (I had time to sneak a peek as they checked me in):

Your Mom: REPUBLICAN
Your Dad: REPUBLICAN
Your Hippie Cousin: INDEPENDENT
Jo Pinionated: DEMOCRAT
Joe Schmo: REPUBLICAN
Mrs. Joe Schmo: REPUBLICAN
Joe Schmo’s Elderly Father: REPUBLICAN

Not only that, but there was a very large stack of empty democratic ballots gathering dust with only two hours left until closing time.

Look, I love our house. It just so happens that we bought a home in a quiet suburb where no one else looks like k.d. lang.

That being said, after I left the polls I came across three women holding Obama signs, and of course I had to go talk to them.

Me: “Ladies, I just want to say how refreshing it is to see liberals out here in this town. It’s a rare sight.”
Ladies: “We drove in from Oakland.”

So there you go.

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I’m Going to Adopt…a Writer!


I am VERY honored and excited to have been chosen as a participant in the Adopt-a-Writer project, which supports the Writers Guild of America. I have been assigned a TV writer to interview; to look behind the scenes and at the career of someone in the industry who is currently on strike, to put a face to one of the names you see scrolling quickly in front of you on the big and small screens.

Although I am not able to reveal details just yet, I can tell you that he is an accomplished writer/producer/director of many shows and films which feature significant pop culture icons. Obviously I am quite thrilled with this assignment!

Stay tuned…

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Resolution Rumor: A Writers Strike Update


I’m on my way out the door to see No Country For Old Men, but I wanted to let you know that there are very strong rumors about a possible settlement between the network moguls and the Writers Guild of America. This could happen within a day or the week.

For more information, visit UnitedHollywood or Deadline Hollywood Daily.

When this happens, not only will the Oscars go on as planned, but production on new episodes of our favorite shows will commence once again.

Sweet.

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Sexy is the New Funny: Matt Damon Plays Along


As you all know, Matt Damon is the Sexiest Man Alive (according to People Magazine; if I were marooned on an island and had to choose, it would be Clooney). I was not aware, however, that Damon has a great sense of humor. Until now.

Click here to watch Sarah Silverman and Damon in one of funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time. Don’t open it at work, or just turn down the volume if you do.

Silverman has been dating Jimmy Kimmel for several years now, and Damon and Kimmel have an animated, jovial history together. If you’re interested in the back story, just go to YouTube and type in both names. But now I must switch over and post more Lost theories on the other blog.

Have a great weekend!

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Why I Support the Writers Strike


I have supported the Writers Guild of America Strike from Day 1 and will continue to do so until it is resolved on their terms. I support the writers as a film & TV fan standing strong on the sidelines cheering them on as they fight for the compensation that they deserve.

I support them because of Jim, Pam and Dwight Schrute, three people we’ve all either fallen in love or worked with at some point in our lives.

I support them because of Coach Taylor and Tami, the most realistic television couple in recent memory.

I support them because two men spent a summer together in the mountains of Wyoming, fell in love, and forever changed the social landscape of modern film.

I support them because of the Fisher clan, and their delightfully dysfunctional family squabbles at the funeral home. And because that series finale was beautifully written, one of my favorites of all time.

I support them because of Mulder and Scully, without whom my entire pop culture world and outlook would be vastly different, and far less exciting. And, truth be told, without whom I may never have met the love of my life.

I support them because Ray Kinsella built a baseball field on his farm, and because Crash Davis believed in long, slow, deep, soft wet kisses that last three days.

I support them because of Tobias Funke and his never-nude syndrome.

I support them because of Jenny Schecter, the only character on television that I have disliked for 5 consecutive seasons yet continue to watch. I support them because they haven’t caved from years of fan pressure and given up on her.

I support them because a 29-year old woman just received a Best Original Screenplay nomination for her very first film, which she wrote while sitting in a suburban Target.

I support them because of Al Swearengen, who makes Tony Soprano seem like a sweetheart.

I support them because once a week, I crash land on a mysterious island for an hour, and continue to talk about the other survivors for the next six days like they are personal friends.

I support the writers because they are the ones who have created this amazing melange of characters, some of whom I relate to, and some of whom I escape through.

My TiVO may be empty, but my heart remains on the picket line.

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