I’m watching The Osbornes rerunning on MTV and I am having a blast watching Ozzy battling his addictions. Me too, man. “I always try sober in the worst possible conditions.” Yup. Sharon’s chemotherapy treatments are in the same facility where I spent many, many hours with Dawn this year. There’s Gabriel. Loved him. Oh, and the back of Angela’s head… I recognize her voice. Angels, those people at the Tower Oncology Group!

We’re in the month that Mom died. I’m pretty clear that I’ll spend the month weepy and reserved. I have scheduled some hefty social obligations for myself this month in an attempt to keep myself from never getting out of bed. Wish me luck! Had a good time at last night’s VNU Publications Holiday Party. Glad I went. Almost didn’t. We walked to Hollywood Blvd. to the lovely Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre. Lovely.

Keith and Rich taped the game show Lingo yesterday. They won! So, that’ll be a nice little influx of cash. The new season begins on the 9th, so we’ll be looking for their episode (episode?) and certainly tape it. I’m proud of my beau. Oh, he also had a very cool encounter with Tim Curry at the market this morning. Tim was SURE he recognized Keith from some film or TV show. Keith assured him, “Not yet. But you will,” and gave him his card. Greatness.

I have responses to make to other Bloggers who’ve stirred… well, responses in me.

I am so very sad that Glenn Quinn has died.

That’s me with Glenn and a friend who used to live in LA, Heather. We met up with the Angel cast at karaoke one night and ended up back at David Boreanaz’s house ’til 5am. He’s the one who took the photograph. Anyway… I’m just really sad about Glenn.

Oh, Chip, I am so very happy that SpyNotebook is back up and running. It was a sad few Blog-free days there. Thrilled you received the book and that you already feel ready to move to Hollywood to become a famous actor. I fully support you in that goal! Seriously, I hope you like the book. Lemme hear what you think of it, okay? Oh, why isn’t there an all-local Athens radio station? At least WUOG does “Sound of the City” still, right? Man, I miss my radio days.

Courtney, baby! LOVED the T’giving photos. I’ll put ours up soon. Oh, you said, “I kicked myself for not swerving off the freeway the other night to take down ideas when inspiration hit.” A suggestion: Carry a micro cassette recorder in the car with you. I used to do that when I was doing a ton of driving, and I’d speak my story ideas into the thing so that those thoughts weren’t lost due to my need to commute. Try that. Hey, what’d you think of the casting in Thirteen Conversations about One Thing, Courtney? I interviewed the casting director for that film and will probably meet with her again when I’m in New York to promote the book (nothing scheduled yet). So glad you enjoyed the Jury Duty Blog. Pretty interesting process, eh?

Of course, I am completely obsessed with finding out how the trial went. It should be over by now, and I really want to know the details of the case and whether the young woman was found guilty or not. Can’t find a dang peep about it online or in any newspaper. Are murder trials so very common that there is no ink wasted on their outcomes anymore?

Anyway, back to Courtney, thank you for the congrats and hurrah on the book. I am very proud and less freaked out about the fact that it’s here and it’s been such a huge investment on so many levels. It’s very exciting to hear Keith’s tales of the reactions casting directors are having, when he drops off their copies of the book. They are very pleased. I hope actors will be too, when the book is finally for sale in bookstores on January 10th.

Miss Jocelyn, thank you too for enjoying the Jury Duty Blog. As for Hello Kitty goodies, the best places to buy are the tiny little shops here in LA. Of course, any heavily-Asian-populated neighborhood should have a respectable Mom & Pop Shop filled with those hard-to-find, non-corporate, original Hello Kitty treasures. The other day on CNN I saw a story about Hello Kitty’s top holiday gifts, including the toaster, CD player, purse, and the standard stationery kits. The cool part was that there was a life-sized Hello Kitty costume on some poor kid standing silently next to the reporter. “Hey, I recognize that costume! I sold mine, identical to that one, on eBay for $225 in 1998.” Sometimes I miss that big ol’ Kitty Head hanging out in my apartment.

Anyway, to answer your question: Online tends to be a better and better place to find the steals on hard-to-find Hello Kitty goodies, if you don’t have the chance to go down to Little Five Points or something nouveau trendy like that. Hey, since when does the Engine Room do late night Thanksgiving dinner? Man, that’s a whole new Engine Room! Oh, you asked about the 20/20 story. I had Blogged about it before… hm, probably in the neighborhood of November 8th, which is when the report aired. Basically, it was an undercover exposé on casting director workshops, these events where actors pay to get to meet casting directors (who, BTW, are already paid by studios and production companies to meet actors). I’m looking forward to a follow-up report. There will be one, most certainly.

I went to see Ray Charles in Atlanta once. Fox Theatre. He was great! Did you enjoy the concert, Jocelyn? Oh, and I don’t know whether the letters in Alias spell Vaughn, but I’d vote that’s a good choice, if they’re spelling anything at all (I’d guess they are and that there is someone online who has figured out some sort of code).

Tina, did you find it amazing that when Sean Blogs (like Nov. 19, Sept. 15, and July 6), there is ALWAYS some comment about Reigns of Fire in it? Maybe that’s just me. I think the boy is fixated.

BrYan, “Damn Good Dog” indeed. Go Dawgs! And I hear ya on the delightful cheapness of drinks in Athens vs. anywhere else on the planet. Of course, here you can buy a cup of coffee (plain, normal, black coffee) for $4. So, I’m not even going to think about the days when I could go ALL OUT and do the town for $12 in Athens. Ah, sentimental old fool I am.

Okay, I’ll try to bring my head up from under the covers every now and then to Blog a bit. I’m just sad. Miss my Mom. Sad about the friends I’ve lost this year, the family relationships that have completely disintegrated, and trying very hard to NOT think that it all has something to do with all that is wrong with me. After this many losses (especially the losses of choice) in a short period of time, I am inclined to believe that my faults are the ones driving people away. Faith was here yesterday for several hours and she made it absolutely clear that THAT was just not true. I love her. It’s good to have a friend for 18 years.

Anyway, I try to do what Mom would do and focus on the lesson at all times. The lesson, the lesson, the lesson. And then it becomes okay that people fall away because it is all a part of some character-building exercise, leading to the complete Bonniness that I will be someday. So I have to see all the pain as a gift. Period.

Ugh. Shouldn’t Blog when depressed. Worry not, readers, I’m good. This is all expected December lifestyle stuff for me. I have a project starting up next week that will give me something on which to obsess… and for once I think that will be a very very very smart use of my energy.

Cheers,

-Bon.
More genius from Rose: “Information wants to be free, as long as it’s properly credited. Or even if it’s not.” — November, 2002, Somesuch-Whatnot