Sex Talks

I'm writing from the couch of our apartment in L.A. with pumpkin-spiced coffee in hand, a soon-to-be-smoked turkey marinading in the kitchen and R reading last week's New York Times Sunday Review by my side. It's 65 degrees outside, The Rockettes just did their thing they do so well, and in an hour I'll be back on this coach watching the National Dog Show aka America's greatest television programming decision of all time. Life is very nice. Here are 10 other things that have made it particularly enjoyable to live this year. (It goes without saying that my family and friends make the top of this list this and every year, but especially this year because I'm getting married so they're doing friend and family duty way overtime.) 10. The Couch-to-5K App for iPhone - At this time last year I could run for approximately 1.5 minutes without stopping. Today I can jog for 22 minutes through a series of run-walk intervals all while listening to tracks pulled from my...

*No. I will not be bedazzling the bottom of my wedding shoes A few weeks ago I had a general meeting that started the way most of my meetings start lately. The person on the comfy chair opposite my comfy chair said, "so, what's going on in your life?" to which I replied, "well, I'm getting married in May, so mostly that." Then that person usually replies with something along the lines of wow, congrats, that's soon!, how are things going?, are you so excited for the wedding! I'm a pro at this point, so I know just how to respond: thanks! 6 months away, things are going really well, and yes I'm incredibly excited!  But on this specific occasion that person did not reply with something along those lines. Instead she said, " congrats! how do you feel about getting married? " Not, how is the planning going? Band or DJ? Where is the wedding? Do you have your dress? But, what's your state of mind on matrimony? I wasn't prepared for th...

I recently received notes from my managers on two big projects. Both sessions went very well as far as notes sessions go because I'm lucky to work with an amazing duo who roll their sleeves up and make every effort to help me deliver the best final product possible with no bullshitting, no wasting time and lots of laughing. That said, this is still how I wish every single notes session would go.  Hi Jessie - is now a good time to talk about your script? Great. I want to start by saying that I loved it - no - I f -ing loved it. I cannot believe you churned out something this strong in under a decade frankly. If there was ever a question in your mind about whether or not you're going to make it as a writer you throw that dirty thought out because it's rubbish. This is gold, you're gold, and together we're going to make tons of gold. Kappish? Great. But just to be very clear, based on this script you have a major career ahead of you, so go ahead and book that thousand...

Today I'm making up for my absence last Wednesday and Friday (new book proposal, check ), by providing you with absolutely priceless information completely free of cost. In 800 words or less (but probably somewhere around 1,000) I am going to teach you how to cram an entire week's worth of clothes into one piece of carry-on luggage. My packing prowess is among my greatest points of pride (under showing people around Los Angeles , of course, but above writing messages in birthday cards), so it gives me great pleasure to pack it forward, as no one says.  As you might remember, I have some general issues with suitcases as they pertain to other people, but I think that only further proves what kind of thought-time commitment has gone into this advice. But bottom line and long story short, you're 30 now (if I am, you are) and you shouldn't have to waste $25 bones (or whatever those snakes at the airlines are now charging) because you can't decide among your seventeen pa...

You're probably getting the hang of this sitch since my last, recent post on the topic, but just in case, here is what my whole Sunday Night Sex Talks show is all about. This month's edition of the series recaps lessons learned during our November show! Like always, names are concealed and stories are paraphrased to protect the brave performers who tell all at each show. We're still not kidding about this privacy policy thing, which is why you hear some pretty incredible tales at our little show. Things I Learned At Sunday Night Sex Talks: November Edition Theme: Things To Be Thankful For...In Bed? Maybe don't date the lead in your off, off Broadway version of Frankenstein , especially if he lives in tenement housing.  The power of sexually is hard to define, harder to understand and hardest to erase from our early memories of what is powerful and sexy. If I cat talks to you in your dream. You've had too much to drink. Always find you shirt before going to bed w...