November 6, 2004

• So I’m back from Brown University — it was a great turnout although I think I may have to start trimming the workshop/talk  down from 2 1/2 hours since I started to lose some students due to mid-terms. 

  
  

  I’ve just decided to take a picture of the audience from the start so you can get a sense of the crowd at these things.  (Sorry, previous schools ) Thanks for showing up Brown!  Here’s a cool article of the event (though I didn’t catch anyone ‘powdering their nose or glossing their lips’ .) :

  
  

  http://www.browndailyherald.com/news/2004/11/05/ArtsCulture/Star-Of.better.Luck.Tomorrow.Discusses.Films.Role.In.Breaking.Down.Asian.Stereot-795005.shtml

  
  

  

  
  

  Here’s a good example of how this business can make someone Bi-Polar. 

  
  

  I was all in a good mood flying back into Cali after the talk and then I was greeted by the news revealing that “The OC” grabbed the best ratings in 8 years for FOX this past Thursday, which also upped the viewership of “North Shore” - the show that replaced my show, “Tru Calling”. 

  
  

  So then I was bummed being reminded of that fact. 

  
  

  But when I got home and checked my e-mail Inbox, there were all these great letters from Brown students letting me know how much they enjoyed the program, how it made them more confident in themselves, opened their minds, etc.  And was the pick-me-up I needed to get me out of my funk.

  
  

  Man, am I glad I’m not an actress with a 30-day cycle to top it off.  I’d be an emotional wreck all the time!  In a few weeks, College of New Jersey and maybe Syracuse.

  
  

  And the meal that will be logged into my mental journal of this trip:  Grilled Swordfish.

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