Today, The Sticky Egg celebrates its one-year anniversary.
I have posted something every day since I first ‘turned on the lights’ August 20th of last year. Looking back, it’s kinda fun to remember why.
Earlier that same month, the movie “Julie & Julia” opened to rave reviews. If you didn’t see it, it told the story of a New Yorker named Julie who, frustrated with her dead-end temp job, decides to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Childs’ “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” in one year and blog about it. Julie’s quest and Julia’s life story are artfully intertwined in the movie, which earned Meryl Streep yet another Oscar nomination.
I saw the film opening weekend (shock, shock), and as I walked out, I overheard many people planning to cook fabulous meals the movie had inspired.
I just wanted to write a blog.
In the film, Julie’s daily blog chronicles her culinary successes and failures as she plows through Julia’s cookbook. By the end of the movie, it has earned her faithful followers, a feature in The New York Times, and a book deal. (Obviously, the movie later followed.)
After a year of writing The Sticky Egg, I too have faithful followers, and I look forward to their visits and comments. I also have learned the discipline that a daily writing deadline requires — even one that is self-imposed — and have really come to enjoy it.
In fact, if I didn’t write a little something-something every day, I would miss it.
So, The Egg continues into year two and beyond. And who knows? That book deal could be just around the corner.
But back off, Meryl — I’m playing myself in the movie.
If Star Trek Into Darkness opens in your city today, I encourage you to see it.
Most Annoying Celebrity Rag
You know how some TV show plot lines are ‘ripped from the headlines?’ I’ve decided People magazine rips theirs from any handy movie premiere calendar.
Easier than workin.’
Gwyneth is lovely — I’ll give you that. But the most beautiful woman in the world? Of all the choices in Hollywood and around the globe?
In the words of Jerry Seinfeld — speaking to his young son outside my brownstone one Saturday afternoon –
“Probably not.”
But it is far simpler — isn’t it People editorial staff — to crown Ms. Paltrow? She has Iron Man 3 coming out in a theatre near you…plus, your rival Star magazine just named her Most Hated Celebrity (which is probably more accurate).
Your advertisers are happy! Moms her age are happy! And Star has been put in its place.
Who cares if it isn’t true?
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