November 2013

Because I was too lazy to put on my reading glasses, and it was night time, I had difficulties trying to post a “selfie” on Facebook of moi in Central Park( a “selfie” being one of those narcissistic self portraits documenting our every move, and now officially recognized as a new word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries). By accident I pressed some function on my twitter account(hey the icons are both blue and white) and managed to invite all of my contacts that have ever existed to follow my tweets, even if I’ve deleted them years ago.

Over the last week I’ve been getting back these apologetic responses from old uncles and long lost friends, politely declining the tweeting invite.

The sad thing is, I really don’t tweet or even know what to tweet. And even if I did no one would notice cause I’m not that famous. Certainly not famous like Richard Branson or Sarah Silverman, who are the only tweets I follow. But a weekend ago, I felt pretty famous, and I didn’t even need to tweet.

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The Real Thing

When Martha Plimpton reached the podium in her striking black gown to receive the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Guest Actress in a Drama series (as Patti Nyholm) on CBS’s The Good Wife, she seemed in complete shock. Instead of listing off the usual thank-yous often heard at awards ceremonies, Plimpton’s heartfelt speech revealed just how privileged and fortunate she felt to be a working actress for over 30 years.

Appearing in over 30 films since her youth, she has graced the screen with performances in The Goonies, The Mosquito Coast and Running on Empty (co-starring River Phoenix, Plimpton’s boyfriend at the time). Plimpton, 42, a native New Yorker, currently stars as the no-nonsense, matriarch, Virginia Chance in the quirky hit FOX TV comedy, Raising Hope.

Added to the list of Plimpton’s accomplishments are three consecutive Tony Award nominations for her roles in The Coast of Utopia, Top Girls and Pal Joey – she has acted in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway shoes, and is a member of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble, where she was recognized for her noteworthy performances in Hedda Gabler (2001) and The Libertine (1996) starring opposite John Malkovich.

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