How much would it fuck up your life if you did go?

Alright, let's say you're right about that. What about writing? All you have to do is sit in a room and type, and sometimes sit in a room with other writers and talk.

Nice! Where was this?

He's a super nice guy. Great professor, too. I had so many writing classes that were basically circle-jerks, so getting straightforward feedback was a real breath of fresh air.

Oh, I meant I never brought up the fate of the actress that played Ducky.

Ah. Is it about fetuses or troops?

Look, this is America. You can be straight, gay, or bisexual. Actually, scratch that last one.

I think they mean depicting people with HIV as normal people, rather than dying street rats.

There's always Skub. And those anti-Skub jackasses.

OBUMMER

How interesting that more male nurses somehow manage to get into the higher paying positions.

One of my professors was the writer of Land Before Time. I chose to never bring that up during class.

Yes, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris.

The writing classes I took in college were also about 50/50. The couple of TV writers rooms I've seen are… not.

It's like how, for decades, women just weren't interested in being anything besides nurses, secretaries, or teachers.

And then Joss Whedon said, "Fine, I'll go make my own space fantasy! With blackjack! And hookers!"

When I was a kid I just about wore out our tapes of Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven.

Has there ever been a woman in Hollywood who said they DIDN'T face more barriers than their male counterparts?

"If they won't pay you enough, just don't work there."

That's it! Women just don't want to work in Hollywood! They certainly don't have to fight tooth-and-nail every step of the way to get anywhere in entertainment.