I'm super late to the party, so I doubt anyone will get to this post, but I'm posting anyway. Here's the deal:

I enjoyed my quiet alone day today. I made walnut cookies. This time I used vanilla instead of the worcestershire sauce. Made all the difference in the world. These are actually edible! Yum!

Has anyone else noticed that Minnie's eyelashes are literally the ONLY THING between "Minnie Mouse" and "Mickey Mouse in drag?" I was reading a Disney book with my kid and noticed this and it's really freaking me out. The people on Buzzfeed did not find this scandalous enough, I'm pitching it to my Jezzie friends.…

It's a pretty good life. Sadly, I no longer live in Wellington, and am now back in the US. Still, I live in a town that, like wellington, a lot of films are shot here (it's a stand-in-city for NYC).

I've seen Jake Gyllenhal and Will Smith while out and about. That's about it so far.

OHhhh, I think I might have a crack at this one!

I've kissed Dustin Hoffman.

I met Mr. T at the 1993 Chicago Comic Con. He was there promoting his (short-lived) new comic book, Mr. T and the T-Force. I drove to the convention with some friends from Detroit and my sister, who loaned me the cash to attend the Con, insisted that I get her Mr. T's autograph in lieu of repayment.

Ringo Starr yelled at me in an airport when I was seven years old.

Lived in NZ throughout the Hobbit Filming. Basically saw the whole cast out and about at one time or another.

Lived in the neighborhood in Wellington where many of them stayed.

Had a nice chat about the weather with Ian McKellen. He is truly delightful. My son had many conversations with him over time; I always gave…

Oh, and Meryl Streep offered to carry a rotisserie chicken out of a grocery store for me because I was back home visiting after my mom had a heart attack.

When I was in high school, I used to frequent a coffee shop in my town. One day, one of the cooks came to find me. "There's a guy outside whose motorcycle broke down," she said. "Are you going to <local town>? He needs a ride."

met Nelson Mandela a month before he passed away

If it makes you feel better apparently I peed on Al Gore at a Democratic Convention when I was a toddler right after they took the required ~super adorable baby with politician~ photo.

My story isn't that great but it makes me giggle - I ran in to John Oliver at a farmer's market and the moment I recognized him we made eye contact. His look of ABSOLUTE HORROR AND FEAR just made me wonder what horrifying encounters with fans he'd had while trying to buy his groceries. I played it cool, smiled at him…

I've seen quite a few celebrities at Disneyland - Nathan Fillion, Chris Hardwick, and Adam Sandler - but just saw, not spoke to or anything.

Better late than never, and most definitely should've posted this story sooner but here it goes. I do promise this will make you smile.

I met Princess Leia while traveling from L.A. to London.

Rancid! I felt so punk rawk with my rancid tunes jammin on a portable CD player in my car. I'm gonna have to spend the rest of my work afternoon looking up old rancid jams. memoriez forever.

This was one of my favorite pranks EVER.

A friend was getting married but her mother was all over the wedding planning...made everything stupidly difficult and stressful.

Her name was Rebecca and her husband-to-be was Tim.

Just before the reception she had my ex (the graphic designer on their stuff) replace the sign…

I bought my wedding dress in a city where none of my friends or relatives lived because we had just moved when we decided to get married. I went shopping alone. I thought it was going to be sad but it was nice, I could really chose what I liked the most. When I was trying on my favorite dress the mother of another…