"Just because you're smart doesn't mean you can't act stupid." -Christopher Lloyd

Full day yesterday: I had a potentially fruitful morning phone conference, made an embarrassingly silly error in judgement concerning a new friend, and enjoyed a harmonious lunch meeting at the Studio City Gaucho Grill, at which I introduced my esteemed series partner and fine friend, Mike, to the aforementioned writer Michael (who ordered a frighteningly black blood sausage as an appetizer, about which I had a mild nightmare). If the tumblin' dice come up seven or eleven, we could all be standing on the Shrine stage in our tuxes and gowns, gleefully accepting Emmys for our Showtime series. Mark your September 2005 calendars. Ah, but there are hurdles to leap and moats to cross before we thank our agents and moms.