I was sitting here in a pleasant reverie, remembering my trip two springs ago to visit New York and the Daily Show, just before I graduated film school. I was trying to figure out where I should live and work and my family friend Gail Lieb has a talented son who works at the Daily Show and as a writer. Anyway, I’ve always loved New York, and going that spring was really beautiful, and it was really difficult to commit to moving to LA after such a lovely spring week in NYC.
Anyway, I’d just sent Josh an e-mail telling him how much I’d loved his book, especially the formatting. (What? I like the formatting. Shut up.) And I got a phone call from one of those previously mentioned big guys. Actually, it was a different person at the same big guy agency. But he called me, so that was exciting. And he expressed interest in the Mockumentary genre and was very pleasant on the phone. He’s based in New York, and for some reason, that struck me as really awesome, since that’s where I was in my mind.
17: it is one of my lucky numbers, because it’s prime and 3*17 is 51, and I always thought that was cool because 51 looks prime, but it isn’t. (Why are you always harshing my nerd high?)
Me, Gail, and Spring in New York
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Camden
October 21, 2009 at 4:03 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congrats to you, and yes New York is awesome, especially Spring.
ashleyfmiller
October 21, 2009 at 4:30 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks. Though I’m holding out for the congrats to be for something a little more tangible than a phone call. I’m thinking an over-size check — they make you one of those for your first script sale right
I think NYC is one of those rare places that you can feel homesick for even if it’s never been you home.