The Character Actress

At some point during almost every romantic comedy, the female lead suddenly trips and falls, stumbling helplessly over something ridiculous like a leaf, and then some Matthew McConaughey type either whips around the corner just in the nick of time to save her or is clumsily pulled down along with her. That event predictably leads to the magical moment of their first kiss. Please. I fall ALL the time. You know who comes and gets me? The bouncer.

- Chelsea Handler


So if you have been reading our blog, you have already been promised quite the entertaining time. I'm afraid C was right... we have all found each other mainly out of sheer awkwardness. We find ourselves in the most amusing predicaments and I am excited to share them with you, cyberspace.

Earlier Gouda mentioned that she is often compared to the heroine of romantic comedies. Don't get me wrong-- I have my moments too (a prime example would be the character of Gigi in "He's Just Not that Into You"-- however I'm not the Kate Hudson/Cameron Diaz/Isla Fisher type. Think more along the lines of Anne Hathaway and America Ferrera. I am what you would call a character actress. In most mainstream movies, I would be your typical best friend of the heroine. Funny, if at times naiive, blunt, at times to a fault, and endearing. These characters are always likable enough with charming faces and one seemingly obnoxious flaw. She is usually either 20 pounds overweight, or has a very sharp nose, or a cute/distracting mole on her chin.

So lately, I've decided to write my own love story. Don't get me wrong, I will never look like Cameron Diaz or be as startlingly aloof/mysterious as a Penelope Cruz but I am holding out hope that some guy finds The Character Actress and appreciates her sarcastic humor and endearing idiosyncrasies. In fact, I don't think he'll only appreciate them, I think it will be his favorite part about her.

I can't promise that we will find this Mr. Perfect throughout this blog. However, I think it will be more fun if we don't. I read once that women are significantly funnier when they are not in a relationship. This probably explains why I am so fucking hysterical.

Now, I know what I have already geared you up for. I cannot promise that this won't resemble a cheap knock-off of Carrie Bradshaw's column. The fact is that I am a girl, and as much as I can ramble about something intellectual or athletic IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME before I am going to start talking about men. So I apologize in advance. It's unavoidable in my opinion. And makes for some fantastic stories.

I guess I should get to the point where I come up with a pen name. This is challenging for me. I am going to go with Jane, because it is the first name of one of my favorite authors. Don't get me wrong... Jane would never be caught dead writing a blog that will surely be explicit in the very least, knowing us, but I have always believed on taking a modern twist on old classics.

-J

PS- I really enjoy good quotes. I will try to start each of my entries off with a good one.