Joy

White tea is the new thing. Secondhand books finally arrived from Amazon: one for research (France) and one for fun (old crime thing) . Time has a great cover story on the Tea Party. I want to see The American, The Town and The Social Network very much but who knows when they'll open here? Aaron Sorkin talked to New York magazine about his writing style:

"I'm really weak when it comes to plot," he says bluntly—a startling self-assessment from the creator of three television series. "With nothing to stop me, I'll write pages and pages of snappy dialogue that don't add up to anything. So I need big things to help my characters—a really strong intention and a really strong obstacle. Once I have those, I feel I can write."

So yeah, want to see it. I liked Studio 60 a lot - anyone who can use Final Draft formatting as a plot point gets my vote. And also there was Dolphin Girl. Scored a ticket to Bertolucci's BFI appearance in October. And Mad Men is on, even if Burn Notice is ending soon. So no wonder the new draft is clicking. And everything's good, right? How could it not be? Everything is fine.