Recent good things:

• I hosted my friend Susi, who had a four-day stopover in LA on her way from New York to her home country, Germany. Good times and quality beer.

• I got to pull Russian music for a project that shall go unnamed (confidentiality agreement and all). but that involves Steve Carrell standing in Red Square. Finally, a use for my major!

• In honor of the Simpsons movie, eleven 7-11s have been transformed into Kwik-E-Marts. One of them is down the street from my office. Score one for working in Burbank, the epicenter of the entertainment industry. I didn't take the photo, but trust me, it's all this and more: