Highlights and Memorable Moments of 2010 — in no particular order, and definitely incomplete! See the accompanying PHOTO ALBUM for even more
First TV junket of the year "The Book of Eli"
Went to San Francisco twice, went to Austin twice, went to Seattle twice, made it to Hawaii and Singapore for the first times, and saw Canada again and again
Coolest, most creative compliment: Paul Bettany told me I look like "a punk rock Rita Hayworth"
Helen Mirren loved my leopard on leopard Steve Madden shoes and silk stockings
Was "Terribly Happy" with Whatley
Froze at "The Wolfman" premiere
Saw able to spend the day with Tiffini
Saw Vadim's "Blood and Roses" with Terrence and Brian and Maria
Went "Crazies" with Tony
Learned from Chris that there's more to mumblecore than I thought
Hung out with what's left of "The Doors"
Did not play it Safe with Terrance
Learned two new words: diagrammatic (A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole) and cognoscenti (connoisseur, cognoscenti. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts)
Did several photography series, the main being "Friends at the Friendship Bell" & "Project Wardrobe"
Took many photos of Gehry buildings, and even went to his house
Saw Billy Bob again in the studio with The Ventures
Checked out The Art of Stillness with The Other SW
Met Heather Langencamp. Met Vincenzo Natoli and Dario Argento on the same day, plus hung with two of my favorite Repo! men, Ogre and Bill. Also, encountered the "great Brian Trenchard Smith" (in the words of Jimmy, confirmed by MCH)
"Waxed" with Tony and the celebs
Finally saw Sisters, years after my interview with Douglas Buck, and rekindled our communiqués via Facebook
Got "Ghost Writer" with Shemmy
Saw Helen Mirren again at the Love Ranch junket
Covered low budget horror (2001 Maniacs) and studio big budget (Inception) and everything in between
I took my favorite photos of Bill Moseley and Clu Gulager
Did Comic-Con again, interviewed 99 people in one day
Got up close and personal with Megan Fox's cleavage
Got "Sticky With Champagne" personally from Justin Tranter
Found out that men really, really like to open their coats for me (see: photo album)
Rocked the high heels with @nnette
Saw Ken Russell in the flesh (but didn't get to meet him)
Ran into "my boyfriend" (Malcolm McDowell) a few times
Enjoyed Enzo's birthday breakfast the Top of The Mark
Saw a car wreck and corpse lying on the freeway
"Splat Pack" documentary, with myself as the sole female interviewee, came out on DVD
I taped my segment for the upcoming "Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen" doc
I got older
I got thinner
Heard the same jokes at least 10 times and didn't mind
Had the privilege of being invited into the homes of friends I adore
Was thunderstruck by ponies and lightning bolts
Went to several fantastic exhibits — Diane Arbus photography, Dennis Hopper photography, Beatnik-era ephemera, Leonor Fini, Art by Architects at LACMA
Cut my hair into bangs for the first time since I was 7
I got a job at AOL
I got a job at This Week In
Lisa was very important to me
Amanda and David moved away (boo)
Danny Trejo stopped in the middle of my interview with him to say he liked my outfit
M. Night Shyamalan told me a great story about Tak Fujimoto
I met one the actual Owls of Ga'Hool
Went to some great places with Fariba (she turned me onto Viento y Agua, and I showed her The Edison)
Saw Everything's Eventual, and it was prophetic
Had some fantastic Fulci moments
Got trapped in "The Triangle" with Doug
Was sent to detention by "The Tutor"
I was onstage at least twice that I can remember (judged a costume contest, and presented an award)
Covered ScreamFest, Shreikfest, and other fests that involve vocalizations of some sort (see: mumblecore)
Andrew Lincoln actually remembered me from our very brief interview at Comic-Con, when we met again at the October red carpet for Walking Dead
I read lots and lots of books, mostly memoirs and historical nonfiction
Saw Veronica for the first time in years
MCH and me both crushed on "the blue dress" in Amer
I wrote script for Annabel Lee in an hour of inspiration, put my cast together in the next month, and within 4 days got it shot — my first crack at directing, in the can (or computer, as the case may be) [Began principal photography on John Lennon's assassination date / ended on Jean Rollin's death night]
Had a fantastic "Girl's thrifting" day with most of my very favorite ladies, and plan to make it a regular habit
I missed Marco and Alex
Happy I met Brooke
Saw three of my fave movies with Enzo within 10 days of each other: The Social Network, 127 Hours, and Black Swan
Pamela shared her secret with me
Got good and bloody with "The Chrome Skull"
Had a revelation
Interviewed Colin Farrell while he was wearing nothing but skintight pants and vampire fangs
Photographed many amazing hotels — went inside The W (Hollywood) and The Viceroy (Santa Monica) for the first time
Caught up with Eric, finally
Got my first: Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Jenny Lee Couture [all BARGAINS, too!]
Had some much-needed coffee-tawk with Don
Discovered Jane Jenson and shared the love
Bought a diamond ring I really didn't want
Got me some good Creepy and Debi time
Brushed up again the Bowen beard
Lost the Eclipse
Saw Buz turn 21
Found out Jinny had a baby
Said goodbye to Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, after the fact
Saw my Dad more this year than ever, spent plenty of quality time with family, and enjoyed my birthday with my mom, Anna, Michael, Mhea, Tim and Rita
Enjoyed amazing kindness and lots of love
Last red carpet of the year "Tron"
