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Last night about a half dozen thoughts were swimming around my head, most of which I considered for a blog post. At some point, or maybe just during my dreams, I thought of an actress whose name I could not figure out. I knew she played Jerry's fiancee on an episode or two of Seinfeld and was also in a movie about divorced dads. I figured based on that little info, I would never be able to figure out who she was.

Well, lo and behold, as I was logging into yahoo this morning, the number one topic in the Trending Now section was Janeane Garofalo. As soon as I saw her name, I thought, that is who I had been thinking about.

Can winning something be too far behind? I better go play the Powerball.
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Unknown said…
Janeane Garofalo! That's Hawk's dream girlfriend (well, apart from her political and religious views). Either her or Nigella Lawson, the British woman with the cooking show a while back.
June 30, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Sherri said…
I love Janeane Garofalo ..... for a while, she was doing a "thing" on the Henry Rollins Show (yes - he has / had a talk show - for all the ex-punks like me ;-). And - yes - play Powerball - these serendipitous events often come in bunches.
June 30, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Facie said…
Yeah, she was one of my faves for years, which made it surprising that I could not come up with her name. But still blown away that she was the top trender. I should probably see if she is going to be in something.

Unfortunately, I did not buy a PB ticket, but I have entered about a half dozen contests in the past couple of weeks. I will be seriously surprised if I don't win something.
July 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM
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