Scott Keneally: Writer at Large

BEWARE OF VERY ROUGH FIRST DRAFTS. Don't expect anything too pretty or polished. I'm simply trying to squeeze out some rough ideas across the face of this blog. These musings may or may not find their way to the pages of my book. But as you will see, I'm taking certain liberties in voice and style that deviate from my published writings. I hope you enjoy, in spite of all of that.

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Last night the kind folks at JANE magazine invited me to a charity event at some P.I.M.P. Beverly Hills mansion. I'm not exactly sure what the "Clothes Off Our Back" charity was all about, but I had a dandy old time. With all the young model-types roaming around, it felt like the set of Entourage. In fact, one "actress" I briefly talked to said she was recently in an episode of Entourage.

"Oh really?" I pressed. "What was your character?"

She explained that it was the episode where Kevin Dillon's character went to a plastic surgeon's office for calf implants. "I was in the doctor's office," she explained, "and Kevin was admiring my boobs."

Oh. I thought.

"Did you have any lines?"

"Wouldn't you say you are an 'extra' more than an actress?"

These questions were on the tip of my tongue, but then a very pregnant Heidi Klum breezed past and I scurried over to her. She and Heidi are essentially the same breed of woman, making a living off their looks, but I know you'd rather see me standing next to Heidi than some random extra. Right?

Heidi and Me, originally uploaded by skinnyreds.

posted by Scott Keneally @ 4:10 PM