Yeah, so those five things I wanted to talk about in my last post? Forgot what they were.

On to my own special edition of Privacy Watch. Some of these sightings are from a few months ago, but they were thrilling (well, some not so much) nonetheless.

In December, we saw Kirsten Dunst and her dog, Atticus, in Runyon Canyon. I wouldn't have noticed her, but our dog Sadie, who is quite afraid of her own shadow, practically had a heart attack when Atticus tried to sniff her butt. She cowered and whined and hid behind my legs, and Kirsten, who'd been watching the whole thing, said, "Atticus, don't scare people!" I'm not sure to whom she was referring, because I certainly wasn't scared and Sadie is by no means in the category of "people," but anyway, that's what she said, and thus ended our brush with fame. Er, Sadie's butt's brush with fame.

I literally bumped into Adam from Joan of Arcadia (excellent show, by the way) at a costume shop in Burbank the night before Halloween. "Sorry," he mumbled.

We saw Ivan Sergei and his four dogs at a dog park in Hollywood. All I can say is god DAYUM, that boy is fine. I tell ya. He stands out in a crowd. He also had excellent dog-handling skills. His dogs stayed, came and jumped into the back of his SUV on command. D and I, who are thrilled to have at least housebroken our dogs and taught them their names, were impressed.

We've seen Danny Masterson, like, 500 times at Arclight. He's always just chillin' by himself out front, wearing the same tired trucker hat.

This one sort of doesn't count because it was on a studio lot, where one expects to see celebrities, but we saw Jennie Garth and Luke Perry eating lunch together at the commissary. Jennie's kids were with them. Luke is surprisingly hot, and I mean HOTTT. I almost didn't recognize him, because of his hotness. Also, he is extremely short.

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We had the dog birthday party this weekend, and it was good. We barbecued and played Pictionary, and cupcakes were consumed by all. It was a swell time. Sadly, however, the dogs didn't enjoy it quite as much as everyone else. They're not used to so much attention, especially from little kids. They barked ferociously at Joy, BJ's little girl, whenever she tried to come near them. I think they thought she was another dog. I came to this conclusion because while they were more than happy to eat their whoppie pies (baked dog treats that look astonishingly like "people food" cakes, complete with frosting and candles - shut up) surrounded by the adults, when Joy toddled over, they barked very rudely at her and hustled their whoppie pies to the back of the house, where they could eat them in private.

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This is my sixth consecutive week of running four times a week, and lo, the results have begun to show. I have lost 5.5 pounds. This doesn't sound like much, but considering I haven't changed my eating habits much (just smaller portions and more fruits and veggies), it is good news. I have also lost 2.5 inches from around my waist. Who knew I had 2.5 inches to spare? I didn't! But it is good. Also, my favorite jeans are quite baggy in the ass and thigh areas, so I know I've lost a few inches there. It is a cruel, cruel irony that I always lose weight fastest in my ass and thighs, considering those are not my problem areas, but yay anyway!