the friday five - on friday, no less! i think this is, what, the second time it's actually worked out this way? nevertheless ...

1. who is your favorite celebrity?
favorite? hmm ... this is tricky. i mean, there are so many different kinds of celebrities - music, film, tv, basic pop culture people (honestly, what of merit has paris hilton ever done? partied - that's about it.). and then you have to think about what you mean by "favorite" - the one you'd most like to hook up with (hello, orlando bloom)? the one you most admire (i've got a lot of respect for nicole kidman right about now)? the one you love to hear about because they always crack you up (anything involving j. lo is just too cheesy to not laugh at)?

i think, all things considered, i'm going to go with three people, three that i would love to sit down and have a conversation with. and those three are, in no particular order: robin williams, billy crystal and bono.

2. who is your least favorite?
anyone who hasn't done anything substantial to gain their fame. and yes, substantial in my eyes. so anyone like anna nicole smith, paris hilton, kato kaelin - someone who just clings to their fame and don't bother accomplishing anything. more of the infamous type of celebrity.

3. have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?
it all depends on who you call a "celebrity" - a bunch of theatre types (the original mimi from rent, who was nominated for a tony; christine baranski; miguel from "passions" - haha; various musicians; senators; this year's miss universe; mr. valenty of the mpaa; john walsh; sydney pollack; sarah jessica parker; and some others that i can't think of right now, i suppose.

4. would you want to be famous? why or why not?
yes. so i can attend the functions i've always dreamt of attending (golden globes, sags, academy awards, grammys), so i can see things from that point of view, for material for my novel, for the opportunity to let others know of my thoughts, opinions and dreams and to be able to meet the people i've always followed from my non-famous perspective. i'm sure i'd get tired of it, but i'd rather be able to say that i'm tired of it than never have experienced it in the first place. oh, and also to meet orlando bloom so he can marry me and become one of my multiple future husbands. ;-)

6. if you had to trade places with a celebrity for a day, who would you choose and why?
besides the obvious of the girl from "blue crush" who is supposedly dating my orlando (this switch would be for obvious reasons, eh?), i think ... ok, this is going to sound so cheesy. and she's not even regarded as a celebrity by most people - in fact, most probably don't even know who she is. but ms. winer of "newsday" - new york theatre's only female first-string theatre critic. i worked with linda last summer at the o'neill and i think she is amazing. i'd love to be her for at least a day to expereince what she experiences as a theatre critic and so i could have her incredible writing ability for just a few hours.

ok, i'm back in vt - ready to run out the door. this week has flown by - nothing but tours tours tours. but until i can properly blog about the rest of the becca adventure and the rest of my week, i'll say thank you to becca for gracing me with her presence in dc and i'm so happy to have been able to show you life a little outside of the box! lots o' love.

and paul - YEAH MRAZ IN DC!!!!!!!!!! i'm there. so incredibly i-cannot-wait-about-damn-time there.