The boss brought his 20+/- month old daughter to the office today. He's now chasing her up and down the hall.

Promises to be an interesting day. Not that anything will get done, mind you.

I'm guessing that this section is what P-C wants erikaj to read:

MI.net: I also read you were a big fan of Kyle's before you worked with him.

Teddy: Yeah, growing up, I don't know if you ever watched the show Homicide: Life on the Streets? Oh man, he was....The whole show was phenomenal. And Kyle was my favorite character. It was really the only show I've ever been loyal to in terms of watching television. I really don't watch a whole lot of TV in general, but that was one show that I was just devout about. And Kyle was the one character I really identified with the most: the rookie Homicide investigator, but at the same time, this deep thinker and passionate guy. And for the seven seasons that it was on the air, I was totally in love with the show and I loved Kyle's performance. I thought he was an amazing actor. He was one of those guys that, as I was trying to become a professional actor, when asked, "Who would you like to act with the most?", Kyle was always at the top of my list.

MI.net: And you got to work with him.

Teddy: And in my first professional job, he plays my dad. When Rob told me that over the phone, I literally freaked out. I was just over the moon with the prospect of getting to work with him. And as it turns out, we've had some really great scenes. Actually just finished shooting these last few episodes where I've had some really great stuff with Kyle. He is an incredible joy to work with. I've learned so much from everyone on the show, but from Kyle in particular. We've had this opportunity to talk about the craft, the art-form. And to go to lunch where I just get to pick his brain for an hour. It's been an incredible experience getting to know him, but also getting to work with him and watch him work. I think that's definitely true for the rest of the cast as well. But for Kyle, for some reason, just because I've looked up to him for so long, it's magnified that much more. He's lived up to all my hopes and dreams. He's so gracious with his knowledge and his time. And he really cares about helping young actors along. It's been an incredible opportunity to work with him.

MI.net: Well you were excited, but were you a little star-struck when you found out?

Teddy: I guess I was a little star-struck at first. The first day that I met him, we were shooting a scene in which I didn't even have any lines. It was just this little scene where Kyle comes out to the courtyard steps, when charges against him have been dismissed, and I'm at his side, he's kind of hugging me. He's saying the Sheriff will get run out of town. That we will do everything to rectify this injustice. Right as I met him, before we shot, I was like, "I just wanted to say, I was a huge fan of Homicide, and you're my favorite character." I just got that down on the table right away. And I tried not to do it in that stalkerish, big fan kind of way. I tried to do it like, "Yeah, I'm an actor, you're an actor, okay, great, yeah, loved your work on Homicide" kind of thing. And he was really responsive to it. He was really happy to hear that.

MI.net: You didn't actually call him Bayliss did you?

Teddy: [laughs] No, I didn't call him Bayliss. Tempted, but I didn't do it. And he responded really well to it. He was really great about the whole thing. To this day he will tell me war stories from Homicide. Little insider stuff about the show and all that stuff. He's really an awesome guy. I couldn't be luckier to have him play my dad.

Wow, Mal is beautiful.

Timelies.

That's all I've got.

mal! what a lovely baby!

I don't think I exclaimed over Jen's date... but it sounds great.

I talked too long on the phone with my mom and sister in the military. I cough a lot last night. when I woke up coughing at 1 am I decided to take half a dose of the cought syrup with codiene. I feel boneless this morning. and really good.

I liked what they did with Rory, and how it affected her relationship with Lorelai. She's both more interesting and more bearable for it.

The SMOKE IS WHITE! NEw Pope!

Hooray!

I guess.

Unless it's me, I'm not big with the hoo-ray.

If it's me, man are there going to be some new fashions in cassocks.

Please tell me it isn't Ratzinger.

[edited b/c I got that name almost completely wrong.]

the Rory has an affair with a married man story. It just seemed so wrong to me to put her in that position at that age.

To be fair, though, the age at which that starts to become a possibility is getting younger. I certainly could've been in that position at that age. On the other hand, I can't stand Dean and so didn't watch much of that storyline because No! Don't sleep with him! He's married! Also, he's an asshole!