There is temptation--especially when you'’re single and lonely--to think of the single, lonely people as the only ones with romantic woes. When I was a twenty-two year old virgin, I was a deeply unhappy fellow. I also thought getting a girlfriend would solve all my problems. Then I met someone,... more

There is temptation--especially when you'’re single and lonely--to think of the single, lonely people as the only ones with romantic woes.

When I was a twenty-two year old virgin, I was a deeply unhappy fellow. I also thought getting a girlfriend would solve all my problems. Then I met someone, and guess what? I became a deeply unhappy guy with a girlfriend and problems.

I decided the problem was the girlfriend and got rid of her. It was ten years before I had another one. I stayed unhappy.

Guess the problem wasn'’t the girl.

Things have changed since then. I‘'ve made some different choices. I‘'ve become a happier person. I’'ve been with more women in the past three years than the previous thirty-two combined. I am madly in love with the one I‘'m seeing right now and I'‘m (knock on wood) entertaining serious thoughts about what it would be like to spend my life with her. Also, I write a dating column on the internet.

I am now a happy guy with a girlfriend, a wealth of romantic and sexual experience, a dating column on the internet…and problems.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to happiness--romantic or otherwise--is the expectation that there will be a time when we don'’t have problems.

There will always be something. First you can'’t get anyone to notice you. Then you get noticed, but it’'s someone you don'‘t like. Then someone you like notices you, but won'’t stick around past three weeks. Then lots of people notice you, and you can'’t say no to any of them, because what if one of them is The ONE and you miss him or her, and besides you’'re used to not having love in your life so you'’re obsessed with getting as much as you can in the same way that people who grow up poor are obsessed with money: “DON’'T LEAVE NOOKIE ON THE TABLE. THERE ARE PEOPLE STARVING FOR LOVE IN ETHIOPIA SO CLEAN YOUR METAPHORICAL ROMANTIC PLATE.”

Also, they don'’t want sex enough. Or they want it too much. Or they remind you too much of your dad, or they chew with their mouth open, or worse, they don‘t seem to have ANY faults at all to the point where you think they might be too good for you, or…

You get the idea.

I have a five-step method for dealing with problems. I like it because it can apply to anything from locking my keys inside my apartment to climate change. I also hate it because doing it well takes effort, and I don‘t always feel like making an effort, especially when I‘'d rather be feeling sorry for myself.

But it works, so here we go:

1 - Accept that problems will arise. They will arise on their own schedule, not yours. They might also not be problems you are ready for.

2 - Pay attention. Observe what is actually happening. Observe what is happening outside and what is happening in your inner world of emotions and thought. Above all, try not to get the two confused.

3 - Recognize what you can control. There are times when we overestimate our power to affect a situation. Other times we wallow in helplessness when deep down, we know better. Learn to tell the difference.

4 - Ask yourself the magic question: “What do I want and what am I willing to do to get it?” Keep in mind the second part is as important as the first.

5 - Take action …or not. Not every problem needs to be solved. But it’'s nice to do what you can.

Pretty simple, huh? It sure looks that way. But putting each step into practice is a journey unto its own. I’'d encourage you to focus on one specific step a week. Explore it as fully as possible in as many situations as possible and see what you find.

Let me know how it goes.

"I constantly want to feel like I'm in danger," says author and screenwriter Diablo Cody during our interview. This statement reveals a lot when you consider Cody's resume. She punctuated a rather mundane series of office jobs by moonlighting as a stripper, phone sex worker, and a... more

"I constantly want to feel like I'm in danger," says author and screenwriter Diablo Cody during our interview. This statement reveals a lot when you consider Cody's resume. She punctuated a rather mundane series of office jobs by moonlighting as a stripper, phone sex worker, and a peep show girl. While still working for "the man" she documented her experiences in the sex industry in a very public space -- a popular blog called Pussy Ranch. Subsequently she penned a full-blown memoir, entitled Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, which was published by Penguin imprint Gotham Books.

Having bared her body, next Cody bared her decidedly off-beat soul, writing a spec screenplay called Juno based in part on her experiences, and that of her friends, while growing up. The non-stereotypical, non-tragic tale of teen pregnancy courted controversy with its optimistic, pro-choice perspective, but ultimately prevailed both at the box office and the Oscars, where Cody won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Having bagged what many consider to be Hollywood's ultimate accolade, Cody took a career risk again, turning to a genre -- horror -- that neither has the respect of the mainstream film community nor favor with The Academy. Horror however is Cody's raison d'être, her latest film, Jennifer's Body, being an homage both to the conventions of the genre and her feminist ideals.

Femme fatale Megan Fox plays the tile role of Jennifer, a schoolgirl whose body is more attractive than her soul. The film co-stars Mama Mia actress Amanda Seyfried, who plays the archetypically nerdy Needy, Jennifer's bosom buddy turned frenemy. The blood starts to fly after a gig at the local dive bar when Jennifer and Needy encounter the enigmatic Nikolai (Adam Brody), a singer who's willing to deal with the Devil to facilitate his rock & roll dreams.

On the eve of the film's release, SuicideGirls caught up with Cody by phone to find out if her dreams remain true -- or if they've turned into anything resembling nightmares.

Nicole Powers: In your last SuicideGirls interview done around the time Juno was released you talked about how you were working on a book about Hollywood. Since then, in a few short years you've gone from being the outsider to an insider. What has Hollywood and the film industry taught you?

Diablo Cody: Well, honestly, I'm still writing that book, and it's interesting because it gets more and more challenging with time. As I become less of an outsider I lose that outsider perspective. And I think it's important to actually maintain that perspective because if you become one of them you've officially lost the battle in life.

I think, if anything, I've become tougher. Hollywood will definitely toughen you up because it's the kind of place where you can be rejected very quickly. Also, I love Hollywood because it's a town full of optimists. It's a town full of people whose dreams have come true for them. I grew up being told to keep my feet on the ground and not make any big plans, and I appreciate now that I'm an adult I'm surrounded by people who do make big plans and who follow up on them. It's actually kind of cool to witness.

NP: It's nice to watch your Hollywood experience. You hear so many horror tales, but you seem to have had an experience that's been incredibly positive.

DC: Yeah, it's funny. It's been positive really from the very beginning. 'Cause when I first came to town I already had some momentum going with my career so I never went through the phase that a lot of newcomers do where you're waiting tables and struggling. I was very fortunate in that regard so I've always seen Hollywood as a very warm and welcoming place.

NP: I also think that's a reflection of your outlook on life. There's a thread of positivity running throughout your work. I mean with Juno, the played out tale of teen pregnancy is traditionally very dark and depressing, but you portrayed a highly functioning teen from a highly functioning family, and show that a bad situation doesn't have to 100 percent suck.

DC: Yeah. I think I actually am kind of an optimist by nature. Actually, I even surprised myself with Juno because I think I had originally envisioned it as a very, very dark comedy and the finished product was more life-affirming. But Jennifer's Body, I wouldn't actually call it an optimistic movie. It's pretty dark and it says some pretty damning things about teenagers.

NP: It does, but there's a lightness that counterbalances it. Some horror movies are just about gore on top of gore, and kill after kill after kill, whereas Jennifer's Body has much more light and shade. I think part of that comes from the smartness of the dialog.

DC: I appreciate that so much. Thank you. The director, Karyn Kusama, it was really important to her to make something that had a warm vintage feel as opposed to the coldly mechanical horror movies that you see these days. We definitely didn't want it just to be a series of kills, one more titillating than the next, which is kind of the MO these days. We definitely wanted to tell a story about the girls, and I like the phrase "light and shade." I think that is a pretty apt description.

NP: What you've done with Jennifer's Body is produce a smart movie in a genre that's generally become so dumb it's almost insulting to its audience. It's become all about the kills, and not the story and characters.

DC: That's true. And I think definitely the horror element was secondary to character development for us. Obviously there are a lot of messages in this movie. We were trying to say stuff about body image and sexuality, about female friendships, about relationships. We tried to shove all our weird feminist ideals in there but package them in a glossy commercial way.

NP: Last time you spoke with us you also talked about how your ambition was to be a horror movie director. Has that desire been sated by working on Jennifer's Body? Or has it intensified?

DC: I would still like to do that. At the moment I feel pretty satisfied by this experience, and I think I will probably do something non-horrific next. That being said, I cannot wait to write another horror script, and I'm definitely interested in directing in the future.

This was a world that intrigued me my entire life. I always loved horror movies. I've always been intrigued by horror filmmakers and so the opportunity to actually get up close and do it was life-changing. It made me realize that this might be a calling for me. And I still feel that way.

NP: What about the horror genre appeals to you?

DC: I don't like to go to the movies and have a passive experience, sitting there, watching a screen. I want to react. I want to feel like I'm genuinely in peril. I want to laugh until I cry. I want to be engaged when I watch a film. And I feel like there's two ways to do that: make a comedy or a horror film.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good drama, I'll watch a period piece from time to time, but most of the time I find myself going back to horror because you have the most visceral experience when you're watching those films.

NP: I was reading your Twitter page, and your post about Six Flags -- I guess the horror movie is the rollercoaster of the cinema world because it induces that physical feeling of terror.

DC: I think it's possible that I might have some kind of adrenalin disorder because I'm obsessed with rollercoasters and I go to Six Flags all the time. I travel around the country and ride coasters, and I catalog them on my computer. It's this weird secondary hobby I have. I feel it's interesting that I'm into shock cinema and also these machines that turn you upside down. It's like I constantly want to feel like I'm in danger.

NP: I think there's definitely a connection there that should be explored further with your therapist.

DC: [laughs] Yeah. I think I've done a lot of work there already.

NP: So what are your favorite scenes in Jennifer's Body?

DC: My favorite scene in the whole movie is probably the sex scene between Needy and Chip [Needy's boyfriend played by Johnny Simmons]. I was so excited about being able to write an authentic sex scene that was awkward and sweet and realistic, and place it in an established sexual relationship between two teenagers. Because in a movie it's always either their first time, or somebody gets killed halfway through, or there's some big debate leading up to it. Nobody ever just has matter of fact sex in horror films and I wanted that to happen. I think the chemistry between Amanda Seyfried and Johnny Simmons is incredibly sweet, and I like the juxtaposition between that scene and Megan killing the boy in the abandoned house. It's kind of showing opposite sides of the same coin.

My other favorite scene, I always love seeing the girls fight in Jennifer's bedroom at the end. I think it's shot so beautifully. I love the way the blood rolls into Jennifer's throat. Just form an aesthetic perspective, it's probably my favorite scene.

NP: And of course there's the kiss (between Jennifer and Needy) which everyone is talking about. People have been throwing this word "gratuitous" around. Is that frustrating for you?

DC: Yeah. It is. First of all, yes it is hot. Definitely. I think it's beautiful. I get turned on every time I watch it. I don't feel that people would think it was gratuitous if the characters were not the same sex. So to me that's just inherently homophobic.

NP: Also if there was no chemistry. People only see it as gratuitous because it's hot - and it may make some viewers uncomfortable - because it's working.

DC: Yeah. Exactly. I wonder if people would call it gratuitous if it was not effective. And we've established that there is this sexual tension between the two of them. Jennifer even alludes to the fact that they've played games together and, you know, they hold hands during the show. It's obvious that Needy is nursing feelings for Jennifer, and I didn't understand why in a tense moment we couldn't address that. Also, and nobody talks about this, there's something inherently scary about kissing a cannibal. To me it's a very tense moment. What if Jennifer eats her? I'm not sure I would want to kiss somebody who is possessed by a demon and known to eat people, so there's also an element of horror there. I really like that scene.

NP: The other thing that I like is that Adam Brody got the chance to be cool because obviously he played the dorky Seth Cohen in the OC for years.

DC: Yeah. And the thing is Adam Brody is just a cool dude. He's a really charismatic, intelligent, funny guy. He's very quick witted and he actually improvised a lot in the movie. Working with him was a wonderful revelation. He's one of those people where you work with him once and you want to work with him again.

NP: What bits did he improvise?

DC: One of my favorite lines is when they're at the bar and they ask him why he's playing all the way out in Devil's Kettle, and he says, "Well I think it's important to connect with our fans in shitty areas too." I'm pretty sure that was not in the script. [laughs] But the way he delivered it made us laugh every time. And there's a part in the car when Jennifer's asking questions and he says, "Oh, you don't have to talk." He's so full of menace and evil - it's great.

NP: The elephant in the room is Megan Fox, who's become so huge that she's bigger than any one project that she participates in at this point. Was that a concern?

DC: Honestly, at the time when we cast her it wasn't the case. When we cast her in this movie she had just come off the first Transformers movie. Obviously people knew who she was, but she wasn't this superstar phenomenon that she is now. I was able to sit down with her in a bar and discuss doing this movie, whereas if we sat down in a bar now she would probably get mobbed. So it was sort of serendipitous that she wound up becoming this huge star. We got an accidental movie star.

NP: In a recent Frisky.com interview you talk about how Megan is the kind of woman girls love to hate, which is a reaction you examine in the movie when you explore how we perceive beauty and how females interact. Often it's not very nice how women treat women is it?

DC: Not always.

NP: It can be pretty damning on the female gender.

DC: You know what though? I love women and I'm definitely a girls' girl, and I really like being surrounded by women on this movie. But I think, unfortunately, we live in a society that pits women against each other. Women are encouraged to be competitive by the patriarchy because it helps us to stay suppressed. I feel very strongly about that. I think that's why you see the stereotype of women being catty and bitchy. It's being perpetuated by men and unfortunately women buy into it, and they mimic it - especially young girls. I think a lot of young girls are programmed to believe there can be only one, and that you need to keep each other down in order to succeed, and I don't like that mentality. I think women need to help each other and support each other. In the movie I'm not indicting Needy and Jennifer, I'm indicting a society that creates women like Jennifer.

NP: I like the connection that you make between the horror genre, and the horror women endure at school. Young girls can be so cruel to each other. How much do you feel is nature and how much is nurture?

DC: I don't feel that it is biological. I don't feel that the competition is ingrained. I feel that it is created by society. I feel that if girls had equal opportunities, had equal treatment in school and were encouraged to be as inquisitive and aggressive as men are encouraged to be, that there wouldn't be so much anger.

NP: Final question, because I know you have limited time. I was watching the outtakes of Juno on the DVD extras, and it killed me that some of those scenes weren't in the final cut of the movie. Are there any scenes in Jennifer's Body that didn't make the cut?

DC: A lot. There's going to be an extreme director's cut because we actually lost a lot. The movie was originally longer, looser, weirder, more ambiguous. Some of it we lost with good reason and some of it we miss. So we often joke about the DVD, that it's going to be pretty exhaustive. We had to leave a lot behind.

NP: What's the one scene that you miss the most?

DC: There was a scene at Colin Gray's funeral, the kid that [Jennifer] kills in the house. His mother unleashes this angry speech about the superficiality of teenagers and how furious she is with whatever monster it was that did this to her child. It's really intense but we had to cut it because it was so good that people would cry when they saw it when we tested the movie. It kind of ruined the mood. It was like suddenly you'd stepped into a different film where no one's having any fun anymore. I though it was an important moment because I felt we needed to address the gravity of the situation; Like people are dead, parents have lost their children. It's not just hilarious, it's awful and Jennifer must be stopped. But the scene was so powerful it was too much, but I'm looking forward to people being able to see it.

NP: You talk in terms of a director's cut, but I actually feel there should be a writer's cut because that's where the vision starts.

DC: You know, I think that's a cool attitude. Not a lot of people feel that way. Writer's are typically marginalized in Hollywood. I've been very lucky in that I've worked with a lot of supportive and sympathetic people, but most of the time nobody cares what the writer has to say.

NP: Well you're in a good position because you have such a marquee name. Maybe you could be the first writer to get a writer's cut DVD. I'd love to see the writer's cut of Juno, I'd love the see the writer's cut of Jennifer's Body.

DC: I've never even thought of that. That's a fascinating idea. Maybe I should try it.


Jennifer's Body hits theaters on September 18.

Say goodbye to vacation, the beach and the sun and say hello to pencils, desks and the Fall. It's not all bad though, school is starting and SuicideGirls are here to spice up the classroom. They are the perfect daydream for any boring class. (image) (image) (image) (image) (image) (image) (image)... more

Say goodbye to vacation, the beach and the sun and say hello to pencils, desks and the Fall. It's not all bad though, school is starting and SuicideGirls are here to spice up the classroom. They are the perfect daydream for any boring class.

























Fashion Notes

School of Sleaze

If only girls really dressed like this in school, truancy levels would drop significantly! Forplay has a couple of "uniforms" that really make the grade. Be the cutest girl in class with this Sexy School Girl outfit for $54.00 or get the A with the Honor Roll School Girls Costume for $39.99. For all you Naughty School Girls out there, detention never looked so good for $58.00!

Fall Fashion 2009

Okay, back to reality and back to clothing you can actually wear in a school. If you're not into wearing the typical plaid skirt, high socks and a tie combo, here are some Fall trends that will be sure to make a statement.

Military Inspired Clothing

Military jackets are a must this season. So take a hint from Sgt. Pepper and try the Military Ponte jacket by Betsey Johnson for $378.00 or this Military Style Jacket by Steve Madden at Macy's on sale for $120.00.

Another stylish way to keep warm this fall is with a trench coat, try the Annie Toggle Canvas Coat by Guess for $148.00

Tall Boots

Tall boots are in! Steve Madden has a great selection of boots this season. Try military styled Blondee Boot for $129.95 or Intyce for $129.95. When buying boots, remember quality. Although they will be pricier than the discounted brand, they will last a lot longer. Spending the extra money now will save you money in the future.

The Leather Look

No animals were harmed in the making of Dirty Laundry. With that said, leather is huge this season. A great way to get the leather look without upsetting our furry friends is with faux leather and it's A LOT cheaper. Guess has a great selection of jackets that look just like the real thing. Like the Maya Faux Leather Jacket for $118.00.

Leggings

Also, leather pant-like-leggings are a great alternative to the real thing. You can find them, plus many other style of leggings at American Apperal. They have long ones, short ones, leggings with buttons and zippers and colors galore! You name, they have it.

Looks for Less

Want the same style at a cheaper price? School style is all about affordability. Nothing makes a starving student look better then a smart deal. Forever 21 is a great place to get expensive looks for a reasonable price. You can get great deals on leggings and jackets. Like this A-Ten-Hut Military Jacket for 24.80 or this Ruffle Zippered Jacket for $22.80.

Zappos.com is a great one-stop-shop for amazing deals. They have a huge shoe selection! Check out these Report Makee boots for $64.95 or these Chinese Laundry Tahoe boots for $79.16 and these Tianna boots by Steve Madden are a steal for only $78.62.

Totes

You have to carry all of those books around in something. A great place to find cute designer totes is ShopStyle.com. They have a HUGE selection for a wide price range. You can even fill your bag with Lady Gaga's new school supplies.

Here is your color palette for fall 2009 brought to you by Pantone.



Most importantly, even better than looking good, don't forget to give your teacher an apple!

Check back for more Dirty Laundry and let SuicideGirls show you the best way to (un)dress.

Comedian Zach Galifianakis likes his one-liners. They become the quoted dialogue from his movies, he zings ‘em at stand-up audiences and even in interviews he relishes in punchy brevity. That makes an interview with Zach Galifianakis short but offers a strong case for quality over quantity. For some... more

Comedian Zach Galifianakis likes his one-liners. They become the quoted dialogue from his movies, he zings ‘em at stand-up audiences and even in interviews he relishes in punchy brevity. That makes an interview with Zach Galifianakis short but offers a strong case for quality over quantity.

For some 15 years, Galifianakis has performed stand-up with a devout following, a cult which grew larger when YouTube made it easy to share covert videos from small stand-up gigs. This summer, movies cast Galifianakis into a major spotlight. The Hangover put Galifianakis’ obscure one-liners about post-9/11 airplane masturbation into one of the most seen comedies of all time. The success of G-Force, in which he creates a team of secret agent guinea pigs, paled in comparison.

After a smash summer hit like The Hangover, you’d think networks would be scrambling to build a TV vehicle around Galifianakis. HBO’s already got him signed to their upcoming series Bored to Death, which began filming before Galifianakis’ box office twofer. He plays the supporting role of Ray, the best friend of lead character Jonathan (Jason Schwartzman). Jonathan is a bored writer who decides to pose as a private detective, and actually takes on cases while Ray tries to talk some sense into him.

“If I were 26 and this was happening, it would be all great, and I would probably buy like 17 Dodge Vipers,” Galifianakis told a press conference in July. “But right now it's just a major inconvenience.”

After the Bored to Death cast press conference, a group of reporters followed Galifianakis into the hallway. The show doesn’t come on until September 20 so we need a little more comedy wisdom to tide us over until then. He stuck to the notion that attention was a burden but that only fed into his deadpan curmudgeon persona, with his trademark flannel and bushy beard. He did laugh at some of the zanier questions, as indicated.

Question: With this summer’s success, what does it feel like to be Zach Galifianakis right now?

Zach Galifianakis: It still feels fat. It feels the same, to me. I just forget that I’m in stuff, so I just live my life inside my own mind, and I forget that I’m in movies now.

Q: Is this funny to you, this whole experience of people wanting to talk to you?
ZG: No, it’s not. It’s a major inconvenience. People are coming and putting things through my mailbox.

Q: Like what?
ZG: Just notes from neighbors, like death threats. No, none of that. But, all that’s kind of new. I’m trying to figure that all out. Hopefully, it won’t be too big of a deal.

Q: Are you going to do Hangover 2?
ZG: If there’s a good script and we would all like to work together, maybe.

Q: So, you would be willing to do another one?
ZG: If there’s a good script, I would, yes. Right now, there’s no script.

Q: Now that you’re huge, who’s the most famous person on your speed dial?
ZG: [Laughs] Three of the members from the band DeBarge. Nobody remembers them. Nobody. I don’t hang out with famous people. I think they’re jerks.

Q: You are good friends with Bradley Cooper, aren’t you?
ZG: Is he famous now? Bradley is a friend of mine. He likes to come over to my house and take naps, which I find weird. Not with me, but he just will nap.

Q: Does he give you any advice about dealing with fame?
ZG: I don’t talk to Bradley about that stuff. It’s his fault that he’s a pretty boy. I don’t have to deal with that stuff. That’s his fault.

Q: On Bored to Death, what sort of comic relief do you get to be? What’s the tone of your best friend character?
ZG: He’s just this angry, surly curmudgeon guy that is frustrated with his existence. It’s really easy and fun to play. It’s a very fun, nice character to play. He’s not a nice guy, in particular, and he’s not socially gracious, but that’s really fun and easy to play.

Q: Were you a fan of Jason Schwartzman, prior to this?
ZG: Yes. Jason Schwartzman was a big reason that I wanted to do the show. I think he’s very good, clever and subtle and a very nice man.

Q: How long have you known him?
ZG: I only knew him right before working. He gave me a phone call and said that he was very happy that we were going to work together. Gentlemen are hard to find these days, especially in show business, and he and [series costar] Ted Danson are just gentlemen. I’m not necessarily a gentleman, but those guys really are. How nice they are on set actually makes me kind of upset because then I’m like, “Oh God, I’ve got to be a nice guy now?” They really are just gentlemen. They’re really nice people.

Q: Seriously, how has your life changed after all of the success with The Hangover?
ZG: I can get a really good table at Arby’s now. My life really hasn’t changed that much for me, honestly. It’s hard when you’re doing comedy, and then you get in this kind of world now. It’s a dangerous thing, with comedy, to be going to Hollywood parties and all that stuff. If you forget what brought you here in the first place, it can be a very dangerous thing. And I’m old enough now to be aware of it. I’m trying to not think about it too much. It hasn’t changed. I can pay my parents to leave me alone. No, it’s nice to spend money on your folks and people that are close to you.

Q: Have you splurged on anything at all?
ZG: No. I don’t spend money. I still have my 1998 Subaru that I will probably drive until it runs out. Hopefully, I’ll drive it for 10 more years. My goal is to keep my same Subaru. I also like the car.

Q: Are your stand-up shows more packed now than they used to be?
ZG: I don’t do shows that I announce. I just show up at hole-in-the-walls.

Q: Do you anticipate that there will be any stand-out jokes or lines in Bored to Death, like the bin Laden line you had in The Hangover?
ZG: There are some really good jokes in this TV show that I will not spoil, but yeah.

Q: Will your character stay out of trouble?
ZG: The character is a guy who has a girlfriend that has two kids, so he’s a little bit grounded. His whole goal, as the show progresses, is paternal. He wants kids. He smokes pot and drinks too much, but so do a lot of people and they still have other, more grounded goals.

Q: G-Force was such a big hit. Have you gotten a call for G-Force 2 yet?
ZG: No, not yet. I have not gotten a call yet.

Q: That could be a franchise for you. Is that something you’d be interested in?
ZG: When I was doing the first G-Force, the Disney people took pictures of me, in case they wanted to make a toy. I was like, “Oh my God, if this ever became a ride at Disney and you would just see my cut-out before you get in line and it says, ‘If you’re this short, you can’t ride this ride,’ that’s my nightmare.” But, having said that, I don’t know the answer to that question. Up to this point, I’ve just gotten work and it just falls into place. I’ve never really been drawn to anything. I just go and audition. I got lucky this summer, to be quite honest. Everybody is always like, “What drew you to this?” and I’m like, “Well, I needed a job.” There’s nothing that draws me. Now, hopefully, I can have those choices. But, if there’s a G-Force 2 and I get to talk to more guinea pigs, I don’t think there’s a problem with that.

Q: What is your favorite movie that no one else has ever heard of?
ZG: [Laughs] Maybe people have heard of it. I hope they have. It’s called Withnail & I, which is a British comedy.

Q: That’s your sensibility?
ZG: Yes.

Q: Do you have any personal, dream projects that you hope you’ll get to do at some point?
ZG: Yeah, there’s a lot of them. They’re all in my mind. Hopefully, maybe I’ll put them on the page, one day. There’s one called Fat Jesus that I’d love to do.

Q: Is that indeed about a fat Jesus?
ZG: It’s self-explanatory.

Bored to Death premieres Sept. 20 on HBO.

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The competition is called Shine a Light, and it’s sponsored by American Express and NBC. The goal of the competition is to “recognize an inspiring small business.” We feel that Coilhouse deserves to win, and in order to make that happen, we need your vote. Your support matters!

In order to help us, you need to take two short steps. Both steps can be completed in under 60 seconds (promise – we timed it). Register (they won’t spam you) and vote (it takes 1 click).

* STEP ONE: click here to register as a voter on the site. I know, registration is super-annoying. This one’s petty painless, actually. Just a few fields. Don’t worry about spam – they explicitly say “we will not solicit your email for special offers, product news or other communications.”
* STEP TWO: click here to view our entry on the site. On this page, click on the blue button on the left sidebar with the words “Support This Story, ENDORSE NOW.” And that’s it. You’re done!

NOTE: We just discovered that there’s no way that people from another country can enter. So for you guys, we introduce the bonus step (can be followed by Americans as well).

* BONUS ROUND: If you really, REALLY want to support us and take one extra step, get the word out! Let people know we need support. Post this link on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or whatever: http://coilhouse.net/2009/09/help-coilhouse-win-a-small-business-grant/

The 60 seconds you take to support Coilhouse will make a world of difference to us. Suggestions for our first scratch-and-sniff issue flavor are welcome in the comments.

Thank you, guys.

(image) Esteemed SGers, I need your help. Each and every one of you. It’s important. We’ve entered Coilhouse into a competition for small businesses. The winning prize is a $100,000 grant, and we need your vote. We’re pretty pragmatic when it comes to any sort of contests or sweepstakes, but in... more

Esteemed SGers, I need your help. Each and every one of you. It’s important. We’ve entered Coilhouse into a competition for small businesses. The winning prize is a $100,000 grant, and we need your vote. We’re pretty pragmatic when it comes to any sort of contests or sweepstakes, but in the off chance that we win this thing, it would enable us to do things with this magazine that we’ve only dreamed about. We’re already imagining some responsible ways we could spend that money… such as making every subsequent issue of Coilhouse scratch-and-sniff.

The competition is called Shine a Light, and it’s sponsored by American Express and NBC. The goal of the competition is to “recognize an inspiring small business.” We feel that Coilhouse deserves to win, and in order to make that happen, we need your vote. Your support matters!

In order to help us, you need to take two short steps. Both steps can be completed in under 60 seconds (promise – we timed it). Register (they won’t spam you) and vote (it takes 1 click).

* STEP ONE: click here to register as a voter on the site. I know, registration is super-annoying. This one’s petty painless, actually. Just a few fields. Don’t worry about spam – they explicitly say “we will not solicit your email for special offers, product news or other communications.”
* STEP TWO: click here to view our entry on the site. On this page, click on the blue button on the left sidebar with the words “Support This Story, ENDORSE NOW.” And that’s it. You’re done!

NOTE: We just discovered that there’s no way that people from another country can enter. So for you guys, we introduce the bonus step (can be followed by Americans as well).

* BONUS ROUND: If you really, REALLY want to support us and take one extra step, get the word out! Let people know we need support. Post this link on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or whatever: http://coilhouse.net/2009/09/help-coilhouse-win-a-small-business-grant/

The 60 seconds you take to support Coilhouse will make a world of difference to us. Suggestions for our first scratch-and-sniff issue flavor are welcome in the comments.

Thank you, guys.

Please support Coilhouse here.