Please take this survey!

My friend and I are working on a project and we need you to help make it happen. I don't want to tell you what it's about because if I did, I might influence your answers and I'm terrible at keeping secrets which means that I should stop writing and just ask you to please fill out this survey -- for me, for my friend, for better communication between men and women, for a break from work, for whatever reason you'd like.

But here's another reason: There are prizes! The 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, etc. (essentially every 10) people who fill this out will win something, and not something that's crap*

The deadline is May 31st, 2008

It is completely anonymous and should take between 5-10 minutes.

You'll have my unending gratitude.

Requirements:

For Survey 1:
You are male
You are 25 or over
You have been single at some point in the past 10 years

For Survey 2:
You are female
You are 25 or over
You have been single at some point in the past 10 years

Thank you! You'll be hearing more about this from me, I promise...

If you care about the prize, email me at anna@annadavid.com and let me know that you filled out the survey. We're not checking answers until the end so I won't know who is who.

*though it does depend on how you define crap

I am a TV Host

This week, anyway. I'll be filling in for Olivia Munn while Chris Hardwick is filling in for Kevin all week. Please watch, as it will help make the sting of the fact that we're standing in for them because they're off shooting in Jamaica a bit easier to take. Randomly, Chris and I have known each other for over a decade -- as the first story I ever did for People magazine was on him and eons ago, TV Guide had me go undercover on Singled Out, the show he used to host with Jenny McCarthy.

Oh, also! Tomorrow you can start listening to the show I'm co-hosting for Sirius -- it's on the Maxim Channel (I want to say that's Channel 28 but I'm not exactly sure), my cohost is Amy Spencer, it's on from 11 am-12 pm PST and it's called "Sex Files." I believe that's all the pertinent information. Besides, of course, the fact that you need to be a Sirius subscriber to listen.

Are You The Next K-Per?

Any of you out there watch G4 and think, "I could do that"? Well, here's your chance...

If you think you have what it takes to be on G4, show us! We’re looking for male talent that is passionate about our show topics with a strong on-camera presence. Tell us why you should be on G4, what current shows you would be most applicable to, and what new perspectives you might bring to the table. Do you own every new gadget known to man? Do you collect things that you don’t even remember? Do you have the wit and expertise to take on the top experts in the tech industry? Is your mom proud of you?

Here's the link.

NY Story

Okay, so I moved, third time in as many months. People kept saying, "Moving is the third most traumatic thing you can go through, after the death of a loved one or a divorce." To which I say: try living in the situation I was in and you will know trauma. Moving? That was a relief. I am giddygiddygiddy to be where I am.

One of the new things I'm working on, meanwhile, is editing Dipdive, Will.i.am's website that, for the moment, is dedicated to politics, with a particular focus on Obama. It's a very exciting thing to be a part of and I have a feeling -- not to mention some fairly strong evidence -- that the site is going to be huge. RIM just did a big deal with Dipdive the other day and while I don't know the particulars of that, I do know that if you go to the site and watch the "We Are The Ones" video, you may well catch my blink-and-you-miss-it-part.

L.A. Story

I thought I should state straightaway that this is will be a very positive post.

Here's what I've been realizing: I can always find something to be upset about -- there are roughly 50, or at least 5, things a day at least -- or I can simply choose not to be. Okay, so this isn't exactly the newest revelation (I'd actually realized it long ago) but I've actually been living this way and not just giving lip service to it. I'm actually pausing when agitated and asking myself if it's worth letting myself be bothered by something and the answer keeps being no.

I guess this is what comes from enduring the most hellish living situation of my life and coming out on the other side (well, truth be told, all of my things, not to mention cats*, are still in that NYC apartment but I'm in LA for most of the month to be away from it, just returning to pack up everything and get out of there**).

It's been so nice seeing friends (I'm currently staying with a British friend, which is why I used the word "straightaway" in the first sentence -- when I'm around her, I start talking like her, though not in a Madonna or Britney-esque way). Have I mentioned that it's literally 80 degrees here?

And if that isn't enough, I walked into the Borders on La Cienega this morning and what did I see prominently displayed but my book? Rest assured, this is a big deal. I went into the one at Union Square in New York and was told that they hadn't had copies since the month it came out, hadn't had many then and had no plans to order more.

Let's hear it for hometown love!

*calm down, I am not some crazy cat lady -- I only have two (who are, btw, being lovingly cared for by my friend)
**still in NYC, the hellish living situation hasn't caused me give up on the city -- at all

Le avventure erotiche di una party girl

Well, I'm not exactly sure how the word "erotiche" ended up in the, um, title, but this is what the Italian version of Party Girl -- due to hit the shelves of Rome, Venice, et. al. soon -- will be called. And, for you international types, here is the book description from the page for it on the publisher's website:

Amelia Stone è la “party girl” per eccellenza, un perfetto animale notturno che sa bene che la vera festa inizia solo nel dopo-festa. Lo sa tanto bene che persino al matrimonio di un vecchio amico di famiglia non riesce a trattenersi dall’allacciare focose amicizie con il cugino della sposa e i due testimoni dello sposo... Amelia lavora a Los Angeles per una rivista di gossip e pettegolezzi piccanti sulle celebrità, e questo le dà occasione non solo di farsi un nome come giornalista, ma anche di diventare una “ragazza di Hollywood”. Party esclusivi con attori famosi, balli sfrenati, cocktail di alcool e coca: un mondo senza freni e senza limiti, che rischia di diventare pericoloso. Ma quando la nostra protagonista decide di darci un taglio, disintossicarsi e andare a vivere con l’uomo dei suoi sogni, ecco che le viene offerto un lavoro a cui non può rinunciare: una rubrica sulle sue ardenti avventure erotiche. Sarà Amelia a dover scegliere se salvare se stessa o conservare la propria reputazione di celeberrima “party girl” incapace di lasciarsi sfuggire un dopo-festa. Le avventure erotiche di una party girl è un romanzo vivace e trasgressivo, esilarante e irriverente, denso d'amore e di sesso ma soprattutto di divertenti e scottanti incontri con le più grandi star di Hollywood.

Have been molto (that's very to you and me) neglectful of this site, due to the fact that I am moving again (I joke not), working on my new book somewhat furiously and planning big things for the annalyticalanswers site. Oh, and because American Idol is back on the air, which means my Tuesday and Wednesday evenings belong to Fox News.

Arrivederci for now...

What Happens in Vegas Should Stay in Vegas

So I just wrapped up covering the Adult Entertainment Expo for a special that will be airing on G4 this Sunday. We did the same special last year and it ended up being the highest-rated episode of the year. From this we can conclude that G4 viewers = porn fans, which really shouldn't be terribly surprising to anyone.

It's been nice to get away from New York (if anyone doesn't remember how hellish moving is, take the worst experience you've had in the past 5 years, multiply it by 100 and you don't really come close -- especially if you choose to do the bulk of your moving in the week between Christmas and New Years and you'd spent the past 10 years in the same apartment...this is turning into the world's longest parenthetical but it was a great reminder that I should be moving constantly, at least every year or so, in order to avoid the chaos that ensued/chaotic feelings that were brought up of having to move/go through/examine 10 years worth of stuff, or simply never move again).

Because you endured that, I'll tell you that the highlight (lowlight?) of AEE has not been becoming desensitized to the sight of exposed silicone but interviewing a guy about virtual sex communities -- and learning in the process that it's a lot like real sex, if real sex didn't involve actually having sex and was just a whole lot sadder.