“He always wanted a pool.”

Photo by Randall William Cook, with apologies to Terry O’Neill.

So, in Robert Mitchum’s words, I went to Hollywood to become a glamorous movie actress. While my adventures there consisted mainly of sitting in a room writing, which was what I was there for, I do have a few snapshots and stories to present here, which should start filtering out this week. I also took a ridiculous amount of time out from the job I’d come to do to pose for the above picture, mainly at Fiona’s insistence. Once I’d mentioned the idea I wasn’t allowed to back down.