Jewel Staite

5 August 2005

Dear Roj

I’m afraid this is long overdue, but time seems to have flown by. I have never traveled so much in my LIFE these past couple of months... lots of airmiles racked up for jaunts to Maui, hurrah! I just got back today from doing a shoot for Interview Magazine (one of my favorite magazines) for the October issue, shot by Amanda Friedman in LA. It was a blast, lots of fancy dresses to wear and Kate Spade heels (with faux fur!), lounging on patios in the sun. The downside was that I was sick as hell. Hacking, sneezing, bleary-eyed kind of sick where my skin looked like poo and I felt like I was carrying a load of bricks on my back. Of course, now that said photo shoot is over, I feel back to normal again-isn’t that funny?

The big movie opens soon, so the anticipation is heavy in the air and my palms are all sweaty. Still lots of traveling to do, yet... back to LA next weekend for the launch of the Teen People young Hollywood issue (should be on newsstands now, even though it’s nowhere to be found in the great white North as of yet). Then we’re off to Scotland with the cast of Serenity for a film festival, and some international press. Then to Atlanta for DragonCon, then back to LA for press and... what???? the premiere!!!!!! I can’t believe it’s here already. And then in October, possibly, a small re-lax, and then to London for another one of Sean Harry’s fabulous conventions. Did I mention airmiles? Holla!

What else? Oh, lets talk about IMDB. Someone brought to my attention something that was said about me and my character on one of the message threads at the bottom of my info page. So I went and read it... and I was shocked at what people say! Hey, I can take people saying I’m a bad actor... I say it myself when I watch certain things, so that doesn’t bug me. But saying I’m a bigot? whoa whoa whoa.... Normally, I would leave this jazz alone, but I absolutely have to say something (lets just say I’m having a Nathan Fillion/comic book guy moment). Never would I use the term "fag" to refer to a homosexual, especially not on a public commentary, people! I’m wanting to listen to mine and Alan’s commentary for "The Message" again, just to see where this confusion would arise from. If you know me personally, you’ll know that most of my closest friends are gay, much to my husband’s friends’ chagrin. These friends are my confidants, my support system, and my stylists, if need be. I may have a dirty mouth from time to time... or sometimes more often than time to time... but I’m not a bigot. By a long, long shot. So you IMDB message boarding peeps, go ahead and say how much I suck, or how you don’t like my picture, or how you heard me fart on a bus once, or whatever, but please listen to that commentary again. Or I’ll tell Nathan. And then you’ll really be sorry!

Okay enough ranting. Thanks to all who are supportive and wonderful. One of the best things about this job is reading those sweet things you say, and knowing that you’re behind me. You guys rock.

Anyway, put your party shoes on: there’s lots of celebrating to be done soon.

Love Jewel