V – Dana’s left us a new message, per usual we are re-posting them as many of you were coming to us again, letting us know that you’d be rejected from the official site.. again. We’re sorry to hear that and I hope someday the webmaster will grow up. It’s not Dana rejecting the posts, at all. I have no doubt that she would love to hear from all of you, and your wishes and whatnot.

R – I swear I panicked when I read she was in that car-bus crash. Now time for you all to read.

happy 4th of july to all of those here at home, and happy summer to those abroad, except of course our southern hemisphere friends.

i am typing with one hand because, i got hit by a bus. literally! my car was totaled and i am lucky that i only broke two fingers. it was a great lesson in humanity. the woman behind me who was honking incessantly for me to turn, left the scene of the accident without bothering to see if i was ok. and yet a total stranger sat with me for an hour and then drove me home. she was my angel. the fact that the bus driver asked for my autograph after plowing into me, i am choosing to ignore. as i said, i am lucky to be alive.

a further irony is that my character in “body of proof” has a car accident in the pilot and her hands go numb. let’s hope that all i have are fingers that will heal.

the next day i observed an autopsy with our wonderful tech advisor. it was a privilege and utterly fascinating. we are given these machines(our bodies) that work in the most miraculous of ways. how could we not take care of them? I, for one, feel like it is a gift that we must honor. and if anyone out there smokes- stop!

i am heading to RI in a week or so. it feels a bit daunting- like starting college in a new town. buying sheets and towels and all that- but it’s the adventures that keep us engaged.

thanks for being such regular members of the IHOP! i actually mentioned you all when i accepted the audience award for Desperate Housewives in Monte Carlo. it’s you that make my work possible. and as you know, i love what i do.

take care- and watch out for busses running yellow lights! life is precious.

dana

R – I can guess her little silver prius is not doing well either, but at least we know she’ll be able to recover. I can’t believe the bus driver asked for her autograph after the accent, just like seriously? You do that after you smack her car? And I’m glad to be right when I said she thanked her fans in code in Monte Carlo. We still have to upload the video.

V – During Dana’s tough time we wish her a safe and speedy recovery, it’s great to know that she’s otherwise okay. Hopefully we’ll find out if her mailing address is changing so any of you who wish to send get well wishes can do that. Before I got the whole story from Rebeca, I was completely hoping she broke her fingers hitting the bus driver in the face. What he did was not cool.