Date wrap-up, b'day correction & hit me baby 1 more time.
September 20, 2006
Hola Blogaroonies!
So, last night I went out to dinner and drinks with my co-worker/office mate/ friend Daria for the first time. I was a little nervous initially because I was worried what would happen if we didn't hit it off socially as well as we do professionally. Then I remembered that our jobs don't have the restrictions of most real jobs, so everyday is like hanging out with a friend.
Needless to say, I needn't have worried - we had a fantastic time. Daria met me at my house and we headed out for one of my favorite restaurant. Traffic was horrible, so I got a little frustrated...

... but luckily Daria's beautiful face calmed me down.

Once to the restaurant, we instantly ordered a drink and toasted our transition.

(Daria drinks SUCH girly drinks).

Since we've both dedicated ourselves to a brand new healthy living lifestyle, we both just ordered salads - hers a Chinese variation and mine a leafy/blue cheese/vinaigrette version. But then we thought, "Oh screw it - let's get frozen yogurt."

Talk about a girl after my own heart...
In other news...
I got up EARLY this morning. No, I mean REALLY REALLY EARLY. 5am EARLY. Why? Because I spent 3 hours on the phone this morning doing tons and tons and tons of radio interviews to promote WHO WANTS TO BE A TONIGHT SHOW CORRESPONDENT?
What's that? Well, just like I got plucked from obscurity nearly 5 years ago and put on national television, The Tonight Show wants to know... WHO WANTS TO BE A TONIGHT SHOW CORRESPONDENT?
Here's what you do: make a video (no longer than 3 minutes). Be funny. Be you. Maybe go "Jaywalking" in your neighborhood? Then send that video to us or upload it on The Tonight Show website. Writers and producers will sort through the submissions and who knows - maybe YOU'LL be the next Tonight Show correspondent! Click HERE for more info.
Also, everybody wanted to know - does this mean that I'll be on the show less? HELL NO, PEOPLE! I'm here to stay - get used to it! :)
Doing the radio interviews was really cool. Here's how it works: I call into a center and an operator stays on the line with me the entire time and connects me to each individual radio station. After the interview is done, the operator comes back on the line and says something like, "Okay Ross, now I'll be dialing WBCR in Virginia..."
I don't know who had a harder time - me (having to say everything over and over and over and over again) or my wonderful operator, Carol (who had to listen to me say everything over and over and over and over again).
I want to thank all of you who have sent birthday wishes! Even some of the people who interviewed me on the radio wished me a happy birthday. HOWEVER, I think there may be some confusion! Everybody thinks my birthday was yesterday, the 19th. Umm...
My birthday isn't until this Sunday, September 24th!!! So there's STILL time to wish me a happy birthday! :)
Actually, if you want to do something for my birthday, I implore you to sponsor me as I walk in AIDS WALK LA a few weeks from now on October 15, 2006!

(Click HERE for more info on AIDS WALK LA).
You can sponsor me online, but I think you can only make donations online in $25 increments. Click HERE to sponsor me online.
However, every bit helps, so you can also send in your cash or check donations to me at work to this address:
Ross Mathews - AIDS WALK LA DONATION
The Tonight Show
3000 West Alameda
Suite 2190
Burbank, CA 91523
$1, $5, $10 - whatever. Every bit helps. I would consider any support you could offer an amazing birthday present.
Make your checks out to: AIDS WALK LA.
Or you can go HERE, download the donation form, and send your donation directly to AIDS WALK LA.
Also, GOOD NEWS BLOG BUDDIES! You may remember that back on September 7th I set in motion a plan for us to hit A QUARTER OF A MILLION HITS BY THE END OF THE YEAR!

Back on that day, we had a total of 70,016 hits since our blog launched on the nbc.com sight last August 8th. Well, as of last night, our NEW total is...
(dum dum dum dah...)
122, 795 hits!!!
We're on our way, baby!
Thanks, everyone!
Until tomorrow!
Ross
PS - Maybe becoming friends with your co-workers isn't such a great idea. The ENTIRE time I was trying to write today's blog, Daria WOULD NOT leave me alone. Seriously. I've been making fun of her all day about the RANDOM things she's been trying to talk to me about. Here's a list of some things she's said to me across the room as I've been trying to work:
"Do you think Mischa Barton is pretty?"
"Do you have a good meatloaf recipe?"
"Have you ever used Google Earth?"
"Who invented YouTube?"
Etc...
Seriously. You've gotta love her.
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