My Special Thanks

Now that I'm done with the book - finally - I'd like to list some people who understood what I was going through while reading it and writing this blog.

My mentor John Condne - even though John is often sarcastic and spontaneously jokey, he still helpful and willing to read any film I write and gives me new ideas for plot points. As I write Just Like Julia Child, I know he may come to eventually like it after we discuss it and see what should be changed - if anything.

My mom, Paula - Out of family members, she was the only one who knew how much I had to finish it within the last three days. My brother said "You don't have to rush through it" and my sister-in-law said to see the movie in between reading the book. My dad, on the other hand, didn't seem to care. But my mom was the only one who knew that I had to finish the book in limited time before the release of the movie.

Julia Child - Without Julia, Julie wouldn't have known what she wanted to do for something she has passion for. And I would come up with a great new film to write as I don't have many ideas or have two many ideas and one to settle down with.

Rebecca - if I could remember her last name, but after meeting her recently, we have lots of favorite movies in common and is excited as I am to see Julie & Julia. After I lend the book to my mom, then Rebecca is next and eager to read it to.

And of course Julie Powell - Julie, if it weren't for you, I'd be cooped up in the house looking for jobs that don't mean anything to me and would be miserable to no end. Reading your book and writing this blog are things that I'm very proud of and confident for. Julie is inspiring me to maybe write my own book, and after she didn't know what a blog was, she gave me the idea to start one myself. I hope she eventually has time to read mine as I'm dedicating it to her.

And I'd also like to thank Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be excited as I am now to see Julie & Julia later this afternoon. I hope they give very good performances and maybe earn an Oscar nomination or so. This should be an Oscar catching movie.

If Meryl and Amy worked well together in Doubt, which I still have to see, then they should work even well together even if they don't have any of them same scenes.

Julie, someday, my blog will eventually be read by you. Maybe if I'm successful with it, Just Like Julia Child will be finished, rewritten if it needs to, filmed and produced and could be very popular.

For my soon-to-be readers, you haven't seen (or read) the last of me. I'll still be around posting posts and writing JLJC.

And once again, congratulations to Julie for the book and getting to see Amy Adams be you.