Stalking the WGA Picket Line

Did I hit a new low today?

Let me just start by saying that I'm in full support of the Writers' strike. They do the work, they deserved to be paid. Seems to be common sense.

This morning I noticed that they had set up a picket line outside of the Time Warner Center. I went over to show my support. I don't really know how much I can do, so I took a flier (which is prominently displayed at my desk).

Being the celeb lover that I am, I knew that the glorious Tina Fey and several SNL castmembers had been picketing at 30 Rock earlier in the week, so I figured I might get some cool sightings on the line by me. After our meeting this morning, Kim and I went for coffee, and since she needed to check in on Williams-Sonoma, we decided to just peak at who was walking the line.

The first person to catch my eye was Tim Robbins. I recognized a few writers, a few character actors. I told Kim that I felt kind of bad just standing there and gawking, so we decided to head back up to the office.

And then I saw him.

Green jacket, shades, general hotness. It was the man of my dreams. It was David Duchovny.

Of course, all else sort of disappeared at that moment. Well, other than an intense desire to jump him. Thing is, it's not like I haven't seen him before. But the combination that he was A) supporting the cause B) Right near my office and C) Hot...well, this was just all too overwhelming. Needless to say I spent the next couple of hours feeling slightly hot and bothered.

Here's where I hit my low. I decided to return to the the line and stalk him. I mean, what's wrong with me? Here are these people marching for a real purpose, and all I want to do is drool over Mulder. I got mine when I walked back over there and he had gone. So I stood there, and stalked other celebs. There was Oliver Platt, and Seth Meyers and Fred Armisen (who I sat behind when I saw "King Kong" in the theater a couple of years ago).

Listen, there are definitely worse things I could have done. I mean, it's not like I bothered them. And like I said, I fully support them. I think they know people are going to stop and look. But I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to the fine folks of the WGA and SAG, and tell them that my staring at them is only with the best of intentions. (And in the future, please understand that if the deliciousness that is Duchovny is on your line, I will most likely be there again).

*UPDATE*
In reading some articles about the celebs who were on the line, I discovered that not only were they blessed with Duchovny, but Christopher Meloni and his Ass of Life also walked the line. Had I seen these two men in the same space at one time, I am fairly sure my head would have exploded.