Last night were the SAG Awards!  This was our 4th SAG nomination as a cast.  We've won twice and now we've lost twice.  I can't believe we've been going to the awards for 4 years!  It is really pretty spectacular. 

I really loved my dress last night (I know, I always say that!)

Dress by Marchesa
Jewelry by Choppard
Bag by Judith Leiber
Shoes - which had little sparkles on them - by Rene Caovilla



It got me thinking about the other dresses I've worn...let's look back over the years!

SAG Awards 2007 - Our First Nomination and First Win!



SAG 2008 - Our Second Nomination and Second Win! - This was just a few months after I fractured my back.  I had very few dresses I could wear comfortably!  Thiis was the year Angela was pregnant and looked so cute in her dress.



SAG 2009 - Our Third Nomination - We didn't win...it went to 30 Rock.  This was the first year I attended the awards with Lee - we had a blast!  Me, Angela and Oscar rocked out to Single Ladies at the Weinstein after-party!  My Pamela Rolland dress was very comfortable and made it easy to dance.  I loved that necklace too!



Here is this year again - we didn't win and I didn't dance the night away.  I'm still getting over my cold.  We went to the People party and had a nice time hanging with the cast.  We met up with Rich Sommer (Mad Men), his wife Virginia and Jack McBrayer.  They are the nicest people!  After the awards Lee and I went to Fatburger and then stayed up all night watching the Australian Open!  The del Potro match was intense!  Go Roddick!



Okay, so which one was your favorite?  2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010?  I would have to vote for 2010...except it was hard to wear.  My 2009 dress was most comfy.

Oh...some other highlights from the night - I met Justin Timberlake for the first time.  He introduced himself to me backstage but I was so shy I barely said anything!  We even have a few friends in common. 

I got to present for the first time!  I was so excited.  Benjamin Bratt was a great co-presenter.  We had a lot of fun planning our bit.  The winner of our category was Michael C. Hall.  When he came up to get his award I handed him the envelope and I said, "You should keep this!  It has your name on it!"  (It was something my Mom would say.)






I have to mention that I LOVED Kyra Sedgwick's Vera Wang dress...I told her this no less than 5 times last night.  Her husband Kevin Bacon gave one of the best speeches of the night.  Very touching.



Our gift bag was really cool...ever wonder what kind of stuff you get in a gift bag?  Here are a few of my favorites.

A Rich Landes Everyday T-shirt



L'Oreal 24-Hour Lash Boosting Power System - Can't wait to try this!



Celtic Sea Salt - in a really cute ceramic grinder




A Blueberry Soyjoy - I've been wanting to try these after seeing all the commercials.  I will probably eat it today.  (Update:  I ate it.  It was tasty but very dry.  You need water.  It was filling as a snack.)



A really cute homemade headband by yjy designs - YJY Designs Website



Whew!  That's it.  I'm off to get a massage and then home to watch football.  I can't decide who I'm rooting for.

Happy New Year!

This is a quick little blog to thank all of you for your sweet emails about the Golden Globes.  I'm bummed we didn't win but even more bummed that the Cowboys are out of the playoffs...it was a tough Sunday! 

In case you missed it here was my Golden Globes dress - a vintage Halsten:




I loooooved this dress!  It was super-comfy. 

It rained something horrible last Sunday and they didn't put a tent over the red carpet so we got SOAKED on our way into the awards.  Luckily they set up a little hair and makeup touch-up stand in the ladies bathroom.  I got a free lipstick!

My favorite part of the dinner was sitting next to my BFF Angela Kinsey all night.  We did a lot of star gazing.  At one point we tried to go to the bathroom but got stuck in a little traffic jam that included Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Colin Farrell and Tom Hanks.  We were pinching ourselves and trying to act normal when we came upon Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.  It was all very surreal. 

After the show we went upstairs to the NBC Universal Party where a few of us celebrated our loss by doing shots of tequila.  That helped. 

We made our way to the InStyle party where we met Mike Tyson!




The InStyle party was awesome.  The Dan Band played and they had this really great coconut shrimp.  We left somewhat early as we all had to be at work the next morning.

I'm really looking forward to the SAG Awards where I will be presenting the award for Male Actor in a Drama Series.  I'm very excited and honored to present!  I've also been sick with a cold all week so I'm trying hard to get better in time for Saturday.  The awards air live on TNT Saturday night.

Next week we start shooting the birth episodes!  I've read part one and I love it.  I know what we are having!!!!  Here's a crazy coincidence - my sister, Emily, is also due to give birth next week.  My parents will be having both of their daughters in labor - one real and one fake! 

I know not everyone loved the clip show tonight but I have to say I liked it.  It brought back a lot of happy memories of working with a great cast and crew over these many years.  And, it made me want to go back and watch some old episodes - like Health Care with all the fake diseases! 

Thanks again for your nice comments!  And, Happy New Year!

Kate has generously offered to auction off her homemade Christmas ornament!  This is one of the ornaments we made last year for our Office Christmas tree.  The only rule was that you had to use items you found on set. 





This was made using an actual prop from our show.  Here is what Kate has to say about it:

The ornament I made was made from a wardrobe tag and a booze bottle that was put in my fake desk during the BUSINESS TRIP episode - (the booze bottle is from the airplane scene where Michael, Oscar and Andy go to Canada.) You know when little kids leave Santa some cookies and milk and a note on Christmas Eve? This is Meredith's version. It's all a bribe. Cookies or booze. Right? And besides, Santa gets cold on that sled.  xo, Kate Flannery aka Meredith All of the proceeds from the sale of the ornament go to Kitten Rescue a no-kill animal rescue organization in Los Angeles.  She will autograph the ornament for the winner.  Shipping in the US and Canada is free.  To bid on the ornament go here: Kate's Ornament  The Kitten Rescue Fur Ball at the Skirball is this Saturday December 5th in Los Angeles.  If you want to get tickets to the event you can go to: Kitten Rescue At the event I will be auctioning off one of the necklaces I wore in the wedding episode of The Office as well as several signed items from the cast. Thanks for reading all my posts about Kitten Rescue!  And, thanks for your support!  Here is a photo of a little Kitten Rescue kitten named Garbage (after the cat Garbage on The Office - that's the one Dwight gives to Angela).  He's too little to be adopted just yet...but he's darn cute.  What better way to end a blog than with a cute kitten photo!

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If you are looking for a girlie distraction, here is Part Two of Assignment Jennifer. She walks the runway with Project Runway models as the judges. Too much girlie fun!

Also, just wanted to give a shout out to my acting coach Robert D'Avanzo.  I had the pleasure of speaking at one of his classes last week.  I met a bunch of great actors.



If you are interested in studying with him, check out his website:

Robert D'Avanzo Acting Classes

His 6-week on camera audition class is awesome, affordable, and the best kept secret in LA.

Yes, I attended the CNN Heroes Event in Los Angeles the other night.  Yes, I had giant hair.  And I loved them both!



(thank you Just Jared for the photo!)

Lee, Rainn, Kate, Creed and I attended the CNN Heroes Event and it was an AMAZING night. 

CNN Heroes honors 10 ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.  These stories are heartwarming and inspirational.

One man, Jorge Munoz, drives a bus all day long, goes home to his family and together they cook 150 meals in their kitchen for the homeless.  They drive their truck to the same corner each night and hand out the meals.  He gets food donated and keeps it in 6 refrigerators around his house! 

Another man, Roy Foster, was a homeless veteran.  He pulled himself off the streets and now dedicates himself to getting other vets off the streets as well.  He has a halfway house that provides food, shelter and as he puts it "camaraderie".  His moto is "no man left behind". 

It's very powerful stuff.  I got to meet Roy Foster after the event and I am honored to have shook his hand.  I think this show is a great way to kick off the holidays.  It has certainly put me in a more giving, patient and loving place.

It airs on CNN on Thanksgiving night at 9pm Eastern/Pacific.  You might catch a glimpse of us in the audience!

To see more photos of The Office cast at the event, and more photos of my awesome hair, click here:

Office Cast at CNN Heroes Event

Okay, one more photo of that hair.  I couldn't resist!  It's so Mad Men right!?

Two blogs in one day!  Look at what I have time for when I'm on hiatus.  To bring everyone up to speed - I bought the OxiClean Laundry Detergent.  I'm re-washing the cushions now to see if that brightens them a little more.  I'll keep you posted.

Now onto Cute City.  Just before we finished filming for the season some crew members found 2 tiny kittens living under the wardrobe trailer at The Office.  The Mom cat was no longer around.  We trapped the little guys and named them Dunder and Mifflin.

I took them home with me and contacted my friends at Kitten Rescue.  

Here's Dunder at 5 weeks:





Here's Mifflin:





Dunder is an adorable and spunky little guy.  He's the one that walked in my fireplace and got sooty footprints all over my couch.  Gotta love it!  I fostered Dunder for just over 2 weeks.  He is now living in a new foster home where he has joined a litter of kittens around his age.  He has lots of friends to frolic and play with!




Mifflin was under a pound when we found him.  He was barely weaned and needed extra special care.  He went to a foster parent in Kitten Rescue who had more experience with kittiens so small.  When he was old enough he joined Dunder and the litter of kitten friends.  Mifflin is a total loverboy...I had him for 2 nights in the beginning.  I carried him around with me all day, zipped up in my hoodie.  He would sleep and purr.  Too sweet.



Here are Dunder and Mifflin along with Camp Scranton (that's what we are calling the litter of kittens who took them in like brothers):




All of these little guys are up for adoption through Kitten Rescue.  They are having a special Black Cat Adoption event this Saturday November 7th. 

Also up for adoption is Camp Scranton's surrogate mother.  This kitty lost her kittens and she graciously raised this bunch like her own.  It isn't easy to socialize a litter of bouncy kittens and teach them proper manners.  She has done a GREAT job! 




You may not know this but black cats are the hardest to place.  They have the highest kill rate at the shelters.  It's really sad because my experience with black and black and white cats has always been wonderful.  They are generally very smart, spunky, loving cats. 

During the month of October Kitten Rescue does not adopt out any of their black cats.  Too many people take them for Halloween rituals or as a prop for their party only to dump them after Halloween.  Evey year they have this big adoption event the first weekend in November. 

So...if you are looking for a new kitty, please consider one of these guys.  If you live in California they will be having adoption events this Saturday November 7th at:

CANOGA PARK
PetSmart
21311 Victory Blvd.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
(818) 704-6560
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm

WEST LA
Centinela Feed and Pet Supplies
11055 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 473-5099
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Applications for Dunder, Millfin, Camp Scranton and the like will be accepted at both locations.  Everyone at The Office is invested in these fellas and we want to know they've gone to a good home!  And, we have one condition - if you adopt any of these guys you have to send us photos of them all grown up!