I walked the line yesterday at NBC. If you were one of the many who drove by on Alameda between 10 and 1 and honked - thanks. If you honked and I didn’t raise my picket sign or give you a thumbs up, I’m sorry - keep honking, there are others who are more fastidious in their acknowledgment duties. And if you were that lady in the blue Volkswagon who snapped a picture of us melting in the sun, I want a copy.

If there’s one thing about striking is that it’s a lot like making a movie on set. You walk around with not a whole lot to do and you eat a lot of yummy treats (Tasty Cakes, homemade cookies) and good food (steak sandwiches from Morton’s). For some of the writers, I imagine this is about as close as they get to replicating that one of a kind on-set experience.

And we got free stuff: a few guys from SAG came by and passed out ALCiS Pain Relief Cream, “engineered therapy for muscles and joints with nourishing botanicals and antioxidants to rejuvenate skin.”

Sounds cool, doesn’t it? You can be a part of it too. Whether you’re a writer-actor-director-whatever, union or not, if you agree with what the WGA is striking about, you should go to your local strike location and show your support. Not only do they want your support, more importantly, they need you to hang out with. Striking is boring. Walking in a tight little circle sucks. And clever chit-chat now on the the 10th or 11th day of walking with the same folks is hard to come up with. New people on the line means an influx of new stories and the old stories are new to someone.

Also, as an extra treat, Senator John Edwards will be walking the line at NBC studios this afternoon at 1:45 pm.

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