Fox Party Report, Take 2: A Roller Coaster Of A Ride!

Everyone loves party, and everyone loves a carnival, and last night Fox treated us to both at the Santa Monica pier. With the smashing waves and arcade games as a soundtrack, the evening of food, fun and the famous found me flirting with it all.

There were heaps of stars in attendance--Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Wentworth Miller, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, and the some of the So You Think You Can Dance dancers. There were so many stars there that the ones in the slightly cloudy sky didn't matter. Sure, I was freezing my ass off and my perfect-for-the-pier-sky-high wedges were slipping sideways off my feet -- making me look like a drunk giraffe -- but it didn't matter. I did, however, need something to eat.

There were stalls with delicious carnival treats: sandwiches, burgers, tacos, popcorn, pizza, candy and ice cream. Overwhelmed with the choices, I asked a guy where he ate first. That guy turned out to be Matt Groening! I half-expected him to yell at me like Bart, but he was super cool and told me where to get a hot dog.

I needed a cocktail, so I headed to Mojito land and spotted Dominic Purcell, but he was being swarmed, so I took a look skyward to the roller coaster. After my friend Ben convinced me that I wouldn't toss my tacos if we took a spin, we got in line behind the dazzlingly beautiful Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. She became my new best friend as we hollered our way over through the loops and dips. I kinda wanted to ask her what it was like working with Wentworth Miller and what it was like to date John Cusak, but we were too busy screaming our heads off. I hope her friend(?) publicist(?) body guard (?) sends me the photo he took.

After the loopy-loop I wanted two things: ice cream and Timothy Olphant. I wanted, in the deepest part of my soul, something sweet and to know if the Damages star's head was shaved or growing this month. Sadly, I couldn't locate him.

Happily, I did find and engage in a roller coaster of a conversation with the very sexy Tate Donovan. Damn, that guy is good looking in person. He's like, 6 feet tall and looks you straight in the eye when he talks. Even better than his looks is his personality. After confessing that he doesn't have a publicist, he went on to confess some other things to me, that if he did have a publicist, he probably wouldn't have. Let's just say that moral ambiguity and Tate Donovan aren't strangers. (If you want more details, you'll have to talk to his publicist.) We talked surfing, dating and acting for a bit, then sought out sugary sustenance.

Further down the pier I saw Niecy Nash, so I stalked her and then gushed about her new show Do Not Disturb. We chatted for a bit about growing up in L.A., and then I met her unbelievably beautiful mom. I swear that woman looked younger than I do. Abraham Higginbotham, the showrunner, was there, and he said a bunch of fabulous things about the cast, but what I liked most about him was his correct use of the terms "fleshing out" and "short shrift." (So many people say "flushing out" and "short shift.") The rest of the cast was chatty so I asked Molly Stanton if her Louboutins gave her bruises as mine do, and she nodded. Meanwhile, Jesse Tyler Ferguson told me the only bruises he had were to his soul. Why didn't I believe him? He looks too damn happy, that's why. And why wouldn't he be? The show looks like it's gonna be a hit.

As I tripped over to the water gun games, Walton Goggins from The Shield held onto my drink while I adjusted my shoe. I then proceeded to kick everyone down the line's butt and win several teddy bears and a heap of cotton candy.

Leaving the party, I swear Jerry O'Connell smiled at me. Okay, he smiles at everyone, but it was a party, and a girl can dream.

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