Five things that made me smile today …

Watching this Coke commercial a few times while writing my piece on the women of Pittsburgh.

Watching “Enough Said”, the final film James Gandolfini made before his death. It’s such a sweet, funny film. Worth the 13 bucks.

Reading this essay by Kurt Vonnegut from Man Without a Country, on the art — or arc — of creative writing.

Playing my favorite videogame, Dance Dance Revolution, with Brittany and Jessica at the Santa Monica Pier.

Reading my friend Allison’s wonderful posts about running the NYC Marathon this weekend to raise money for cancer research, and to honor her mother, who died three years ago. If you’d like to help her reach her goal of $5,000 by next Sunday’s marathon, you can do so here.