in which my face is super peely, and that has nothing to do with this post.

who am i crushing on this week!

Name: Brook Busey (a.k.a. Diablo Cody)
Occupation: Screenwriter-I-aspire-to-be
Status: Um, I have no idea. I think she has a boyfriend? Or, she did? She was also married for a second, too.
Most known for: her Oscar-winning, first screenplay Juno
First known for: writing wittily on some blogs; first was in character as a secretary, and the next was chronicling her year as a stripper at the Pussy Ranch (and later in her memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper)
Up next: Showtime’s United States of Tara, which Steven Spielberg enlisted her writing expertise for, has been picked up for a second season; and her newest film, Jennifer’s Body, will be released in September – but the red-band trailer is out now:

Why you crushin’?: basically, I saw the above trailer today and immediately knew who this week’s crush would be. I’ve had an on-off relationship with Brook (I like to call her this because we’ll be best friends one day) since Juno‘s release. I saw the movie thrice in theatres, loved every aspect, and then hopped on the hate-train for a while out of pure jealousy, I suppose. Just before United States of Tara premiered, I came around to my envy idea (as in, I finally accepted that I was just green and that’s why I was hatin’) and jumped right back into the Diabo-loveshack. I don’t even like Megan Fox (in fact, I sort of hate her; this time, not out of one ounce of jealousy), but I am very excited to see the above film! I’m currently writing my very first screenplay, and just seeing a success like hers has me optimistic and also very, very intimidated. I don’t think I’ll ever write as bitingly as she writes. Now I’m sad.