Life As I Blow It (27 page)

Jane von Mehren from Random House, for believing in this in the first place.

Chris Franjola, Jen Kirkman, Tom Brunelle, Sue Murphy, Dan Maurio, Heather McDonald, Brad Wollack, Jeff Wild, Josh Wolf, Steve Marmalstein, and Fortune Feimster. Thanks for loving me even when I'm acting like a bitch, and for making me laugh every day.

Everyone else at
Chelsea Lately
. You are all so important to me, individually and as a group.

Joe Mortimer, for putting up with me while I wrote this. And for much, much more.

Gina Wachtel, Beth Pearson, Ashley Gratz-Collier, Greg Mortimer, Leigh Merchant, Kelli Fillingim, and everyone at Random House for the work they contributed to this book.

The people who have believed in and continue to believe in my career and fight for it: Abbey MacDonald (all ninety pounds of her), Michael Pelmont, Lindsay Howard, Melissa Orton, Tim Scally, Joe Schwartz, Dan Baron, and everybody else at APA and New Wave. And Jeff Cohen and Cynthia Sohl, for standing behind me even when I was only able to pay them back by serving them cocktails.

Todd Gallopo and Zan Passante, for the amazing work they did on the cover. Who knew a photo shoot could be fun?

Amy Meyer, Gina Monaci, and Michele Bottarini, for making me look pretty for said shoot.

Lisa Perkins and Alex Martinetti.

All of my friends—you know who you are—thank you.

I love you and you've made my life better by being a part of it.

All of the Morgans and Colonnas, for being my family, supporting me, and providing me with a wealth of material.

Finally, my nephew, Nicholas, for not ratting me out to my sister every time I drop the F-bomb.

S
ARAH
C
OLONNA
is a writer and roundtable regular on the hit late-night talk show
Chelsea Lately
, and a producer and star of
After Lately
. She has been performing stand-up in Los Angeles and across the country for several years and has appeared on various television shows. She used to drink bourbon, but now prefers vodka.