what may or may not be hard reality

So I haven't talked much about Ellen lately, because as you know, obsessions and priorities change, and you move on, but while I'm at this I should just take the opportunity to mention how glad and grateful I am for all that she and Portia have done for visibility this fall. To think, I still remember the specific instance when Ellen mentioned Portia's name on the talkshow for the first time, and after that it was another 3 or 4 months until it happened again (always in unplanned conversation with a guest), let alone show pictures of video clips that at first indicated that Portia might be behind the camera, and later only showed her briefly in passing...

Well, today Ellen posted a clip from their Christmas vacation in Bora Bora (I can't help but giggle and think of The Parent Trap when I hear that...), and it not only includes gorgeous shots of Portia in a bathing suit, it's also quite amusing, and apparently Ellen is a bigger chicken when it comes to water than I am. Of course, I'm of the firm belief that Ellen is shrewd enough to know exactly how anything and everything can be played for maximum amusement of her viewers... but either way, it's quite an amusing clip, and it made me very happy to see it, and have a little moment of reflection on how far she's come.

Go Ellen!!