Welcome to Talan Town.

I gotta admit – I feel a bit like Doogie Howser, MD as I write this. Particularly as I watch the words I’m typing appear on this Microsoft Word document. It’s almost as if there’s a camera right behind me, watching, following each letter as I hit each key, just like back in the Doogie days…I read somewhere that when you think about it, Doogie himself was probably responsible for the advent of the blog. A doctor and a blog-inventor – amazing that Wanda didn’t latch on to him sooner.

But enough about Doogie. Today’s topic is one that’s quite a bit more compelling and one which, as hard as I’ve tried not to give credence to, is now necessary given his official web site which I stumbled on earlier tonight – star (by his own definition) of MTV’s Laguna Beach Talan Torriero.

Because I refuse to endorse Talan to the two people who I’ve told about this blog (who may be reading this post, thanks!) I’ll refrain from providing the URL address (although savvy surfers will be able to locate it in about half a second – hard to imagine some crazy fan didn’t try to snatch that domain away before Talan could register it himself). But a cursory glance at the site just begs for some commentary, courtesy of me, on things I have now learned about Mr. Torriero himself.

You might think that Laguna Beach is Talan’s only television credit. But you’d be wrong to think that. In fact, he’s been acting since the age of 6, with credits under his belt including an appearance in a regional commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods. Wow, if that’s all it takes to label yourself as an acting professional, I suppose I’m right up there with the T-ster – after all, at age 5, I was on a local news broadcast called PM Magazine, during prime-time, doing kiddie aerobics to Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

Talan is computer literate. Or at least he claims to be, as is listed in the “Special Skills and Interests” section of his web site. Something I suggest, as a professional in the non-acting world, he brush up on every once in awhile, as familiarity with computers may come in handy if his performance as a supporting actor in Driftwood doesn’t fare as well as he anticipates. He also lists that he is fluent in English. Actually, I take that back – it doesn’t say fluent, it really says “Languages: English.” Thanks for the clarification.

For just $1.99 (the current bid on eBay), I can own my very own autographed Talan Torriero framed, 8 x 10 color photo. And it’s totally authentic – the person who’s auctioning it off is a “personal friend” of his and is willing to go the extra mile to accommodate special requests (side note to Becky - you do have a birthday coming up…). And, as if it could get any better/more affordable to own a piece of Talan myself, I can choose from THREE different pictures. One is a really scary close up, one is of him running out of the ocean and the last one is of him clutching a very uncomfortable-looking pug puppy.

Holla back, Lo.