Blacklight: <picks up book from couch> “Isn’t this that lady who married that crazy religious guy with a talk show?”

Me: <cramming candy in mouth> “What the frosted pop tart are you babbling about?”

Blacklight: <hold out book> “You know…that lady…”

Me <brain sparking to life> “Do you mean Tammy Faye Bakker?” <Blacklight nods>  “But that’s Tina Fey….” <cue Blacklight looking blank> “Saturday Night Live? 30 Rock?” <Blacklight stills looks blank>

Yup, that’s my Blacklight! How you can confuse a woman who wore almost as much makeup as as Bozo the Clown and Boy George with Tina Fey I’ll never know. Maybe it’s that Tammy Faye and Tina Fey both have T and F in their names. Beats me. You’d think someone who spends the bulk of his time watching videos on Hulu and YouTube would recognize Tina Fey. Then again, this IS Blacklight we’re talking about. And his mind is a wondrous and weird place. Now Tina Fey’s mind? Also wondrous and weird but in a different way.

Bossypants is isn’t a strict biography. It’s one of those comedic memoirs where you learn a little about their past (and yes she mentions THE SCAR SITUATION-Gwen is a moron aside I never realized she had a scar on her face until I read about it in magazine article-wonder what that says about me if Tina Fey’s scar is some sort of facial Rorschach test), how they became a success and their BIG PROJECT. So you find out a) Tina’s dad is total Clint Eastwood Do F*** With Him Badass b) she was a theater nerd c) kinda resembled one of your friends from high school if you’re our (late 30/early 40s) age d) Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin and d) Don Fey is a Bad Ass M-F’er.

It’s like your life and work and family only your office hunk ISN’T Alec Baldwin (I know I know I know). Stuff happens to Tina. Hello cruise ship trip from hell. Hello can’t find the Peter Pan plates for your kid’s birthday party. Hello bad haircuts. You know, stuff that can happen to anyone (except that Alec Baldwin thing…yes Blacklight…chunky Alec Baldwin is a babe, now go watch Wrestlemania VIVIVI or something okay?).

Oh and spoiler for the last chapter…She IS…lucky bish!