2 + 2 = 4

About a week and a half ago I saw Tracey Ullman a stone's throw from my office building. I was on my lunch break, and had just stepped into the waterfront deli to buy a 20 oz. Coke. Seeing her from a distance I thought to myself 'That woman looks like Tracey Ullman.' Then she spoke, and it was unmistakably her.

Keep that in the back of your mind for a bit while I introduce a new element.

For the last couple of weeks, I have been taking note of the apartment that is eye level with my office window. I have been taking note of that apartment because the female occupant has come onto the balcony twice in the nude. Once a week ago, and then again today. I started to wonder why a) this person doesn't recognize she's directly across from a functioning office building, and b) why she is always home during normal work hours.

A few days ago I noticed "the boyfriend" character (as I came to think of him)--also home during peak hours, not seeming to rise much before noon, and mostly talking on his cell phone as he paced back and forth along the balony door. I also noticed that he bears a striking resemblance to Ahmet Zappa, most recently seen on the new Star Search this past season.

There seemed to be something oddly familiar about the woman in the apartment,but nothing clicked because I never got a very clear look at her face.

Today, I saw "the boyfriend" person outside. And it was beyond the shadow of a doubt, Ahmet Zappa. I spent several Friday nights this past spring looking at his face while Bina indulged her guilty pleasure of watching talent competitions, so I should know.

I immediately thought about Tracey Ullman, whom I'd not thought of since passing her on the street nearly two weeks ago.
I did a web search to see what's she's up to these days.....

She's filming a John Waters movie (A Dirty Shame) in Baltimore (where else would a JW movie be filmed?). Other cast members include Selma Blair, to whom, I realized today (before I did this search), the naked woman in the apartment across from my office window, bears a striking resemblance.

If you're still not convinced, I just read online that Blair and Zappa are engaged.

There you have it.