I just came back from THE VIEW, where the Emmy nominations were announced. To say there was dismay in the green room would be an understatement — we're used to surprises but the list this year is so weighted to CBS, there are glaring omissions.

Last week there was a group in our conference room that was so rowdy and sounded like so much fun I had to pop my head in.

GH has lightened up a lot recently, shootings notwithstanding. I've thought the show was too mob-centric in the past, but nowadays the violence is punctuated by wonderfully entertaining scenes between women.

Reading the newspaper on the train this morning, it hit how much the daytime business is sadly in sync with the turmoil and uncertainty in so many other sectors — housing, banks, the election.

Love seeing all the activity on the new fan forums. I've already gotten some great ideas for future features from readers, but more importantly it's another way for editors at the magazine to get instant feedback on what you think of your shows.

Our art director Ginny came into my office this morning to show me a copy of the subscriber cover (it's different from our regular cover because we have to fit that address label on).