Life is a cruel, horrible joke and I am the punch line.

Now I say I'm a diarist with an explanation I'll get back to you on. Someday I may try and write in memoir form.

No, as it turns out, I really like being congratulated on my weight loss. I like it so much, it's tragic.

I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing.

I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'

I rarely think about my childhood. It's a slippery thing I can't keep hold of for long - it slithers out of my grasp. And a lot of the time I remember what was missing instead of what was there. I am a chronicler of absence.

I have a mess in my head sometimes, and there's something very satisfying about putting it into words. Certainly it's not something that you're in charge of, necessarily, but writing about it, putting it into your words, can be a very powerful experience.