I became one of Wendy\’s regular I-should-be-writing-but-let\’s-meet-for-coffee-instead dates. It was a blast to help Wendy procrastinate. We shopped, gossiped and swore to get thin together. We went to each other\’s openings. I was her date for award ceremonies and multiple engagements where, in her words, \”I\’m speaking to the Jews.\”