Dude. 
Dude. 
(Just had to say it twice).
Last night Jessica and I had hit the Glendale Mann for “This Is It”- the much anticipated Michael Jackson movie. No worries- no spoilers here. Lots of concert prep, dancing, singing and all the hits. Oh, and the underlying fact that MJ is dead. Whoa. 
The Mann was surprisingly empty- with [...]

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You may notice that this is a list of two. But they are such powerful pet peeves that I feel justified in making this nonetheless. Here they are, my two least favorite voices of all time:
1. Jack, of Jack in the Box
Seriously, who is that guy? His voice is nothing short of audible douchebaggery. I’m [...]

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When you’re single in Los Angeles for a year and a half, you deal with a lot of ego-bruising bullshit.   Here’s a story I’d like to share along those lines.  
Scene 1: Work Event- Thursday
Two Thursdays ago, I staffed a “work event.” We were setting up before the event began and needed an extra trashcan. To [...]

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Job interviews are such an interesting game – almost like a blind date. If you’re paying close attention, you can learn a lot about what the relationship could be like.

When I was interviewing for my first “real job” after college, I flew to the San Francisco Bay area and stayed with a friend’s parents [...]

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So, I know Jehovah’s Witnesses aren’t into Halloween. And guess what? Neither is this Jew. 
Yes, I admitted it! Because honestly, I feel like it’s a faux pas not to be into Halloween. As if it’s this amazing holiday with so much to look forward to involved… um, really? I thought it was for kids. And [...]

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Let me recount a story from this weekend for you…
It was just a nice little Saturday with Jessica. Susina for coffee, the Grove for shopping. We hit Nordstroms, naturally. After all that shopping we got hungry, so we stopped for a snack (first Jews ever to patronize Johnny Rocket’s).
Then it went down.
While laughing (at someone’s [...]

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I don’t really feel like thinking about work, and I don’t feel like working. When I get like this, I like to think about all the things I could do if I didn’t have to work, like if I suddenly came into a giant hunk of money and didn’t have to worry about health insurance…
What [...]

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I think I accidentally bought mom jeans.
Here’s the thing. In the store, they looked pretty good. They were no Rock and Republic (Rock N’ Republic?? I’m old), in fact…they were GAP. OK? GAP. But they looked good! I promise. Slim fit, good from behind, low slung. But I’m an urban woman, and I know that [...]

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Two of my good friends are newly unemployed — I know, not exactly headline news in today’s climate. Still, breaking up is hard to do, and when it’s your employer, it has a special cold and stony feeling to it. It makes you feel like they are telling you that all this time you were [...]

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Today I realized something about myself: I have latent butch tendencies. Sure, my hair’s shoulder length and I don’t wear flannel. But I’ve recently moved, and in the process of doing home improvement projects, it hit me: I’m not just doing these to make my new home more comfortable. I’m doing it because I love [...]

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