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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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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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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There are some pieces of my past that don’t come up in casual conversation. For example, when I’m talking to someone about how much they love the Grateful Dead, I don’t mention that when Jerry Garcia died, I didn’t really know who he was. Likewise, I don’t often mention where I was when Jerry Garcia [...]

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I am a Jew. And to prove it, I have an article up today at Jewcy.com, in which I attempt to sound like I know something about Jewish holidays. To be fair, I do know a few things — a Jew did spend an inordinate amount of time at Hebrew school — but some of [...]

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Lately Beyonce has single-handedly been getting me through my days. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you, B. 
Recent playlist (and yes, several are from the Destiny’s Child days)
Dangerously in Love 
Halo
If I Were a Boy
Emotions
Survivor 
Bonnie & Clyde (featuring Jay-Z, amen) 
Why all the sappy jams, you ask? I have no idea. Maybe it’s hormonal, but a [...]

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