Photograph of Vine St and Homewood Avenue in Hollywood, 1952. Oh, I mean, 2012. As in, yesterday, on my daily lunch time stroll through the neighborhood. My dad knows cars. He can tell a car’s make, model, and year with just a quick glance. I’m …
Last night, the husband and I went to an LA Philharmonic concert at the Hollywood Bowl. (Important summer secret: Bowl tickets for the classical or more obscure events are as inexpensive as $1 if purchased well in advance.) We brought a nice picnic, a bottle …
The folks over at LAist unearthed this one. Hollywood Gold, I say. Kitty, a movie star-hopeful goes on a helicopter tour of 1958 Hollywood, accompanied by a cheeky narrator. They float over all the studios, the Capitol Records building, the Griffith Observatory, and the corner …
My parents live in Salt Lake City, Utah. When I lived in New York City, I often lost sleep over how much I missed them. The distance was too great, and it burrowed a hole in my heart that let the wind in at night. …
The days are long. The weather is perfect. LA does have a summer distinct from other seasons, and it is wonderful. We Angelenos take advantage by throwing a myriad of events. Here are a few. FRIDAY, JULY 6 “Serendipity” Screening A John Cusack rom-com classic …
I am a distinctly summer girl. This season is, without a doubt, my favorite, and I look cynically upon those who deny it’s superiority over the other three. I also maintain a very sunny disposition toward the Fourth of July. There are cryptic memes on …
Many readers have emailed me with questions about how to become a writer. To answer their questions, I made a brief but informative tutorial: How to be a Writer. Watch it below.
Our landlord took down the garages of our 90 year old building a few months ago. The garages were small, three connected rectangular boxes housed in a cute little barn-like structure. Each unit had double barn doors, and a parking space in front. We used …
It was a Thursday. I’d had it with my work day. I needed sunlight. I needed drinks. I went for happy hour at Cat and Fiddle, a standard thing to do in Hollywood, and then thought I’d go for a quick walk around the neighborhood. …
I spend most of my days working in an office. I enjoy the work I do, but I do not enjoy being inside. I want to create a life in which I work – that is write, act, or some other creative activity – primarily …