I sat on the beach a few weeks back and thought I might go for a walk. Itd started to seem like I moved to this great city with great weather yet I spent much of my time sleeping, or working, or read...
I am in love with this city.
It feels like its been a winter in Los Angeles. Like, I moved here to escape the gray but somehow the gray found me. Im only saying this because the past two days have been cloudy. Grays not LAs colo...
Hey guys! I wrote a piece on my "puffy face moment", inspired by Ashley Judd.Please check it out here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/a rticles/2012/04/13/inspired-by -ashley-judd-my-own-puffy-fa.. .
It’s almost three am in East Hollywood. I live on the border between East Hollywood and Los Feliz. It’s easier to say Los Feliz, it paints a better picture. Oh, I know that, they say. Do you go to th...
The wind is howling and I cannot sleep. This morning, I woke caked in sweat and moaning out in pain. I was confused when things finally came into view; the sun was blaring through the curtains and I ...
If you know me at all, you know that I only listen to sad music.I actually have a playlist for entitled "Just In Case I Die: A Musical Tribute To Kelly Bergin" on my computer, because I will ...
Good morning and welcome to Music Monday, a new column on this here blog wherein I post an original song every Monday. So, like, once a month.Oh, for all those new readers (a family member who just l...
in the thick of the pain (the smashing of hands into walls, the vomiting from its intensity, the dealing of what is utterly unfixable)...i must remember what makes me whole.i dont have a choice ...
On my birthday, it was hot and we drank outside. The sun was persistent, staining my cheek a cherry red. Matt and I had lunch and beer and a new friend, Erica, joined us. We talked for a long ti...
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we arrived late monday afternoon and unpacked the rental car, shedding three days worth of inhabitance and shaking the lint and dust off our jeans. i lost my debit card in the debrief, but i would no...
Twenty weeks ago, I rode my bike around the neighborhood with my father, inhaling the summer air."I cant wait to get to LA", I said. "The weather will always be like this."--I spent f...
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Its 1 am and the floor is quiet. I am up, limited to the line that runs from the IV into my arm, but I am up, cleaning and pacing the floors and trying to enforce in me the exhaustion I need to sleep...
Pros:1) Instant rehydration + possible hunger relief (I haven’t eaten/drank/talked since Monday)2) Morphine! I UNDERSTAND YOU, HEROIN ADDICTS!3) Attention (duh.)4) Gifts (duh.)Cons:1) I always get ad...
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Me, at gas station trying to figure out how to screw the cap on: AGH, I HATE MYSELF!!(Spots guy with dog)Me: HEY, GUY WITH DOG!Guy with Dog: Hey.Me: Can you come over here and hel...
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FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2011 I totally helped Dan do this.(I cannot believe he didn’t include the members-only fan clup EP that Hanson released.)Honorable Mentions: The First Day of Spring, Noah and...
Ive been tragically living with slow Internet since I arrived in LA. Its a serious setback to all my celebrity gossip surfing. Its been hours since I could check People.com. What if Brangelina got ma...
Inspired and a wee bit intimidated by Elliott Holts 2011 reading list, I sat down today in avoidance of a deadline and set upon the arduous task of listing every single book I read in 2011.At the sta...
Warning: this is another one of those awful end of the year blog posts. My apologies. There’s a new FAQ section up top that is potentially more entertaining than the following.It’s 75 and sunny as I ...
Ive been running* on and off since August, when I was beginning to recover from my last hospitalization.I ran for awhile Monday and then I took Tuesday off because I had to work go eat Mexican food a...
This was totally my favorite movie as a child. I am sure Walt Disney wasnt a misogynist! Aw, look. Misogyny.Gaston: not bad. Id hit that.Maurice definitely had Alzheimers, right? Aw.Do NOT go in the ...
Things have changedso I supposeI have changed them.And maybeI have changed too.This years theme might just be change.The night gets cool hereand smells crisp,like home.Im often without a coat,because...
Exactly three weeks ago, I arrived at LAX with sixty pounds of overweight baggage and two unnecessary fedoras. The past three weeks have brought about such change that I could not possibly reflect ...
So even though Ive been juicing cucumbers like the 2.0 I am and staring in the mirror every morning saying: "God and a man probably love you", I hadnt actually been running much.Enter Emily P...
Note: I was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. As I approach my cancerveresary, I decided to bring this piece back from the dead, with some slight adjustments. Also, go see 50/50. My cancer was so ...
In six days, Ill pack up my room. Ill dump out the garbage bags that hold my stuff from my apartment in the East Village. Ill shove things into suitcases and Ill wonder how many pairs of underwear to...
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