January 2012
5 posts
Dating: Regroup, Restart, Reboot
OK so last Sunday Night I decided to stay home and bang up the two dating websites I’m a member of. Earlier in the day I sent out a few emails, responded to others, and let it all stew ‘till I got home that evening and poured over the results.
One was a guy from Malibu who looked promising at first, but after repeated photos of him wearing nothing but a tee shirt or flexing in a...
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Middle Sister Rebel Red
I’m a middle sister and I’ve always been a bit of a rebel. So when Amy & I each received this wine as a holiday gift from HRI Talent, we rejoiced in its appropriateness. I’m now sipping my last glass from the bottle (it took me about a week to finish it so little wonder the wine’s seen better days) with my dinner entree of cappellini pasta w/artichokes, mushrooms, fines...
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Let's Back Up A Bit
Ok so today is Sunday, and thank goodness I got everything done I wanted to today, which wasn’t much, but I did it: Read, showered, went to a meeting for consideration to play a casting director in the Israeli reality show “Chai B’La La Land”, as per friend/actress/currently casting director of the show, working out of Jerusalem. So I met w/the director Ilan Aboody and then...
A Ha Ha! Stumped You (Actually Me), Didn't I?
Ok folks, pursuant to the last couple paragraphs on my last entry, I herewith give you the update: YIKES! Was I wrong about the guy! Or perhaps I was right in all the points I made, but the end result was wrong. OK, some of what I said was wrong b/c he was wrong. Case in point: so intent on waxing nostalgic about various TV trivia was he, that I soon found his references dated. Some of the TV...
Look Back in......? No! Look Forward in......!
It’s been months since I last wrote. Is it any wonder that so many blogs fall victim to their authors’ apathy? We conceive these blogs w/the greatest intentions, but soon get distracted with life’s other tasks, allowing them to fall by the wayside.
I wish I’d kept it up so the postings had been fresh. And I hate looking back and rehashing the past. I prefer springing...
November 2011
7 posts
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Brentwood Restaurant
I went to Brentwood Restaurant for the first time last Thursday night, for my second date w/Bob, the guy I went out with the first time two Sundays before. We poured over scores of options, but he wanted a quiet place where we could hear each other talk, so he pitched that one and I agreed.
I got lost en route b/c I opted to get off the 10 fwy to avoid insanely backed up 405 construction traffic...
L.A.'s New Fairfax Ave.
Over the past 12 years we’ve been hearing about how the Jewish district of Fairfax Ave. (between Melrose Ave. and Beverly Blvd.) was fading fast because its shop owners couldn’t keep up with the landlords’ rent raises, which were effected by news of the area’s newfound popularity as a trendy location.
I moved into the city long after most Jewish businesses vanished, but...
When "I Toldja So" becomes "I'm Sorry For You"
Economically, I suppose I’m considered middle-class. If you look at the frequency of my paychecks however, during some seasons I’m lower class. But because I have a couple assets, I guess the books might say Middle. It’s been a struggle, acquiring and holding onto said assets, but so far I’ve pulled it off. Other than a stable income, primarily what it takes is a...
Last Night
Last night I went to American Jewish University to attend a combination Shabbat Dinner and interview with Gilad Sharon, who just wrote a book about his father, Ariel Sharon. Stay tuned for details.
Dating in the Middle Ages
As an as-yet unmarried middle-aged single woman I’m in good company, the likes of which include glamorous super-achievers like Condoleezza Rice and Oprah Winfrey. But they seem to have chosen to remain single. I, on the other hand, still hold out hope that one day I’ll be married. I know it seems like a pipe-dream at this stage of the game, but hey, a girl can dream!
To that end, I...
Oral Fixation
It’s Saturday approaching noon and I’m still drinking coffee to help clear my intestines and rid myself of the headache I woke up with. These damned morning headaches are getting frequent. Or perhaps I should say “getting old”. Meaning, I’m tired of them. But I can’t seem to rid myself of their cause: grinding and/or jaw-clenching during sleep. No matter how...
October 2011
3 posts
Back From The Date
OK so I’m back from the date and it went pretty well. He certainly looks his age though, which is a full 9 years older than me. He’s a smart guy, not bad looking for his age, and has a charming smile. Although an attorney (after being a CPA) since his mid-late 30’s, his speaking manner belies his intelligence. He talks like a “good ol’ boy” or something. Is that...
I Am So Not the A-16 Kinda Girl
…but nothing wrong with faking it, right? I mean, if he tells me we’re going on a hike, I’m not exactly gonna wear cocktail bar attire. Gotta dress the part. No matter how rich or distinguished he might be otherwise, if he says hike I gotta role to fulfill. So break out the khaki cargo pants, and throw on a beige tank (it might be November but hey, in L.A. its sunny and warm...
Didja Miss Me? Well Now I'm Back
Hey all you followers, thanks for patiently awaiting my next missive. I’ve been underwater with work for the past coupla months. Finally coming up for air.
Yesterday I returned to Saturday yoga after at least a month. It was a vigorous class and I’m so rusty I couldn’t do several of the poses. And I literally sat out the handstand w/o even trying. Even the alternative pose he...
September 2011
6 posts
Past My Bedtime
But just had to say——yoga today with Vladimir Jandov at IYILA. Great class. Then went to Picca to enjoy Roy Choi and Ricardo Zarate’s menu for the Test Kitchen one year anniversary benefit. Great food, great kitchen theatrics (had a terrific seat at the food bar overlooking Roy Choi shake it over a 900 degree grill!), a yummy drink called “The Jerk”, and the company...
The Week That Was
Whataweek. Okay so I met just about all my event obligations this past week, which was no easy feat considering a fair amount of drinking or insomnia and consequent hangoverish symptoms prevailed. And that’s what coffee, vitamin C in double doses, jogging and hot showers are there to assuage.
Monday we had a successful first day of casting our new project. That night I attended a commercial...
What is it With Wardrobe Assistants?
Are they the Intercollegiate Swimmers of the Film Industry? Little or no brains…..?
How many more times are they going to call talent ON THEIR CELL PHONES telling them they need to get wardrobed, when in fact they called the WRONG person—who DIDN’T book the job—after all.
There’s a SAG term for that: Penalty. That’s right, that’s why any actor who gets...
First Work Day After a Big 9/11 Weekend
I’m tired. Didn’t sleep well after a charitable benefit banquet I went to last night at the Bev Hilton. I spent $150 on a (reduced price) seat in the hopes of meeting a big macher, when in fact there were none available anywhere. I even wasted money on getting my hair did for the event. I give up. I’m a loser, no one wants me. I may as well throw in the towel now. Problem is, I...
WatchKaws “Companion” sculpture at his Honor Fraser Gallery’s “Hold The Line” show. I dedicated this to my 4 year old nephew Bix, who knows a thing or two about good art!
Culver City Fall Season Art Walk 2011
Can’t believe it took me 5 years of living in this area to finally make it to this particular artwalk last night (9/10/11). I’ve hit up the nearby Culver City Arts District Washington Blvd. gallery openings many times, but somehow didn’t strike out onto the hip, emerging or venerable galleries dotting the La Cienega Blvd. curve between Venice and Washington yet. The Culver City...
July 2011
3 posts
WatchFirst Jog in Jerusalem
When A Jog Becomes Much More Than a Jog
I woke up thinking I was waking up in my own bed in my own cozy apartment but my eyes saw that it was that crappy hotel room instead. Amidst my grogginess I decided to go back to sleep so that when I’d wake up for real, it would indeed be in my comfortable bedroom—certainly not here.
Wrong. I was “here” and not “there” and there was nothing I could do about...
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May 2011
1 post