Last week I read two long articles about two young female “creators” who are the talk of the young-adult town – both in The New York Times. First there was this one – Emma Koenig’s So-Called Redacted Life – about Emma Koenig – the NYU bred blogger/Vampire Weekend little sister/latest 20-something with a TV deal. She is 24 and now lives in Los Angeles with …
July 2012
How did you, would you, will you feel at 29.5?
admin - July 26, 2012
I have aging on the brain. Since my post about turning 29, I’ve been thinking even more about turning 30. It’s happening to people everywhere I turn! Just last weekend I attended a spectacular bash to ring in a friend’s crossing to the old side. There was a photo booth, obviously intended to capture images of us looking the best we’ll ever look. Not that …
The 8 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
admin - July 24, 2012
My friend Liz passed me this interesting article on elements of a healthy relationship. It came as a PDF, so I’ve pasted the full details below. The writer is Mark Sanders, who bears the letters LCSW, CADC next to his name. I think that makes him some sort of psychologist. I’ll look into it and get back to you. To me the most interesting point …
Are you too brave, are you too safe…or are you too smart?
admin - July 19, 2012
I realized on my recent flight from New York back to L.A. that every time I fly to or from New York or L.A. I have a mini freak out. I start to think about my life, generally. Then I think about how that life is tracking against my goals, specifically. And then I emotionally vomit on R for an hour or so about what …
Attending a wedding is a lot like going to Cirque du Soleil
admin - July 12, 2012
–> I wrote the below post after attending one of my very first post-grad weddings. This was approximately four years ago. When I sat down to re-write the post from my much older, wiser life position I realized that I feel the EXACT same way. That said, I’ve added a few notes in bullet points below where issues and items have adjusted now that I’m …
In one month I will be 29.
admin - July 10, 2012
I don’t usually write about my birthdays until my actual day of birth, but this year I’ve been thinking about the whole ordeal much more than at previous turns. I will be 29 on August 7th. That’s one month from last Saturday. I cannot remember if my little girl self had thoughts about what I’d be doing as a 29-year-old. I remember thinking I’d be …
How To Impress Your Parents, LA style
admin - July 3, 2012
My parents are coming to LA for a visit this week. During their time here I will attempt to convince them of the following: That I can feed myself inside my house without the aid of a restaurant delivery man. That Los Angeles is a very safe place, superior in many ways to all other places I have lived, not including – of course – …