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Today’s Lesson in Perseverance

Over the weekend we completed filming on a pilot presentation for Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths (more on that experience later). It’s a project we’ve been talking about for four years, based on a blog that began nearly seven years ago. And today I found out, quite by accident, that a script that

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Helicopter Brain

I am experiencing a serious case of “helicopter brain.” It’s a term that I picked up after reading the latest posting over on http://beatechelette.com/  (if you aren’t reading her, you need to add her to your blog roll).  Essentially,  “helicopter brain” occurs when you are flipping from activity to activity, thought to thought, half-finished project

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Why Talk About Relationships?

A couple of weeks ago, I saw an online post complaining about how all the two women (sitting behind the poster) would talk about was relationships. Essentially, the complaint was, “of all the things to talk about in the world—why talk about relationships?” This is not the first time I’ve seen the complaint. In fact,

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Behind the Scenes with Jen Lilley

Behind-The-Scenes with Jen Lilley from Kate Dating on Vimeo. Enjoy this brief glimpse of Jen Lilley on the set of “Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths,” as well as her discussion of how she sees Chloe.

Leap #2

This blog has always been about leaps of one form or another– leaps of faith, leaps of insanity, leaps out of the way. At times, it may have felt like being thrown off a cliff, instead of a willing jump, but for the most part the leaps have been good decisions. Yesterday, I took another

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Thursday Thoughts

It’s Thursday, and I feel like I should have words of wisdom for you.  Actually, I feel like I should have some wisdom for me, too, but I guess we’re all out of luck on that one.  Instead, I decided to once again check into how you all found me.  According to our analytics, dear

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Latest from Crazy Hollywood: Ironing the Goods

You know when you are having trouble sleeping, and you start to hit Twitter looking for something more intriguing than another restless night? Then you see something that makes you reconsider everything you used to think was ridiculous about Hollywood because a new item has been added to the list. This is that thing:  George

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The Wisdom of the Ages

I was puttering around in my room as the sounds of summer drifted up through the window. The general splashing and playing down by the pool gave way to the distinct sound of teenage girls chatting (or was it “catting”) it up as they lounged.  None of this gave me any pause until suddenly I

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