Category Archives: DiLA Blog

Rebooting in Beverly Hills

When I was first approached about reading Rebooting in Beverly Hills by Marcy Miller I wasn’t quite sure what I’d find. Was it a dating guide? Was it a novel? Was it self-help? I wasn’t sure, but since I could relate to a degree to the notion of having to start over after a certain

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To Do Thoughts

I’m looking at my “No Really You Have To Do These Things” list.  It’s not a ton of stuff, but there are 14 things that absolutely must be done before the weekend. Naturally, I should prioritize them by which ones are most urgent (and longest ignored). Instead, my thought process goes something like this: “Which

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Lying on the First Date

I’ve been reading a slew of statistics about the frequency and quality of the lies that people tell either to land a first date with someone, or on the first date. Obviously, many of the statistics focus on online dating and the hows/whys of creating a slightly more appealing you in order to score an

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I Am Breaking The Following Rules

I just want you to know that I plan on breaking most of these rules. You’re Too Old To Wear That Women shouldn’t wear baseball caps or apply a fake tan after age 40, respondents said. Miniskirts and leather pants are off the rack at 41, knee-high boots and even conservative tight tops should be

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Holiday Bits

I’ve been getting pitched holiday gift ideas over the last month, and I feel like I need to start sharing some of them with you.  There will be no theme for these holiday bits. I won’t be restricting them to things under $100, gifts for women, gifts for men, gifts for dogs, etc. These are

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Respectable

During my first couple of years in Los Angeles, I would meet up with friends and watch this local band play.  It was fun, low pressure and pretty casual– particularly since we knew the guys in the band. We weren’t besties, or anything like that, but we knew them well enough. Sadly, I had not

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