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Favorite Food: Guacamole
Favorite Cocktail: Vodka and Haterade
Favorite Cheese: Extra Sharp Cheddar
Favorite Bar: Open
Favorite Film/Dog: Annie Hall
Favorite Pastime: (tie) Drunk Writing or Drunk Bicycling
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10 Reasons to Stay Out of Pasadena
Even if you don't live in the L.A. Metro Area, you probably feel like you have some idea of what Pasadena is like - from Beach Boy's songs or parades that you watch on TV (because you are either 80 or 5 years old) or what have you. It's true, this city nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains is idyllic, peaceful and clean. Still, I thought of at least 10 reasons why you should never go North on the 110 past the 101. Exit! Exit!!
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Al Fresca? Have a Drink Outdoors in Los Angeles
One of the best things abut living in Los Angeles is that you can be outside basically all year round. One of the best things about that, is that you can DRINK outside almost all year round! This happens to be one of my favorite activites, so let me share with you some of my favorite spots.
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A Los Angeles Friday Night: What Do You Want To Do Tonight?
I don't know, what do you want to do?
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A Los Angeles Girl's Guide to Being Adorable
Haven't you always wanted to know how to be completely adorable and irresistible to men? Well, there are lots of tricks that I know - some of them aren't really appropriate for this site - to get guys interested and keep them happy. In the words of Elle Woods: "What, like it's hard?"
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Alphabet City: Bars & Restaurants from L.A. to Z
...or, from B to Y if you want to be picky about it.
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Anti-Ecotourism in Los Angeles
According to Wikipedia (the 100% reliable guide to all things -pedia related): Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of tourism that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals. Generally speaking, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, personal growth, and learning new ways to live on the planet; typically involving travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. I hate flora, fauna, culture and other people, so th...
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BBQs: A Great Excuse to Drink During the Day
I don't need a Memorial Day or a 4th of July to crave a good BBQ. Sunny weather and a desire to get drunk during the day is enough for me. I don't ever host the BBQs myself, but if I did, I would follow this foolproof plan for a yummy, meaty party that is fun for all!
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Best Car Flirting in Los Angeles
Regular flirting is fun, but sometimes it's a little difficult to work up the nerve and face the possibility of rejection face to face. Long before the shy and socially awkward could turn to the internet for their uninhibited flirting needs, we - um, I mean *they* - could practice car flirting. All the fun of regular flirting but when you're turned down, you can just speed through the next yellow light and be done with it.
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Be Your Own Dirty Old Man: Bukowski's Los Angeles
If you had to name a writer associated with the dregs of Los Angeles -- someone forever linked to hard drinking, womanizing, and shady characters -- it would have to be Charles Bukowski. L.A.'s long suffering "poet laureate of Skid Row" lived and died as a quintessential Angeleno. So fill up you flask and take on the town the way Buk would have: hard, fast and drunk.
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Boulder Restaurants That I Still Fantasize About
Though I made the move from the patchouli-scented enclave of Boulder to the cultural sink and glamourama of Los Angeles over 6 years ago, there are restaurants nestled in the foothills of the Rockies that I literally still dream about.
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Bourgeois Boozing
If you go out drinking on occasion - or frequently - or every night and just tell people you meet that you only go out on occasion - you probably have a "type" of bar that you prefer. Maybe somewhere you can get a G&T on the cheap, flirt with someone who takes one less shower per week than he should, and bust a righteous move to some 80s music wearing nothing fancier than jeans and eyeliner. But every now and then, the antiglamour of that lifestyle can wear on even the most devoted of dive ...
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Come Here Often?: Laughable Pick Up Lines
Hey, dating is difficult, I get it. And I certainly don't envy men when they're made to feel that they *must* make the first contact. But sometimes I wonder if they even think before they step up to the plate. Add your favorites below!
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Condoms & Parking Tickets: Your Junk Drawer Secrets Exposed
I never thought I would have one. I thought "No, that's just something that happens when you get a house, or when you love to collect junk. Not to me, no way." Then I moved into my own place where I have free reign of all the drawers and low and behold: my very own junk drawer. What's in yours?
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Dead Air: Where Won't Your Cell Phone Work?
Once upon a time there was no such thing as a cell phone. I barely remember these days, myself and now my hopelessly ghetto non-iPhone is my only phone and my connection to all that is important to me: friends, family and hot guys. But even in Los Angeles, cultural capital that it is, sometimes I just CANNOT get a signal! WTF?
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Do Fun Things That Are Horrible For You
In the words of (sometimes) wise man Woody Allen: "Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat... college." In the words of (rarely) wise chick, GillianS: "Who listens to their parents? Things that are bad for you are totally the most fun!"
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Drunk O'Clock: Los Angeles Happy Hours
I will be the first to admit that the pleasures of holding a 9 to 5 office job are few and far between. Getting up early. Commuting. Intolerant bosses. Passive-aggressive emails. It sucks and sometimes it's all I can do to not pull an Office Space and just stop coming in. But one of the few things that make a job worthwhile (besides like, paying the bills without resorting to sugardaddy.com) is HAPPY HOUR. Happy Hour is the magical event wherein you and your friends or co-workers meet ...
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Fashionably Insane: A Day in L.A.'s Fashion District
I've never been accused of being a fashion plate as I'm comfortable in jeans and flats in the vast majority of settings. However, the need to find a good bargain was something that was planted and blossomed within me at a very young age. Combine that with the fact that I've been nursing a pretty severe addiction to cheap accessories since the first time I walked into a Forever 21 a few months back, and the Fashion District is just where you would have found me on a sweltering and gorgeous S...
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Feel Bad About Yourself on the Westside
You'd think that spending a day pampering yourself - getting a massage, maybe a haircut, a manicure or indulging in some shopping or cupcakes - would make you feel great, right? Energized, confident and ready to weather the harsh UV rays of your everyday life! Well, in most places you might be right. But venture west of Fairfax in L.A. and you'll find a plethora of businesses that will happily take wads of your hard earned cash and still make you feel completely inadequate!
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How Ikea is like a Vasectomy: Unconventional Birth Control in Los Angeles
Getting pregnant is possibly the most terrifying thing I can think of. But on the rare occasion that my hormones are acting up and I'm feeling the tiniest bit "baby crazy" I find the best thing for me to do is go hang out where there are LOTS and LOTS of kids on their VERY WORST behavior. These places turn me off right away. It's worked so far!
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How Long to Wait Before You Call: A Guidespot Algorithm
It's happened to all of us: you meet some hot piece at a bar or a club or group therapy. You chat her up, down a shot of tequila and ask for her number. We're animals, so that's the easy part. Now what? You're sure that you want to call. She was hot/cute/nice/smart/fu... So how long do wait? You don't want to scare her off, but you don't want her to move on, either. So here it is. A definitive guide that will forever take the guesswork out of this predicament. No need to thank me....
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I Bought This on TV! (Or at least was tempted to)
We've all done it. You see an infomercial late at night and whatever is being advertised looks ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. You might be drunk, or sleep deprived, but you HAVE TO HAVE IT. Then 6-8 weeks later, a box shows up at your door and you think "What IS this?" then you open it and probably feel kind of stupid because it isn't going to change your life like you were sure that it would.
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"I'd Love To, But...": Your Favorite Excuses
It's not that I'm irresponsible (I am) or misanthropic (I really am), but I often find myself in need of excuses. Whether it was faking a stomachache in 6th grade because I hadn't colored in my maps of Canada yet or faking a cold because I had four too many gin an tonics on a Tuesday night, it usually comes down to pretending to be sick. But, maybe yours are a little more creative? apple photo via flickr (frenchadmiralfreak10)
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I Had A Terrible Meal at These Los Angeles Restaurants
Please Note: Inclusion in the guide does NOT mean the restaurant is BAD. As a matter of fact, I LOVE some of these places (like HOME), but sometimes you just get something sucky -- a bad meal or bad service or what have you. Anyway, maybe this guide can help you to avoid some of my mishaps.
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I Like Going to the Movies in Los Angeles
There seems to be a nasty rumor going around that a classic "Dinner & a Movie" date is just so passe that no girl will ever be impressed by it. This may be true with those big city gals in Des Moines, but things are simpler here in our little city by the beach. I for one would love to be taken to the movies! But where oh where will we go so as to impress this discerning Guidetripper?
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Kiss Me, Stupid: A Guide to Public Displays of Affection
In general, I loathe Public Displays of Affection, particularly when I am part of the public and not part of the affection. However, I have been known to involve in this kind of self-involved display on occasion, so here are some of the places where I deem it to be acceptable. Please add yours so I can be sure not to go there.
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Lamenting "Plastic Girls" and other Los Angeles Dating Cliches
So, you find yourself a single woman in Los Angeles. It's pretty great. You're independent. Working, flirting, drinking, dating. Oh yes. DATING. It's fun for a while but can wear on you. One thing that I've noticed is that no matter who you go out with or where you go or what you do, there are certain comments and complaints that men have about dating in L.A. and if you give them half a chance, they'll make sure you know about them.
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L.A.'s Cahuenga Corridor: Difficult to Pronounce, Even When Sober
The Sunset Strip. Hollywood Boulevard. Sunset Junction. Westwood Village. What do these areas have in common? Besides all being named after major thouroughfares (at least vaguely) they are all a great place to go bottoms up any night of the week and plenty of people, even outside of Los Angeles, have heard of them. The Cahuenga Corridor is an up & coming hot spot in the heart of Hollywood. Hard to pronounce, even harder to remember in the morning.
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Let's Stand Around for a Few Hours: Live Music in Los Angeles
There are actually not that many bands that I would pay to see because I get bored easily and get tired of standing and paying too much for weak drinks. That being said, there are a lot of cool places in L.A. to do those things. So have at it.
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Los Angeles: A Hot Bed of Hot Mess
I don't know who came up with the terminology "Hot Mess" -- but I think it's great. It can describe anything from how Britney Spears looked when she was barefoot in that gas station to what kind of viscous fluid Amy Winehouse leaves behind when she blows her nose. Lucky for us here in Los Angeles, there is always a chance you might run into one of these trainwrecks. Or, even just a wannabe.
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Los Angeles Driving Tips: If Everyone Else is Honking...
I think that L.A. drivers get a bad rap. Sure, some of them (us?) are totally crazy and dangerous, but I really think that's just because there are so many of us, you know? Like, statistics or probability or something? I don't know, I suck at math. Anyway. Driving in Los Angeles can be intimidating. But these tips will have you merging and making left turns at red lights without completely pissing me off in no time.
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Los Angeles Landmarks for Locals
If you're an L.A. "local" (you've lived here for more than a year) there are certain images and landmarks that you can call up when among fellow Angelenos (no matter where you are) that will not only get you 'cred' but you will immediately feel a sense of camaraderie with these strangers who you probably don't even like that much. These are some of those big and mostly ugly things.
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Los Feliz Loves Breakfast
I don't know if it's because of the concentrated population of young people who like to drink and therefore frequently find themselves hungover and in need of a mimosa and some eggs or if it's just because it's delicious, but one thing is for sure: Los Feliz Loves Breakfast more than Joanie Loves Chachie. Saturday and Sunday mornings can mean waiting up to 45 minutes for a table at some of the more popular joints, but any of these places are sure to sate your morning(ish) munchies.
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Making the most of the drive from L.A. to Vegas
When you're ready to party Vegas-style, the miles of desert between Los Angeles and The City That Never Sleeps Where You Can Also Drink In The Street can seem like thousands instead of a mere 270. Here's some tips from me, a seasoned LA/LV jetsetter, on making the most of it.
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Morbid Tourism in Los Angeles: OJ Simpson
Now that we're safely into the 21st century, we can finally look back and carefully choose The Trial of the Century, a title given to at least 10 different cases from 1900-2000. We could do that, or we (meaning me) could just go ahead and write about the one we were alive for: The OJ Simpson Trial! Haven't you always wanted to see Nicole's condo and the driveway where the white Ford Bronco may or may not have been parked the night of the murders? Well, probably not, but now you can.
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Morbid Tourism in Los Angeles: The Manson Family
If there is one thing you should know about me - among the many weird and trivial things that you don't know - it should be that there was a time in my life when I was more or less obsessed with serial killers and mass murderers. Though I would no longer call myself obsessed, these kinds of sociopaths and wackjobs still hold great, if morbid, interest to me. So beginning here is a guidespot series that will take you to the eerie, spooky, gross, gawky and morbid locales made famous by psycho...
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P2 Revisited: The Most Horrifying Parking Structures in Los Angeles
Before I came to L.A., my experience with parking garages was very limited. I grew up where there were vast, sprawling tracts of land ripe for paving. Mall parking at Christmas meant parking your van, snow tires and all, a mile away from the entrance to Nordstrom, which seemed terrible at the time. That was before I knew the horror that was circling endlessly upwards (or even down!!) looking for parking in a structure. But thanks to my brilliant decision to move to L.A., I know know the h...
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Papercuts and Pickup Lines: A Guide to Los Angeles Bookstores
Like so many wannabe intellectual-type girls (that is, girls who like boys in glasses), I've always dreamed of being picked up in a bookstore. I can just imagine it: I'm in the travel section, perusing a book about Australia and a beautiful blonde surfer-intellectual from Down Under offers to be my personal tour guide. Yeah, right. Anyway, here is where I fantasize about this sort of thing around Los Angeles.
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Pirates, Jazz and a Bunch of Artsy Crap: Downtown Los Angeles is Awesome
Though previously dismissed as a cultural sink and waste of time, in the past 5 years, downtown Los Angeles has begun to flourish once again. With an influx of artsy young professionals has come cafes, restaurants, fun bars and an overall aura of cool. Check it out.
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Pretend You're in an Actual City Without Leaving L.A.
A frequent complaint of L.A. 'transplants' (I'm not sure when that moniker goes away - I think as soon as you shut up about how terrible L.A. is) is that our fine city isn't actually like a city : it's too sprawling, no one takes public transportation, there's no real downtown, etc. This doesn't really bother me, I normally will just ignore these people, but it turns out it's not actually that difficult to do the whole "urban" thing in L.A.
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Pretty People With Dogs
People in L.A. love dogs. People in L.A. are also unequivocally pretty. Luckily, there are a lot of places around where pretty and dog-having overlap. So leash up your best friend, lace up your Chuck Taylors and meet some new pals - furry or otherwise.
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Random Cute Guys from Old TV Shows
I grew up watching a lot of TV and like many from my generation, I am frequently nostalgic for those simpler times. So whatever happened to all those random cute guys that starred on the crappy TV shows I watched when I was kid? And more importantly, are they still cute? I'm on a mission to find out.
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Stop Singing! Live Music Pet Peeves
I personally am not someone who goes to a lot of concerts. I have to really really really like a band to spend a bunch of money, brave traffic, parking and opening acts and then stand around and wait for them to play a lacksadasical version of their new songs when I just want to hear my obscure favorite from 1995. But sometimes I do go and I am invested in enjoying myself and then one or many peope insist on doing something COMPLETELY ANNOYING. So, what do music fans do that make you think...
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Sunset Junction: Shop, Dine and Drink Amongst L.A.'s Finest Hipsters
For years , Silverlake has been touted as the "cool" neighborhood that's un-LA, urban, hip and ultimately the place to be for young, skinny white people in Los Angeles who are more likely "artists" than "actors." I mean, it's mentioned in a Deathcab for Cutie song for god's sake. Anyhow, Silverlake's hill Sunset Junction is admittedly on the downslope of the cool, what with the gentrification and the influx of too many wannabes. But it still doesn't have a Target, or a Starbucks so I'm g...
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Superstars and Wannabes: Your Guide to Karaoke Personalities
I have a love/hate relationship with karaoke. One the one hand, I love drinking until I'm not embarrassed to act like an idiot in front of strangers. On the other hand, I usually end up wayyyy past that threshold every time I get near karaoke. Still, I've managed to find myself at a number of Los Angeles' finer "drink & sing" establishments and have narrowed down the types that hang out there to a choice few. Can you spot yourself amongst these?
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The Drunken Tourist: Portland's Best and Worst Bars
A couple of weekends ago, GillianS took herself a little trip to Portland, Oregon. "Why?" you may ask. "Because I had never been there before," I may reply. "That is a stupid reason," you would probably respond. And then the conversation would be over and we would no longer be friends. Hypothetically. Anyhow, I thought that Portland was a swell town in which to spend a weekend. And most of the bars were pretty great, too. At least, from what I remember...
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The History of Cinco de Mayo (and where to get tequila and nachos in Los Angeles)
Cinco de Mayo is great. I love margaritas, tequila, salsa and getting drunk on a specific day of the year (also known as holidays). Even though I'm sure they tried to teach me in Spanish class, I have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is. So here it is: a guide to getting drunk on a Monday (in 2008) and a history lesson, wrapped up in one like an educational burrito.
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The Old Man Is Snoring: Your Favorite Rainy Day Activities
Ok, so it doesn't rain all that much in Los Angeles, but that makes it even more important to have a game plan on the days that it does. Rainy season is just around the corner!
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The Worst Places in L.A. to Run into Your Ex-Boyfriend
Going through a break up is nothing (you are totally better off without him) - but that doesn't mean that running into your ex is going to be easy. Here are some of the worst possible places for that awkward "you look great" conversation.
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Tip Top Tapas in Los Angeles
There are a lot of things to love about tapas: besides being terrifically tasty, they're also terribly tiny which means you can eat yummy things without feeling guilty (because it's tiny, so even if it's deep fried in suet, it's not really that bad),
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Togas or Tea Cups: Your Favorite Theme Parties
Sure, a regular old party with cake and punch is great (actually, why doesn't anyone have punch anymore?) but it's always fun when someone (most often not me) comes up with a really cool theme for their party. Maybe it takes a little bit of extra work (and a trip to Goodwill), but it ends up being worth it for the memories and your photostream.
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"We Met Online": A Guide to Internet Dating in Los Angeles
I turn to the internet for just about everything. I buy cheap books from Amazon, expensive purses on eBay and free couches on Craigslist. But the one thing that I keep searching for in cyberspace continues to elude me: true love. Still, I have been on many an internet date and learned a thing or two about the proper way to approach this delicate area (as well as whatever other delicate areas might come with it…)
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What to Expect When You're Moving
It happens to the best of us. You're kicked out the dorms for flooding the basement to practice for water polo. Your roommate impregnates someone (hopefully not you). Your dog terrorizes your landlady's Bichon Frise an you can't afford the therapist bills. For one reason or another, you have to MOVE. It seems like an easy enough task. I mean, people do it every day! But when you add the already off-kilter reality of a place like L.A., things can get a little more complicated. Here are...
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Where Short Hipsters Drink in L.A.
An ideal hipster might be tall and lean, but the eastside is replete with bars that seem to cater specifically to their abbreviated brothers.
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Workout Video Stars: The Good, The Bad and the Sweaty
At some point, nearly everyone gets the ridiculous idea that it's time to get "in shape." I am no exception and as such, have sampled many different fitness regimes including a vast sampling of the Home Workout Video type. I do have a gym membership, but sometimes (espcially in the L.A. landscape) you would just rather sweat and jiggle in private. I've spent money on too many of these videos myself, so maybe my reviews can help someone avoid similar infomercial-induced mistakes. I bet I'm...
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Your Favorite Villains
I don't watch the show "Heros" so I'm more than a little confused about this whole "Villains" thing. Is it another show? One season of the same show? Just a marketing ploy? Damned if I know. But here are some of my favorite villains in all their unscrupulous glory.
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ZOMG! Babies in Costumes!
I'm not one of those baby crazy girls, I'm really not. As a matter of fact, I'm kind of creeped out by babies. Tiny, little human beings that cry a lot and that I might drop if I have to hold them. But as Halloween started to approach I had a weird revelation: one thing I can't get enough of is BABIES DRESSED AS PUMPKINS. I don't know what it is. What are you favorite baby costumes?
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What the Tweet?!
A handy guide to Twitter, the hot new messaging service everyone is using! Previously the domain of the uber-geek, Twitter has been growing into a legitimate communication tool and this guide will introduce you to the new ultimate time waster.
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Tell Santa: What do You Want for Christmas?
Don't kill me. We haven't even made it to Thanksgiving yet, and here I am, thowing Christmas in everyone's faces, right? But it's not too early to get a jump on gift-giving, and chances are your really proactive Mom has already even started to shop. It's worth it to make your Christmas wishes known now, before it's too late. So, if you had Santa's ear, what would you ask him for?
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Why Religion is SCARY
Look, I'm a spiritual person-so sure I know some people may be angry at me for saying, "religion is scary" but I'm just saying what everyone else wants to say...or maybe you think it's scary to, add on- speak out! From something that started as a good thing, it certainly has done a lot of scary/bad things....like.....
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Movies That Freaked Me Out When I Was Little
I slept with the lights on for weeks after these scenes.
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A Guide about Something. Something Very Important.
Serious, weighty, important things. Things that need debating. Things that should be vetted. Things that touch our daily lives. Powerfully urgent historic things. Things that are Newsy. This guide is in response to: http://www.guidespot.c...
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Cafeteria Delicious-ness? Or not?
Now that I'm a grown up I miss the days of cafeteria lunches. Well, until I eat in one. What cafeteria meals make your stomach growl? How about groan?
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BEST DOCUMENTARIES EVERRR!
Though I am a huge fan of the chick flicks, I am also the first person to rush out and catch a documentary the minute it hits the theaters. Anything that's informative and open my mind, widen my perspective, present facts in a way I hadn't thought of them- is definitely something worth watching, in my mind. Here are some of my personal favs, what are yours??? I always want to expand my list on Netflix!
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The name of the game is board. Bored is the name of the game.
Tell me (and the world) your most favorite-est board game from when you were a kid! Or, hey, the games you're still playing!
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They Canceled My Favorite TV Show!
Before Comedy Central and Adult Swim came around, the formula for TV shows was fairly simple. If I liked it, it didn't have a chance. I honestly expected for Late Night with Conan O'Brien to be canceled after the first season simply based on the fact that I enjoyed it so much. Which of your favorite shows have been cancelled on you.
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Your All-time Favorite Most Awesome Movie Quotes
Being in the film industry, a writer, and a person with a sense of humor, I am one of those people who really appreciate good one-liners and am not afraid to repeat them... over and over and over. So here are some of my favorites and the movies they are from. (Or TV shows... a lot of my favorites come from The Office.) Add your favs too and we'll all have a good laugh. (They don't have to be funny. My quote from When Harry Met Sally is just really freaking cute.)
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Shoes That Should be Banned from Earth
These shoes aren't in your closet. Well, I hope they aren't at least. But they do exist. And people actually buy them (some are quite expensive!) and wear them out in public. There's really nothing worse than a pair of ugly shoes, so use this guide to make sure you avoid them at all times. What shoes would you never let come near your feet?
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Stump El Guapo...
You ever wonder what happened to the people you grew up watching on TV? Like Vinnie Delpino from Doogie Howser, or the guy who played the next door neighbor on Home Improvement? Luckily, El Guapo watches lots of Vh1 and knows the answers to these questions. So, here's your chance to stump El Guapo. Add your favorite WWF wrestler, b-list movie/tv star or washed up model/athlete to the list below and within 24 hours, El Guapo will tell you where he or she lives and what they are actually up...
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On November 4th 2008- What Will You Be Wearing?
Election Day!!! The most important day of the year! This is the day that WE the American people can express our voices. What will YOU be wearing to go and vote? Maybe you voted early... what did you wear? If you're like me and you have to vote on the 4th, start planning ahead. It is an important day! Let's vote in style!
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Best Tacos in Los Angeles
I'm sort of obsessed with tacos (along with pizza and ice cream), and in a place like LA there are infinite options when it comes to eating those delicious tortilla parcels. So, I wanna know where you've had awesome tacos in Los Angeles. I'm kicking off the list with some joints that aren't necessarily the most authentic places, but they deserve some mention nonetheless.
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How Do You Cheer Yourself Up?
Oh, blah. Sometimes life deals you a crappy hand; sometimes you've just got the blues. Whether it's the weather or the circumstances, when you're down, you need to deal with it -- even if "dealing with it" means laying on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry's. Because the sooner you get through it, the sooner you'll feel better, right?
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Celebrity Death Pool - Sept through Dec 2008
Add a picture of a famous person who you believe will die before Dec. 31, 2008. My three are Yogi Berra, Chuck Barris, and Yoko Ono Note: You don't get points if you kill this person yourself
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I'm strangely attracted to, (FILL IN THE BLANK)
You can't explain attraction, sometimes it just HITS. You're walking along, minding your business and BAM! the next thing you know you're checking out the odd shaped hairy UPS guy and you're totally swooning. Alright, maybe not that extreme but you know what I mean. Some people call it chemistry, fate, "sparks", crushing....and sometimes I just call it strange. As you get older it's easier to deal with your offbeat love interests, so tell me, who are YOU strangely attracted to?? Or maybe, WHA...
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Who Would You Rather See As President?
Everybody likes to say - every election year - that they could have picked a better ticket. Well, I say, then who would you want to see run for president. I know who I would want...
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Why Are People So Annyoing!?- A Guide to Pet Peeves
What is it about people that gets under your skin? People are annoying and I know it's not just me that feels this way. Everyone has pet peeves. What's yours? I've got TONS! Let's hear 'em.
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Best French Fries in Denver
I like all kinds of fries--thick cut steak fries, twice fried Belgian-style, shoestrings, even sweet potato fries. I love fries so much I generally eat them before my entree. And no ketchup! Only lame, cold fries deserve this fate. If you love fries as much as I do, share your favorites here! Extra credit for sweet potato fries...yummy!
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The Best Karaoke Song Is...
Ok, so I don't have a CD player in my car (and in LA we spend A LOT of time in our cars), so I usually have to listen to the radio. And sometimes a really great, corny song will come on the radio and I think, wow this would make an AWESOME karaoke song. And since I'm a lazy writerly type, I never write anything down, so I wanted to make a list of the best karaoke songs (i.e. the types that get everyone singing along in their drunken states).
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The A-Z Guide to Your Secret Ambitions: Part II
The second half of the alphabet is always the trickiest, isn't it? So I've left it up to you. That wasn't very nice of me, was it? Tell the world your secret ambitions. It's free, it's liberating, and not - as far as we know - punishable by law. Guidespotter's Note: You may want to consult Dr. Seuss for some of those final letters...that's what I'd do.
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Famous People That You Hate
Call me a hater if you will, but there are just some people in the spotlight today that really get under my skin. Sometimes there are good reasons and sometimes it's just this unexplained visceral hatred that stems from inside of me, but I'm sure everyone has people that get them to react this way. Let's vent!
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Best Websites Ever
Everyone has websites that they check compulsively, be them news sites, sports sites, or ummmm "other" sites. So I wanna know what sites can you absolutely not live without? And remember, let's keep this clean people.
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Must-See Movies
You know when you're talking about a super-popular movie with a group of people, and there's always that one person who says, "Oh, I've never seen that"? Well, friends, that person is me. If people would stay quiet and off their cell phones in movie theaters I'd probably go more, but even so -- my attention span for sitting in front of a television screen for two hours straight (even in my own home!) is nil. Zip. Zilch. A movie has to be really special for me to sit through it. So, le...
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The Deal Breaker
We've all experienced the inevitable bump along the road o' romance, the moment when "deal breaker" flashes across your mind and you know it's over. Sigh. He picks at his toenails during dinner; she likes to burp in public; he still says "gnarly" and thinks it's cool; her biggest life goal is to be a Jersey housewife; he thought "My Mother The Car" was a really good show.
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DIABEETUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
have you ever thought "I wonder what it would be like if Wilford Brimley's Diabetes commercials were set to music?" Me neither.