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Endless First Dates…

February 8, 2010 by elizainhollywood

I am so over it… I’m tired of the endless first dates and answering the same questions over and over again.  I should just write a manual and hand it over to the person before the first date and say “Here, read it and don’t ask me any of these questions.”  I feel like I’ve been answering the same questions over and over again for the past 13+ years. So here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Continue Reading »

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I Ran Out of Friends of Friends

January 25, 2010 by elizainhollywood

It was a moment of weakness, right after the holidays. It might have had something to do with spending New Year’s Eve with the guy I’ve had a major crush on for 10 years, and his girlfriend (who actually kind of looked like me). Long story short, I ended up ringing in the new year with close friends, great neighbors, and the love of my life along with his  girlfriend. My standby date for the last few years had a date of his own this year. Shortly after, I ended up with two online dating profiles. And very shortly after, remembered how much I loathe online dating. Continue Reading »

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Random Thoughts on the Golden Globes

January 17, 2010 by elizainhollywood

I love entertainment. I love movies, music, television, reality TV on Bravo. But I have to say this is one egotistic industry. Is there any other industry that awards itself as much? The pretty people get the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the various Critics Choice and Guild awards. The MTV popcorn awards. The VH1 awards. The Grammys and the American Music Awards. The ugly-but-smart people get the Nobel Prize. I guess that balances it out.

I wasn’t planning on watching the Globes, but it’s raining and there’s nothing better to watch.  And these are the thoughts going through my head as I watch the Golden Globes. Continue Reading »

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New Year, New Decade and New Resolutions

January 12, 2010 by elizainhollywood

I grew up with making a new year’s wish. That’s an Armenian tradition. The whole resolution thing is a foreign concept to me. Which probably explains why my success rate with these resolutions is barely 50%. But another year and another chance to try again.

Here are my resolutions for the new year.

  1. Stop flirting with guys I have no interest in. Sometimes I do this because it comes naturally. Sometimes I just can’t stop myself. Sometimes I give the false impression that I’m actually interested in the guy just because I can be a shameless flirt. Then they ask for my number. At this point I feel awkward about not giving my number because five seconds earlier I was shamelessly flirting — or maybe even making out — with the guy. Then I give my number. Then they want to go on a date. Then after a few texts/phone calls I start avoiding the person. I’m getting exhausted just typing this.The point is… stop flirting with guys that I know don’t have a chance, especially guys from the gym. That was a mistake. Now I have to deal with the puppy dog eyes staring at from the front desk and I have to come up with a good reason (fast) why I can’t go out with him that night (or any other night).Then there as the awkward conversation Friday night when I picked up the phone from a 949 area code. It went something like this:Me: “Hello”
    Him: “Hey! You picked up”
    Me: “Who is this?”
    Him: “It’s Eric. We met a while ago. You haven’t returned my phone calls.”
    Me: “It’s probably because of the 949 area code. I don’t call back 949. Was I drunk when we met?” (At this point, it’s slowly coming back to me. I think it’s someone I gave my number to a few months back at the Prince vs. Michael Jackson dance-off.)
    Him: “I don’t know if you were drunk. But we had a moment.” (Yes, he actually said we had a moment, which probably means there was massive amounts of vodka involved)
    Me: Right about now I’m starting to feel like I have way too much testasterone for a woman, and have to find a gentle way to let him know why there won’t be any more moments… so I tell him I have a boyfriend, and it’s better that we don’t stay in touch. Which means I don’t want to get any more grammatically incorrect text messages. That really bothers me. Continue Reading »

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2009 Resolutions Revisited…

January 3, 2010 by elizainhollywood

Last year I was feeling very ambitious and came up with 6 resolutions to accomplish throughout the year. At the end of the year, I had accomplished 3 out of 6.

Here are my accomplishments…

  1. Paid off credit cards. After putting myself on a financial diet for the first 6 months of the year, I finally paid off all my credit card debt.
  2. Traveled someplace new. I actually forgot about this resolution until I revisited my New Year’s Resolutions blog post from 2009 and realized that I had fulfilled this resolution by traveling to Paris, Houston and Kohler, Wisconsin!
  3. Was a tiny bit more patient. I had initially put this on my list of failed resolutions, but my therapist pointed out that traveling to a foreign country, and navigating the unknown, requires a certain amount of patience. I’m sure that some people would disagree. Like my best friend who’s always running late and I’m always calling her within 5 minutes of the time of arrival to see where she’s at. I’m sure she thinks I’m still very impatient. I’ve also been very patient in my personal life. In fact, I have been patiently kissing many, many frogs in search of prince charming. So there…

Now the miserable failures… Continue Reading »

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Eating My Way Through Paris …

December 2, 2009 by elizainhollywood

Woke up Tuesday morning hungry and disoriented, quickly realizing that I’m not in my bed. I’m in a small bed at a Comfort Inn in the middle of Paris. Stomach was growling after 10 hrs of sleep so I made my way to Bistro 77, same place as the night before. Isabelle had said that they serve breakfast so there I was.

I had my first real breakfast in Paris. A nice big baguette, which came to my table with butter spread across, followed by ham and cheese omelet. So simple and yet so good. I just love that in Paris, butter is not on the side. It’s spread across the bread, where it’s supposed to be. Pure heaven. While I was having my breakfast, Isabelle asked one of the patrons if he spoke English. Turns out that the guy was a Lebanese lawyer in Paris, spoke English, and even a few words in Armenian. When he found out that I was in town by myself, he ever-so-kindly offered to be my lover and tour guide for a week. I nicely turned him down. Mr. Short Fatty didn’t stand a chance.

After the ridiculously good breakfast decided to take a walk. Didn’t know where I was going but somehow ended up right in front of the Pantheon, a burial place for the very famous French but only those that have made important cultural contributions to France (and the world). The likes of Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and my favorite… Alexander Dumas. Seeing Dumas was emotional since he’s one of my favorites and I’v read The Count of Monte Cristo in three different languages, several times.

The final resting place of Alexander Dumas

Alexander Dumas, The Pantheon, Paris

The Pantheon, Latin Quarter, Paris

The Pantheon, Latin Quarter, Paris

Kept walking aimlessly, still lost, and found myself standing in front of the Notre Dame.

Notre Dame, Paris (front view)

Notre Dame de Paris

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Lost in Paris

December 1, 2009 by elizainhollywood

Arrived in Paris on Monday, with two huge pieces of overpacked luggage and zero sense of direction. There’s nothing like arriving in a foreign city, by yourself, and not knowing which way to go. So, after circling around the longest possible way from the Luxembourg Metro station, I found my way to the hotel. It was 8 a.m. or so and check-in wasn’t until 3pm, so I dropped off my stuff at the hotel and went walking around the city.

First stop was La Boulangerie, the bakery across the street from the hotel. I quickly discovered that my limited French vocabulary expanded exponentially whenever I was in a food establishment. Baguette, croissant or quiche sil vou plais. If they asked a question, I said “oui.” Then I would say “merci” and “au revoir” which made it seem like I spoke French.

With some food in the system, nowhere to go, and no sense of direction, I decided to take a walk and see where I’d end up. There’s no better place to get lost than Paris. There is not an ugly street in city and there’s a boulangerie/patisserie on every block.

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I’ll Take Foie Gras…Thanksgiving in Paris

November 17, 2009 by elizainhollywood

Five more days and I’m headed to Paris for the week of Thanksgiving. A real vacation after a really long time. One that involves leaving the continent and a foreign language which I don’t speak. The last time I had a real vacation was a little over a year ago when I spent a few days in DC hanging out with Matt Henry and saying au revoir to the Bush Administration. So other than a few long weekends here and there, and a Fawntastic wedding weekend in Chicago, I haven’t had much vacation since September 2008.

Haven’t thought about what I’m going to do or what I’m going to see. All I think about is eating my way through Paris. Crepes. Baguettes. Lots and lots of cheese. And lots and lots of dishes with foie gras. If I see the words “foie gras” on the menu and I don’t recognize any other words in the menu, that’s what I’ll have.

So after a year of no rest, I get to take a break from it all. No deadlines. No alarm clocks. No driving in traffic in LA. No email. And no TV.

Just a week by myself, in Paris, in the company of French food and wine and maybe some French men on the side.

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The Long Wait is Over… Ludo Bites is Back

November 8, 2009 by elizainhollywood

It’s been three very long months since my last dinner at Ludo Bites and another month to go until my next one. Since my first dinner at Ludo Bites I’ve pretty much become obsessed with the food. Not exaggerating, but it’s the best food I have ever had. Don’t know how to explain it but never before have I had food that I obsess about for days and weeks after. If I could, I would have dinner at Ludo Bites every single day.

And now it’s back, for 13 magical days in December. The minute I found out — from following Chef Ludo and his wonderful wife Krissy on Twitter — I went online and made two reservations. When I decided to look at my calendar and see when I could snag a third reservation they were no longer taking reservation requests. Continue Reading »

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Good Bye Cable

October 28, 2009 by elizainhollywood

Saturday I was suffering from a temporary case of insanity, hangover from few too many vodka drinks and an anti-oxidant rich pomegranate margarita, and upset stomach from bacon-wrapped hot dog for dessert devoured at 3 am. That’s the only reason I can explain why I decided to go through with canceling cable. I called Time Warner and explained to the nice lady that I have decided to cancel my cable. She seemed surprised, since I had a pretty good deal. For about $45 bucks I had basic cable package with a lot of channels I didn’t watch, Showtime, and DVR. I spend more than that on sushi for lunch. She thought I was nuts for canceling. But, I was motivated to cancel my cable and end my addiction to hours and hours of mindless TV. Continue Reading »

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