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It could happen to you

James Rice — otherwise known as James Turner, Jimmy Turner and Jimmi Turner — was perfect on paper (or online, as it were). The 52-year-old from Redondo Beach, Calif. portrayed himself as a diamond broker, an heir and Ted Turner’s nephew (random). He was blue-eyed, blonde-haired, charming and personable. He said he owned boats, played at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge and collected expensive vintage cars. James Rice of the aforementioned attributes is also the same man who conned lonely women looking for love out of $300,000. more…


Boys and spandex flying through the air…oh my! 

Not going to lie, when I received an invite to take a trapeze lesson and drink wine immediately after, I almost had a mini O on the spot. An activity I’ve always dreamed of doing combined with my favorite daily hobby…at the Santa Monica Pier? Winning! And, as could be expected, the experience — made possible by the Australian winery FishEye — was unbelievable…and not just because the entire trapeze team happened to be so hot.
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Say it ain’t so!

I am PISSED. Before I even moved to Los Angeles years ago, I took one look at the adorableness of Santa Monica at night and I swore that if I ever found myself living in Southern California, SM would be my spot of choice. Years later, I’m still in love with my neighborhood. I feel lucky every day to be here, gazing out at the Pacific Ocean from my balcony, soaking in the orgasmic sunsets and feeling the sunshine on my face. Unfortunately, a study conducted by AshleyMadison.com, a dating site for ‘discreet married daters’, Santa Monica is the number one spot for the unfaithful in all of LA. SHAMEFUL. more…

Also get informed about the cities that value sex the least — so you can avoid them!

I am a very, very lucky girl. I was pleased and surprised to find that my hometown of Santa Monica, California, was ranked second among the top ten places in America where sex is valued the most. I mean, I would be more excited if, say, love was valued above all else, but this I can live with. Believe it or not, eight of the top ten cities on Chemistry.com‘s sex list — in a survey of 10 million people — are in the Golden State. Peace, love and surfers galore! Why doesn’t everyone just move to good, old C.A.?
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What happens if you find the one but he lives in another country…and visa issues prevent you from being together?

As most of you know, there is rhyme nor reason to who we love. Call it chemistry or call it crazy, but we tend to gravitate inexplicably towards certain people. Although I’m sure my type is a devilish 6’2, green-eyed, brown-haired British surfer, I’ll probably fall in love with a Ukranian guy who’s nearly as short as I am that  has awful teeth and a sweet disposition. You can’t know until it happens — ‘it’ being this whole falling in love business, of course — and it can happen anywhere. Which brings me to the film Like Crazy, which touched a very inappropriate place in my body…my heart. more…

Is it true that you can tell what a guy will be like based on what pooch he possesses?

I have to admit that I know less to nothing about dogs. I have fantasies about stealing a little black French bulldog named Lionel from these two stoner dudes I met in Pacific Palisades last year, but that’s about as far as I get. Plus, given that Lionel has inhaled so much marijuana, I’m not sure he would be much good to me anymore, given that I like to exercise and try to avoid snacking. That said, I can’t tell you if this article is truly correct — but I can tell you that I immensely enjoyed reading it. Some guys are dogs, some men look like dogs, but can you actually tell what his personality is like from his dog of choice? That remains to be seen. You be the judge. more…

He’s single, ready to mingle and stunning to look at

When Top Chef: Texas premiered last night, I was waiting with bated breath to catch a glimpse of one person in particular. That person, Chris Crary, happens to be a good friend of mine, and I was happy as hell to see his purty face get some screen time. What’s not to love? more…

Is turning into someone else for a day really all it’s cracked up to be?

I was amped for Halloween this year. After days of glaring indecision year after year, I inevitably wind up putting on a wig and/or corset and calling the whole thing a day. The whole point of Halloween these days is to dress in a way that you wouldn’t ordinarily, right? But this year, ah this year, I had the perfect costume…and I was eagerly anticipating going out instead of standing around thinking: ‘ho hum, another party, another day.’ more…

Houston,  I have a problem. OK, forget Houston…Santa Monica, I have a problem. It’s called The Victorian, and I have become just way too addicted to sitting, standing or simply breathing inside its not-so-hallowed halls. Trust me? You should — because it’s likely you’ll feel the same way should you ever have the opportunity to go.

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Just because you’re confined to your hood with the 405 closure doesn’t mean you have to be bored and lonely

You’d think the world was ending or the apocalypse was near with all this blather about ‘carmaggedon’ -- the closure of highway 405 in Los Angeles. We all know to stay off the roads this weekend. We all know we’re going to be confined to our neighborhoods because the streets are meant to be littered with sluggish SUV’s and pissed off Mercedes owners trying to get from point A — Hollywood – to point B – the beach. But while you’re stuck where you are, why don’t you also try out the motto ‘love the one you’re with?’ Here are some cool things you can do in LA this weekend in your neck of the woods. Carmaggedon be damned — you can still find a man right here at home if you only know where to look. more…