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Braving the Elements
August 27, 2008
Like most actors and the rest of humanity I was eager to get out of the summer sweatbox of New York and frolic in the summer fields of outdoor.

Welcome to the Owl's Den
July 30, 2008
Now some people say acting can be spiritual, but I'm just not feeling it anymore. I need some of the real thing. But how? This being L.A., my adopted home, I decided to speak to some friends who are local (and kinda spiritual) and see what they do.

I Did It All Myself!
July 25, 2008
I recently did my first one-man show, Secret Origin. And not to brag... But it went great. And hey, I did it all by myself! Kinda...



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Recovering Actress
August 29, 2008
Four years earlier, we had begun our tradition of an annual pilgrimage to Coney Island. In 2005, it was such a slow day that we got unlimited free rides in the front seat of the Cyclone. By 2007, the tradition was unraveling.


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