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" I&amp;#x27;ve been in West Hollywood for less than 12 hours and it&amp;#x27;s like I never left. Whether I like it or not, this is my home away from home. In zen LA lingo, it&amp;#x27;s my safe place :). Here&amp;#x27;s my day: 1) Furnished Shelley&amp;#x27;s place...which needed a little help. Think abandoned Miami Beach condo -- meets Barney&amp;#x27;s. 2) Hiked Runyon Canyon-- reacquainted with unknown actors, blue skies, rock &amp;#x27;n roll, mother nature and the real me . 3) Walked in and out of my favorite tattoo place. Don&amp;#x27;t be surprised if cherry blossom welcomes a baby sister this week :). 4) Inhaled enough sushi, sprouts, health shakes, Zone bars, blackberries and avocado to feed a (vegan) army. 5) Opened 20 inappropriate texts from EET. Obviously. Thanks for your insight on the girlfriend intervention. I&amp;#x27;m reluctant to say anything, because of the stories you put forth, and because I have a lot of faith in my friend. I honestly think he&amp;#x27;ll find the answers on his own. Also, maybe it&amp;#x27;s cowardly of me, but I know other people -- who he&amp;#x27;s closer to-- are confronting him. If someone asks for my opinion, I&amp;#x27;ll always be upfront. Despite my own misadventures, I&amp;#x27;m really level-headed with advice. Think it&amp;#x27;s a first child thing/big sister thing?! Whatever it is, when one of you posted this the other day, I couldn&amp;#x27;t stop thinking about how we could collectively help.... What keeps me up at night...my pure lack of ability to get a date...I&amp;#x27;ve had one real date in my life....the only other date that I have had was my senior prom....and I&amp;#x27;m 28....oh, should I mention that I&amp;#x27;m a virgin as well...and I have told myself that if I am still a virgin by the time I am 30 that I will do something about it....as in find a guy to have casual sex with just to get it over with....But I digress.... Basically, it is the fact that I am unable to meet a guy who loves me for me and that I&amp;#x27;m not good enough or pretty enough for any guy....this is what keeps me up at night...I know nothing of worldwide importance....but it is still an important issue to me and my life right now. First of all, I happen to know a real, live 30 year-old virgin and she&amp;#x27;s wildly sexy. Since she&amp;#x27;s waited this long to go there, there&amp;#x27;s an unspoken mystique about her which everyone finds incredibly alluring. Please don&amp;#x27;t jump into bed with just anyone! Consider yourself...and your virginity...transfixing. As far as getting those damn dates...there&amp;#x27;s no magic potion to making guys want you (other than tequila), but it&amp;#x27;s SO much easier if you&amp;#x27;re feeling a little sultry inside. Practice in front of a mirror if you have to. Fake it till ya make it! Speaking from someone who could have a PhD in Flirting, sometimes all you need to do is say hello. A lot of nice boys are shy (mine is). They can be oblivious. They are very much un-slick. Next time someone catches your eye, take a deep breath, be yourself, find your inner-Angelina Jolie and just say, &amp;quot;HEY.&amp;quot; Do me a favor and try it. Nothing -- absolutely nothing -- to lose. Obviously I&amp;#x27;m no expert, but that&amp;#x27;s my tried and true POV. What do you guys say?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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