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"I wish I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t talk about Carrie Bradshaw as much as I do, but I can&amp;amp;#8217;t help but use her name to explain myself and what I do whenever I meet new people. I&amp;amp;#8217;m sure Alyssa had this same issue. In fact, I know she did. After all, the romantic, dating-column-writing life portrayed in Sex and the City inspired us both to take this post. Who didn&amp;amp;#8217;t fall in love with Sarah Jessica Parker&amp;amp;#8217;s character (and her story)? To be able to write a similar blog/column is a dream come true for almost any writer that is single in the city. Just as Carrie did an amazing job making New York a major character in her life story, I strive to do the same for my fair city of Angels. Last night was another one of those nights where I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t think this sweet town could have been any kinder to me. I began the day teaching. The fall semester is in full swing, replete with pencils, pens, notebooks, even students giving teachers dirty looks. Fun! After class it was off to the gym for a quick lift and run before heading to a bar in Beverly Hills for happy hour with some of my best friends. Amidst my old friends&amp;amp;#8212;successful stockbrokers, public relations agents and other writers&amp;amp;#8212;was a new friend, an up-and-coming pop star. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s refer to her only as Lauren. My buddy Adrian has convinced me that a cute girl like Lauren doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t have to be a crush or a potential girlfriend. Can&amp;amp;#8217;t she just be an amazingly talented, pretty young thing whose company I thoroughly enjoy? It takes a good friend like Adrian to remind me that Los Angeles doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t have to be a fast city where everyone wants to know who you are or who you work for, but rather it&amp;amp;#8217;s what&amp;amp;#8217;s inside you that makes you, well, you. Thanks Adj! And while I might harbor just a little crush on Lauren, my true love affair is with my hometown, a rare place where one can hobnob with young starlets at the latest club one moment and then window shop with old friends on Rodeo Drive the next. So, regardless of whether or not I see Lauren again, I know that the one partner that will always answer my call, besides Adrian, is the sweet space formally known as Los Angeles. What do you guys love best&amp;amp;#8212;your cities and towns or your romantic prospects? Thank you Adrian, and thank you Los Angeles!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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