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Morning service at the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living which was fantastic. Awesome music by Susan’s friend Nadine Risha;  very global and vibey mix of chant-y, Sanskrit mood music and some serious Barbra, too (“A Piece of Sky”). They do this thing where they welcome newcomers, asking...

Taught at the Lotus at 9 am.  A miracle of parking:  a space directly in front of the studio. Thus I felt comfortable asking the dog-loving front-desk karmi if she would mind watching Belle while I taught, knowing she could instantly be returned to the car if she caused a ruckus.  Belle, however, was perfe...

Breakfast with Susan at Cafe Divine. Lunch at a $5 Thai place. Spa Visit via Dan’s gift certificate at Burke Williams (upscale serene although slightly disturbing that it’s on the 5th floor of a mall). Beach walk with Belle and Susan (2 frisbees lost to the current.) Dinner with Susan at La Med...

First it was my new man-bag at dinner with Susan on night #1 in SF.  Last night it was my earphones at the Laughing Lotus.  I am adjusting to life here with ease, but leaving behind remnants at the same time, fortunately at relatively convenient, retrievable locations. A morning organizing my things in the...

First day in SF.  Woke up in the magical cottage feeling ready for my new life — which seems like a nice extension of my old life (which was pretty great to begin with.) Susan (aka SARK) had photo and video shoots scheduled for her new teaching products and it was really fun for Belle and me to be pr...

Belle and I drove from LA up to SF in one blissful journey.  Traffic was cooperative.  The city was gorgeous and covered by fog.  Dinner with Susan (aka SARK) as we settled into the Magic Cottage. While waiting for Susan to return from her haircut, I was outside.  This lovely lady parked in front overheard...

Posted on facebook that I was heading to San Francisco and received over 30 likes and comments and direct emails.  Extremely supportive — or else people just want me GONE!   AMAZING lunch with Sarah Finn, casting director extraordinaire about working together.  (Proud to say, I first cast her in...

Happy Exhaustion after party. (The Columbians somehow thought that the invites “8pm to whenever” meant show up “whenever” and arrived at 12:15 am, leading to my sleepy Sunday.) Amazing massage from Shaun — the one thing I will truly miss about LA — and then recorded V.O....

Sometimes you just realize that Eddie Murphy really understood things best. Last night was Dan’s Housewarming Party.  Food from Cafe Gratitude.  Sexy servers.  Sexy Guests.  Belle (of course). Cleaning crisis earlier in the day when the green cleaners were so environmentally conscious they didn’...