Having experienced the climate of coastal California, I’m liking it well enough, but there’s room for improvement: it’s a bit too warm, too foggy and cloudy, and way too humid. I’m also missing the spectacular desert landscapes of the interior and the wide daily ranges … Continue readingWorldbuilding the Ultimate Desert Coast
Yes, I did it! After decades of being a drab brunette, I’m now platinum blonde. And not just any platinum blonde: a full Jean Harlow platinum blonde straight from Hollywood (literally: the salon I go to is in Hollywood and works on celebrities a lot). … Continue readingTan and Blonde, but am I Fun?
Has anyone else stopped and thought how it’s slightly odd that Orange County, California became a sleepier, suburban, family-oriented area, in stark contrast to how the west side of Los Angeles and even Malibu developed? Seems like some low-hanging fruit for some alternate history, especially … Continue readingAn Alternate History of the California Coast
Say all you want about the virtue of being “natural”, but you try being someone who just wants that dream body, a dream body that’s modest in the grand scheme of things (like a typical athletic model or a hot actor)…and finds only struggle and … Continue readingI Do Not Fear the Dark Side as You Do!
I think I really was onto something with the preventive botox, even more than I suspected. Yes, I’ve had my consultation…and my treatment! And I’m already looking prettier and feeling sooooo much better. I went to a top clinic in the Greater Los Angeles area, … Continue readingGod Bless Botox
As late as when I wrote my last post I was assuming that I’d need to diet down before turning to a steroid-fueled muscle-building regimen…but that assumption apparently is wrong, at least if ChatGPT is any indication (yes, ChatGPT will answer your questions about anabolic … Continue readingDare I Join the Dark World?
In my effort to make myself over to be tan, blond, and fun, I’m making progress with my tanning. Next step: blonding. I’ve contacted a salon in Hollywood that works on celebrities, and one of their people can see me tomorrow! Wow. It’s just a … Continue readingBeware The Tired Dancer
Well…today I took a big step forward into my “tan, blond, and fun” era: I checked into a tanning salon for the first time in my life and actually started a treatment regimen. Slightly more complicated in my case because I ended up going to … Continue readingMe, a Los Angeles Tanner
In the alternate timeline I write in, I’m deliberately vague about highway, route, and road numbers, largely because it starts to diverge from real life around 1900, and diverges in earnest around World War I in 1914…which is before even the United States Numbered Highway … Continue readingThe US Routes in my Alternate History
Oh, what’s this? I’m treated like a normal person now? My perennial difficulties with socializing have almost disappeared? Yes, it’s true! After a lifetime of trying! The secret? I look almost as good as a fashion model. That’s the secret. Yes, I am more confident … Continue readingJust Be Pretty