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A Sunday banquet for one
16th August 2010 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this
For a town known for its skinny women and obsession with health and fitness, people in LA sure like to eat a lot. As a self-confessed foodie, I've enjoyed sampling...well, almost anything that's been put in front of me. Frankly, it would be rude not to.
I decided this weekend to indulge my inner gourmet as a 'well done Lisa' gift. I didn't get through to the finals of Scriptapalooza but... -
The glare of the spotlight
1st October 2009 | 1 comments | 1 person likes this
A large chunk of people move to Hollywood to become famous (I know, this really is the blog that reveals all the trade secrets, eh?). But it's true: the valet at a.n.other Beverly Hills restaurant is an actor, the chick stacking shelves at Trader Joes is an actor, the bloke who comes to fix your boiler is an actor.
And I imagine that the girl in battered Uggs and black leggings... -
The Hollywood Way
15th September 2009 | 4 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Leaving the house is generally thought of as 'a good thing' or if you're having a bad day, a 'necessary evil' in Hollywood.
Why? Because no matter where you are, or who you talk to, any conversation you have with anyone is considered networking - and believe me, this town is powered by networking.
A mindless chat over fresh produce in Trader Joes could lead to a lunch with an executive or... -
Taking time to smell the wildfire
7th September 2009 | 3 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
My journalism college friend and now author and branding guru, Mark Tungate, who moved from London to Paris a few years ago told me just before I relocated to LA, 'Enjoy the first year, nothing is quite the same after that.' I didn't really know what he meant at the time but I get it now.
That first year, when a trip to the supermarket, parking at the cinema or even... -
The sun always shines in Hollywood
17th August 2009 | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Welcome to my first weekly LA Diary blog for t5m.com. It's lovely to have you and I hope that the ramblings of an ambitious British expat in Los Angeles will do nothing less than entertain, amuse and inspire. Failing that maybe I can be the blogger you tut loudly at before turning on the Wii or attempt that tricky Julia Child recipes (I saw the movie Julie & Julia last...
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Lisa Marks
British writer Lisa Marks moved to Los Angeles two years ago to pursue her dream of 'making it' as a screen-writer in Hollywood. A few months after arriving in the States her short film, Maconie's List, won the Duke City Shootout film festival. Directing her own short was a dream come true and now her goal is to sell a feature. She can generally be found tapping away at her laptop in any number of coffee shops muttering furiously to herself. Don't worry, this is all perfectly normal.
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