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1. Go running on Los Feliz Blvd in the evenings, to get the anger out. (It's well-lit, fairly level, and a little exhilarating with all the cars rushing by. Just mind the sprinklers at 8.)
2. Hang out in Studio City or Burbank, etc. There's something oddly cheerful and reliable about that area.
3. Make frequent, unapologetic Pinkberry and gelato trips.
4. Go to the Griffith Observatory and see the Planetarium. That is some uplifting sh*t. Even the narrator's voice gives you goosebumps.
5. Don't indulge in myopenbar.com...
6. Do read LAist and Flavorpill and try not to live in a bubble. ("F-Yeah Fest was last week??")
7. Buy a ticket to see Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. at The Wiltern. (B.O.H. has a soothing effect on the soul. ...Just don't film it when they play "The Funeral", for the love of god.)
8. Go shopping at Paper Doll on Melrose. (If you're a girl.) Cute stuff, decent prices, and the sales people leave you alone.
9. Listen to "Harmony In My Head" with Henry Rollins on Indie 103.1 and be cheered by his enthusiasm.
10. Go to MOCA, LACMA, The Ace Gallery, etc and marvel at human creation. (Realize own pain is mostly a blip on the radar.)
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Henry Rollins' show is one of the best things on radio right now. The man is awesome beyond words.
batting cage
11) Drink.
Change something or try something new: Cut your hair, rearrange your furniture, cook a new recipe, start going to the gym, learn guitar, take a daycation to someplace nearby you've never been to, etc.
please dont cut your hair
ha! i look awful with short hair, so no worries. thanks for the tips - batting cage sounds pretty damn good.
Maybe it's because I'm Mexican, but I love to wallow in my heartache. I listen to sad songs, watch movies with tragic characters, write bad poetry, think about revenge and then read about all of the above in an Ana Castillo or Sandra Cisneros novel.
I feel like shit but at least I know I'm not alone.