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I Was an LAPD Reject (part three)

by | Oct 30, 2013 | Journal, Uncategorized

I would say that this next step in the process terrified me the most, but it didn’t. After my background investigation meeting, and chatting with the friendly man in the cardigan, I was feeling pretty optimistic about things. I was more curious about the lie detector...

I Was an LAPD Reject (part two)

by | Oct 24, 2013 | Journal, Uncategorized

We ran laps around the track and on the streets around the academy. If you were in the beginner group, you ran approximately two miles on the local streets, plus the endless laps the supervisor would inflict upon us whenever our rows weren’t straight enough or...

I Was An LAPD Reject (part one)

by | Oct 22, 2013 | Journal, Uncategorized

I wanted to be a spy when I grew up, until my mother told me that girls don’t play with guns.  Then I decided I would be Lady Diana, instead.But the fascination with cops and criminality didn’t stop.  It just grew latent, relegated to fiction and...

On Hitchcock, Giving Up, and Being an Artist

by | Sep 23, 2013 | Journal

I meant to watch Veep this weekend, but instead I watched Hitchcock because it showed up on the screen first. The movie, as a whole, wasn’t very good, and the lack of respect for factual accuracy made me mad, but something, in particular, made a very strong impression...