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Yesterday we celebrated the life of Denny’s wond

Yesterday we celebrated the life of Denny’s wonderful mamma Karen. Beloved by all who knew her, she raised three really loving children, one of whom I’m fortunate enough to be marrying. Although Karen was very ill when I met her and I never had the opportunity to witness her shining light first hand, I know the warmth that she emanated because I know Denny. He is both the kindest, most self-reflective, and most confident man I’ve ever met—a rare combination indeed. Denny tells me that everything amazing about him comes from his mom, and in one story after another, her positivity and support made life that much brighter for everyone in her orbit. Mama Rivas, we miss you and are so happy you can finally rest. Thank you for making such a special, special person in Denny. I am forever grateful.

Easy, breezy, beautiful cover girl 🔳🔲🔳 @m

Easy, breezy, beautiful cover girl 🔳🔲🔳 @marjoriesalvaterra, you’re officially a #genius. Thanks for putting my bikini burger front and center on @ourventurablvd. I can always count on you—for pretty much anything. If you don’t already know how much I love Marjorie and her beautiful body of work, check out my blog (link in bio). And when this whole Covid nightmare is over, I promise there will be many more Marjorie photos to share. In 2020 she had me chased by bees, then threw me overboard into the Pacific Ocean. What will 2021 bring? Tightrope walking? Waxing sessions? Photos of my face that haven’t been edited??? Congrats to the fierce and gorgeous ladies in this photo and others. What a fantastic community of supportive creatives! There’s literally no other gaggle of gals with whom I’d rather make art (or, in the case of @therealerinsimon, make out. 😘) Go, Marjorie, go!!!!
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#covergirl #covergirls #covergirlmade #femaleartist #femaleartists #WCW #womenempoweringwomen #blackandwhiteart #trumpet #trumpets #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinLA
#lifeofanactor #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle #actorslifestyle #actorslife🎬 #actorlife #workingactor

September’s the new January ❕🗓❕I'm taking

September’s the new January ❕🗓❕I'm taking a page from @GretchenRubin's “Outer Order, Inner Calm” (page 213, as a matter of fact) and proclaiming that today, September 1, is a whole new year. Sure, this September-through-May school year may be based on an outdated agrarian calendar, but considering the living dumpster fire that 2020 has been, I'll take any chance I get for a clean slate. I made it official with a very necessary 💇‍♀️ from the fabulous @studioorangesalon who made me feel like a superstar and not like a person stuck inside in a 600 sq. ft. apartment with her beloved fiancé for the past five and a half months. Picking my outfit is one of my favorite parts of starting a new year (this 👗 is from @swapsociety). My 2020-2021 “class schedule” is still shaping up, but I'm signed up for Intro to Electric Bass, Advanced Executive Producing, Intersectional Environmentalism, and two (!!) PE classes: yoga with @yogigracie and golf with Denny. How will you be using this reset?
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#tuesdaythoughts #cleanslate #newbeginnings #firstdayofschool #selfcaretips #selfcarematters #selfcareis #betterhabits #september #septemberisthenewjanuary #september1 #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinLA

Celebrating #SustainableSaturday at @laarboretum i

Celebrating #SustainableSaturday at @laarboretum in honor of @rosa_covered_glasses’s birthday! 🌿🦚🌱 With good friends, peacock yoga, and an outdoor Happy Hour, there’s no better way to spend a weekend during coronavirus. #GiasConsciousCloset Info:
This darling @joie 👗 came from @swapsociety, these earth-friendly @Veja 👟 came secondhand from @poshmark, and my accessories are all vintage. 😷 handmade by my bestie Kate.
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#LAArboretum #peacocks #socialdistancing #wearadamnmask #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinla #swapbeforeyoushop #buyused #shopsecondhand #saynotofastfashion #ethicalootd #whenthriftersthrift #sustainableclothes #shopsustainably #nonewclothes

Suffrage and civil rights leader #IdaBWells admoni

Suffrage and civil rights leader #IdaBWells admonished, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it does seem to me that notwithstanding all these social agencies and activities there is not that vigilance which should be exercised in the preservation of our rights.” Today as we celebrate the #SuffrageCentennial, we must also remain vigilant in preserving the rights of ALL people—women, BIPOC, LGBTQAI+, immigrants, religious minorities, and other marginalized groups. A new, more harmonious, more just tomorrow must be intersectional because we the people are #strongertogether. I painted this #suffrage slogan on my backpack when I was 13 and proudly wear it still today. The other photos, showing the slogan in action during the picketing of Wilson’s White House starting in 1917, were taken at a @smithsonian exhibit last year.
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#suffrage100 #19thamendment #womenshistory #womenssuffrage #suffrage #votingrights #womensrights #womensrighttovote #womensrightsarehumanrights #civilrights #intersectionalfeminism #womeninpolitics #vote2020 #votebidenharris

One of the benefits of marrying an athlete is havi

One of the benefits of marrying an athlete is having a great coach at your disposal. ⛳️😷👍 Although I don’t do “sport,” Denny allowed me hack away with his clubs before @tartarsauce1 generously bestowed to me her old set. Now I can slow up golfers behind me, complain about wasting water and providing tax loopholes for country clubs... and drive 110 yards. Not bad for four days at the range.
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#schollcanyon #golf⛳️ #golfswing #golflife #golfing #golfstagram #golfclub #golftime #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinla #socialdistancing #wearadamnmask

“About Poetry and Architecture” by Annie Finch

“About Poetry and Architecture” by Annie Finch Proportion—a function, of units in harmony
with human portions—makes life in a building
as walking makes life in a body, an entering
of spaces with conscious decision. The new tree,
the mystery we can look back for, the beauty
that grows to repeat us as we are repeating,
can physically meet us. I awe in a yielding,
I breathe in proportion, feel motions in symmetry
that voice through a building as if they were words
(or lines of a poem that know to enclose us
and guide us through spaces we need to inhabit,
make local, remember, name touch and be stirred
in, share, with those who love, understand, or oppose us
because they are here in a place we inhabit, and believe what we have grown wise believing,
that belief, like love, rests on no foundation
but the shapes we know how to make by knowing
how they enclose us.) 📸 by the inimitable @marjoriesalvaterra
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#poetrylovers #poetryislife #poetryofig #symmetry #proportion #architecturelover #petals #buildingdesign #lifeofanactor #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle #actorslifestyle #actorslife🎬 #actorlife #workingactor #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinla #tuesdaythoughts

“Is it possible to for you create or invent anyt

“Is it possible to for you create or invent anything in the absence of who you are? The answer is no,” says Dr. Juan Gilbert, Director of the Human Experience Research Lab at @uflorida. Dr. Gilbert is an expert in equitable #AI (designed to create #equity and ensuring equitable outcomes) and human-centered computing (often through #universaldesign). He credits his team of predominantly Black and female researchers for their diversity of perspectives, which allows them to create innovative solutions to real world problems. Their incredible work includes: 💡Prime III, the world's single most #accessible #voting system
💡Culturally relevant #STEM #education techniques (think hip-hop Schoolhouse Rock… RIP Bob Dorough!)
💡Virtual Traffic Stop, a method for reducing conflict between law enforcement and citizens And so much more. I couldn’t possibly do his talk justice in an Instagram caption—watch it yourself at link in bio. Thank you, Dr. Gilbert and @scientexchange for having me!
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#scirens #screensirensforscience #scientevent #smartissexy #smartisthenewsexy #curiosity #staycurious #alwayslearning #innovation #lifeofanactor #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle #actorslifestyle #actorslife🎬 #actorlife #workingactor #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinla

Let’s face it—no one likes being told what to

Let’s face it—no one likes being told what to do. 🤬😤😷 That’s because of psychological reactance, a scientific term explaining the brain’s response to perceived threats to freedom. And it’s nothing new. In 1919, the #AntiMaskLeague coalesced after the #secondwave of influenza forced Americans to put their masks back on. Considering the still increasing number of #coronavirus cases and deaths today, we’re in many ways meeting the same resistance we did a hundred years ago.
 Luckily, there’s an episode of @pessimistsarc (link in bio) to explain this and more, including answering the biggest question of all: If people won’t listen to mandates, what *will* they listen to? Stay safe and please be considerate. #Compassion may be our best ally in this fight to save as many people as we can. ‪💗 💪🦠‬ And HUGE thanks to Kate Avallone for sewing me and Denny our beautiful custom #facemasks!
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#wearamask #wearyourmask #maskup #facemaskselfie #maskselfie #pandemic #psychology #psychologyfacts #historyfacts #smartissexy #lifeofanactor #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle #actorslifestyle #actorslife🎬 #actorlife #workingactor #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinla

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Gia Mora (center) on the cover of Ventura Blvd. Photo by Marjorie Salvaterra

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