![]() I lasted eight months in the City of Angels on that second attempt, before speeding back across the country on a return road trip-my Prius’ hatchback trunk filled to the brim, blocking any regrets I might have from the rearview. Los Angeles is a place that inspires me to get moving, even if it also inspires me to leave as quickly as I arrive. Mars is heat, passion, action, fire, libido. So why was I making another attempt? Something had always drawn me to the city, and it was more than just the intrigue of Hollywood and the promise of endless summer. ![]() The problem is: I’d tried to move to Los Angeles before, just after graduating from college, and I hated it. It was an impulsive decision-“flippant” is what I say when I tell the story now-but at the time, I was feeling empowered by my choices. I packed up the life I’d been building for nearly 12 years in NYC into a 2010 Toyota Prius and tried not to look back. ![]() ![]() At the peak of my Saturn Return, I moved to Los Angeles. ![]()
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