Back when I wrote for the LA Weekly, I was queen of the Best of issues. I always loved the opportunity to give some a boost to my favorite shops and restaurants and service providers. Plus, it was fun to play with the annual themes and the minimal word count. This one that I wrote during the summer of 2008 has always been one of my favorite Best of pieces, and I thought to share it with you because it's weather-appropriate, and I think you'll dig it.
The retarded monkeys that took over/ruined the once legendary alt-weekly and literary haven that was the LA Weekly have removed all the illustrations that accompanied the ten-years' worth of articles I wrote for them. And, while I'm sure I have the finely rendered ink version of this logo that I drew in an external hard drive somewhere, hunting for it isn't really the wisest use of my time. Trust me, my chicken-scratchy version was nothing short of adorable.
Addendum: My super awesome assistant, Asha, found the original illustration, which is included here. Yay.
What if the stories you're telling about your life are the very things keeping you stuck?
In this solo romp, Dani dives into the cultural obsession with turning every challenge into an identity, every hardship into a personality trait, and every inconvenience into a lifelong narrative.
From celebrity memoirs and workplace culture to beauty, aging, language, and the filler words we use every day without thinking, Dani explores how stories become beliefs, beliefs become identities, and identities become self-fulfilling prophecies.
You'll learn why beauty has nothing to do with appearance, why victimhood is so seductive, how language functions like programming code, and why our unconscious use of the word "my" may be tethering us to more hardships and suckiness than we realize.
If you've ever wondered whether you're living your life—or living a story about your life—this episode is for you.
Part 2 is available for my paying supporters here and on Patreon.
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“Status Correction + the Citizenship Trap with Daniel Mentz”
Daniel Mentz of Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship returns to the podcast for a mind-bending conversation about status correction, natural law, lawful remedy, and the hidden legal architecture most people never realize they’re operating inside.
We unpack the confusion clouding the sovereignty space, the difference between natural law and statutory systems, how identity and consent function inside modern governance, and why so many people feel trapped in systems they never knowingly agreed to.
If you’ve ever wondered:
• What is status correction?
• What is natural law?
• Are we interacting with legal fictions?
• Why does the system feel rigged?
• And how do we reclaim agency inside it?
…this episode is for you.
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Hiya, lovelies.
My latest podcast with the Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship team dropped today, and it's a must-watch for anyone wanting to understand the difference between operating in the private vs. the public, and how it is we end up consenting to slavey bullshit that we think we're immune to.
Part 2 is available for my paid supporters here, and on Patreon. Value 4 value ROCKS!
Words episode 123 just dropped, and is available for all my $10+ supporters here and on Patreon. If that's you, comment here, or DM me, and I will send you the link!
Hi guys.
I keep having more and more trouble with Odysee. My sincere apologies for all the snafus. I just uploaded Part 2 directly to the Locals post, so it should be easy-peasy to access now.
Please let me know if any other videos are giving you trouble, and I will simply load them here.
It takes a village, Superstars. Thank you for being my village!
New public pod dropped this morning. Link here:
https://odysee.com/@danikatz:e/bett-rawdogging-p1-HB:4
Part 2 is available now for my supporters. Yay for value-for-value!
