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That may not have been the driving reason for me to leave Los Angeles, but it reminds me I made the right choice. I have ended up in Bozeman and find this to be more supportive of weird literary rabbit holes in the local neighborhood libraries.

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Ha! I love Los Angeles! This is--not joke--a cultural wonderland full of creative people from all walks of life. I do understand loving Bozeman, though.

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I grew up in a different part of LA, more industrial, less creative. I joined the navy a few months after 9/11 and never moved back. I don't want to raise my children there anymore, even though for years I thought I wanted to write and direct movies. We visit once a year, and oh how I miss the ocean, the marine layer, a beer at Neptune's Net, or many of my old favorite places, but something about being in the mountains and away from it all captured me.

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Totally understand. I live in north hollywood, an area not known for beauty. And i raised my kids on an island in Washington StateтАФthere was one high school. It was paradise. I miss the mountains and the small town. ItтАЩs taken me more than a decade to finally love LA, and it helps that my daughter lives here, too. And my husband is in entertainment. But I hear you! (Love NeptuneтАЩs net!)

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