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DOS Ch-29
After that day, the shooting progressed relatively smoothly. There were days when we could get as much as 10 scenes in a day and there were days when even one scene was difficult to wrap up.But the overall shooting experience was very good. I learned a lot from the director, the camera/sound crew, and my co-actors. One of the most difficult things as an actor is to make sure to know where to look or stand for that matter. Or as they call it, 'to hit the mark'.This may seem trivial to a layman, but we have…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-61
I felt deeply ashamed of myself that two kids had to tell me that I needed to improve my behavior. I hadn’t even realized that I was being so snappy recently, or that everyone was treating me like a glass cannon. When they said that she would take all my anger for everyone else, I couldn’t help but feel devastated and overcome with grief. That, when mixed with everything going on in my life, I couldn’t control my emotions.I felt blessed to have friends like Emma and Jamie who didn’t say anything to…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-93
I still can’t believe that it happened. I felt as if I was in a daze. The lawyer that Dad sent over to us, Joel Sullivan, arrived at the same time as the police and the paramedics. The paramedics were mostly for Gia because she was the one who had passed out, but that didn’t mean I came out of the fight unscathed. Most of my face was bruised, and my head still hurt a little from when I hit it against the bathtub at the start of the fight. After establishing that I didn’t have a concussion, the…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-125
The shooting for the day was yet to begin, and since we were filming outdoors, I decided to check some of my financials in the meantime. The report from my business manager, Andrew Cohen, had been more than encouraging. Thanks to my active involvement in Crocs, their business was booming. The 2004 revenue had already reached $250 million, and it would almost certainly cross $500 million in 2005. I laughed inwardly, knowing that the company founders were probably regretting their lack of foresight in…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-158
Seeing the audience’s reactions during the premiere of any of my movies is always a treat. Of course, it helped that all my films were carefully chosen from my meta-knowledge, as they were already destined to be critical darlings. might have been an exception to that rule, but I knew it would succeed thanks to its chartbuster songs.“It was a great movie,” Roger Ebert said enthusiastically at the party we had organized afterward for prominent critics, cast members, business associates, friends, and…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-189
December 2006, Los Angeles, CA, USA "That was the best sex I've ever had," Rihanna whispered against my chest, her body draped gracefully in nothing but moonlight. "You keep getting better whenever we are apart. Are you practicing with someone else?" I chuckled at her joke before pressing a kiss to her temple. "Thanks, love. I missed you so much I just had to show you. It's a shame you can't move in after my birthday—then we could do this all day, every day, however many times you wanted." She…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-225
I looked over at the modest house, about a half-hour’s drive from my parents’ place. The neighborhood was quite well-off, for a woman who, at one point, had been desperate enough for money to disparage me publicly.“Are you okay, Troy?” Paolo, my head of security, asked, his tone laced with concern. “We can go back and come here later if you want.”The way he kept scanning the area for potential threats made his true worry obvious: my safety if anyone recognized me.“No,” I shook my head. “I…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-289
“But General Motors is considered one of the worst stocks to invest in right now,” Patricia said with a small frown. “I may not be as savvy an investor as Richard, but even I know that.” Troy smiled faintly, leaning back in his chair lazily. “Exactly. It’s hovering near its all-time low of the last decade. I had a meeting with someone very high up in the government a few days ago and received some information about what’s happening behind the scenes, things not yet known to the public.…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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Prologue
Prologue It all started where it usually does in these types of stories. I died. I don't remember much about my past life. Or at least the parts about my family and friends have been blurred into oblivion. I know I had a loving family. Parents, definitely. Sibling(s), maybe. Friends and lovers, not so sure. I bet you're not interested in what my life used to be, but what it is now. To disappoint many among you, no, I did not wake up in a womb, about to be squished out and soon to be smacked on my…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-40
When the mic was set up, I turned to Oprah, “The song I’m playing is one that I wrote when I had a fight with my best friend. We haven’t talked in a while because I was busy shooting, so Evan, consider this an apology from me. This is the first time I’m playing it in front of anyone, so don’t be too harsh on me.”Oprah’s eyes widened slightly as I announced that. Like any good songwriter, I needed a backstory to write a song. Adults write songs about heartbreak, or their romantic relationships…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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