Yes, I enjoyed Square Pegs. The question is — can I be a Valley Girl? C’mon, we all talk down about the San Fernando Valley. It’s hot, unsophisticated, miles from anywhere good, and it has a crappy area code.

So on the trek for a house in the hills, my real estate agent took me for a ride down Ventura Boulevard. Why not consider the other side of the hills, he asked. So we drove down Ventura and surpisingly it wasn’t at all like the smoggy porn mecca I had envisioned — but then again, I’m from Brooklyn and I’ve never been to Staten Island either.

But, in all honesty, it wasn’t bad. It was like Melrose and Third Street and the Promenade combined. Then I looked at houses just this side of Mulholland and it wasn’t bad — in fact it was pretty good. It turns out, if I can sell my house — www.historiclahomes.com — then, I may live in Studio City or Sherman Oaks — Like, ya know.

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