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Just Breathe...

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Photo: D. Jason Mausser Have you ever felt as though you can’t breathe? I’m not talking about actually losing your source of oxygen but the surreal feeling that you just “can’t” take a deep breath.   During my senior year of college, I had a non-paying college internship but I was also working a few part-time jobs to pay my bills and supplement my college career.  On top of that, I commuted an hour in each direction – to my State University – twice a week for a 12 hour school day.   I mean, have you ever looked at the calendar and said, “Wow, it is going to be 21 days until my next day off?” Now, this is not a pity party.  I did what I had to do and actually was having a lot of fun doing it.  However, I reached a point to where being the energizer bunny 24/7 finally caught up with me, but I hadn’t even realized I was being chased until it was too late. One day, while commuting to my University, I started to feel like my heart was going to beat out of my chest while my

Louis Vuitton Fashion Exhibit Electrifies Los Angeles

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Photo: Tracy Mausser Be quick Los Angeles area fashionistas!  There are mere days left to see one of the most Vogue-centric art installations by the decadent French fashion house Louis Vuitton. The free exhibit called "Louis Vuitton Series 2 - Past, Present, Future" was fashioned by LV creative director Nicolas Ghesquière and is housed in a massive Hollywood warehouse.  However, its doors close on Sunday Feb. 22 so don't miss your chance to see the inspiration behind Ghesquière's latest collection in a marvelous mixed-media revelation. A sequence of seven idiosyncratic rooms -- which include lots of flashing lights, talking holograms, multiple-mirrors and the secrets behind LV's impeccable craftsmanship -- highlights Ghesquière's influences behind the sumptuous Spring 2015 collection.  Dont' miss Series 2: Past, Present, Future which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1135 Highland Avenue, Hollywood until Sunday Feb. 22, 2015.  The cost is