Sarah, are you bringing that pop up toilet you have on your trip back to LA or is it staying in Minnesota?

The portable toilet is staying in Minnesota. I'm feeling like we have our COVID protocols in place now.

So, so that's going to stay here. I don't know what I'm going to do with it here.

Oh my God, that's my favorite purchase of the pandemic.

Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier, sane, or more creative,

more successful, and more productive in a back-fighting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.

I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA, and with me is my high school friend and writing partner Sarah.

That's me, Sarah Fane. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career, and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.

In today's episode, we're going to talk about haters. They're going to hate. They are, and there's nothing to do about it. It might even be a good thing.

Then, intake a hike. We'll talk about using your team. Then we're going to debut a new segment called A Day in the Life.

And this week's Hollywood Hack turns something basic into a little pickup.

And Sarah, we have an update today. This is our last recording with you in Minnesota. So, you are hitting the road. You're coming back to Los Angeles.

Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, bright and early. It's four long days of driving. Then I will be in LA. Liz, next time we do this, will it at least be in the same city?

I know. Maybe we're even going to see each other. We haven't seen each other for over eight months, I guess.

I know. And we've already talked to Kimberly about having a sushi lunch in your backyard. So, a nice socially distanced lunch.

Yes, I can't wait. Meet you. We'll see you meet Kimberly. It's all going to be wonderful. Yes.

Okay, it's time for from the treadmill desu, or we talk about what's most pressing in our worksickies. And this week it's haters going to hate.

So, first I have to shout out to Taylor Swift, who's easily the most played artist in my house.

I think I, at this point, know most of the words to most of our songs. But this actually came up for us because we got a really unpleasant email, kind of out of the blue and insinuating all these things that are not true.

And it's spurred a conversation about how if you put yourself out there at all, someone is going to be pissed about it.

Yes, it's a kin to something my sister says, which is strong voice is a tract, but they also repel. It's like if you just put yourself out there in any fashion, someone is not going to like it.

And they're going to let you know about it. And Sarah, we talk about this a lot in terms of fantasy island, because with every show you do, you open yourself up to a lot of criticism.

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