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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · 6h

Don't look to me for leadership. Sometimes I let YouTube ads play until the end because I feel bad for them.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · 2d

I like feeling a little bit dumb sometimes. It means there's something really interesting to learn.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · 3d

I got new reading glasses at the store and as they gently tried to bag them I said, "Don't worry. I'm just gonna sit on them in 3 days."

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Aug 14

She wasn't much to look at. Her eyes were small, chin too big, eyebrows too pale. Oh, but to see her parallel par--to see her par--nope, crank it--I said CRANK--no, OTHER way--keep cranking--how did you pass a driving test?--curb--CURB. Jesus, finally. Oh, but to see her parallel park.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Mar 15

I have zero natural musical talent but I’m writing a song about driving in L.A. It’s called “Shithead In A Tesla On My Ass.”

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Mar 12

This Friday's a full moon and total lunar eclipse. Any other ladies over this shit want to meet up at that weird pulsating stone circle that appeared in the Kroger parking lot and combine powers? I'll bring a spinach dip.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 26

La Dolce Villa is #1 globally on @netflix.com for the second week in a row! So proud of our movie.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 21

This Saturday the 22nd on @hallmark.bsky.social, SISTERHOOD, INC., written by me and Hilary Galanoy. Below is a tiny sneak preview!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=85kB...

Jessica Vilchis for CA Live: Rachael Leigh Cook & Daniella Monet in “Sisterhood, Inc.” (02-19-2025)

YouTube video by Cats & Dogs & etc

www.youtube.com

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thank you!!! It was so good to see her in NYC!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 18

Thank you! He's just a lovely person.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 18

La Dolce Villa is #1 globally on @netflix.com! Thank you to all who have watched. Let's all go in on a villa together!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 14

La Dolce Villa is currently #1 on Netflix! Thank you to all who have watched!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Feb 11

It's not every day your names are on a billboard in Times Square! La Dolce Villa, coming to Netflix this Thursday, 2/13!!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Jan 23

The air quality index in L.A. right now is "You smoked one, so Dad made you smoke the whole pack."

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Jan 22

people.com/scott-foley-...

Scott Foley Brings His Big Rom-Com Energy to Dreamy 'La Dolce Villa' Trailer: 'I'm Never That Guy' (Exclusive)

Scott Foley is a romantic lead for the first time in nearly 25 years in Netflix's new rom-com 'La Dolce Villa,' streaming Feb. 13. Watch the exclusive trailer, also starring Maia Reficco and Violante ...

people.com

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Jan 22

February 13th!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Jan 1

ME: Happy New Year, Dad. We love you.
DAD: That's great. Hey, put the dog back on the phone. I got another joke for him.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Jan 1

I went to a Trader Joe's on New Year's Eve and the parking lot was like the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 31

Whooo! Happy NYE, beloved!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 31

All right, 2024. Call your mom to come pick you up.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 31

I said to my husband, "I don't want to be on the freeway with all the New Year's drunks." And in that moment, the progress bar on my transformation into my dad reached 100%.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 27

If multiple women sit separately in a food court, each quietly eating a salad, do not interrupt us. We are silently communicating through salads, like whale song.

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 17

ANDREW NELSON! Good lord, the world is back on track. Hello!

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 16

We have a premiere date! LA DOLCE VILLA, co-written by me & Hilary Galanoy, will start streaming on Netflix Feb 13th. We're proud of this beautiful movie, and I even included my favorite story from my parents' first date.

A few first look photos in the meantime...

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Elizabeth Hackett @lizhackett.bsky.social · Dec 13

Unless a sweating Slavic woman with safety pins in her mouth and a thousand curses under her breath didn't properly fit you, you're wearing the wrong sized bra.

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