A while back I stumbled upon an online diary that became popular after the author appeared on NPR’s “The American Life”. The diary chronicled her time as a porn clerk and the entries are full of brilliant human observations. The author Ali Davis brought the patrons to life with vivid descriptions and perceptive commentary. She [...]
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Posted in Movie Reviews on May 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
A fistful of Quarters
My wife and I just finished watching what I initially thought was a mocumentary but in reality…a real documentary. This film chronicled the journey of a middle school science teacher on his quest to defeat a 20 year Donkey Kong record…yes, I said Donkey Kong. When I heard the name of the [...]
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Slice of life comedy
I use to draw comics a while back and I have a nice little website called Coffee Brain. It was a comic that chronicled my obsession with coffee and the hilarity that followed with said obsession. It’s been a long while since I’ve done anything with the comic. It’s hard to come [...]
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Posted in On Writing on May 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
I want to be a good writer…scratch that…I want to be a super awesome writer. Thing is I’m not really good at communicating my thoughts on paper. I even struggle with the whole blog thing. I start out with a good idea but things slowly spiral out of control. I lack discipline and structure…it shows [...]
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I scare myself sometimes…
I find this very funny. I found it so funny that I was crying because I was laughing so hard. I’m not sure what that says about me.
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I’ve been staying up late at night lately because of school. I’m finding that the level of brain power needed to keep up with my current classes is a bit more than I have to spare. The stuff I’m learning is so dry that it makes sand look like mud. I fear that the more [...]
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…or do I?
I’m plagued by bad memory. My memory is also very selective. I have on more than one occasion substituted facts from one scenario and transposed them to another. I’ve lost many bets with my wife over movie trivia, mythology, and general historical facts. I’ve lost so many bets in fact that I have [...]
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