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Movies this Weekend!
We have tickets to see Prometheus. I’m excited. I haven’t even watched a trailer for it yet–so it will be completely new.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU] I’m also excited to see this move, because I am a big fan of anything Duplass. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73jSnAs7mq8]
I Work Out
A couple of weeks ago I got on the scale and for the first time weighed ten pounds more than the top weight I’d imagined not too long before (which at the time I’d considered seven pounds above my ideal weight) and realized it was time to get real with exercise. I spent a week … Read more
The Glamorous Life of a Hollywood Writer
I feel like a spend a lot of time on this blog writing about how a) anxious and b) divided I am as a writer. Although, it’s possible a lot of those posts are just in my head…. I thought for a change of pace I’d tell you about something cool I’ve gotten to see … Read more
Like Sophie’s Choice for Writers
A month or two ago, I think I mentioned that my blogging frequency was going to to decrease, and I promised to talk about why at a future date. That date has come! This isn’t the big topic of my post, but just to catch folks up– in the past few months there have been … Read more
Brain-fry
My brain‘sin pain. It would like to go to Spain.
Action
I want to write anything but you.
What’s Up With Three-Quarter Sleeves?
To my mind, the three-quarter sleeve is the sleeve of concession. If I want a scoop neck instead of a plunging V, or a certain length or color or cut of clothing, then the Murphy’s law of fashion states that the quality I desire will be available only in combination with a three-quarter sleeve. … Read more
Jobs for Philosophers
Yesterday at the office we got a call from the mother of a recently admitted student. He wants to major in Philosophy, but isn’t ready to commit to law school yet, having just graduated from high school. The mother wondered if philosophy majors got jobs after graduating, and wondered what kind of jobs they got. … Read more
Commencement Rehearsal
Sea of chairs.Standing around in our spots. Time feels long and a little boring, but not unpleasant.Tomorrow, when the kids (graduates!) walk off the stage, my job is to give them a gift. No one knows what the gift will be. It’s a mystery.But probably it will be a pen.