300 Days of Content (or, How I Let Go of My Resistance and Joined the Content Revolution)
In which I examine my decision to put stuff on TikTok after a decade of resisting the idea of CONTENT.
Daily Life
2022 Recap #1 (“Everything is Awesome”)
This year I decided to do two versions of a year-end newsletter. This is the one I sent at the end of November to entertainment industry contacts and folks from that arena. It is work-focused, accentuates the positive and politely doesn’t mention the negative. Privately, I think of it as the “Everything is Awesome, I’m … Read more
Pre-Travel Anxiety
What is the purpose of this theatrical exercise—of standing on stage, arms outstretched then falling backwards trusting life will catch you, of taking leaps of faith to prove to yourself you won’t hit the ground… at least too hard? Maybe it’s that trust takes strength and skill, the development of which requires practice. We play … Read more
Application Fun
I spent a frightening portion of the last few weeks prepping an application for the Universal Writers Lab. For readers who aren’t aspiring screenwriters, a lab like this is essentially a miracle ticket — a salaried, year-long fellowship where the participant receives mentorship while developing work with producers, execs, and others, all combining to hopefully … Read more
What’s Going On (Random Life Stuff)
Welp, I’ve let a couple months go by without posting, and now enough has happened that it’s difficult to pick any one thing to talk about, so I guess I’ll just ramble and see what comes out. Right now, Paul and I are babysitting for our three and a half year old nephew. It’s a … Read more
Pacing at the Starting Gate, Waiting for the Right Amount of Rain…
Wherein I bask in the prospect of new employment and ruminate on the ways it could all implode.
Dopamine, Anticipation, Capitalism, Hollywood, and What Happens if Charlie Brown Never Kicks the Football?
Wherein I ponder dopamine, capitalism, show business and Charlie Brown’s unhealthy obsession with kicking that football.
Sugar Water For My Dopamine-Depleted Brain, featuring George Saunders
In which I discuss using George Saunders’ A Swim in a Pond in the Rain as a temporary antidote to my possibly dropped dopamine levels.
Introducing ATOMIC HABITS
Wherein I intro the book Atomic Habits, which may yet change my life!
Last Day With Colon
(On the last day before my full colectomy, I prepare for surgery) Tomorrow is my colectomy. My surgery 20 years ago was what they call a “hemi-colectomy,” because it removed about half my colon. Some friends came to visit in the hospital back then and brought me a get well card adorned with a bold, graphic: ; It was funny. … Read more