According to a study cited in this article, little kids perceive time as “bigger” when it is more eventful, whereas older kids and adults feel less-eventful periods as longer and eventful periods as faster. But maybe I understand how kids see time, because lately when people mention incidents that happened in early 2023, I find … Read more
In a previous post, I talked about having three jobs on the horizon and fearing that instead of lining up consecutively, that they would all land concurrently. Reader, of course that happened. The “main job” is a producing gig for a large toy company. I’ve been enjoying it even more than I’d anticipated. While it’s … Read more
Wherein I ponder dopamine, capitalism, show business and Charlie Brown’s unhealthy obsession with kicking that football.
The folks at Screencraft (they run the contest that I won earlier this year) recently sent me some prompts / questions about my screenwriting journey in order to cull testimonials from my answers. They managed to find a few uplifting snippets to use in their Instagram / Twitter posts — and kudos to them for … Read more
Even if our new president seems decent and kind, even if the poem was amazing, even if that yellow coat was to die for, it is not permission for me to let my sigh of relief be the precursor to sinking back onto the soft cushion of complacency and watching others do their jobs.
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Woke anxious this morning, and it makes sense. Today is the day we need to clean our whole apartment and pack all our things. Packing always makes me edgy, and today we have a few added elements. One is that, although my back is feeling largely better, the way we packed … Read more
In Florida, the temperatures have soared into the 80s. With my former fitness routines out the window, I take advantage of the cooler temperatures in the morning and evenings to walk around the neighborhood. I aim for 5000 steps per walk, tracking it on my phone, to reach the recommended allotment of ten-thousand steps daily. … Read more
By Friday, March 13, all students had been advised to leave campus until March 31st — if possible. The end date feels arbitrary, will they all fly home and return two weeks later? I guess the truth is that nobody knows. The faculty receives a query from our department chair asking us to report if … Read more
This spring I’ll be taking a cross country trip in order to teach three classes at University of Florida. Two of the topics I’ll be teaching will be very similar to classes at USC that I feel were the most valuable to my writing career. One of them I enjoyed greatly. The other, I did … Read more
So, I’m doing this 21-day challenge that a friend invited me to do. It’s like this Deepak Chopra / Oprah Winfrey thing that’s supposed to raise your vibration. Each day there’s a task and a meditation and an inspirational quote. Today’s inspirational quote is: “Learning from mistakes is a great lesson for growth.” Which turned … Read more