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It’s about eighteen minutes long, but if you are a writer, as I know a number of you are, I think you will find it time worth spending.

I have Tuesdays off this semester. Sometimes I feel a twinge—not exactly of guilt, but perhaps of slackness, that I petitioned out of a required production class and now I have this “free day” that no one else in my class has. I know in my head I’ve spent years doing set work, and more … Read more

Got a long overdue haircut yesterday at a place in Venice a woman in my Wednesday writing group (that I never go to because I have class) recommended. They have an advertised $20 first haircut. I figured the standard cut was probably $35 or $40, but caught a look at the price list as my … Read more

If I wanted to change my Facebook status much more often than I do, here are some I could but may or may not ever use: The “check engine” light has transitioned from intermittent to permanent. I would like our house better if we had floor lamps. Pools of light are better than an onslaught. … Read more

I had to pick a new dentist from the Doc-finder on my insurance website. She was nice enough I guess, but it was a little weird that when I left she gave me a DVD for a “business opportunity” that appears to be a pyramid marketing scheme: Prepaid Legal Services

…according to the recipe booklet that accompanied it:Almond Cream Coconut Flan How Spinach and Artichoke Spread Midnight Omelet for for TwoFresh Tomato and Corn Summer SaladSteamed Southern Corn PuddingMaine Fisherman’s ChowderHungarian Beef GoulashFresh Tropical Fruit Bread PuddingDark Chocolate Truffle CakePepper Steak BurritosGolden butter Corn BreadGame Day Chili Cheese DipItalian Cheese and Broccoli Bake Apparently, if … Read more

That my new ballet teacher said this morning: Everything in ballet is either an action, a reaction, or a statement. There is no art without story.” As someone who has been thinking a lot about story lately, this felt relevant. From his demonstration and examples, one can see he is talking about having intention behind … Read more

The Good–On Friday, I received an email from the English department at FSU that my thesis from 2008 had been given a departmental honor. This bit of affirmation comes at a good time for me, as I feel a bit flailing in my current writing endeavors. Thinking back, I can recall that most of the … Read more

1) When I’m writing, I absentmindedly feel for my coursest hairs and pull them from my head. Then I realize it and feel disappointed in myself, because this is how I end up with course, inch-long hairs sticking out of the top of my head. 2) My screenwriting teacher for class tomorrow has emailed and … Read more

Been sleeping a LOT this weekend. Could have to do with arriving back in California around 1 am Sat morning and then staying up to watch the Battlestar Galactica 2 hour final episode. I woke up on Saturday, but then went back to bed in the afternoon and slept a lot, and could not bring … Read more