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Some say narcissist; I say solipsist. ← Older postsSo I wrote this
April 23, 2013The moment you find out you’re pregnant, you voraciously devour information regarding your own health and that of the developing thing (just kidding, little one!) inside of you. I wrote this and it was published on McSweeney’s.
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Leslie’s Index of Heartbreak
January 26, 2013A few months ago, an acquaintance of mine passed away. He wasn’t just any acquaintance; he was the best friend of one of my best friends, Leslie, and just a gem of a human. She wrote this really beautiful ode … Continue reading
Uncategorized | Leave a commentCures
January 25, 2013While googling just, you know, stuff, I found this completely useless post. Sigh. How to cure apathy
Uncategorized | Leave a commentBiscuits and gravy
January 14, 2013Because I like to make things, today I set out to master a vegetarian version of gravy. I’m happy to say, I’ve found a really great recipe. Continue reading
Uncategorized | Leave a commentStuff I make when I’m sick.
January 7, 2013Stuff I make when I’m sick. Continue reading
art | Leave a commentSnickers!
January 2, 2013I basically love making stuff. Especially for friends. This Christmas, Ryan and I decided to make Snickers bars and package them in customized-etched French mason jars. Continue reading
neat stuff I've done | Leave a commentGuns suck.
December 14, 2012When will people realize that gun proliferation is NOT working, and maybe, just maybe, we should try something else? Continue reading
this world | Leave a commentYES
November 11, 2012The next real literary ‘rebels’ in this country might well emerge as some weird bunch of anti-rebels, born oglers who dare somehow to back away from ironic watching, who have the childish gall actually to endorse and instantiate single-entendre principles. Continue reading
teachers | Leave a commentI still love this
September 13, 2012It’s like watching someone dance as if no one is looking. Continue reading
Uncategorized | Leave a commentOne love.
July 6, 2012I really hope that those people who believe homosexuality is a sin are diligent in documenting their views. Because it’s going to be awesome in thirty years when a future generation looks back on their grandparents and are like, Jesus, they were ignorant. Continue reading
Uncategorized | Leave a commentTotally, Rob.
June 20, 2012I learned there that the funniest thing in the world is not a group of men, nor is it a group of women. It’s women and men working together. And if you want to make a collaborative, funny project, be it a sketch group, an improv show, a movie or a TV show, you better the fuck involve women and men together in your endeavor, or it simply won’t be all that it could be. Continue reading
Uncategorized, writing | Leave a commentAdam Carolla, Statistician
June 20, 2012Another day, another dude saying women aren’t funny. Good one. This time, it’s Adam Carolla, the guy behind his own podcast. Continue reading
writing | Leave a commentCharmed
May 25, 2012This is my breakfast today. Basically, my entire approach to food is encapsulated in this photo. Continue reading
me talking about me | Leave a commentDoing something about nothing
May 8, 2012There is nothing worse than a creative void. You know, that place where even a three-line haiku seems monumental? I’ve been in one for almost five months, so I decided to do something about it. Continue reading
3 for 30 | 1 CommentThings I wish existed (re: airplanes)
April 23, 2012I would gladly pay a premium to travel in the equivalent of a flying library. Because I am egalitarian, I believe that every person, regardless of income, should have access to no-talking flights. To support this, the fee could be a sliding scale model or even a work-for-service model where those who can’t afford the extra cost could simply help refueling the plane or handing out peanuts. Continue reading
really great ideas | 2 CommentsHmmm…
April 14, 2012Well here’s a funny bit of introspection: I still manage to work into many professional meetings that I was a yoga teacher for seven years. Despite the fact that I haven’t taught yoga in over a year and a half and … Continue reading
me talking about me | Leave a commentScribbles
February 1, 2012Today is the last day of my small stones exercise. As I typed that, I mistyped “scones” for “stones” and realized it’d been a lot harder if the exercise was to make scones for 31 days. As it stands, I … Continue reading
small stones, writing | Leave a commentTo be or not…
January 31, 2012See this card? This card is the type of thing you get in place of a ticket for going to Sleep No More, an interactive-ish play, loosely based on Macbeth, if Macbeth were steampunk meets Eyes Wide Shut with way … Continue reading
small stones, writing | Leave a commentBodies exhibit
January 30, 2012On my way home from yoga tonight, two significant things happened. I can’t tell you exactly what makes them significant, whatever. First, I used a homeless man as a breadcrumb. I am not proud of this. But it was a … Continue reading
small stones, writing | 2 CommentsNest egg
January 29, 2012This is my savings plan right now. Not really (’cause I don’t do pennies), but that’s how it feels. The extravagance of Brazil and Christmas and shopping-to-cure-depression finally caught up with me so now I’m being the responsible person I’m … Continue reading
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