There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
Sometimes I find myself sinking into a vague emotional malaise. This doesn’t happen terribly often, but when it does I usually end up lying on the couch watching some nonsense on TV. A few weeks ago such a mood fell upon me and I retreated to the den to pacify my [...]
With Wizard World Chicago coming up in one week, I’ve been trying to do a lot of Ebay sales since I am in debt for plane tickets, hotel rooms, and other such nonsense. Ebay really is a lot like fishing…except that you can see how many fish are interested in your bait and not [...]
There’s nothing like being woken up by the telephone from a dead sleep and being asked “did I wake you up?” Or rather, there’s nothing like the stark honesty that a question like that will evoke from me when I’m trying to figure out 1) why I’m no longer running from tornadoes in a [...]
Dear Unnamed Principal,
I didn’t want to work at your stupid high school anyway. Also, thank you for your stellar professionalism in waiting for me to call to follow up on the interview even though you said you call me last week. I was very happy to be given the news from your annoyed [...]
Okay, so my wife passed this on to me and I’m just getting around to it. My second book post.
Total number of books I own:
I really have no idea since they’re all scattered about. Not nearly as many as Sarah.
Last book I bought:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Books I am reading now:
Orthodoxy [...]
I’m very glad that the people next door are sharing their bass with me. There’s nothing quite as engaging as a non-melodious, muffled thumping noise permeating through my house. From what I can tell, 90% of it is one repeated note…well, I know they’re not listening to jazz.
It was nearly 10:00 before I [...]
This morning I had an interview for a social studies position. This was a different interview experience than what I have had before in that I was interviewed by three people at once. And they all, while a nice and polite, did not give me any cues as to whether they liked me [...]
I admit it. I eat gross food.
But then again, gross is in the mouth of the beholder, isn’t it? This is what I keep telling myself anyway. I’m told that Hot ‘n Spicy Pork Rinds and Sardines are an unholy pair. (I don’t eat them together, these are just the two grossest [...]
Last night it was brought to my attention that it’s only one week until the next Harry Potter book comes out. Time has slipped by me at an unbelievable rate and I suddenly realize that not only has it been 2 years since I read the last installment, but I can’t recall most [...]
I’ve always heard professional artists say that in order to become a better artist you really have to take a sketchbook with you wherever you go. This is advice that younger artist don’t want to hear for some reason. It’s only taken me 29 years to start following this advice.
So I’m starting something [...]
I spent the Fourth babysitting my nephew while my sister in-law delivered her second boy. Needless to say yesterday didn’t feel like July 4th. I’m not sure what it felt like…though we did get to see maybe 2 or 3 fireworks as we were driving home.
In other news, I still don’t have a job [...]