Editing and re-working my book. I wasted a bunch of time saying "the story is done" without actually making absolutely sure it was. There are a few bits here where I need to tidy up and make things connect better. He is the chunk I was working on last. It's not the most exciting part but it introduces a favorite character of mine ( Read more... )

When a person hears “the circus” there is probably a specific imagery that goes along with that. For me, it will forever be connected to tonight and Cavern Club’s Circus Bar in Ann Arbor. But, before that, let’s get some back story.


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On Sunday night I was reading a man’s journal and on a page he had written in bold tangled cursive, “What have you learned?”Below the question he had written “nothing” so many times that it filled the entire page ( Read more... )

There are several stories that I've been waiting to tell several people, but I've been waiting to do it in person.

Today we started and finished filming The Adventures of Mittens. We all like the concept as we almost simultaneously came up with the idea I just hope the execution does it justice. Still, this one is more about having fun than ( Read more... )

I had the desire to doodle today and I ended up making the following:


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I have lived my life in the service of expression and perception but I am unaware of all the reasons that drive me to amass and scrutinize the elements of my own existence. I do not fully understand that gap between one person and another, the distance that prevents two from understanding the theoretical one profound and profusely. Despite having ( Read more... )

Vinnie has a temporary Xbox Live account and it has been a bit of an eye opener ( Read more... )

As a rule, I sleep poorly most of the time. However, I slept well enough at my parent’s home yesterday and even ventured outside to enjoy the morning. While I am no believer in fate, I get to wondering from time to time and this morning was such an occasion ( Read more... )

The full version of something I wrote and used as a status update ( Read more... )

A few days ago, Vinnie and I ventured into Ohio to see a band of mutual interest- Crystal Castles (Alice Glass and Ethan Kath). Despite their growing success, they chose to make Bowling Green a stop on their tour. My guess is that Bowling Green was strategically important to the band in some way that I was unaware. It might just happen to hold ( Read more... )