Four New(ish) Podcasts for True Crime Lovers

After these, you’ll ask yourself ‘What’s Serial?’

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo (or the National Novel Writing Month) is coming to a close. NaNo is a movement. It’s a not-for-profit organization. And it’s a website. I participated in NaNo this year, but I didn’t “win.” To win is simply to self-report that you wrote at least a 50,000 word novel (That works out to a 1,667…

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Consistency & Intentionality

I’ve been a consistently inconsistent person. Does that count for anything?

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Cam & Max

I’ve got a confession to make: I have become that person who I have judged. I’ve become the nanny cam voyeur. Since adopting Max, the Red Cocker Spaniel, my iPad has been turned into a pet monitor. I have it set up in the living room, and when I’m out of the house it buzzes…

Stray Football Thoughts

Football season has been back a couple of weeks, and I’ve already resigned myself to a season of likely disappointment. The Bruins played again on Saturday, and except for a couple of special plays, it was a mess. I had my expectations tempered for UCLA’s highly-touted first season under Chip Kelly, but I don’t think…

Home for the Holidays

What I’m thankful for this year.

Three Writing Lessons From a Potter’s Wheel

My pottery lesson this weekend got me thinking about writing.

On Finding the Right Morning Routine

What’s the best way to start my morning?

On Returning to the World of Fez

An innovative, enjoyable platforming experience.

Unbearably Autumn

Autumn leaves don’t exist in L.A.

Returning to (Ar)Rakis

I’m finally plunging back into the Dune series.

Review of Armada

Sometimes it’s not a bad thing when an author has seen, read, and played every book, movie, tv show, and video game imaginable.

Mindhunter: The Crime Show That’s Too Good to Solve Crimes

What happens when the feds can’t solve a local cops case?

Keeping On

A bit about what’s going on in my life.

Summer Catchup

It’s been almost three months since I’ve put fingers to the keyboard on this blog. In that time I’ve been to Yosemite, taken the LSAT, taught SAT summer school sessions, (re)discovered drawing, written a couple of short stories, read more than 40 graphic novels, started work on my own comic, busted my bar trivia slump,…