The Eclipse Hangover is Real
Apr 9, 2024
life
A tough focus day after getting in from eclipse chasing at 0100.
No Man
Mar 25, 2024
Stickers
Two today from Apple news—macro and micro.
Mar 15, 2024
Fiction & World Building & dataviz
Another quick “assorted” or “interesting things I read while traveling” post.
Proof of Life: 2024-03-14
Mar 14, 2024
Proof of Life
A quick post from the road about a whole lot of nothing.
Closing F1’s Velvet Curtain
Mar 6, 2024
F1 & Road & Track & Kate Wagner
Apparently, Road and Track pulled an F1 article written by a socialist. Talk about not looking ahead.
Crabby
Mar 5, 2024
Stickers
Mashing the Button
Mar 4, 2024
whales & electoral college & short stories & Joy Williams & Elmore Leonard & Strunk & E.B. White
In today’s edition of Mashing the Button: Writing versus publishing, let’s find out what the whales are saying, getting back to short stories, and Electoral College Pong.
Media Diet 2024-02-08
Feb 8, 2024
media diet & Star Wars & Elvis & Baz Luhrmann & Gareth Edwards
A quick post on some random things I’ve watched the last few months.
Dumbest Chase Scene Nomination: Reacher S2E5
Jan 5, 2024
media-diet
The chase scene in Reacher S2E5 is the dumbest thing I've seen since Driven.
Here we go—again.
Jan 2, 2024
iPhone & warren ellis & EOY
A good start to 2024! I managed to get through a lot of background, planning, and prep—including a team call for HALO 22.
Leave the World Behind
Jan 1, 2024
media-diet & film & Sam Esmail & Julia Roberts
This is Sam Esmail being Sam Esmail, which is me saying you should catch this while you can. We’d be so lucky to have the end of the world be this interesting.
1282
Nov 1, 2023
Writing & NaNoWriMo
In further proof of my terrible decision-making, I’m making a run at NaNoWriMo 2023. Based on the first session, I can’t see 50,000 words by December. And that’s fine.
Media Diet for July 8, 2023
Jul 8, 2023
media-diet & media & grahamyost & indianajones & nealstephenson & anathem & silo
Trying something not so new: A list of the things I’ve read, watched, and listened to over the last X days.
An Ode to My GR1
May 12, 2023
Goruck & ruck & travel
Eleven years in, this GR1 is the best bag I’ve ever owned.
Would you like to play a game?
Feb 18, 2023
AI & Terminator & T-800 & Bing & Armageddon
A long night with Bing results in revealing shadow-self desires, shades of movie plots from the ‘80s, and unrequited love.
A Spacey Kind of Day
Jan 25, 2023
space & photography
It's been a spacey kind of day. I was deep on a half dozen proposals for work. These two gems crossed my radar and were too good not to share.
What do these things have in common?
Oct 12, 2022
The Verge & stroopwafels & soundtracks & Starfield & Photoshop & COVID & Taboo
A random sample from the day: Photoshop, Marshawn Lynch, a video game that’s not out for a year, a major website redesign, and stroopwafels.
2022-10-11: Proof of Life
Oct 11, 2022
Proof of Life & Disney & CAH & Clam-O-Maise
A quick recap of things to spend money on and the fact that I was at Disney World last week.
2022-09-30 11:00: Proof of Life
Sep 30, 2022
work & HALO 22 & coffee & Pixies
As of this writing, the inboxes are sitting at 303. I won't have time to do much with that situation until I get through "other things."
This is the best bad idea we have.
Sep 19, 2022
media diet & argo & ben afflect & 80s
How is this movie a decade old? Who cares, it’s great. You should watch it before it leaves Netflix this month.
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