No matter what happens, America will be forever changed by our current moment in history.
No One Cares About Your Project…
No one cares about your project. Your book that you’re writing? That album you’re slaving away at? The recital next weekend? Your costume for the next convention? Nope. No one cares about it. …until they do. You know this part of the story all too well. The fame, the haters, the coattail-riding, the accolades, the interviews, the legions of newbies ripping it off… You know this part...
I Miss Jeff Buckley
I really, really do.
Tattoos, Symbolism, LGBTQ+ Rights, Comic Book Characters, And The Ever Evolving Change In Meanings
Whelp, this sucks. If you’re unaware (and honestly I don’t blame you if you aren’t, this is a really, really, REALLY niche thing to be aware of), Dave Sim recently published a one-shot comic featuring his character, Cerebus the Aardvark, in what seems to be a very anti-LGBTQ+ storyline and message: Photo credit: CW Cooke. Hate-filled nonsense credit: Dave Sim Now, related but...
Sorry your Dragon Show Ended Stupidly.
I saw the meme. I laughed. And then I thought a lot. And I am really, really sorry this happened to you.
2018…
There’s plenty to say about 2018. From a political standpoint, sociological standpoint, technological standpoint, cultural standpoint… Lots and lots happened. And most of it was covered by people better suited than me. I’m kind of out of the whole analysis game these days. It’s not that I don’t care, it’s that I don’t think I have much in the way of...
Budget Air Travel
Flying a budget airline will wake you up to almost every myth about modern middle class life. (I wrote this post in parts and pieces on my phone during a trip to New York this past weekend, and have since edited it so it actually makes sense instead of simply being shorthand “Peacockese”.) Here I sit on a no frills airliner with no First Class, no Business Class, no passenger status...
Pain, Strength, and Growing Up
Hurting your back in middle age hurts more than your back. But in the end, there's growth in pain. Or something, I dunno. Whatever, just read this ok
The Tetris Effect Effect
Tetris Effect made me cry, in the best way possible.
How To Deal With The Paradoxically Ignorant
You can't win their game, because the rules are dumb. So make your own.