Elder Uchtdorf’s talk in general conference a few minutes ago was just what I needed to hear. I keep trying to do things my way, on my own strength, but …
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In spite of how magical theaters are, I realized today that I really have no idea what I’m doing as a director. Jumped in the deep end here. It’s too …
I’m diving into the depths of shallowness by saying this here, but girls who use Macs are far more attractive to me than girls who use PCs. I can’t …
I got to be half-blind today. At lunch, you see, I rubbed my eye and accidentally brushed my contact out, and when I tried to put it back in, it …
Have I mentioned I’m directing a play? If I forgot, well, I am: it’s called The Sword Without, and Terror Within, and it opens next week. (More info forthcoming.) …
This morning I came up with a novel concept for this blog, inspired by my growing addiction to Twitter: brevity. Instead of brain-dumping almost every post, I’ll say everything …
Being a writer who loves telling stories, every once in a while I can’t help but wryly think that my job is basically to tell lies. I could go …
Time management is hard. And I’m now starting to accept that I’m not really all that good at it. My inbox is perpetually chock-full (more than usual, too …
9. T-time
For a very long time — seven years at least, if not longer — I haven’t worn t-shirts except for when sleeping. I tried a couple times but felt …
The Big Picture (at the Boston Globe) has some incredibly touching photos in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month:
Families, caregivers, charities and research groups across the United States …
So Washington Mutual crashed a couple hours ago. This string of bank failures is getting unsettling to say the least. (If you’re wondering what’s going on, Freakonomics …
12. Beethoven’s kiss
The other day I read about Beethoven’s kiss:
The great Hungarian concert pianist Andor Földes tells the remarkable story of the watershed moment in his rise to world renown. He …
So, I’m a sucker for cashmere cardigans over button-down collared shirts. On girls, that is. It’s the single most attractive outfit I’ve ever seen. Not sure why …
Two years ago my watch died. I’d had it for nine or ten years, a cheap black watch that didn’t cost more than $10 if I remember correctly, but …
My magazine, Mormon Artist, is now on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mormonartist. I’ll be posting relatively frequent updates on how the magazine’s going, so if you’re interested in keeping up …
I’d forgotten that when you blog every day, there are lots of days when you don’t know what on earth you’re going to blog about. :) But luckily I …
Has it really been four days since I last blogged? Goodness. Some people can blog once a week or once a month, and that’s great for them, but …
For the longest time my reading tastes tended toward fiction, but in the last little while, something’s changed. Biography and history are what quenches my thirst now. I’ve …
Quantity or quality? When I first sat down to write this post (fifteen seconds ago), I thought I was going to say that I want to write higher-quality articles …
20. The need to read
On my walk up to campus this morning I realized that I haven’t been reading much lately. And you know what? I’m not well. I have to …
[Cross-posted from mormonartist.net.]
We’d like to announce that the print edition of Issue 1 is now available via the print-on-demand magazine publisher MagCloud.com. And it costs $10.25 ($8.85 plus …
I keep thinking I’m blogging almost every day, but then I look at the actual blog and realize I’m only posting one day in three. I must be getting …
First off, thanks for all the feedback on the magazine. My inbox is sagging at the seams with responses, overwhelmingly positive ones for the most part. The print …
24. Avuncularity
I’m an uncle!
Kylie was actually born on Saturday, so this post is a bit overdue. (I am ashamed. But I did give birth to a …
25. Mormon Artist
I’m proud to announce that the first issue of my new magazine, Mormon Artist is now available!
I’ve been working on …
26. The tree man
It’s unbelievable — the stuff of fantasy — but it’s real. See the Discovery channel video clip. …
I graduated a year and a half ago, and since that time I haven’t taken any classes. That’s going to change this Tuesday. Now that I’m full-time, you …
I just finished uploading the video of Tree of Blood to Vimeo:
(Tree of Blood is my latest play, …
In my last post I briefly mentioned the transformative power of stories, and so here’s a little bit more of my thoughts about it. Except “transformative power” sounds too …
30. For Zion
The other day I realized that almost all of my larger projects/involvements have something to do with the Church or the gospel or building the kingdom in general. Guess …
It’s funny how your perspective is often so tied up with your capability. For example, five miles might seem like an objective measurement on the surface, but five miles …
32. Book autopsies
I went to the Orem Public Library tonight with some friends, and as I suspected would probably happen, the book sale lured me in. I walked out with 19 …
I didn’t hear about George Lucas in Love until this past week, and I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without hearing about it. It’s awesome. …
34. Post with a view
I think the view counter on here is somewhat broken. You see, it’s saying Saturday’s post already has 3,375 views. But Google Analytics is showing only …
This’ll be brief because I need to get to bed. I just got back from the Shakespearean Festival, saw Taming of the Shrew last night and Cyrano de Bergerac …
A couple days ago I came across Merlin Mann’s Making Time to Make series, and in reading through it I realized why I don’t hang out.
Actually, that’s not entirely …
37. Third place tree
I’m sick (came down with something this afternoon) and trying to get better (I knew the sleep deprivation would eventually catch up to me), so posting may be intermittent till …
One of the very familiar faces in LDS cinema was spent some time in jail a few weeks ago. (Thanks to Torben for the link.)…
I got my iPhone today. It’s not perfect, but it blows my old phone out of the water. I am a happy camper. :) More later once …
From Evan Williams’ blog I came across Twitter in Plain English by Common Craft. It’s only two and a half minutes and gives a great explanation of …
There’s a really cool photography exhibit I heard about today called Reflections of Christ (thanks to Nic for the heads-up). It chronicles the life of the Savior …
42. The girl effect
Just discovered The Girl Effect via NorthTemple (which seems to be down at the moment, otherwise I’d link to it):
The Girl Effect, n. The powerful social and economic …
43. Ant acrobatics
From Kottke via 37signals, trap-jaw ants that use their jaws to fling themselves high into the air:
Pretty darn cool.
I don’t often join Facebook groups anymore (let alone invite people to them), but my friend Jon’s group I Deradioed a Girl: Get Katy Perry Off the Air is …
It’s been a while since I blogged about what I’ve been reading, so it’s time for an update.
From that list, Brothers Karamazov has sort of fallen by the wayside, …
I’ve previewed a few popular television shows over the last handful of months and I’ve noticed something troublesome: they’re not as clean as they used to be. It’s not …
Since it’s just over halfway through the year, I figured I’d check in on my New Year’s resolutions for 2008 and see how I’m doing:
1. I’ve read 19 books …
48. Breaking a leg
We had full company runthrough for the show tonight. (The show is Long Ago & Far Away, the New Play Project one I mentioned a few weeks ago.) …
I just read a bone-chilling article by Naomi Wolf (which I found linked on Political Irony) called Fascist America, in 10 easy steps. And she’s spot on. …
50. Skull and hammer
Four things. First, I need to spend more time reading. Seriously.
Second, I hit up the bargain book sale today outside the bookstore and now have exactly 1,000 books. …
