On the left side of the sanity bell curve
If you’ve picked up a book on writing then you’ve probably read about the horrors of plotting or how plotting is the one thing that shall save all writers till kingdom come. There are two schools of thought and they are so diametrically opposed it doesn’t seem you can be a fan of one without… Continue reading Muse vs Plotting: Who Wins in a Cage Fight?
If I know I’m not going to have to get out of the car then I’ll take Sophie. She doesn’t get out of the apartment and she goes zero to slug brained as soon as she hears the keys so there’s no denying she loves going, “bye-bye.” The issue starts as soon as I put… Continue reading The Dog Car Window Dance
When I write I listen to Pandora on my laptop; I listen to it so much that I had to buy a year subscription to it because I kept going over the allowed hours per week. The reason for all that music listening is it’s the only way I can halfway stay focused on what… Continue reading Music I’m Writing To Today
Summer might be on its way out but there’s still plenty of time for summer parties and spending time with friends. Gin may not be for everyone but it’s a personal favorite of mine and an underutilized spirit at casual get-togethers. Your friends are sure to be impressed by these three pretty cocktails and you… Continue reading 3 Unique Summer Gin Cocktails
I got three or four texts from the Weather Channel last night before I believed we were actually going to get some rain. This huge gust of wind came down the breezeway and it sounded like it was coming to get me. I decided that was a good time to go in. By the time… Continue reading Last Night’s Storm
I’m overly proud of this picture I just mashed up for my Kmart Gamer post–which I haven’t finished yet because I’ve been procrastinating by making this image–and wanted you to see it. Because I like it when you scratch your head and wonder what the hell is wrong with me. Does it make more sense… Continue reading Call of Duty Baby Mashup
This series started out under the moniker: The 50 Things Every Graphic Design Student Should Know. It was meant as a condensed, tweetable set of “If only someone had only told me.” wisdoms every graphic design student should know before they left college. The title of the projects has been renamed–#The50 Things Every Creative Should Know–and Jamie… Continue reading 50 Things Every Creative Person Should Know
I saw this about five times yesterday and figured maybe you hadn’t seen it yet so, since I have a very giving soul, I’m sharing this with you. Because, really? How have you survived without knowing your geek sign? Tucker’s a Time Traveler which I find pretty funny since his super power would be time… Continue reading What’s Your Geek Sign?
My kids are grounded from television. [That’s not something I was expecting to say or write for at least a couple more years.] I don’t even remember what spurred the “grounding” but it boils down to the fact their rooms resemble a disaster zone and I’m tired of picking up their crap. So what if… Continue reading Grounded From TV
Why does my son never wear pants? Why does my daughter all the sudden want to wear diapers over her clothes? Why did my peanut butter cocoa cookies end up tasting more like peanut butter cocoa cake things? Why doesn’t my daughter like hamburgers? Why does my dog stink so much? Have my kids’ toys… Continue reading Questions From This Weekend and an Announcement
If you’re one of the millions of folks using Google + right now, you’re well-acquainted with users’ profile pages. If you’re not on Google + yet, the profile page [or whatever it’s technically called] looks a lot like Facebook in that there is a profile picture on the left and then a row of images… Continue reading Tutorial: Make a Customized Google Plus Profile Page
Playstation Home bores me to freakin’ tears. So much so that I uninstalled it from Steve over a year ago. But as much as I dislike it, I’m considering putting Playstation Home back on Steve now that I’ve read this press release from Deep Silver about Dead Island and Home Square. I mean, come on!… Continue reading Zombies To Terrorize Playstation Home and Five New Dead Island Images
