Hot diggity! After several rounds of edits and transformations and print samples, the cover for Deadly Troubadours is finalized! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I really love how this cover looks. There is such a since of fun and magic to this cover. I think that spirit is also in the … More Covered!
One of the interesting things about my relationship with the Mrs. is that we don’t really share a lot of interests. Our taste in music and movies make a Venn diagram with a very small overlap. Reading preferences are different. Even what we want to do on a trip to Disneyland doesn’t really line up. … More Finding Common Interests (aka Ukulele Power)
The other day I started rewatching Frasier. Even though it originally starts airing over twenty years ago it still holds up strong. What a great combination of high and low brow humor and an incredible cast. Of course Kelsey Grammer is an excellent lead here, but really all the major players do heavy lifting. It … More Taco Night and Last Great Sitcom
Two great things happened at work today. The first is that I got to play music after school. This may not seem like such a big thing, but to me it is pretty huge. I live in a smallish apartment in the center of Tokyo. Now, I don’t really need to worry about neighbors too … More Laughter and Music
Ideas are weird. That is about is deep as this is going to get so feel free to stop there. Aww, who am I kidding. I really want you to keep reading. But you knew that already. But ideas are weird. Especially the process of getting ideas. I know the stereotypical question writers are supposed to get … More Getting Story Ideas
My Grandmother died yesterday. She had a stroke a few days after Christmas. After the stroke it was decided she would enter hospice care. We knew it wouldn’t be long. It gave us a chance to come to terms with it. I live on the opposite side of the world and at that time my … More Goodbye Nana
While I write this I am listening to campers playing down the hall. It is getting near bedtime and they are trying to savor every last bit of freedom before they are sent to bed and sleep claims them for the evening. This is the only English floor so with a little bit of pretending … More More about Camp
A sequel to yesterday’s post. Yesterday was al about things that made 2015 a terrific year. Here I just want to highlight a few things that I can work on to make this year awesome. Specifically things lacking from last year or just that need to have more focus given. First on the list is … More Hello 2016
I’m generally not one for New Years. Almost every year I can think of I always feel as if there was so much not completed in a year that it is hard to celebrate its passing. The end of a year has felt like the end of an opportunity. This’s ear is different. It wasn’t … More Goodbye 2015
There are times I wish there were more hours in the day. Or at least that I had more time to focus on the many projects I want to work on. But somedays that just isn’t possible. Today started at 6:30am. Or actually a little bit earlier when the baby got hungry, but the Mrs. … More 11:30 on Saturday Night
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