I am ready for the weekend, but there is still one more work day to get through. I am trying to look at what has been accomplished this week and not think about how this has been a pretty crap week for writing. Today I put almost 20 more books in the mail, which brings … More Home made Tacos and West Wing
I’ve talked in the past that I like my current job. It is the best place I’ve taught in the 10plus years I’ve been teaching. Great kids, a very supportive administration, fantastic teachers I get to work directly with and a school of other friendly teachers. But today had something a little special: we made … More Today I Got Pie
Just like the title suggests here are some Bulletpoints about my day. This morning was my first time to take Leo to nursery school. I was briefed on what to expect by the Mrs., but how do you prepare for your baby to start bawling his eyes out when you go to leave. That was … More Status Bulletpoints
So much of the past several months have been working on Deadly Troubadours. The first batch of books have been shipped out. Tonight was spent prepping the next batch. The last one was pretty thrilling. This night brought a little sadness with it. One of the perks offered through the Indiegogo campaign was original art … More Getting ready to ship…
Every two weeks I co-host a podcast about modern Japan. We had such a fun time recording this episode. We touch on being vegetarian in Japan, some differences between Italy and Japan and some general Valentine’s fun. The last 10 minutes are some of the most fun we’ve recorded. Give it a listen here! Or subscribe … More Living Japan Episode 50!
Power Man and Iron Fist are possibly the best known buddy super heroes. It’s hard to even think Power Man without Iron Fist popping up in my head. I didn’t even know a new series for them was happening until just a few hours ago. I had to rush out and get my greedy little … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Power Man and Iron Fist v3 #01
One thing about Japan, is that there are drinking parties. There are places that make them mandatory and by all accounts they can get rather tiresome. And then there are other places that make them optional and just want the folk who join to relax and enjoy themselves. I have the good fortune to work … More A Short and Tipsy Update about work
Sometimes trailers look perfect. That paint beautiful pictures of movies. But how often do those movies actually hold up? You know what, forget the fake out. Creed was awesome. Creed Director: Ryan Cooler Screenplay: Ryan Cooler and Aaron Covington Quick Review: Yes! To everything about this movie. Just, yes! And more. Family, and fatherhood, and … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Creed
This is going to be a rather short post today. Almost a day off really. The reason is a little bit of celebrating. In Tokyo it is fairly difficult to get a child enrolled in nursery school. There are reasons for that as well, like shortage of teachers, but that just opens up more reasons … More Enrollment
The first issue of this series was the best book I’ve read from this current line All New All Different Marvel launches. (Although, to be fair, I haven’t read that many.) The second issue, was just as fun, even if it didn’t get reviewed. But, a great two issues doesn’t insure a great third issue. … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Totally Awesome Hulk #03
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