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I’ve been recaptured by my phone
True Story: Microsoft has moved me on a profoundly philosophical level. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlN21ebeak] I’m especially sensitive to this concept right now, because I just rescued my kidnapped smartphone. For two weeks, I have been stuck with a dumbphone. I unplugged. No longer needing to check in at every venue where I could earn Points and Mayorships, once again remembering how to scout down where I had stored a friend’s phone number, I returned to a past life. The life where none [...]
Huntress Kids 2010 Episode 2
The journey continues.... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAWnKSYx8WQ]
An ideal life – why not?
I have come to realize that struggling to attain a subpar existence is just stupid. My life has been a mess the past few months. It needed some shaking up, and I’m glad it’s happened. Now that the vertigo has decreased, I’m looking around at the landscape of my desires, capabilities, and directions, and I realize I was trying really really hard to be something I don’t want to be. A salesman. Now, I’m good at sales. On some level, [...]
Huntress Kids 2010 Episode 1
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Stuntworthy Job Interviews
This week, I had The shortest job interview of my life Two great interviews for completely different skill sets A reminder that trains cannot get in my way To take these three highlights of my week backwards, I’ll start with my stunt. I had a phone appointment to call Jerry Buxbaum, THE stunt-producer in Portland. Everybody in the local film industry knows, “If you want stunts, you call Jerry.” I had an appointment to call him and introduce myself just [...]
Falling in Love
My daughter couldn't sleep last night. She came down into my office and sat on my lap while I worked on my laptop. We chatted a little bit, and then I lapsed into silence while I worked, and she looked around at my shelves. "Daddy, what's that?" she asked. My first reaction was to say, "Shh, I'm working." After typing out a few more words, I mentally smacked myself for not having my priorities straight. "What's what, darling?" I [...]