One of the items on my bucket list (yes, I actually have one) is to run a marathon. I think a lot of people aspire to do this. My girlfriend asked me why I think running a marathon is such a benchmark for people, and my guess is that it’s because the marathon is a [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever written something to sum up a year in my life before, and I feel like I kind of abandoned this blog a few months back. But now that it’s officially 2012, maybe I’ll start out by doing something new, and reviving something old, even though my eyes are the only [...]
I might have an addictive personality, and this isn’t necessarily bad. The things I find myself wrapped up in are generally good, or at least not harmful to me or anyone else. For example: several months back I was reminded of the horror director/circus barker/fabulist William Castle. I knew of his movies (The Tingler, 13 [...]
It took me a little while to go vegan. I was a vegetarian for about seven years, and a very conscious carnivore for a few years after that. I’d always had something inside telling me that I need to make the full leap to veganism, but I didn’t really listen. Then, after reading Jonathan Safran [...]
I don’t get a lot of free time. I’m usually working on something or tracking down freelance projects. But when I do have a few spare moments, I try to read or watch films. These are two things that make me happy. And in 2010, for whatever reason–maybe it’s because this topic has moved closer [...]
All I can think about lately is food. If you see the extra 10-15 pounds I walk around with, you might think that this is nothing new. But it’s how I’m thinking about food that is different now. No longer am I concerned with where I’m going to find my next meal or if it’s [...]