I haven’t blogged since the World Cup. Ugh. I planned to dazzle you all with my soccer expertise and genius, but I got busy with other things and mostly just lazy. But I did do some blogging over at World Soccer Talk, and I’ve continued since with various stuff about the Premier League, MLS, and … [Read more…]
I’m not sure if it’s an individual quirk or part of a larger issue, but I’ve noticed lately that I’m not the greatest finisher in the world. Nope, stop thinking dirty thoughts. Not what I meant. I’m no Fernando Torres but it’s still something that weighs on me: when I don’t finish a book, I feel like … [Read more…]
I read a lot of writing advice. But you know what I don’t do NEARLY enough of? Writing. I probably write about 1% as much as I should. All I tell people is that I write. I have a cavernous amount of ideas, thoughts, and plans for my writing. But back to the advice part. … [Read more…]
I’m currently in the midst (sorta) of a series I want to do titled “Why I Would Be A Better New Yorker TV Critic Than Emily Nussbaum.” Stay tuned for that, we’ll see how it goes. I think it’s the truth, but my goal is to just show my chops at TV criticism and hopefully … [Read more…]
Waiting, waiting, waiting. I’ve had three rejections from MFA programs so far (yippee!), so three more to go. What will I do? Well, I’ll do something. I’m getting married in June to the woman of my dreams, and all I want is to provide and care for her. Kind of hard to do when even Target … [Read more…]
disclaimer: i shamefully stole and repurposed the title of sheila heti’s book for this blog post title. i know this. so how should i be? how am i supposed to survive and prosper as a writer…scratch that. as a *person* straight up. how should i be. what should i do? the problem is that i … [Read more…]
Seriously. I need to get it together up in here. I have a lot of ideas for things but I just don’t follow through. Let’s call that my new years resolution. or something. To help make up for it, I’m going to tell you about my favorite things of 2012. Here goes. Favorite Blogger: Austin … [Read more…]
I’ve finally pushed forward with my life. It’s been extremely tough; I haven’t left Texas long-term in 23 years. But I’m slowly trying to put myself together and find my purpose out here in LA. (If you know of any jobs, drop me a line!) A few cool things: I’ve started reading the new bio … [Read more…]
Thought it would be a good time to blog. I’ve been applying for jobs, submitting some articles, trying to read through stuff to review without ignoring the all important reading for pleasure sector. On that, I’ve been trying to read “Open City” by Teju Cole, but I just can’t right now. I like it, I … [Read more…]
Don’t roll your eyes. I know you are. The old Spenser would have guffawed in the face of dubstep, but as my musical tastes have changed and enlightened, I have developed a liking to electronic music. Dubstep is definitely a sub-genre of electronic, and it has its own sub-genres that will be addressed at a … [Read more…]