formerly Flotsam and Jetsam — Thoughts that float through my head like so much detritus
I am drawn to pulling myself out of this doom-loop this year, as the next step in healing from burnout. Shifting my media intake from short form scrolling to reading may be enough to help me reconfigure my free time/me time into something more fulfiling. Continue Reading →
So I was tagged in one of those “post one a day for X days of Y that influenced you” — usually 5 or 7 or 10 books/bands/albums/films. I got Continue Reading →
The last reading challenge I did was in 2015 — I didn’t come anywhere near completing the 52 books on that list and I found it frustrating to always try Continue Reading →
I realized that November and December have evaporated because they were packed with social responsibilities — too packed, to be honest. I hit my limit Friday night and by the Continue Reading →
Five years ago, I posted a list of 20 fave films. They’re still among my faves but I thought I would add another 20. These are not necessarily all “great” Continue Reading →
While I have greatly expanded my comfort zone in recent years, there are still a lot of things that exist well outside that zone. Traveling to another province to take Continue Reading →
There are a lot of complaints about the lack of diversity in film. In part, this is because there is a cycle of creation and consumption and, basically, we need Continue Reading →
Well, not too close but the floor tickets to Alice Cooper let me get about thirty feet from the stage. Could have pushed in closer but I was pretty comfortable Continue Reading →
Tumblr is full of Q&A posts and quite often I am asked for my top 5 or 10 songs… so I decided to post a list here that I could Continue Reading →
A lot of my friends have been boggled by my recent obsession over Insane Clown Posse. I’ve weathered everything from raised eyebrows to concerned brow furrows to derisive laughter. Friends Continue Reading →