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if you could eat ANYWHERE in new york, where would you go?

February 1, 2011

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if you could eat ANYWHERE in new york, where would you go?

With Kids, Hit Up Serendipity III : The Foot Long Hot Dog
Being asked, “If you could eat ANYWHERE in New York, where would you go?” is like asking me to plan a dream vacation. My mind slips into a…

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epiphanies, luck, and relatives: what I’m reading

January 26, 2011

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epiphanies, luck, and relatives: what I’m reading

This isn’t news. I live for the bookstore. I like the eavesdropping, the cafe, and the ability to turn any corner and be inspired. I love that I’m invited to be still and quiet, that they sell organization calendars and…

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showing up to a job interview naked

January 14, 2011

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showing up to a job interview naked

People sometimes ask where I work. Do I have an office? Do I work in bed? Yes, and yes, but I do my most productive work A) drunk-ish and B) sober, in cafes. My most favorite place in the world,…

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pig cheeks, a meal

January 11, 2011

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pig cheeks, a meal

Pork Jowels with Polenta at Parkside
At first smell: it’s as if apple pie had a one night stand with Wilbur
At first bite: Wilbur has been one lazy porker, sunning and snacking on Fern’s corn
The pork is soft,…

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girls named pinky

January 7, 2011

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girls named pinky

scad art
A short at the Savannah Film Festival, Girls Named Pinky has stayed with me. Not so much the actual film, but the Q&A session with the director afterward. Before I go there, here’s how the notes I’d scribbled…

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how to pitch a show in hollywood without pitching a fit

January 6, 2011

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how to pitch a show in hollywood without pitching a fit

The pep-talk I never posted:
I am a nervous wreck. I don’t know what it is! My mouth is all dry and pasty; my hands are actually quivering; I feel like I can’t focus. I am worried about driving to…

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notes from my bathroom

December 23, 2010

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notes from my bathroom

Notes from my bathroom:
Phil is addicted to the Sittin’ On The Toilet video on YouTube, to the point where he’ll just say it in random conversations.
“So, what else do we need from the store? I’m making the list.…

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the next big hit

November 2, 2010

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the next big hit

I’
m going blind. Not officially or anything. But it might be time to test the peepers when nearly every bald man across the room looks like Tom Colicchio. It wouldn’t be that much of a stretch today, here at…

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