The Struggling Writer

A Brief Intermission

Published on 2010-08-20 06:24:09

I was doing so well, finally getting back to posting daily. Well, not so much this week. I am currently competing with my GPS, trying to beat the high score, ie the estimated arrival time. You will be happy to know I am totally winning. Be back soon (most likely Monday).

Epic Epicness

Published on 2010-08-16 13:56:38

Another music post here. Sorry about that. I’ve been blogging way more about music than I have about writing, which isn’t by design. It’s just that music is moving me more lately. Again, sorry. Anyway, my wife and I went to see the Scott Pilgrim movie on Saturday for our anniversary. We loved it. In [...]

Nissan Leaf Test Drive

Published on 2010-08-13 15:23:34

Here’s a video from an internet show “Fully Charged” in which they give a Nissan Leaf a test drive. It’s a pretty interesting video. You should definitely watch. So yeah, the Nissan Leaf electric car comes out soon. It’s a pretty exciting piece of technology, to be honest. I don’t plan on getting one right [...]

The Princess Who Saved Herself – Jonathan Coulton

Published on 2010-08-12 11:27:44

I listen to kid’s music a lot. Big shocker coming from a Dad of a 4 year old and a 1 year old, right? Well it’s true and I must say there is some really good music out there. Case in point: The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton. I love everything about this [...]

Sarah Jaffe – Wonderful Singer

Published on 2010-08-11 11:20:57

Thanks to the excellent pop culture blog Pop Candy, I’ve come across Sarah Jaffe’s music, which is just lovely. I recommend listening to all of her songs. They’re all great.

The Glow

Published on 2010-08-10 12:34:02

We had a pretty excellent weekend, thanks for asking. It included a close friend’s wedding which was very close to the town we all grew up and also a game of catch with my Dad. It also included a pretty nice visit with my rejuvenated Grandfather, who is 92 and getting over the effects of [...]

On Looking Up

Published on 2010-08-06 12:41:09

I was reminded today of something I no doubt have known for some time, but have forgotten in the age of twitters, and facebooks, and Super Marios. Our planet is absolutely beautiful, and it wouldn’t hurt us at all if we took a moment to just look up at the sky from time to time. [...]

Housekeeping Note

Published on 2010-08-04 08:02:45

Just a quick housekeeping note. You can now “like” one of my posts now. So, go ahead and “like” your favorite post here.  So a search. Find it in the archives. You wouldn’t want to hurt your favorite post’s feelings, now, would you?* Update It looks like you have to be logged into wordpress and [...]

Gravity

Published on 2010-08-03 11:47:49

A few of you read my story I posted here last week. Thank you for that. I was a bit bummed at first that I didn’t even make the top 80 or so, but I’ve shrugged it off. Just have to keep trying. What else is there to do, anyhow? I was going to post [...]

Flash Fiction – To Have It All

Published on 2010-07-29 07:30:13

Well, this is my entry for the contest going on over at The Clarity of Night. I turned this in a minute or so before the deadline. Just in time, as they say. This one is a bit different than most of my other writing. I’m not really sure how good it is, to be [...]