I want to take Fridays to gather a few of my favorite things I’ve discovered this week. It’s all new to me, some of it may be old news to the rest of you. Movie: THE BLACK PHONE (2021). This one is a good time. Based on a story by Joe Hill (son of StephenContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#1)”
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Identity (2003)
I can admit when I am wrong. In yesterday’s post, I said it was my pick for movie night. It was, in fact, not my pick (apparently I’m next week). Last night we watched IDENTITY (2003). IDENTITY follows a group of strangers stranded at a roadside motel in Nevada during a nasty storm. One atContinue reading “Identity (2003)”
How to Run a Movie Night for Several Years without Stopping
Almost every Wednesday night, my partner and I get on a video call with a group of friends. We catch up for a couple of minutes and then initiate a countdown from ten. When we hit zero, everyone presses play on the night’s selected movie and hangs up. We then proceed to roast or praiseContinue reading “How to Run a Movie Night for Several Years without Stopping”
Work for Your Music
I found, after a few years of Spotify, that I don’t have a real investment in the music I listen to anymore. I’m more likely to put on a playlist or “radio” channel based on an artist I like than to seek out new records. Inevitably, these playlists become background noise. Occasionally I glance upContinue reading “Work for Your Music”
Write the Intro Last (Unless You’re Blogging)
Today is the real first day of writing. I wrote over the weekend to help cement the habit, but today is the first day I gave myself on the calendar to write something. As an academic, I can think of no better use of a “first” post than to function as a sort of introduction.Continue reading “Write the Intro Last (Unless You’re Blogging)”
How I Got Marginally Better at Annual Reading Challenges
The Goodreads Challenge, the place we go to record our good intentions and watch ourselves fall woefully short every year. I am notoriously bad at biting off more than I can chew, and the annual Goodreads challenge is no exception. This year, though, feels different. In 2016, I challenged myself to read 30 books. ToContinue reading “How I Got Marginally Better at Annual Reading Challenges”
A Million Words of Absolute Rubbish
I am happiest when I am creating, and yet over the past few years I’ve found creativity more and more difficult. I am making a habit of daily writing in hopes of reserving a few minutes every day where creativity can take root again. The initial results will likely be rough, like this post. ButContinue reading “A Million Words of Absolute Rubbish”
A Blog…?
What is this, 2005? Seriously, though, why am I starting a blog? The best answer I can give is this: to write long-form every day (or, at least, 5 days a week). I have a lot of things that I want to explore that Twitter can’t accommodate, both because the medium is too short-form andContinue reading “A Blog…?”
Jacob N. Given 