Last year was one of the more active years on my digital soapbox with the highest traffic of any year so far on the site. This is due in large part to 2012 being my first full year as a freelancer and having much, much more to share now that I’m well and truly my [...]

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I turned another year older yesterday, but as in past years, the birthday sting was lessened by a flood of good vibes from friends, family, and other fun people throughout the day. I spent the first half of the day doing some work, then relaxing and catching up on some comics (including a quick re-read [...]

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On the Road author Jack Kerouac was born 90 years ago today. His books changed the way I look at writing and the world around me, and played a big part in shaping my outlook on life, love, and what’s really important to me. If you haven’t read any of his work, I’d suggest starting [...]

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So today is the day I never thought would actually happen. “John Carter” hits theaters, and introduces Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic series to the general public — leaving everyone who grew up with the books to nervously wonder how it will be received. As one of the aforementioned people who grew up on the books, [...]

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I’m back! The headline of this post says it all, really — and has become my go-to response when people ask me what I thought of my first cruise-ship experience. Don’t get me wrong — cruises might provide the perfect vacation for a great number of people, and given the multitude of different types of [...]

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My apologies for the lack of updates lately, but if you’ve been following my Twitter feed you know that I had a bit of a procedure this week. This morning, I had a wisdom tooth removed, and I’ve been a bit punchy since leaving the oral surgeon’s office. Still, “a bit punchy” is better than [...]

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In every relationship, there are always a few quirky habits that one person finds annoying about his or her partner. In healthy relationships, those little quirks are outweighed by the things we love about our partner, and we learn to deal with it in some mutually beneficial manner, or simply agree to disagree (and live [...]

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