Ignorance is Bliss

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog

How lucky I am that no one ever talked me out of pursuing a career in the arts. This morning I was sitting in my favorite Roman coffee bar watching the usual suspects pop in with hearty “buongiornos” to the barista Alessandro, who knows everyone’s...

Welcome to My Hermit Kingdom

by | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog

I admit it. I am smug. I am smug because for one semester anyway, I am on sabbatical and so far it is everything I hoped it would be and more. Usually I align myself with the struggling underdog masses, and yet at this moment I find myself in the privileged .1% of...

Get Fat. Sleep In. Change Nothing.

by | Jan 2, 2014 | Blog

I’m kidding! I’m kidding! I just sat down after finally getting a break from six hours of running around after my boys (one who has been up since 4:47AM this morning) and felt like I needed to make a blog post. It’s been ages since I’ve...

Instant Mood Boost: A Facebook Thought Gift Experiment

by | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog

Have you ever logged into one of your your social media accounts and wished you could find just the right words to cheer up an entire hoard of people all over the world across time and space with just a few choice key strokes? There’s plenty of negativity out...

Help! I’ve Got the LOOK

by | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog

  This is a post for Flashback Friday from November 23, 2007.  While I feel somewhat bad that my last two posts have essentially been re-posts, it actually means I’m doing lots of animation now instead of writing which is very good for my upcoming film,...