“Do you think we’ll get there by eleven?” I asked. “Yeah, if there’s no traffic,” he said hopefully. I liked him. Livery drivers mostly arrive in a Lincoln Town Car. Usually, it’s a glossy black. Sometimes, it’s white (I think those are ugly). But today, I was riding in a nice SUV. They normally cost more money, if you […]
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So, I decided that I would start a new section of my blog. It is entitled A Discourse on Film and Cinema. Mostly, this was a decision driven by my desire to have aesthetic variety. While I enjoy the current blog design of The Obtuse Observations of a Wistful Writer — what with its nifty pulpy mass paperback novel-inspired background, coffee stain, […]
Yesterday, I went to my estranged cousin’s wedding. Due to my parents, we were late and ended up missing the actual marriage ceremony, something I deeply wanted to be present for. Instead, we made it just for the food and left shortly thereafter. Quite rude if you ask me.
Remember how I said that I used my screenplay as a blueprint for my novel? Well, that screenplay was never finished. I first started it in order to enter a contest that I was made aware of as my position as founder of a screenwriting group on Facebook. The idea of having a real shot at getting noticed by Hollywood was immensely motivating. […]
I was on the hunt for high quality glass jars that would provide an airtight seal in order to properly store my coffee beans. I searched for them on Amazon but couldn’t find anything suitable (a lot of the jars didn’t have the rubber gasket and clamp). They were either sold by a third-party who didn’t offer free […]
While the Sumatra coffees were what I sought out in the beginning of my coffee journey, it has since taken the backseat to the Brazilian coffee I ordered. I’ve recently concluded that the Brazil Serra Negra is my favorite coffee. To my palate, the Brazil is extremely smooth, with little to no acidity. In the finish, I find […]
Coffee’s been my new little hobby. So far I’ve tried a small handful of different coffee beans. While I had first dipped my toes into home ground coffee with a cheap Cusinart blade grinder and Café Excellence beans from Amazon, my first foray into premium coffee beans (and a real premium coffee experience) was launched from my search for […]
