Greek plays are often the subject of study in literature classes all across America. They're often wonderful examples of tragedy and dramatic irony. But really, is reading them most effective way tostudy them? I realize that these plays are worthy of study, but I must say that the way they are examined and taught is…
On the design industry’s spec work debate
While researching my options for creating a company logo, I came across a number of articles regarding blog design and logo design (see the Points of Interest at the end of the article). One common topicwas the topic of logo contests, which is considered speculative work, or 'spec work'. There is apparently a movement in…
Writing burnout
I've been writing like hell lately: the month of September has been my most prodigious and voluminous month, coming in at 27 posts. That's almost one a day. I also enjoyed the most traffic I've everhad in the history of The Obtuse Observations of a Wistful Writer (aside from some off days that were likely…
Movie Time! Zombieland disappoints
Zombieland isn't exactly a movie that I feel inclined to wax philosophical about. I'm not going to write up a long winded review or anything. It doesn't deserve my beautiful prose. I'm just goingto wing it, so here goes. What do I love about zombie movies? It's that sense that the entire world has collapsed…
In atonement for my youthful sins of immaturity
As I so often do, yesterday evening I took a moment to reflect on my life a little. Sometimes my thoughts will veer towards more recent events that have transpired, and sometimes they will wander a littlefarther. This time, I traveled seven years back into my past. Of course, my memory is not that of…
