When I was nine years old, I was a volunteer at the computer lab in my elementary school. I worked with a very large and rather affable teacher by the name of Mr. Caplan. I would help wipe down the monitorsand the keyboards of the thirty or so Apple Macintosh IIs set in four rows,…
Improving on talent: writing exercises
Ever since I decided to get more serious about writing a novel (as opposed to a screenplay), I began to look for materials on how to improve my quality of writing and to expand my scope of style and voice.The thing is, my writing skills so far have been a product of my own talent.…
My new fascination with clickmaps
I started gaining an interest in my audience on this blog. I read more about blogging and all that nonsense, came across some Tim Ferriss video on blogging (I can't remember for the life of me whereI found it). Anyway, he used crazyegg to find out where his visitors were clicking. I have absolutely no…
Freedom in saying fuck it
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl6SJgm2pGI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999] Morning. The alarm goes off. You wake up. Wafting in the air is the smell of coffee and bacon. Your wife is already in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. You get up and stretch out. Sunshine ispouring in through your window. Dusty rays off light guide your eyes to the robe lying in a…
An examination at the factors of my being single
When something is not working the way you want it to, if something is malfunctioning, the proper thing to do is to troubleshoot the problem. Getting mad at a computer system or your automobile will notfix anything. You need to take a deep breath, take a step back, and look at what is wrong. In…
