How to win at dating
Dating. It’s the best. It’s the worst. It makes you feel alive. It makes you feel like crap. I can’t get enough of it. Conversations about deal breakers, pet-peeves, activities, […]
The weight of your words and actions
One of my mostest favoritest aspects of my job what I do [it feels weird to write ‘my job’; that phrase seems so NOT laughter, adventure, and glue sticks] are the […]
Having to buy your Cabbage Patch Doll on layaway, being bald, & getting fired don’t doom you for life
Business plan? Capital? An MBA? Rich-folk/political connections? Skinny-thighs? You don’t need no stinkin’ business plan, capital, MBA, connections, or skinny-thighs. Nine years ago I got fired, had none of above […]
I’d take this morning over a Christmas bonus any time
Today’s words: perspective and gratitude. I lay on the couch this morning, finishing watching the documentary I started yesterday as I waited to scoop up Fiance at O’Hare […]
The formula for curating a sold-out, feel-good, scalable event, over and over
When my first film, dating rubik’s cube, made with $150 [mostly tape-stock] and with me wearing the hats of videographer, producer, editor, distributor, sound engineer, and lighting-tech, won Best Short Documentary at […]
15 Things That Bring Joy to My “Type-A, Frugal, Glass Half-Full” Life
Photo by Angela Garbot Photography Due to childcare and illness issues, earlier this week, three! of my five speakers on a panel I curated cancelled last minute. That and bad weather […]
How getting fired ‘n rejected can be rainbows ‘n unicorns
Proof you can have a successful business with a sucky logo (or two or five) On this eighth anniversary of the birth of Mac ‘n Cheese Productions, I would like […]
Guest Post: How lack of furniture and mp3s can enhance your life
Passing trays of unknown items – Saya thought forceps, Allie thought eyeglasses – back and forth at Fear Experiment When I first heard about The Minimalists (Ryan and Joshua), I was intrigued […]
When life gives you clusterfucks, pedal gratefully.
Theme of the past two weeks — Clusterf*ck. Fake Snow Clusterf*ck I visited Seattle for the first time recently. Quite lovely! Their coffeehouses really ARE cool. I thought the Chicago […]
Can being happy really be that simple? I think so.
The website where I saw this said “Thanks Gustavo Vieira!” in attribution; not sure if he’s the creator or the pointer-outter, but Thanks Gustavo Vieira! This image resulted in a […]