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Yearly Archives: 2012

Literary Nonsense

Damn, June has just sped on by.  It’s been a deluge of activities from most sectors of my life: as a father (the endless end-of-the-school-year events); as a brother (my sister’s wedding, which was so beautiful and magical we felt we were in a Nora Ephron rom-com); as an actor (hosted a party for the […]

June 22nd, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Getting’ My Monk On

Smooth head. I like the feel of a perfectly shaved head, but poor Doug visibly recoils whenever his hand accidentally grazes my shiny noggin. Yes, I admit it feels a bit… reptilian in its smoothness, I’ll grant him that, but it can also look hot, yah? I’ve gotten positive feedback from two of the gay […]

June 5th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Monk-y Business

Many of you know my deep and abiding ambivalence towards on-camera acting (what? being in front of the camera is not an ideal career for an introvert? Imagine!), as opposed to the almost-constant pleasure of voiceover acting. I say no a vast number of times more than I say yes to TV auditions. And yet, […]

May 30th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Poaching Coyote Tales

Man! I was dreaming! An email: another literary agent had heaped praise on my book, This is How it Begins, calling it emotionally moving and superbly-written. And this after two other offers of representation– how was I to choose? Ah, it was such a good dream. Meditating this morning, I had a sudden pang because […]

May 15th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Buddha Head

Last week, I mentioned that I was studying Buddhist precepts at the Zen Center I go to. It’s taken a surprising amount of my time, given that we have to write two essays a week for five weeks, each about our reflections on a particular precept. And I wonder why I’m not writing more?  What […]

May 7th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

I wrote my blog, but the dog ate it.

Yes,  yes, I know. MIA. Big time. It was, you know… life. Intruding. Extruding. Imploding. Not one thing, but an aggregate of STUFF conspired to knock me off my regular posting. Mea Culpa.  I know there’s really no excuse, but that won’t stop me from listing them: TOP 10 REASONS WHY I WASN’T POSTING 10. […]

April 29th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Panda Unplugged

Voice actors are, by and large, as agreeable a bunch of people as you are likely to find in any given workspace. Convivial, pleasant, and almost always entertaining, they are less prone to the excesses of egotism afflicting the greater pool of actors in Los Angeles. Perhaps it’s because they’re heard but rarely seen; perhaps it’s […]

March 7th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Naked in Korea (town)!

Annyong haseyo! Many pleasurable greetings!  Are you one who is wishing to travel abroad, yet lack the financial means to do this? Do you wish to experience a new cultures and traditions without need of a passport? If this one is you, please to join me! Gather under my umbrella, and together we will experience […]

February 29th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas

Sunday Roundup

Gleanings from a week’s worth of idle, non-productive scrolling. I waste time so you don’t have to! Sheep sheep sheep! They’re overruning the internet this week! First, a little known phenomenon—sheep cyclones (via towleroad): What can whip these diabolical Baa Baa Bad Sheep into submission? Call in Babe, the… rabbit? My friend, Sally Nemeth, posted […]

February 5th, 2012Still Life Las Vegas