The thing that really sucked about 2016 is that I never saw it coming. I went into the year with the sense of excitement and optimism one usually does, confident that I could get my shit together a little more and find success with things that had always eluded me. The Jackalope Serial Company started … Continue reading (Personal) Technical Difficulties
(Friday Fiction) A Birthday of Legend
A dear friend of mine celebrated his birthday a week or two ago, and I offered him a quick short story as an impromptu present. As usual, it took me a little longer than I would have liked to finish it up, but here it is! Crux is preparing for a nice, quiet birthday celebration; … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) A Birthday of Legend
(Reviews) DisneyFest: The Princess and the Frog, Toy Story 3, Tangled
Disney Animation delivered a genuine surprise near Christmas of 2009 with The Princess and The Frog, a return to traditional animation that celebrated the culture of New Orleans in an adaptation of The Frog Prince. In the summer of 2010, Lee Unkrich completed Pixar's first trilogy to near-universal praise with Toy Story 3, closing the … Continue reading (Reviews) DisneyFest: The Princess and the Frog, Toy Story 3, Tangled
(Personal) Accountability Report, February 2017
At the beginning of the month, I noted that while I hadn't quite achieved a perfect run on meditating and writing every day I had done pretty well for myself. There were a couple of days with Further Confusion where I didn't hit my goal and a few more towards the end of the month, … Continue reading (Personal) Accountability Report, February 2017
(Reviews) DisneyFest: WALL-E, Bolt, Up
In 2008 and 2009, both Walt Disney and Pixar Animation were entering a new era. Disney Animation was under the control of Pixar executives Edwin Catmull and John Lassater, who set about trying to turn around the studio. They rehired a lot of the "new guard" who had left the studio years earlier, changed the … Continue reading (Reviews) DisneyFest: WALL-E, Bolt, Up
(Personal) The Importance of Love
We're less than 24 hours away from Valentine's Day, a holiday that a lot of people out there have a problem with. Traditionally we've thought of it as something only people linked in romantic relationships care about -- single people need not apply. I've always thought that this was kind of a limited view of … Continue reading (Personal) The Importance of Love
(Political) Social Justice Cleric
This is the fifth Presidential election of my politically active life, and each one has taught me something about the American public and the nature of being a responsible citizen. This one taught me perhaps the most painful but also the most important lesson: a community is only as good as the people who belong … Continue reading (Political) Social Justice Cleric
(Fiction Friday) X-Men: The Mutant Era, Part 1 – Control The Changes
I'm a huge fan of Marvel's X-Men, who have been having a rough time of it lately. The mutant corner of the Marvel comics universe has been consistently pared down as Xavier's students, allies and enemies have been consistently brought to the brink of extinction. Supposedly, the new status-quo will be starting up in a … Continue reading (Fiction Friday) X-Men: The Mutant Era, Part 1 – Control The Changes
(Personal) Accountability Report, January 2017
At the beginning of last month, I made three resolutions: I wanted to meditate and write every day, and I wanted to avoid added sugars if at all possible. Well, the first month of the year has come and gone, so I thought I'd take a look back on the last 31 days to see … Continue reading (Personal) Accountability Report, January 2017
(Reviews) DisneyFest: Cars, Meet The Robinsons, Ratatouille
It's strange to think that we're now in the recent history of Disney and Pixar. Cars was the last production on Pixar's original contract; negotiations were tense, but ultimately resulted in Disney buying the studio and merging it with its own. In 2007, Disney was beginning to come out of its nadir with Meet The … Continue reading (Reviews) DisneyFest: Cars, Meet The Robinsons, Ratatouille
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 