Work Convos #1 - Cat of the Week

Work Convos #1 - Cat of the Week
I often find myself in a bizarre conversation at work, usually with my boss, but also with the other members of my department. I'll try to keep track of my favorites and post them occasionally. Starting with this one from last week (and cross-posted from my tumblr …

The song of my people

The song of my people
Infectious Classic: The Next Generation Pickles just sent me a link to a YouTube video. I've been searching for this song...for years. I consider myself to be an above average googler, but could never find it. Sure, maybe I could have made a google alert, but …

The Best Part About Learning German

The Best Part About Learning German
German Language Study Technique #257: Swallow a mouthful of mayo  for every incorrectly conjugated verb. That'll learn you good. Admittedly, my opinion regarding the German language is a little bit biased. I started learning the language about 20 years ago. …

New old things

New old things
The next installment of how Schmiddy got his beard is still yet to come. I was doing some 2014 prep and then received a spontaneous visit from C.J. Going through my box of paper crap (in the process of organizing that shit), I found this unassuming post card from a…

The Saga of Schmiddy's Beard Pt 1

The Saga of Schmiddy's Beard Pt 1
(Source: Doghouse Diaries ) A lot of important things happened on the planet this year. However, much like this is not a cooking blog, this is also not a blog in which I rehash world events.  I want to take this time to come to terms with a new and fascina…

Adventures in Narrative Design #5 - 2013 Lessons

Adventures in Narrative Design #5 - 2013 Lessons
Ok, so the title of this post is a bit willfully ambiguous. I'm pretty sure I didn't learn 2013 things about narrative design this year, but I did learn a lot about how easy it is to write something that can be misinterpreted by thousands of people and how fuck…