Life is strange sometimes. This morning, I’m writing an article about Bloom County. Growing up in the 1980s, I loved Bloom County. Sadly, at the span of twenty years since its ending, I remember very little of its original run, except for the extended sequence of strips where Bob Woodward wrote an expose on theContinue reading “On Writing About Bloom County”
Category Archives: Work
On Mad Macro Coding Skillz
At work on Fridays, we have a weekly production meeting for the department. It’s a “Who’s working on what” sort of meeting, as the managing editor of each publication goes over what topics and/or articles their publications are covering in the next week or two, or updates are given as to the status in theContinue reading “On Mad Macro Coding Skillz”
On Anniversaries
Today was a day of nostalgia. Ten years ago today, my grandfather passed away. There are times, when the doors in my mental attic aren’t closed quite right, that I can hear his voice. There are things I regret. I never had a drink with him. I never asked him about his personal history. IContinue reading “On Anniversaries”
On Achieving Victory
I am a fucking god. There is a reason people come to me with Excel problems at work. It’s because I know how to use it. And I use it very well. Today, on the train, I knew. Things were either going to go extremely right, or they would go horribly wrong. We were wellContinue reading “On Achieving Victory”
On the Latest Interview
I recently conducted via e-mail an interview with Tony Lee, the writer of IDW Publishing’s upcoming Doctor Who monthly comic book series. Lee is no stranger to Doctor Who. He wrote the six-issue series The Forgotten last year, and he has the special The Time Machination coming up later this month. He’s also written forContinue reading “On the Latest Interview”
On General Obliviousness
At work yesterday, two colleagues were talking loudly. I had my headphones on. I was writing marketing copy and studying pictures of Slave Leia outfits (work related, honest!). I heard, or I thought I heard, one of my colleagues say, “This is how The Stand began.” Naturally, I was curious. I dropped my headphones. “TheContinue reading “On General Obliviousness”
On Writing That’s Fun
Sometimes I feel like I spin my wheels when I write promotional articles for work. I research, I write, and I feel like the writing is… junk. Only, then it gets approved by all parties needing to approve it, and only rarely do I have any significant changes to make. It’s at that point, whenContinue reading “On Writing That’s Fun”
On Missing Connections
The morning’s commute was an exercise in missed connections. The subway train pulled out just as I reached the platform. Making the connection from the subway to the light rail can be the matter of moments. Up one escalator, up another escalator, across the street, down a block and a half, across a four-lane highway,Continue reading “On Missing Connections”
On Fried Brain Mush
I wrote a lot at work on Monday. I wrote a lot yesterday. I wrote even more than that today. My brain feels like mush. That’s been fried. Fortunately, tomorrow I can sleep in. Take a nap, even. I might even write the four-hundred word article on a Stephen King novel I’ve been assigned. ThatContinue reading “On Fried Brain Mush”
On That Feeling of Relief
I poured myself a cup of coffee this morning. I stirred in some sugar. I poured in a dollop of milk. And I had this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I sent three publications to press on Thursday and Friday at the office. And I had this gut feeling that I’d gottenContinue reading “On That Feeling of Relief”