Category: Life
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“Chasing Inspiration.” – My student’s short film.
My brilliant young actor, Ysabel Loh, created her first short film entitled “Chasing Inspiration.” It’s a film meant to elicit a connection with her hometown of Georgetown, Penang. It does this beautifully. Ysabel is an award-winning actress, and she’ll be heading off to the UK for Film Studies later this year. She will also be…
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Wearing Pants is Not a Promotion
I have a friend who works at one of the beautiful, ocean-side resorts here in Penang. She recently received a promotion at her work. Now she’s a supervisor with slightly higher pay and an upgrade in uniform – from shorts to pants. I’m thrilled for her accomplishments, and she’s very deserving of the promotion. But…
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Happy New Year – A Resolutions Re-Post
Happy 2016 everyone! I wrote the following about resolutions just a year ago. It still very much applies to my life today, so I thought I’d share it again. —————————————————————————————————————— New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap. That’s probably because they have the life span of a gnat. Usually. It takes a tremendous amount of…
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Does liking serious content make you more vulnerable?
My new show coming up in two weeks is a combination of comedy and serious drama. Invariably, when I ask the actors (or even audience members) what was their favorite part of one of my shows, the answer is typically one of the comedies. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. I enjoy a well-crafted comedy…
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Education is Wasted on the Youth
One of the great lines from the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” is when a man on his front porch, after listening to a long, meandering conversation between George Banks and his girl as they stroll down the sidewalk, stands to his feet and shouts: “Why don’t you go ahead and kiss her?” Disgusted…
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That realization that you are getting sick (again!)
Jinx is not a word I believe in. However, about a month ago I began thinking about how long it had been since I was sick. So while I don’t believe in jinxes, they believe in me as I quickly developed my first cold in a long time. I got over it quite easily and…
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My First Ride with Uber. Another fan created.
I took my first Uber right last night. Here’s the best quote from the Uber driver: “Taxi drivers are Uber’s best advertisement.” Without a doubt that is true. Why? Because I’ve had so many forgettable or down-right poor taxi rides that when one switches to Uber, the contrast is startling. As the driver pulled up…
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Life Outside the Internet
I’m having one of those weeks where everything is falling apart. An ironic harbinger for sure during a week when I also have a birthday. But that’s another matter. Let’s start with car trouble. Yes, at it again. My mechanic said that I blew a head gasket. We’ve been driving it around for a long…
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Consider funding a short film by my talented, former student?
I absolutely love to see my former students pushing their creative talents in new ways. The extremely talented and expressive Juliette DeVette is crowd-funding her latest short film entitled “Riptide.” Please check out the Kickstarter page A couple words about Julie. She’s just good at whatever she puts her mind too. Excellent student. Good athlete.…
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What I do in Preparation for a Drama Party
Step one: chop a whole bunch of peppers Red and green Thai peppers. Not the really spicy kind, but they have enough burn to give a nice slow, satisfying feel. I have no idea what the actual name of this pepper is. Anyone? Step two: Simmer some garlic in a vinegar/water mix (5-1 ratio) and…
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