Just got this photo from a film school friend of 18 yo Tara. USC, circa 2002/2003. Proof that I’ve always had a journal at the ready. I miss the uncertainty and excitement of those days. I’m still excited (and uncertain?)…still seeking truth through art as discovery.

Setting up the gray card demo before a 3-hour class that will be filming outside in 32 degrees…again…for the second day in a row.

A firefighter in Beaumont, CA has apparently been reading my book while doing fire patrol. A friend of a friend sent this photo. I know no one in Beaumont, but if it helps get the work done, I’m thrilled.

Some favorite reads from 2024. 📚🩵✨

Fell asleep on a beanbag chair in the graphic novels room at my university while waiting to attend a committee meeting. Woke up to this title staring down at me from the shelf.

New rainy day reads 🌧️ 📚

First day of year twelve. Loved hanging with my first-year film majors!

The opening to The World Doesn’t End by Charles Simic.✨

This Friday!