Here are some key things you should probably know about me:
1. ‘The Little Mermaid’ was my favorite movie as a kid. It still holds up (Doubt it? Watch it.).
2. I hail from the great river city of Spokane, Washington. We tend to be famous for a lot of really weird, random things that are never truly indicative of what a wonderful city it is to grow up in.
3. I currently live in Austin, TX, where I have learned to appreciate breakfast tacos, sunshine, and the growing pains every burgeoning city goes through. I am a proud husband to a brilliant, always kind wife and father to a delightful daughter. We have a cat who has been hearteningly flexible with our life changes.
4. I am Deaf, but greatly enjoy music and often sing (terribly) in the car and to my daughter. One day, in a parallel universe, I will have a live music show called Deaf Jam.
5. I have been told I’m really a 5-year-old in a grown man’s body. And as all men should know, when more than 5 woman say the same thing about you, it must be true.
6. I drew a lot as a kid. I think a lot about drawing. I’m hoping this blog will get me to think less about drawing and do more actual drawing. See how I drew that one out?
8. I think a lot, about a lot of things, in a lot of different ways. This often means I will preoccupy my brain with abstract, ever-changing thoughts and leave no mental capacity to remember to put on matching socks in the morning.
9. I am a bit of a chameleon of a writer, but two of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written are with Bright Wall/Dark Room. The first, Just in Time, is marries my love of the film Before Sunset with the story of my wife and I. The second, Running to Stand Still, is about Sound of Metal, a movie that’s stuck with me since first viewing.