I turned on the TV the other day to catch the last half of the film Juno. I really enjoyed Diablo Cody’s unique take on teenage pregnancy and love the first time I saw it. I did my dishes as the movie played in the background and finished loading my dishwasher just in time to […]
Last night I went to a performance of DL Hughley and the Improv Comedy Club in Tempe, Arizona. I really enjoy watching stand-up comedians perform live. As I’ve mentioned in my public speaking workshop, stand-ups can be some of the best examples of crafting a phenomenal speech. I still think Bill Cosby Himself is one […]
Last night I watched The Blind Side. I found the film to a nice contrast to many movies out there today. Incredibly hopeful, and still somewhat unexpected. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend watching it. But you can see from the title of this blog entry, it isn’t about The Blind Side. It’s […]
I just enjoyed a really lazy Thanksgiving weekend. I napped, caught up on some shows on my DVR, read a book, napped, started reading another book, called up some friends, napped, watched an ASU football game, watched some NFL, and napped. You can see a theme : ) I purposefully limited my productivity. My fall […]
When I was in sixth grade, I performed in the musical FAME at my school. Recently a friend posted clips on youtube of the performance, destroying any remaining hope of claiming we put on a good show. I had a blast at the time and really enjoyed performing, but I must give incredible thanks to […]
Please forgive me for two back to back posts on a similar topic. I was so fascinated by the previous DID YOU KNOW video that I ended up reading a bunch of articles about it. Turns out the whole thing began with a math teacher in Colorado. The most recent video video debuted just a […]
As I boarded my flight over to Orange County the other day, I stumbled upon this popular internet video. It’s sobering how its statistics illustrate our changing world. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to watch it. There is no doubt that our world is changing. Our place in it is forever shifting. Which […]
I’m sitting on my Southwest Flight to Austin, Texas. Tonight I speak to a whole bunch of student leaders at the Texas Association of Student Councils Middle Level Conference. I’m excited; it should be a fun group. This is my fifth day in a row of being on an airplane, yet this is the only […]
I flew on Air Canada to Toronto on Monday. It’s my second time on that particular airline and I’m way impressed. In addition to being incredibly clean and spacious (I was seated at the far back of the plane), every seat also included on-demand video of a variety of films, television shows, and even music. […]
I’m sitting in Sky Harbor Airport awaiting my flight to Toronto. A few minutes ago I said goodbye to my cousins and their super cute two-year-old daughter as they boarded their own flight back home. It was a fun weekend out here in Phoenix. I picked them up from the airport on Saturday morning, we […]