Location Scouting
It must be a result of having grown up exposed to so many American films, but this past summer I haven’t been able to help but feel someho..
Fare thee well, wallet
I lost my wallet recently. It wasn’t so much a wallet like you might imagine, I dislike your typical cumbersome wallet, it was more-so..
Field of dreams
Fireworks after the baseball game.
Because I’m asked so often about the differences between the Irish and Americans, you’d think at th..
The Legacy We Leave
I have been so immersed in the depths of preproduction that I’ve just had to look at a calendar to figure out how long I’ve been in In..
The Halfway Mark
Last week my cohort hit a milestone that at many times throughout our first year seemed far too distant: the halfway mark.
Many of ..
A Bittersweet Day
Last Tuesday I crammed my belongings into cases and cleared out what I called my home this last year. But, because it was also the hot..
First Time, Second City.
I had my good friend John visit a few weeks ago, and while he was here we got along to the Chicago rendition of Trey Parker and Matt S..
Battle of the Blockbusters
The last two summers have been disappointing for the movie business. The 2012 summer box office furthered the steady decline of former..
#GrammarWars
#GrammarWars involves finding an alternative literal meaning to what the other person is asking, and knowingly answering the wrong que..
Escape From The City
Last Saturday I managed to do something that I haven’t done half enough of since arriving last August. I got out of Chicago, briefly.
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