Jaq Greenspon's Blog, page 18
June 16, 2019
Film thoughts…
As a writer, the one thing I know is: I can always learn more. And while I haven’t actively been in the film game for a long while now, I’ve been involved passively, offering notes and advice to varioud friends and students (many of whom have gone on to work professionally in the field!). Thing […]
June 13, 2019
The Archaeologist, A Unique Gin Bottled and Infused With Vintage Harley Davidson Motorcycle Parts
In Poppe Culture, my mystery novel about Skids Poppe, ex-motorcycle gang member turned journalist who solves crimes, I created a drink named after the erstwhile main character: When I turned back to try and reintroduce myself, my bartender was setting a large glass down in front of me. I didn’t recall […]
June 11, 2019
And we ran…
On Sunday, June 9th, I did something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now – participated in the annual Kaunas Marathon. As I said recently, I’ve been running on the treadmill and was interested in trying it out in the world. To kill the suspense, I didn’t run a marathon. I didn’t even […]
June 8, 2019
Just because you’re bad, doesn’t mean you’re *bad*
This is just a wonderful thread about the idea that even the bad can do good. https://imgur.com/gallery/KLDMnRc?fbc...
June 3, 2019
On Setting Goals
At the beginning of the year, I redeemed a gift Rasa had given me – a gym membership. To be fair, I asked for it, it wasn’t a subtle hint on her part. A couple years ago, I’d set myself the goal of losing weight, which I did (and generally, within a kilo or two […]
May 24, 2019
May 23, 2019
Sara Berman’s Closet
This month, in David Magazine, I take a look at Sara Berman’s Closet. It’s an interesting piece, showing the specialness of the average person, which calls to mind the great quote from Doctor Who – “In 900 years of time and space, I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important.”
May 21, 2019
Bubby and Pa Come to Visit 4/23-5/14, 2019
So for the last few weeks, starting on Rasa and my anniversary (April 23) through to the morning of May 14th, my folks have been visiting us. I previously wrote a bit about the first few days but I wanted to catch up and speak a bit about the whole trip. Unfortunately, when people are […]
April 25, 2019
2 Men and 40 minutes
We’ve been looking for a new place to live for a while. Every day, Rasa would scour the listings, hoping to find something in our price range, in a decent neighborhood, and which fit our criteria of more room than we currently had. Then two weeks ago, she found something. We made an appointment to […]
April 20, 2019
Adventure Time
Not sure I’d ever get the chance, or if I’d want to if I did, but some of these really look like fun. Others… not so much.
