Author Archives: mathdreads
Suddenly Awakened
My remote-controlled TV activated in the middle of the night, propelling me out of bed to turn off the blaring garbage that spewed far too early in the morning for consumption. The last time that had happened, I’d returned to bed, slept some more, but was nearly late for work, which led coworkers to question … Continue reading
Day for Super Interns
Proving just how super we are, my fellow Tuesday morning intern at the Austin School of Film and I showed up to work one day wearing our strength on our chest. Not to go too deep with the Superperson analogy, but I loved how my neat, precise “S” matched my sense of organization and his … Continue reading
First Three Pages: Bad Driving
What began as a 3-minute radio drama script with one MeetUp group, transformed, after much painful Word Doc template formatting, into a movie script. After all that work, an opportunity presented itself, in the form of a script-writing competition, to get more mileage out of my effort, “Bad Driving.” The Austin Film Festival usually hosts … Continue reading
Crossing Borders
I’ve crossed many international borders, starting with being born in Japan on a military base. I don’t remember entering The US since I was barely over a year old, but I didn’t leave The States again until I was 22 as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later as an expat math and science teacher at … Continue reading
Free Pancake Day 2018
I love a good food plan. For Free Pancake Day, I did my usual morning workout, showered and arrived at IHOP a little after 8. The only other time I participated in this event, was years ago when I was a classroom teacher and I’d gone after teaching. The place had been packed. Obviously that … Continue reading
Transform 2018
I declared 2018 as the year I’d start becoming a filmmaker. Fortunately for me, The Austin School of Film has a wonderful program where one can intern and for every 30 hours worked, qualify for a “free” class. That’s how I like to think of bartering my time for classes. Normally, I help to keep … Continue reading
Happy Raunchy Valentine’s Day
The biggest fantasy is Some man would be a mind reader Knowing instinctively what to say To make me want him In an instant He’d just size me up Know how to connect to me Doesn’t that sound marvelous Someone crossing your path Just knowing how to be attractive Or at the very least Not … Continue reading
Broccoli-Encrusted Cheese & Basil Pizza
I’ve not bought a pizza since I left my latest dead-end job, which used to feed us every college student’s favorite meal, despite the amount of money we collectively brought in. Yet, this recipe, using broccoli, cheese and spices as the crust was intriguing enough to prepare. I made a marinara sauce, using my blender, … Continue reading
Pockets
My rants about the fashion industry are legendary. One reoccurring theme is the absence of pockets in women’s clothing. Then there’s the ire that fake decorative pockets on women’s clothing causes me. Whereas men’s clothing has pockets on damn near everything, including their pajamas. With this raging argument always brewing inside me, I went to … Continue reading
How to De-Ice a Windshield: Austin, TX Style
For the third time in two months and since moving to Austin in 2009, Mother Nature snowed. Par for the course in Austin, lots of ice rained down. I stayed in my apartment the entire day. I had a mental list of things to do, including working out in the morning and “going to work” … Continue reading