I Gave a TEDx Talk. Here Is the Video. 18 Jun 2013 | 03:10 am

Sometimes Young Artists Write to Me. Sometimes I Reply. Sometimes I Am Woman. 16 Jun 2013 | 01:13 am

Christmas Island Frigatebird Young artists, particularly Asian-American ones, occasional write to me for career advice. And I typically ignore them because I don't have time to be a life coach Norma...

Romanian Karma; or: How I Became an Authority on South East European Cinema in a Matter of Days 8 May 2012 | 08:36 pm

When I wrote "Romanian Cinema Is the Worst Thing to Ever Happen to the Romanian Tourism Industry" a couple years ago, I never thought that post would become the Internet phenomenon that it's become, s...

Romanian Karma; or: How I Became an Authority on South East European Cinema in a Matter of Days 8 May 2012 | 04:36 pm

When I wrote "Romanian Cinema Is the Worst Thing to Ever Happen to the Romanian Tourism Industry" a couple years ago, I never thought that post would become the Internet phenomenon that it's become, s...

Violent Video Games, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Me 1 Feb 2012 | 04:00 pm

In the following video, I tell a story about my fight with video games and my video games with fighting. Sound mysterious and perhaps inscrutable? Well, of course it is! This performance is from the 2...

Violent Video Games, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Me 1 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

In the following video, I tell a story about my fight with video games and my video games with fighting. Sound mysterious and perhaps inscrutable? Well, of course it is! This performance is from the 2...

The Art of the Vajazzle; or: How to Bedazzle Your Vagina; or: I Am Addicted to "The Only Way Is Essex" 12 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

People say that you should try to learn something new every day. Well, I for one will never forget the day that I learned about the "vajazzle." I was watching the first episode of The Only Way Is Esse...

The Art of the Vajazzle; or: How to Bedazzle Your Vagina; or: I Am Addicted to "The Only Way Is Essex" 12 Jan 2012 | 04:00 am

People say that you should try to learn something new every day. Well, I for one will never forget the day that I learned about the "vajazzle." I was watching the first episode of The Only Way Is Esse...

On My Playlist: "White Van" by David Fridlund; or: Further Down the Swedish Rabbit Hole 12 Jan 2012 | 04:00 am

Speaking of English-language Swedish indie rock, my other big discovery is David Fridlund, who's now navigating the music scene in Austin, which means he's close enough to almost touch. And I don't me...

On My Playlist: "White Van" by David Fridlund; or: Further Down the Swedish Rabbit Hole 11 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm

Speaking of English-language Swedish indie rock, my other big discovery is David Fridlund, who's now navigating the music scene in Austin, which means he's close enough to almost touch. And I don't me...