I left my psychology graduate program a little over a week ago.  It was a decision I’d agonized over for months, mostly because of how much I care about and enjoy my fellow students.
I eventually recognized I had to cross at least one or two items off my agenda.  I’d been working on my show, [...]

The Annex Studios in San Mateo, CA, with our super-engineer Jermaine
Yesterday, I had the privilege of recording the Steve’s Quest Episode 2 vocal and dialogue tracks with thespians extraordinaire Robin Yukiko, Gina Harris and Justin Vanegas.
We recorded two songs — “Give Her the Tour,” a duet between Steve and Ash (Steve’s friend and romantic advisor) [...]

The Steve’s Quest crew hard at work
We’re now in the home stretch, as far as putting out the first episode of the animated musical soon-to-be smash sensation, Steve’s Quest, is concerned.
I thought I’d share a bit about what we’ve been doing over the last several months to bring Steve and friends to life on the [...]

Although I’ve been doing a lot of leadership lately, whether in the context of working on my musical, managing parts of my men’s organization, or something else, leading isn’t easy for someone with my personality.
My first instinct is usually to make sure people around me are satisfied, and when I’m dealing with a large enough [...]

Photo of my place while writing this show (okay, actually some Steve’s Quest background art)
Watching a few seconds of my show (which you’ll be able to do very soon!) will probably make it clear that I didn’t write the piece with any particular “market” or “demographic” in mind.
After all, the main character is a software [...]

So how did I come up with the idea for my forthcoming animated musical comedy feel-good smash blockbuster?  I shared earlier that the idea came to me on a plane back in September 2011, but I want to give a few more details, largely because I think the details are amusing.
I’ll start with some vulnerable [...]

I’ll start by thanking everyone who’s checked in with me during my month-long absence from blogging — that really brought home to me that I’ve made some genuine connections in the blogging world, and it’s not all just about “one hand washing the other” and “you scratching my back and me scratching yours” and collectively [...]

In a few months, I’m starting a graduate program in psychology.  I’m thrilled that this is finally coming together, and that I’m going to build new skills that will help me do my work.
When I considered writing about this, I noticed both a desire to share my excitement with the world, and a bit of [...]

We hear a lot in business literature about how it’s important to have an “elevator pitch” — a prepared speech about our business that’s so concise we could deliver it to someone on a brief elevator ride.  We’re often told to memorize our elevator pitch and practice it in the mirror, making sure we look [...]

You may have heard the old story of Sisyphus — the man condemned by the gods to push a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll back down and be forced to start over, for all eternity.
I think this story is a wonderful illustration of how human beings often suffer.  We’re convinced that, [...]