I was born the middle child in my family. I’ve been stuck in the middle ever since.
gender-based education
Scientists are constantly studying the human brain. They’ve long been fascinated with the differences between the sexes, even more so when they are able to actually prove a behavioral theory with biology. Some recent studies have been about the developmental and learning differences between boys and girls.
what is normal?
More than a week ago I wrote a tirade about my struggle to find a freelance editor who was willing to work with me. I will never publish that particular blog entry. It was an angry rant, fueled by rejection I wasn’t expecting.
Now that I have found a handful of editors who are willing to look at my work and we can mutually decide if we want to work together, I’ve cooled off and taken a mental step back. This is important. These editors are professionals, interested in helping a writer produce a polished, saleable product (a book). A couple of them have expressed curiosity about the subject matter, but it seems this is not their first criteria. They want to know if I’m serious and if I have the ability to write. I am serious and I do hope I have some writing ability that will grow and not become stagnant.
a creative malcontent
If you want to see how blogs can be used for more than chronicling someone’s sex life, hop on over and view the President’s blog. 😉 Someone pointed me to this otherwise I would’ve never thought to look for it.
As a longtime fan of The Onion, I really like this blog. Political differences aside, this sort of facetiouness is a time-honored American tradition in a new format. Benjamin Franklin would probably get a kick out of it.
el macquinista
Christian Bale is a ridiculously talented, under-rated actor. This is the guy who was able to bring Batman to life and make a serial-killer compelling and pitiable. I’ve enjoyed his movies since I first saw his haunting performance in Empire of the Sun back in junior high.
I finally sat down and watched The Machinist (El Maqinesta in Spain, where the film was made). Everyone has heard about his concentration-camp weight-loss. The real question is: why? I had put off watching the movie because I thought it would be dark, depressing and ultimately leave me with nothing. I should’ve trusted the abilities of Christian.