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04 Oct 2015
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Finding A Career On The Job

A few weeks ago, my favorite Internet writer, Mark Evanier, launched a series of articles teaching aspiring writers how to cope with rejection. If you’re not familiar with Evanier, in addition to his popular blog, he’s been a successful TV, film and comic book writer for his entire career. So, he knows of what he writes when it comes to rejection. He’s faced and overcome a lot of it.

The part of his introductory article that interested me the most, though, was his defining the distinction between a “job” and a “career.” Evanier wrote:

A career is something that fits into this sentence: “When I grow up, I want to be a ____.” A job is what you do to pay rent and buy groceries if and when you aren’t able to become whatever noun you ever seriously put into that sentence.

He draws a very good, vivid distinction between the concept of “job vs. career.” Although, I think he’s missing a third option:
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06 Feb 2014
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Leo: Long And Lovable

Man holds long black and white cat

My lovable cat Leo is extraordinarily long. Want to know the secret to his large-ness? It’s that bag of Wellness cat food in the background. You can’t read it, but it says on it “Now Even Tastier!” A statement that’s proven to be frighteningly true.


05 Jan 2014
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Catzilla Will Mess You Up

Man holding enormous cat

Me holding my cat Leo, aka Catzilla. From the look on his face, somebody is about to get messed up real bad.


17 Dec 2013
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Die, Christmas Demon, Die

Little creature being hunted by man with pitchfork

Painted Christmas ornament found in Bealls department store.


21 Nov 2013
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Conjoined Twins Gingerbread Kids

Gingerbread cookies look like conjoined twin children

It’s nice to see these two youngsters not letting their conjoined nature get in their way of enjoying the holiday spirit!

Photo taken in a Ralphs supermarket in Sherman Oaks, California, Christmas season 2012.


20 Nov 2013
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The Day The Comedy Died

Rubber chicken lying on a sidewalk

Rubber chicken lying on a sidewalk. Sherman Oaks, CA.


19 Nov 2013
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Self-Portrait #3

Self-portrait taken in a mirror on a children's book

This is part of my Self-Portrait series in which I take cell phone photos of myself in public reflective services. You can see all of them here.

This photo was taken in a reflective surface on the cover of a children’s book called I See Me: A Mirror Board Book, written by Julie Aigner-Clark and illustrated by Nadeem Zaidi, that plays off the idea that babies get excited by looking at their reflection.

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27 Oct 2013
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Self-Portrait #2

Self-portrait taken in a public distorting bathroom mirror

This is part of my Self-Portrait series in which I take cell phone photos of myself in public reflective services. You can see all of them here.

This photo was taken at a TJ Maxx in Sherman Oaks, California. Like the first Self-Portrait I posted up, this one took some doing to properly line up the distorted image of my face in the mirror on the phone camera. But, I really love how it turned out.


22 Oct 2013
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Self-Portrait #1

Self-portrait taken in a shoe store floor mirror

A few months ago, I started taking pictures of myself in public reflective surfaces as a commentary on how often we run into images of ourselves while going about our business throughout the day.

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21 Oct 2013
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Notes Not From The Underground

Los Angeles skyline at sunset with palm trees

Hi, I’m Mike. This is my city.

Most people who know me from my online presence — if they know me at all — know me as “the underground film guy.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing, particularly since I’ve spent the last seven or so years building up that reputation at my website, the Underground Film Journal.

But in that process, I’ve neglected, for the most part, to build up my reputation as a guy who likes and does a lot of other stuff, too. From enjoying mainstream movies and TV shows to developing WordPress skills to livin’ it up in Los Angeles — well, livin’ nicely anyway — I’m angling to share my more personal experiences at this new blog.

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