Monthly Archives: May 2019

Handbook

Posted on May 17, 2019 by d4vid

Harmontown turned me on to a comedy podcast called Hollywood Handbook which I’m quite enjoying. As a throwaway sideline in one of their interviews, they started going off on the idea of “Chop wood, carry water.” (Apparently there are two … Continue reading →

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Insight

Posted on May 17, 2019 by d4vid

Back at USC, I took an entertaining and aphorism-packed television writing class taught by a real character, Stanley Ralph Ross. (He wrote about a third of the original Batman episodes!) One of his many, many, many tips & tricks that … Continue reading →

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Quantified

Posted on May 6, 2019 by d4vid

The last week of every year, I try to reflect and make new plans.  At the end of 2010 (my annus horribilis), I decided to start tracking my mood in three categories:  pleasure, calm, and energy.  In 2013, I added … Continue reading →

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Cyclothymia

Posted on May 5, 2019 by d4vid

A wise therapist I saw for many years once mentioned—almost in passing—that I was “cyclothymic”.  I didn’t really grok what he was saying at the time and I’m not sure what made me think to look it up now, but … Continue reading →

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