8 things they don’t tell you about freelancing

8 things they don’t tell you about freelancing

Posted inWriting
When I decided to abandon the world of 9-5 and finally try my hand at living life as a Full-Time Writer™, I was taking a calculated risk. I knew it wouldn't be easy. I knew money would be tight for at least a year (my planned time to test the experiment). I knew it would take a lot of work to keep myself on task. But I did my research. Crunched the numbers, outlined my plans, set up some safety nets, crossed my fingers and made a wish to the magic wish fairy, and took my pants off as soon…
These are the 5 Best Christmas Songs. Deal with it

These are the 5 Best Christmas Songs. Deal with it

Posted inMusic, Videos
Look, if we're honest with ourselves, Christmas songs kind of suck. "White Christmas" is an exception because it has one of the greatest melodies ever written -- that's an objective FACT -- but otherwise? Christmas music is awful, awful, awful. There are exceptions, though, and I've identified the five best, because I am awesome. Not as awesome as these Christmas songs, but it's pretty damn close. 6) U2 - Christmas, (Baby Please Come Home) You thought this list was going to be "edgy," right? (Get it?) This one throws that assumption right out the window (though admittedly, it's a red…
The 5 Most Powerful Geeks of All Time

The 5 Most Powerful Geeks of All Time

Posted inGeek Stuff, Random Musings
Let's jump back a few years. Shortly after the release of Geek Wisdom, a book I was honored to contribute to, I was contacted by Men's Health magazine to write a piece about the most powerful geeks of all time. It sounded like a fun assignment. I wrote the piece. It was supposedly filled with "awesome stuff" and "everyone at the office [loved]" it, according to the editor who contacted me. But they never used it, and I never heard from that editor again. Rather than let it languish on a memory stick, I figured I'd yank it from the…