How I Learned to Get Up Before My Kids

Despite a bad habit of staying up until 2am most nights, I hadn’t used an alarm clock for at least 6 years. Likely a decade. When I was up that late actively working on a project (versus binge listening to music or watching Netflix), I’d joke my ‘second day’ was from 8pm – 2am. Yes, …

Banality

One dreary autumn day in 1996 I, and the dozen others in my exchange student cohort, began the first day at our host school. The entire art school was abuzz working on projects for the all-school show. The theme: Banalität. Banality. Commonplace. Predictable. Obvious. In the screen printing studio, a team was working on the …

First Crack 75. Jen and Garrick Talk About Being New Parents

On a drive this past weekend, Jen thought it was time we talked about being new parents. Everything you’d expect is in here; guilt, funny clothes, guilt, awkwardness, diapers, mommy-and-me classes, dad-and-son catch, and thoughts on starting solid foods. Yes, we’re still armchair parents at heart. Listen to Jen and Garrick Talk About Being New …