by Ira | Jun 2, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Coops spent allllll day with me today out in my office. Sweet boy. It’s late, so this is gonna be a short one…but I’m excited about filming our podcast. Whether or not Liz does social media for it (and I hope she does), I’ve turned the corner and am really looking...
by Ira | Jun 1, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Today I learned that ‘jidaigeki’ film is a Japanese genre that means its a period drama, and specifically the time period in Japan before the Meiji restoration, which was when—among other things—Japan began to heavily industrialize. So…the period before all that. The...
by Ira | May 31, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I find myself ruminating tonight about ‘toiling away in obscurity.’ And just as I type those words, I think I know where this rumination ends, but before skipping to the end… I just. I post this blog—these journal entries, because that’s what they are—online. It is...
by Ira | May 29, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Today I learned that Brett McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords were roommates in college, and that’s how they started performing together. Taika Waititi was also at the college at the same time, and they were in at least a couple different comedy...
by Ira | May 28, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Zonked! Long, loooonnggg work day today. Had a new project come in from work that involved curating clips, which is always super brain-intensive for me. It takes work to get those clips right, you know? Of course you do. That’s why we’re friends 🙂 Had a great morning...
