500 Words Per Day Unlike Suge Knight, We Saved a Life Today: Day 24

Unlike Suge Knight, We Saved a Life Today: Day 24

2.3.15 Day 24 Krabi, Thailand – it’s Florida meets the 80s meets your uncle that you never talk about, the one with the long, slicked-back locks held in tight with Vidal Sassoon. The Japanese owe us one today. One more man will be coming home this week thanks to the crew on our boat. Started …

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500 Words Per Day Updates From Krabi: Day 23

Updates From Krabi: Day 23

2.2.15 Day 23 My neck is swollen, literally. Mama Thai didn’t believe me when I told her my neck was injured. She thought that meant put her thumb through my trap all the way into my clavicle. I think when I blacked out for a second she thought I was very relaxed. She tried to …

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500 Words Per Day Bradley Cooper Doesn’t Doubt Himself: Day 21

Bradley Cooper Doesn’t Doubt Himself: Day 21

1.31.15 Day 21 Fuckin Bradley Cooper. Look at him eat that ice cream. Think he ever doubts himself? I’ve got so many different threads going right now. My Moleskin. The meditation journal. 500 words per day thread. iPhone notes for film ideas. Letters. Maybe I could just do one thing and be happy with that. …

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500 Words Per Day It’s Not a Dick, It’s Mr. Squiggly: Day 20

It’s Not a Dick, It’s Mr. Squiggly: Day 20

1.30.15 Day 20 Rolled up my sleeves and put some kids in check tonight. Teenaged boys are such idiots. I remember when I was 15, I had a car already because my parents ruled and I worked just .5 miles down the road and I talked them into letting me take myself to work so …

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500 Words Per Day Long Term Strangers: Day 19

Long Term Strangers: Day 19

1.29.15 Day 19 The crying has begun. Level 3 kids. Asian kids. They need to be challenged to communicate their emotions. Like a bunch of time bombs walking around these halls. Pushed culturally into emotional suppression. Enter Blocks Challenge. Where you have to communicate something authentically and if you’re not telling the truth, your ass …

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500 Words Per Day I’m a Writer, It’s OK to Hurt People: Day 18

I’m a Writer, It’s OK to Hurt People: Day 18

1.28.15 Day 18 Some of the things I look forward to are finding orange slices without seeds, getting a piece of chicken that has meat on it, sliced apples that aren’t brown, the peanut butter we have stored in the fridge, when they put soap in my room, not getting bit by mosquitos on steroids, …

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500 Words Per Day Lily the Music Girl: Day 17

Lily the Music Girl: Day 17

1.27.15 Day 17 They didn’t bring Lily back as our music girl so I’m trying to process my emotions right now. She was a real coming of age story. Quiet at first, unsure of where she belonged in this world. Then Greg and I came along and let her know it was ok to be …

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500 Words Per Day Elevator Rides with Muslims: Day 16

Elevator Rides with Muslims: Day 16

1.26.15 Day 16 City life is over. Back to the mountain in the morning. Another 5 day camp and then it’s off to Thailand to take boat rides to small islands and work on my tan. Something that has really been stressing me out lately is the elevator. If I had to estimate, I would …

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500 Words Per Day Texting Accents: Day 15

Texting Accents: Day 15

1.25.15 Day 15 I reckon this marks the half way period. Texting new people gives me a lot of anxiety because it’s hard to articulate my wide range of accents. Dem der nice boots. If you don’t know a person well how are you supposed to hit send without fear that they will completely miss …

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