Journal
- Whitney: A Short FilmExplore the emotional journey of Whitney, a young woman facing life's challenges, in "Whitney: A Short Film." Discover how personal growth, identity, and resilience shape her story in this heartfelt cinematic experience.
- Goodbye Oakland A'sA personal farewell to the Oakland A’s as they leave the Coliseum for good. From memories of youth to frustrations with ownership, this story explores the emotions of a lifelong fan witnessing the end of an era for Oakland sports.
- New York City in January 2023New York City. The Big apple. The city that never sleeps. Always bustling with energy and excitement. In January 2023, my family and I decided to take a trip to the city and experience its magic. We were not disappointed. From the Brooklyn
- ProcessFor a few years I’ve had this idea to make a series of video’s about the Process. What does that mean? Well, as Frank Costanza would say: “That means whatever the hell you want it to mean.” For me, that means any sort of situation, idea,
- Berthold City "Walls Of Hate"Finished up a quick music video for Berthold City. We shot it over the course of about 6 hours in a studio space in the valley. Why do traditionally trained Editors make for great Directors? They can move quickly from shot to shot editin
- Thanks For Riding L.A. MetroOver the last couple of months this Father has been doing the things Fathers and Mother's do for their children. Making sure they provide their kids with all of the resources they can so that they become successful in life. Most recently
- Missing The BeachThis has been the longest we've spent out of the tiny beach town just south of Santa Barbara. As the days grow longer and warmer, we usually start making trips up the coast once or twice a month. However, due to an awfully long Winter coupled with the natural disasters that hit the area. We've bee
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck“Our culture today confuses great attention and great success, assuming them to be the same thing. But they are not” — The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck I've recently come to the determination that listening to the news Los Angeles traffi
- Patches On Swiss Army BlanketsHere's a little fatherhood post for you that may have been missing that from me over the past, oh I dunno. Year maybe? A while back I picked up these replica Swiss Army Blankets from Amazon. I liked the wool vibe and gave the room a bit o
- 2017: Year In ReviewThis year started and ended with a bang. Like any year previous, two thousand and seventeen wasn’t without it’s inevitable disappointments. Personally and professionally I experienced incredible triumphs and dealt with catastrophes. Yet,
- Cognoscenti CoffeeI've been to Cognoscenti Coffee probably a hundred times. I had always thought of them as a coffee curation café. They find some different, new, desirable bean. Then they serve it to their customers as a taster of what that coffee roaste
- Santos BeansIf you read this blog you're probably also aware that the family and I spent some time in Los Cabos Mexico this Summer. While we were visiting we took a day drive up the coast to Todos Santos which was probably our best experience the whole trip. We found a little 3rd-Wave spot in Todos Santos and
- Take Flight CoffeeThis is a new experience that I hadn't really known about. I believe I bought this box of coffee at a placed called Go Get 'Em Tiger in Los Angeles. I looked up the company and got a bit more of a backstory which really intrigued me. At this point in my life I'm captured by small brands that have
- D.I.Y. King Sized Modern Bed FrameThis post is long overdue, but I found some extra time this week and I'm just finishing up some of these projects that have been clogging my hard drive. Earlier this year my wife and I decided to finally upgrade our bed size. For the length of our relationship we've shared either a full or queen si
- The Backyard Renovation FilmHere it is! If you at all know me you knew that this was coming. The film version of our backyard renovation is finally up.
- D.I.Y. Our Entire Backyard RenovationWe did it. We finished our backyard! Can you believe this? We moved into our home about three years ago at this point. It's perfect for us and even better, here on the Western side of Los Angeles where space is at a premium. We had a pretty big backyard...
- AdviceThis letter came across my feed again this morning. I know that I've read it before and I'm sure that all of you have read it as well. However, it's yet again a friendly reminder and/or confirmation of how your path is taking shape. At some point I'll record some audio clips of this letter and po
- Motherly Contributor!Excited to share a few articles I've written for the Motherly.co website. I hope you'll enjoy!
- Kilz Visionaries "Chip Gaines"My family is definitely what one would call "big fans" of the show Fixer Upper. It's not that I necessarily seek it out when it is being premiered on teleivision, but if it's on, we will watch it. Since they've finally put the show on Netf
- An Email That Makes Your Dayphoto by: Carina Romano (Love Me Do Photography) I'm sure you (reading this) are like me in many ways, and in some ways we are completely different. However, I think we can agree on this. Sometimes you receive an email that just completel
- Letters On PaperI created this piece called "Letters On Paper" over a year ago when we still lived in a 520 square foot cottage in Santa Monica California. We were staring down some big changes to our family, the way we were living, and our how we'd relat
- Mac PremoFor a week or so I've been really feeling the stress and anxiety of where I am in my head right now. I've been feeling the weight of balancing work and life. Balancing creativity and a need to make a living. I've been struggling to figur
- Year In Review 2013 (Year of the Baby)If you ask me, I think we had quite an amazing year. Some of the biggest changes in my life occurred during this last year. Honestly, this might be the first time I've ever been sad about the passing of another year. I feel like we've re
- Holiday Travels in StillsHope your Thanksgiving holiday was great and you're getting all set and prepared for the onslaught of craziness that will be the Season coming straight at you. We're all set and ready for a nice week visiting with family and friends. Howev
- The Morning DanceWhile you may have noticed that a majority of the content of this blog has disappeared, you may also be wondering what content will be put up because of our forced rebuild. My life has changed so much over the past 4 months. I'm not really