For the last year, I’ve been subjected to harassment from two members of the consumer/survivor/ex-patient community who persistently attacked me online for my speech at the 2018 American Psychiatric Association protest in New York. With time, and with the support of valuable mentors, I learned not to engage with public attacks on the internet. I…
This was originally written on April 20, 2018. I set a fuse on it to publish exactly one year later to avoid the discomfort of publishing my personal thoughts and feelings in real-time. March 29, 2018 is the five year anniversary of the first time I performed stand-up at Winston’s Open Mic in Ocean Beach,…
I originally submitted this essay for the FQXi Physics Essay Contest under the prompt: “How can mindless mathematical laws give rise to aims and intention?” Sadly, I was rejected for “obscenity.” While there is a piece of me that wishes to bash them for restricting my freedom of expression, I really should still thank them…
Today… FINALLY… I can publicly announce the release of my debut comedy album: The Flim Trilogy (iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play). I know I’ve told many this would be published in the fall but I ran into some copyright issues (not for stealing jokes, but for stealing Rage Against the Machine music on a couple…
I am fortunate enough to be in a relationship with a woman who says things like “can we watch Happy Gilmore tonight?” I’ve got it pretty good. Upon hearing this request on Tuesday, however, I found myself unexpectedly worried. Why? Because: Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler? Adam Sandler. What? Yep. Adam Sandler. If you are reading this…