Designated Doodler

If you love thrill, suspense, romance and completely destroying yourself, then you really have to watch (hulu) or read 11.22.63 by Stephen King. First Mr. King destroyed me emotionally with The Dead Zone - one of my favorite books. But that wasn't enough, nope, he just had to rip me to shreds with this masterpiece of a story that left me sobbing like a newborn. I became so enthralled with the hulu series that I purchased the book. To my dismay, the book is 900 pages and I did not have the patience to get all the way through it before succumbing to my desire to finish the hulu series. So reluctantly, tonight I pressed play on the final two episodes of the show. And just as I knew it would be, the last two episodes were the perfect ending to the thrilling story of one man's journey to try and stop the JFK assassination. I don't want to spoil anything if you're interested in the story so I will only say that James Franco's portrayal of Jake Epping was perfectly m...

I am convinced that I am truly weird. At ten years old I was watching JAG and building model F-14's. I daydreamed endlessly and wished that my artistic skills could be capable of depicting them. I'd hide in my room, playing James Taylor and imagining alternate endings to the television shows I had become obsessed with. Legos, Barbies, Playstation and Basketball were great, don't get me wrong. But I was happiest when I was nestled atop the tree in our backyard, watching the sunset. I loved books, music and sports like most kid's my age. But I never felt like most kids my age. I felt truly weird... because I was. The things that they worried about - I didn't. And the things they never even considered - were the things that I worried about. Even now, as a teacher, I have yet to meet a student who is anything like me. And it makes me wonder if there is anyone out there like me. Keenly aware. Cautious. Extroverted. Anxious at times. Strongly grounded in my ...