seanessay.com (Includes a new footnote for film critics) Opening Credits A “mainstream movie” is where I can confidently tell strangers how good it is; an “art house movie” is when I can’t rate it for you unless I know you. Sean C Teaser A dirty, disgusting movie? Disempowering? With much nudity, and much sex? Well, […]
Increasing Self-Power by Changing Environment
seanessay.com Headnote: I’m in London. Last night a talk-radio show reported that if you leave a light on for an extra four hours per day, then at the end of the year your bill will only increase by… $1.75. (in pounds) The story went on to say there are a lot of unnecessary family rows […]
Popular Nerd Proofing for Spies and Diplomats
seanessay.com “As I see it, to be a pink monkey that rolls in the mud to look safely brown, is to “nerd proof.” Truly an excellent skill, provided I copy regular folks only from awareness, not from fear.” (From the previous (Part Two) nerd essay of Sean Crawford) To me, “Nerd proofing” would include the […]
Responsibility is Hard Here and in Russia
seanessay.com I hesitate to write about responsibility because I’ll get heck. I dimly recall a lunch hour volleyball intramural series among boys in their early teens. A few boys were earnestly trying to have proper teamwork; most boys were smacking the ball with their fists, sending it in a random direction, and laughing. I’m sure […]
Moved to Pity by reading Circe
seanessay.com Today I am moved because I finished the excellent novel Circe, (Pronounced ‘sur see’, accent on first syllable, I looked it up) about the island witch who turned the companions of Odysseus into pigs. It is selling quietly and well, translated into 25 languages. I suppose I can leave out telling you the book […]
When Emotions Were Hard
seanessay.com (under 1,000 words) This week I clicked on a very successful blogger, who is also a voice actor and screen actor: Will Wheaton. (Link) I’m sure he’s a normal seeming fellow, and he has a past. Me too. His post is about speaking for the ACE resource network: Adverse Childhood Experiences, and their NumberStory.org […]