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CEFJ #54 Fighting Workaholism, Prioritizing Self Care, and Social Media Fasting (1/8/17)
We're still at the beginning of the new year, y'all, and I've had a major personal breakthrough. By accident, lol! I'm going to talk about workoholism today, and YES, workoholism IS a thing, y'all. In many ways it works on your brain and dopamine in the same way as...
CEFJ #53 Happy New Year! + My Creative Goals for 2018! (01/01/18)
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL!! It's 2018, and I cannot WAIT to jump in both feet first! 😉 This vlog/podcast kicks of the year with tons of goals for this year, and because of interruptions, it is divided into 3 parts. If you want uninterrupted audio, though, check out the...
CEFJ #52 My MASSIVE 2017 Creative Achievements Wrap Up! Warning: 7 HOURS LONG! (12/31/17)
Giiiiiiirl... despite the fact that we have a real-life science experiment sitting and spinning in the White House, in the REBEL RAGDOLL house, it's been one HELL of an amazing year!! xoxo TABLE OF CONTENTS (FOR the Podcast) **click a time stamp to go to the section...
CEFJ #51 MERRY CHRISTMAS + My Q4 2017 Creative Achievements! (12/25/17)
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Y'ALL! As promised, here's a weekly and a Q4 Creative Achievements Round Up, with a LOT of effort to not repeat info, lol. It's been a really wonderful and productive 2017 In the meantime, check out New Adult Noir(e)'s AMAZING "25 Days of Box Sets"...
CEFJ #50 I Don’t Need Your Fucking Permission: Re-reading Shakespeare and Putting the Fuck You Back into the MFA (12/18/17)
Chile, the ENTIRE TITLE of this vlog is "I Don't Need Your Fucking Permission: Re-reading Shakespeare and Putting the Fuck You Back into the MFA". Yeah, bruh. That's how annoyed and angry grad school had me in its final weeks, lol. This update is HELLA long (over 2.5...
CEFJ #49 Gratitude, Finishing Up Grad School, and Gearing Up for 2018 (11/27/17)
Short update for today, BUT I still needed to take some time to wish y'all a Happy (post) Thanksgiving, express some gratitudes, and just keep myself and the world up-to-date on Colby's crazy creative life! VLOG VERSION...
CEFJ #48 Four Year Reflection, Comparisonitis, and Facing Self doubt (11/20/17)
Self-doubt is SO real, you guys, even when your author year has been total FIRE! But despite the comparisonitis I've felt these past couple weeks, I found a way to use my angst to FUEL my determination. All it takes is a little realness and re-structuring! 2018 and...
CEFJ #47 Stage Directing & Wealth-building for Artists (11/13/17)
So quite a few things going on this week, divided into neat stacks for ya: 1. Check out awesome, *dark & gritty* sci-fi, fantasy, and horror giveaways at http://newadultnoir.com 2. More grad school updates as I become the badass creative ninja I've always dreamt...
CEFJ #46 Creative Epiphany, Location-Independent Lifestyles, and The Blackheart Bakery (11/6/17)
SO! I've been away for two weeks, and I've got LOTS of updates that've been piling up in my life. My fall semester is quickly coming to a close, and I've come to some interesting creative epiphanies about my direction in life as a dramaturg and theatremaker. I'm also...