Pressure and Passion

We have many pressures in life. They poke us at the most inconvenient of times. But they do push us into things we normally wouldn't do. And without pressure, what do we have? I used to think time as a virtue is enough. But it isn't. There needs to be some force pushing you along the way. It could be passion, it could be outside stress, it could be a whole manner of different things. That's why Read more [...]

Bratislava after four days

Rather than give you an expose into the entire four days - let's do it in a dot point form, and then you will ask leading questions as to what I'm talking about: Landed. Hot, amazingly. Great sights. Grass and greenery ******* everywhere. Who uses the term 'meadow'? Ahh yes that thing about learning Slovak. Quite useful it would be now, yes. Bogans? You have bogans? Surely there Read more [...]

Welcoming a new future

So it's my last day at RiAus today, from here on in I will be freelancing full-time. It's a scary thought, in a way, but one I welcome openly. You only know the taste of the grass on the other side if you get to it - you can't tell from being miles away. And I will be happy sleeping at night that I am in control of my destiny. Not too much will change, I will probably still wake up at 8am and Read more [...]

Who are you?

Who are you? How are you represented? If I asked someone to describe you, what would they most likely say? Not in terms of appearance, but what you do, what you stand for, how you act? It wouldn't be stretch of the imagination if they thought you were different. And I encourage you to be so. But how people perceive you is important, for feedback, for ease of marketing, and for many other reasons. But Read more [...]

What I Would Tell Famous People If I Had Coffee With Them Part 1

Justin Bieber - Talk to him about his fans. Ask him to make better songs with better lyrics. Tom Cruise - Tell him straight up to stop wearing aviators and being called Jack in movies. Morgan Freeman - Make movies like Shawshank Redemption, not Oblivion. PSY - Keep making music. It's as corny as Justin Bieber, but at least it's for a good cause. JJ Abrams - Make better movies. Please. I'll Read more [...]

Stop making movies for teenagers

I watched the entire Star Wars series in order of their making (4,5,6,1,2,3) and it struck me the original series was so much better for a few reasons, the most important of which, it was aimed at an older audience. The 'New' Series: The Phantom Menace was aimed at the ages 10-18, showing that random people in desert communities have amazing skills. It also showed that the only really good Read more [...]

Things aren’t that hard to do

I cooked a chicken with potatoes and stuffing. It was gorgeous, divine, fatty and immensely desirable. But before I made it I asked "How do you make a stuffing?" And then I asked around, and googled it - and found out it's a combination of egg and bread and a few herbs and spices. But I was scared. The over-information scared me. The amount of different opinions on a topic. The realm of google Read more [...]

Dead people don’t care about reviews, so why do you?

I was reading reviews on Amazon of the Hobbit. Tolkien is long gone, but his spirit remains. Generally people love his books. There were 100 bad reviews of the Hobbit - 90% of which were related to the formatting. I saw two who got bored by the book. Now Tolkien doesn't care. He really doesn't. I don't believe in the afterlife, and I think he lived a grand life anyway. So why do we care about Read more [...]

As you get older, you value the morning more.

newsflash - I wasn't a morning person. I never really was. Staying up late till midnight most nights, and going to 9am lectures with similarly lost souls who couldn't listen or write anything if their life depended on it. But the strange thing is now I value the morning. For me, it's got a host of benefits. Your body is starting up - rather than winding down. It's actively looking for things to Read more [...]

16 ways to get past writers block, be inspired, be creative and be awesome

This is a guide to being creative; on doing stuff that matters. These points will clear your head, make you awesome and help you do something incredible. Follow them to the letter, and then just create. 16. Watch a TED talk, BigThink interview or something similar. Read some more of lifeofbrybry.com One of my favourite TED talks: http://www.ted.com/talks/young_ha_kim_be_an_artist_right_now.html - Read more [...]