I'm so so proud to announce the official launch of Entertainment 2 Affect Change, a brand new nonprofit started by Ryan Gielen, Patrick James Lynch, Jared Craig and myself.

E2AC is dedicated to creating entertainment and live events that improve…

"I hate puzzles. Nothing makes me feel more inept than trying to build a puzzle (EDIT: See calculus).

When I was a kid my parents used to keep these old, ratty puzzle boxes stacked in the beach condo we spent…

I have this friend. 

She’s a hardworking New Yorker. She puts in 12hr+ days doing the work she loves, plus work she doesn’t *exactly* love, because that’s what it takes. She wants a dog. She’s pretty sure she’d…

This is uncomfortable. 

Every time I’ve written to you about overcoming an obstacle – it’s been from the other side of it. In some form or another, I’ve already hit the milestone: gotten into the big festival, put down…

Make the most of it. 

A few months ago I had a great conversation with a buddy about friends of ours who’d gotten a big break on national television. It was a huge opportunity, but they actually seemed more…

The first time I picked up a guitar, I hated it.

I was seventeen. I'd bought myself a blue sunburst acoustic for $85 from Guitar Center, with the minimum wage gig I had serving lattes at Open Coffee. I…

It started out as a pipedream.

No, not the “gorgeous man frying 2 lbs of bacon for me in nothing but an apron” kind of pipedream (still holding out for that one, fellas.)

More like the “I must be batshit…

"See her arms? How she moves like a Goddess?”

Joseph, my 65-year-old Dominican salsa partner was pointing out one of the seasoned Latin dancers on the ballroom dance floor. She moved so beautifully, hips swaying side to side, arms out…

I didn't think it was going to work.

I thought like with everything else I signed up for, I'd waste my money, my parent's money, and get nowhere. Despite all that, one year ago I hired my business coach, Jo-Ná…

What has she DONE? She looks gorgeous! When we met she was so...mousey! 

I was a little shocked when Derek told me what our girlfriend has said. It'd been four years since I'd seen her last at SXSW.  Apparently…

 

I'm floored. 

The response to my last email was overwhelming. I was flooded with emails, texts, and phone calls full of encouragement, love and support for what I've been going through with my mom. 

Thank you…

I stared at the cursor flashing in the empty email sitting in my inbox, then slowly crawled down onto the floor and erupted into tears. 

Just two days before that, I had been riding high after an amazing launch…