2020-06-25 11:23
There they were, four people, one pickup truck, no particular place to go.
Why say no when you could say yes? At least that’s the thought that all of them had. Other than the standa… Read More
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2020-01-25 05:05
Greetings from Baltimore, where I’m spending the weekend celebrating my mom’s 70th birthday, and hopefully getting this post finished and uploaded as well as fixing some of the p… Read More
2020-01-18 05:20
It’s 2020, and do my eyes deceive me, or is the classic WordPress editor back? Or did it never leave? Either way, this is good news because I was basically writing entire entries on Go… Read More
2019-12-01 04:49
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
I realized the other day that I hadn’t blogged for a while, and though I normally don’t like to post a lot of real-life stuff in here, it’s… Read More
2019-10-22 04:35
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 32.
I opened my box from my parents this morning, and uncovered some chapstick, coupons, a Reader’s Digest, two crisp one-dollar… Read More
2019-10-21 04:09
It’s my last few hours of being 31 years old.
At the moment of my birth tomorrow, I will be sitting in class. Not teaching, but at least I’ll be surrounded by…uh&hellip&hell…Read More
2019-09-28 04:47
After five months (finally!), I finished the book that I checked out of the library to fulfill the Reading My Way Across America challenge, stop #2 as determined by Siri: the 7th state to jo… Read More
2019-09-14 04:51
2019-08-24 04:55
That’s So Jacob Presents: Flip the Script Friday
Episode #46: Nick Green, Body Politic
Image Credit: 49thshelf.com
The Basics
Body Politic premiered on 21 May 2016 at Buddi… Read More
2019-07-27 04:58
Really disliking these blocks on WordPress. They just make everything so clunky and hard to edit. I found time this week to read at least part of a script. It was quite interesting, especial… Read More
2019-07-20 04:55
Hi there.
So, let me preface this by saying that, yes, last week’s Flip the Script, as well as a few others, are empty/unfinished. Partially due to running out of time on Friday ni… Read More
2019-07-06 04:06
2019-06-29 04:57
I’ve had this book Plays from Changing Ireland out from the library forever, so I should probably cover the last one I wanted to out of this book before returning it Read More
2019-06-28 04:50
2019-06-15 04:48
I decided to go back to the library, to the same shelf where I found Bone Cage, to see what other treasures it had in store for me. And a treasure I found, in the form of the fantastic fanta… Read More
2019-06-08 04:56
Hi there.
So, let me preface this by saying that, yes, last week’s Flip the Script, as well as a few others, are empty/unfinished. Partially due to running out of time on Friday ni… Read More
2019-06-01 04:57
2019-05-11 04:40
This semester is officially in the
books, as I proctored my students’ final on Wednesday, finished all the grading
on Thursday, and submitted the grades today, so hopefully I can get b… Read More
2019-05-01 04:28
I haven’t been doing a ton of
reading for fun lately, with grading, research, and dissertation-writing taking
up most of my time, but I have managed to finish a few books this semester… Read More
2019-03-30 04:34
This is a play that I thought I had read, but it turns out that I hadn’t, and it’s now public domain so I can do what I want, bwahahaha.
Before I finish writing this post, I just… Read More
2019-01-26 05:27
It’s cold.
Like real cold.
Like real real REAL cold.
When it gets cold like this, everyone’s spirits are down, even mine. After I came home from school today, as mu… Read More
2019-01-12 05:53
It’s the second Friday of the year, and even though I’ve been pretty slack on Flip the Script Friday in the past, I’m committed to getting up more of these, and completing… Read More
2019-01-11 05:47
Because I’m an adult, I will eat sandwiches off of paper towels and strawberries over the sink so I don’t have to do dishes.
Despite the fact that I own service for 12.
And… Read More
2019-01-06 05:55
I’m sure most of you know what the term public domain means: works including books, plays, films, stories, and music, among other things, which are beyond the limits of their… Read More
2018-12-29 05:35
Howdy again from Austin, Texas. I’m still here, and without my play collection, but I managed to pick up a few scripts at The Book Thing Baltimore, and this was one of them. The last F… Read More
2018-12-26 05:29
It’s been a busy month, but now that I have a moment to breathe, I would like to take this opportunity to record an observation. Not really a rant, if you will, but more of a “wh… Read More
2018-11-10 05:19
Last Friday I was on my way to Minneapolis for APO Region Rally (the very last one), followed by a quick weekend jaunt to Baltimore for a wedding, but I’ve been rea… Read More
2018-10-31 04:57
Real talk.
October has been a more difficult month for me than I thought. One of the most difficult months of my life, in fact. I won’t go into any more details, but I will share with… Read More
2018-10-22 04:56
It’s not my blogiversary, but it’s my life-iversary.
Today, I spent some time alone, and some time not alone. I picked apples, found a geocache, did a crossword puzzle, talked wi… Read More
2018-10-21 04:58
I guess it’s tradition now, that I celebrate my birthday with a late-night-beforehand blog post.
Here comes 31, like it or not Read More
2018-10-13 04:46
Picking up this book again and reading through some of the plays is like…scripts flipping themselves, with a vengeance.
There’s been so much anger these past few weeks, and it&r&hell…Read More
2018-10-08 04:59
This might just be among the weirdest posts I’ve ever made, but I’m wondering what it is that makes you feel human.
Call me materialistic, but for me, there’s something abo… Read More
2018-10-01 04:30
(in case you doesn’t get that joke, just listen to the bonus track on the [title of show] album)
HI.
So.
I actually finished a book the other day. Despite today being the las… Read More
2018-09-22 04:32
Has it really been almost a whole month since I’ve posted? It seems like That’s So Jacob is turning into something akin to a monthly blog, judging my summer posting pattern&helli&hell…Read More
2018-08-25 04:59
I think this has been my longest blog hiatus since I began it back in 2013. July and August really came and went fast for me. On July 31, I submitted chapter 3 of my dissertation, and on Aug… Read More
2018-07-04 04:51
It’s been a serious minute since I’ve blogged; did I really only blog once in June?!?!
Part of the reason why I haven’t been around is because I was researching and prepari… Read More
2018-06-18 04:59
I’ve actually been rocking and rolling through books this summer, and this one’s a good one. I actually sat at the Hubbard Avenue Diner for over two hours finishing it, and was n… Read More
2018-06-01 04:15
I’m back from my whirlwind, 4-day trip to Nashville, just to say: happy fifth blogiversary to me Read More
2018-05-24 04:53
Well hello out there, readers of the Internet.
It’s been so long since I’ve blogged that I feel like I don’t even know where to start anymore.
What I’m not going to s… Read More
2018-05-13 04:42
So, one of my secret/not-so-secret obsessions (secret in the fact that no one in America knows what it is or cares about it, but not so secret in the fact that if you ask me about I can go o… Read More
2018-05-09 04:53
So many coffee drinks, so little time.
If at Olive Garden, “when you’re here, you’re family,” a) why do you have to pay, and b) why don’t you have to wash the d… Read More
2018-05-02 04:57
Happy May, everyone.
After a pretty cringeworthy dance performance and a whirlwind trip to Massachusetts, I have now officially taught my first lecture in front of a full classroom, all with… Read More
2018-04-14 04:59
And after a month way too busy for words (as evidenced by the lack of entries), I’m back. I don’t know how much I’ll be posting, but it’s Friday the 13th, so I though… Read More
2018-03-10 04:56
A minor spoiler, but then again, wasn’t everything about this book a minor spoiler? I finally finished a book after a long time of reading bits and pieces, and this one was Don&rs&hell…Read More
2018-02-26 15:10
This past weekend was exhausting, but so much fun; I decided to head to Iowa City, IA for the APO Section 21 Conference, hosted by the University of Iowa. I had offered to do my theatre work… Read More
2018-02-20 05:58
I haven’t had the inspiration to write much recently (either here or on my dissertation), so I decided to look back, and the last time I did a post like this was exactly one year ago t… Read More
2018-02-08 05:56
Over the past 24 hours…
My iPhone battery life keeps evaporating quicker and quicker in the cold. I walked up Bascom Hill at 65% and by the time I got to the top it was 17%.
A piece o… Read More
2018-02-01 05:59
Alyson Richman’s The Mask Carver’s Son.
In a word…beautiful Read More
2018-01-30 05:37
So, last week, my red pajama pants split down the middle one night, so I decided I needed new ones.
I went to Target yesterday to pick up some new ones, and found…myself in a pickle… Read More
2018-01-20 05:47
Flip the Script….will be back soon (I know, everyone’s favorite), but I’ve been doing a lot of reading and have not posted a book review for awhile, so here goes. Forget V… Read More
2018-01-18 04:38
So this year’s been off to some kind of start, on the blogging front…anyway, greetings from Milwaukee, where I just went to an APO meeting at Marquette University and am now pro… Read More
2018-01-09 05:52
Today, I was driving past the middle school I always pass when I head into town, and I noticed that the crossing guard’s vest said “traffic whisperer.” As I drove… Read More
2018-01-06 05:52
Man, how time flies.
December was a crap month for blogging, I know, but I think I can fix that in the future. And here’s how!
In 2018, I will…
Make a concerted effort to post M… Read More
2018-01-02 05:57
Happy new year, y’all! After spending the day at Kalahari Water Park in Wisconsin Dells, I’ve realized that this year has been 100% fun.
What more can I say? Read More
2017-12-31 05:20
Some people describe others as the type that could “throw on a trash bag and look like a million dollars.” While I don’t look like a million dollars, that first part is kin… Read More
2017-12-11 05:36
Raise your hand if you snack when you shop.
Anyone? Everyone?
I’ve heard talk of eating a meal before you shop to sate your hunger and control your impulse to buy snacks while shopping… Read More
2017-12-04 05:34
I spent a whole five minutes thinking up that title and I am damn proud of that.
Today, Kate drove me to my car after CAPS, and I started our conversation with, “now that I’m in… Read More
2017-12-02 06:18
Hey what’s up you guys that’s not my line it’s Jenna marbles the slide and sorry I’m blogging from my phone so apologies advance I shouldn’t apologize or whatev… Read More
2017-11-27 05:00
There is something that is easily the most annoying thing about this time of year. It’s not the ever-present Christmas music despite the fact that it’s not even December, and it… Read More
2017-11-16 05:49
There’s been omething that’s been reverberating in my head for the past few days. It happened a few months ago, but for some reason, it’s come back and I can’t get it… Read More
2017-11-13 04:57
I’ve been feeling super stressed and uninspired lately, so inspire me by asking me a question in the comments section.
Whatever you want. Whatever’s on your… Read More
2017-11-11 05:49
So, tonight, after what seemed to be a long week, I attended an event that I can honestly say I’ve never witnessed anything similar to in my life. I’m not sure how many details I… Read More
2017-11-07 05:59
I can’t believe that exactly one month and one day ago, I had the same idea for a post.
And sadly enough, it’s just as relevant.
Maybe even more so.
After the events this weekend… Read More
2017-11-06 04:51
What a crazy, incredible weekend. My internal schedule is all messed up and I ate way too much, but it was the annual APO Region IX conference, and for the first time in several years, it wa… Read More
2017-11-01 04:17
Yes, I say what, and not who. You’ll understand by the end of this post.
Hello from Memorial Library, by the way. There’s something about blogging from a desktop that is way more… Read More
2017-10-29 03:35
So, it’s officially the end of the season.
Pumpkin Spice season, that is.
The weather in Madison has dropped thirty degrees this week, and despite not liking Pumpkin Spice Lattes, I do… Read More
2017-10-28 04:25
Today’s Flip the Script Friday comes from my play collection. Here’s a contemporary play about a controversial and misunderstood real figure – the late Ai Weiwei of China… Read More
2017-10-27 04:52
Yeah, no idea what to write.
I’ve had this weird feeling lately, really ever since my birthday, that something strange is about to happen. I don’t know if it’s political, o… Read More
2017-10-22 04:51
Just dropping in one last time to share my newest adventure in blogging. Once a week (hopefully with more frequency than Flip-the-Script Friday), I will post the chronology of my life. Mostl… Read More
2017-10-22 04:33
It’s official…I am thirty years old.
I spent most of my day at the ballroom dance competition. I met my partner last night, and even though we didn’t place, we managed to… Read More
2017-10-21 04:25
Hello there.
I’m Jacob, i’m 29, and I have a ballroom dance competition tomorrow.
I have only about 13 hours left of officially being able to say that I am in my 20s.
I got a fee… Read More
2017-10-20 04:53
Want to take a guess?
In case you live under a rock or don’t have any social media, the #metoo has been more than viral. It was started several days ago by actress Alyssa Milano, who t… Read More
2017-10-19 04:36
One of my guilty-ish pleasures is cozy mystery novels; you know, the pocket-sized ones with themes like cats, or sewing, or in this case, tea. I haven’t picked up one of Laura Chi… Read More
2017-10-17 04:58
Today, I had the good fortune to step into World Market, and the first thing I saw?
A container of black and orange fortune cookies labeled “misfortune cookies.”
Naturally, I had… Read More
2017-10-16 04:59
Last week, I finished a book that I’d encountered after reading an article on the Internet. More on that article later, but for now, a brief review of said book, You Are One of Th… Read More
2017-10-14 03:02
Well hey there gang. The Wi-Fi at home decided it does not like me anymore, so until something changes, I’m basically going to be living at Starbucks and the like. I’ve been extr… Read More
2017-10-12 04:45
So, the big news of the day, other than it being the International Day of the Girl and National Coming Out Day, is that the Boy Scouts of America, aka the BSA, has announced that it will now… Read More
2017-10-11 04:57
Now that I’ve gotten that exciting title out of the way…
I had to walk back from dance class tonight in an insane downpour. When I got into my car, it looked like I had one swim… Read More
2017-10-10 04:37
Well, so many.
Including never managing to post here at a reasonable hour of the day and resorting to between 11-12, never updating my iPhone/computer OS, and sticking to a good diet.
This p… Read More
2017-10-07 04:09
It’s been a rather unproductive, unpredictable week in so many ways, that a play by debbie tucker green fits my feelings perfectly. I’ve just had 5 hours working at a c… Read More
2017-10-06 03:52
Oh, man.
It’s been a few days since the insanely horrific shooting in Las Vegas. 59 people are dead (including the shooter, who did happen to be a member of the human race) and 500 are… Read More
2017-10-05 04:23
Most of the past week of my life or so has consisted of sleeping (horribly, I might add), staying in bed until the afternoon, feeding myself, thinking about doing work, frantically running a… Read More
2017-10-03 04:32
One of the questions asked at tonight’s APO meeting was about the most interesting thing that happened today.
Normally, I don’t find my days that interesting, especially today, w… Read More
2017-09-29 01:55
According to the Buzzfeed machine, the newest Twitter hashtag going around is #ConfessToSomethingStupid.
Even though I don’t have Twitter, despise hashtags, and only use them ironicall… Read More
2017-09-27 04:45
Hey now, I actually finished the book! No, not Moby Dick, but A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, about the Sierra Leonean civil war Read More
2017-09-25 04:28
So, tonight I went out to HopCat with the dance team. I arrived about a half hour into dinner, so everyone had already ordered and was still waiting for their meals. I got a seat on the end… Read More
2017-09-19 04:05
Why is it that once you’re done taking/teaching classes, you can never find a pen or a pencil anywhere?
This guy just went to Staples and actually purchased a box of each of those item… Read More
2017-09-16 03:58
Hey, it’s Friday! What are the odds? Well, 7 to 1, but let’s not split hairs. Anyway, today I finally swapped out the mattress that the apartment came with with my own, figured o… Read More
2017-09-15 03:50
I’ve actually been getting quite a lot of reading done lately, and the two latest books I’ve finished, I’ve realized, have quite a few similarities other than the facts tha… Read More
2017-09-14 04:45
Nope, not a post about Meghan Trainor, but about the fact that I finally live in a home with a bathtub after 4 years, and tonight I used it for the first time.
This might not be the most sci… Read More
2017-09-11 04:31
It seems like my blog is turning into a weekly blog rather than a daily blog. Yikes.
Also, I’ve been saying “yikes” a lot for no real reason. Rather than a life update like… Read More
2017-09-05 04:07
Since apparently nothing can go right today at all, I’m once again blogging from a device other than my laptop (last time it was my phone, today it’s my iPad, at least) because W… Read More
2017-08-29 04:56
August has officially been one of the most insane months of my life, I don’t even know where to pick up again. I was all set to write a post and my computer isn’t working now so… Read More
2017-08-20 04:54
Why is it that all (or almost all) of the best parties I’ve been to are goodbye parties? Read More
2017-08-16 04:24
Hey y’all, so it’s been a busy few weeks for TSJ. Two weeks ago was ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) conference in Las Vegas, and last week, I finally moved out… Read More
2017-08-05 00:34
And two weeks later here I am updating my blog from Las Vegas at the moment I’m sitting in the lobby at the MGM Grand and ordering what should probably be a really good plate of salmon… Read More
2017-07-23 04:32
Not so much about the song, but about a book I finished today. Maybe it’s all the stress, but I’m burning through books these days.
But I ain’t complaining.
Today’s a… Read More
2017-07-21 04:44
Finally getting back to one of the real reasons I started this blog – collecting and recapping various random memories.
I received some plays the other day via InterLibrary Loan, and I… Read More
2017-07-14 03:57
Cookies.
Gummy candy.
Twizzlers.
Cake.
Peanut butter.
Pecans.
Granola.
Tomato sauce.
Craisins.
Cheese.
I may or may not have binged on some of these things this week.
The answer: the latter… Read More
2017-07-13 04:41
It’s been a long week so far, and I haven’t been too inspired to write…well, much of anything. I don’t really know why. But I need to be writing more, in general, so… Read More
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