In college, I majored in fiction writing. I was also in a band called Sandpiper Air (and later, Citizens on Patrol); once, we shot a music video. Sometimes I still make music by myself.
Right after college, I wrote game reviews from home, worked as an actor, built websites, and worked in art toy retail.
Two years ago I moved from Chicago to San Francisco for a fresh start at a new job.
If you are still here, you might be looking for my former work blog, my video game blog Infinite Lives, or my long-running private public diary.
I've also started importing my Tumblr posts, which are just supposed to be bullshit and fun.

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Feb 12, 2009

Someone sent me this photo because he knows I think naked people wearing medieval helmetry is hilarious. Like, that's an actual thing I'm into.
Unmitigated brilliance should never go unapplauded.
Feb 12, 2009
joaquin phoenix on tonight's late show with david letterman.
if he's doing an andy kaufman: genius.
if he's not: even more genius
"Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight."
Fuck hip-hop, someone get this guy into …
Feb 10, 2009

Cool! Leonardo was my favorite.
edit: In case it isn't evident, this is a photo of a poodle.
"JEEZ... I JUST ASKED FOR A TRIM."
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Alien, Aliens, Pi, Primer, Kairo, Tale of Two Sisters, Happiness of the Katakuris, Zebraman, Wild Zero, Battle Royale, Dark City, Blade Runner, Eternal Sunshine, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Last Life in the Universe, Spirited Away, Ghost World, The Man Without a Past, The Man Who Wasn't There, Tarkovsky's Mirror, The Return, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Tears of the Black Tiger: A Spicy Thai Western, Bloody Pit of Horror, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Wet Hot American Summer, Hot Fuzz, Rushmore, Hell House, Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music, Devil and Daniel Johnston, Fearless Freaks
M Ward, Julie Doiron, April March, Edith Frost, Archer Prewitt, Young People, The Unicorns, Mountain Goats, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, Lali Puna, Matmos, Momus, Toog, Stereolab, Malajube, McLusky, The Gossip, Guitar Wolf, Wolfie, Tullycraft, Jetenderpaul, Havalina, Will Oldham, Okkervil River, Sea and Cake, Jenks "Tex" Carman, Wanda Jackson, Buddy Holly, Danielson Famile, Jai Agnish, No Doctors, Arcade Fire, Citizens on Patrol, Sandpiper Air
Upright Citizens Brigade, Stella, Sifl + Olly, Da Ali G Show, Flight of the Conchords, Eerie Indiana, Game Center CX, Freaks and Geeks, Astro Boy, Sports Night, Big Love, Celebrity Poker Showdown, The Office, Family Ties, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Square One TV, Moral Court, Science Court, Home Movies
Ghost World, David Boring, Jimmy Corrigan, Coraline, Wolves in the Walls, I Never Liked You, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, Modern Coin Magic, Station Wagon Living, Joy of Cooking, Elements of Style, Brothers Karamazov, Anna Karenina, Post Office, Hot Water Music, The Pharmacist's Mate, Kitchen, Fortress of Solitude, Pop Surrealism, Everything Bad is Good for You, How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life, Sirens of Titan, the Bible, short stories, McSweeneys Quarterly Concern, Wholphin, Venus, Bitch, ReadyMade, MAKE: magazine, CRAFT:, Atomic Ranch, Juxtapoz, Giant Robot, GFW, EGM
the rock music, children's educational television programming, retro gaming, handheld gaming, gaming, comix, lowbrow, pop surrealism, digital distrubution, minute mysteries, eyeglasses, dulcimers, pet rats, t-shirts, pre-internet 1991-1994, magical realism, fantasticalness, calligraphy, my nib collection, learning to sew, oil pastels, horror make-up, liquid latex, non-flexible collodion, scar wax, prosthetics, doubles, doppelgaengers, duplicates, looming sense of dread, hypnagogic sleep paralysis, collective consciousness, memory and/or its unreliability, guilt, neurological disorders, cognitive linguistics, crafts, fabric shopping, action figures, 3-d, designer toys, plush, william kentridge, pre-christian gnosticism, WNUR, karaoke, sierra adventure, lucasarts adventure, videogames, arcades, pinball, live band karaoke, friends with you, urban vinyl, dehara, presspop, necessaries, blythe, poor pitiful pearl, infantilization, childhood, hypochondria, automatonophobia, r. buckminster fuller, space prom, space pr0n, space prawn, the "special interest" section
Okami, Katamari Damacy, Guitar Hero, Wind Waker, Ocarina of Time, Taiko Drum Master, Gitaroo Man, Parappa the Rapper, Viewtiful Joe, Psychonauts, Alien Hominid, Geometry Wars, Crackdown, Viva Pinata, Trauma Center, Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Electroplankton, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Typing of the Dead, Gabriel Knight, Tetris, Lumines
Frank Nickels, Oct 03, 2007:
Your site is awesome. I can't believe you know about "Primer" You've got good taste in Movies. Check out my site I have over 100 listed. Tell me which ones you like.
Tiny Tide, Aug 24, 2007:
NIce page :)
Araida, Jun 17, 2007:
More Surreptitious Lens please Jen! it's awesome :D
[NANO], May 18, 2007:
allo. The Baxter has an awesome cast that really makes the movie.
Peter Dinklage from The Station Agent really stole the movie though.
He was in it for a bit but I dun know. yeah a great movie, i recommend it.
onlynelson, May 12, 2007:
Wine & Puns. Honestly , what else is there?
=D
Faesthetic, May 09, 2007:
nope, its Friends With You.
Ray Frenden, May 09, 2007:
Little known fact: most zombies are pretty vain.
videogameheart, May 07, 2007:
best movie EVAR. well. not ever, but its good. Very good! You have an amazing job. I don't play videogames nearly as much as I should anymore :(
hatch, May 01, 2007:
Hey, thanks for the comment! Hello yourself!
bigkidfallsdown.com, May 01, 2007:
armisen's penis's ears are burning.