I think that perfectionism is a concept I'm trying to wrap my head around. Well, maybe not perfectionism, but imperfectionism. I'm not a perfectionist, but I set high high standards for myself. Some of which are probably not the most realistic expectations from someone suffering from imperfectionism. Which would be all of us. Because imperfectionism is part of being human. I'm trying to...

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I spent the last four days up in the mountains with my favorite kind of people: film people. I attended a writer's retreat for BYU's Media Arts students—although technically referred to as a writer's conference, it was more of a conference for storytellers. Regardless of whatever process you study in filmmaking (like editing, sound, directing, screenwriting, cinematography, vfx, etc.), every single one of...

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I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, and it's mostly been about a lot of hateful actions and comments that have been floating around me, wether that platform be on the internet or in person. I decided a long time ago that my job is to love people. We're all children of God—my job isn't to judge people or condemn them or...

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I updated the header of this little online journal of mine to reflect the fact that I've always been 90 years old at heart and I love it. I've been so unbelievably busy lately but I have been trying to make time for the things that I love. I'm attending a film program writer's retreat this week at Sundance and I'm bringing a...

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