It's not very often that people get to witness a young talent put the unpaid creative endeavors of his life out there for the world to see and judge. That takes courage. Nobody asked for this site, but people have asked to see my writings and by and large enjoyed them enough to tell me, at times, how much they did enjoy them. This writing business is a profoundly saturated market, so to have dedicated my life to this from the age of twelve until now can either be seen as foolhardy (by assholes) or admirable (by the people who have yet to give up their own dreams).
The photography is surprisingly good considering that I have never formally studied the craft and am self-taught by observing what I liked in the photography and cinematography of others. It's not like I'm trying to get paid to be a photographer, but when you combine the talent seen now and then in my photographs with the talent seen now and then in my writing, you are witnessing the birth of something great.
The stories are quite enjoyable in that they are uncommissioned creative romps through the mind of someone who obviously sees the world a bit differently than most people. They don't take themselves too seriously and are surprisingly entertaining and funny at times. They are about all you could ask for out of a short story -- a momentary entertaining distraction from an otherwise boring day at the office or home.
The non fiction section is chock full of unique insights by, again, a mind obviously a bit out-of-tune with most people's perceptions. They might not be Nietszche or Kant, but they contain some germs of philosophical insight and a dark comedy that is refreshing in contrast to the broad-appeal hack bullshit seen almost everywhere in the media. The first-hand stories reveal a disturbing character, yes, but disturbing is really only bad if you're the person who's disturbed. And you're not. I am.
Green Genes magazine is a brilliant attempt at the most difficult kind of comedy -- comedy without a place or time. Comedy that exists as its own end. Some jokes may fall flat, but that is to be expected when taking a big risk. Many of the jokes do not fall flat but represent some fantastic and absurd insights. So what if it's a rip-off of a magazine nobody's ever read before? Everyone rips off everyone else. It's like Aaron Sorkin wrote (and I guarantee you he stole this from someone, and I'm stealing it from him): "Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."
The animations are adorable and hilarious and clever. The author's friend Tina is obviously a talented artist and while the Jimmy animation is a slight rip-off of the South Park episode "Up the Down Steroid," it's also legitimately creative and funny in its own right -- especially with just how well it works with that fantastic and catchy Ween song.
The Word Play/Poetry is about as good as poetry gets these days. Again, it is not taking itself too seriously and represents an honest and open attempt at writing non-sensical and yet enjoyable verse that flows through the brain like rain down the drain. Or something. Either way, it's not overrun with a convoluted attempt at depth and meaning, and yet despite that, it contains its own depth and meaning that are quite enjoyable.
The TV scripts are quite good if you've seen those shows. The Office script even contains a scene that is amazingly reminiscent of a scene that was actually broadcast on the show (an animal funeral outside the Dunder-Mifflin building), and I believe my scene is actually a lot better than the scene that was broadcast. The Arrested Devleopment script is spot-on with the diverse characters in the show and is thematically correct. They are at worst competent and at best pay-worthy.
In all, this website is awesome because it's at least enjoyable and at most a brilliant collection of fine, funny writing and various other creative endeavors.
Plus, it's got no annoying advertisements. Just unrelenting goodness.
