Here’s our finished movie as it appeared in Grafton Stovall Theater on May 6, 2009. I hope you enjoy it.

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I spent two hours yesterday packing my worldly possessions into the van. I lived a relatively ascetic existence this semester, so there wasn’t much to lug out the door. Just some clothes, a computer, and a stack of books. Also half a case of Dr. Pepper.
After Mom, Dad, and Grandpa said their goodbyes, I sojourned [...]

I graduated in socks that didn’t match, pants that didn’t fit, and a purple dress. The announcer read my name as “Thomas Love Dylan.” I was hot, sweaty, and exhausted.
But I was with friends and family the whole time. Worth it.

All right. Out with the words:
Wednesday was a last minute bum-rush to get everything in order for the premiere. Yes, the movie was finished, but the paperwork had only just begun. Anne, Garrett, and I were drowning in a sea of beauracracy. Personal releases, property releases, cast info sheets, all these things had to be [...]

For the past week, a short piece of my writing has been featured on a humor website called The Big Jewel. If you dig chuckles and condiments, please give it a read here.

It’s all done. After a marathon weekend spent locked in a fluorescent tomb of humming Apple computers, surrounded by sweaty-fingered SMAD majors clicking away to edit their movie into a magnum opus so brilliant that it makes Citizen Kane look like Ernest Goes to Camp, I can honestly say that I’ve finally turned in my [...]

If you stay in the Harrison video lab too late, you’re treated to the warning above. Such a welcoming warning, featuring the words “armed” and “leave.” Note that you can either click “Alright” or “OK.”
So far it’s been the kind of weekend where I’ve seen this warning each night. Everyone’s project is due tomorrow night [...]

I just finished college. Now what?

Almost five years ago I started at WXJM with my first radio show. Tonight, five years and many laughs later, was my final show.

The radio station was the first extracurricular activity I got involved in at JMU. “You mean there’s a place with a microphone that anyone can talk into? And other people listen?” I’ll [...]

At this moment, I only have four college classes left in my (very impressive) academic career. One tomorrow, three on Thursday, then none ever again. It comes at a bit of a price, however – loads of work is due this week, and there’s no shortage of tests to take. But I’m a big boy. [...]

Last night I went over to Corbin and Shawn’s house (Shorbin’s?) for one last little hurrah before we all graduate and shuck off to potentially greener pastures. I sat on the couch, sucking down Dr. Pepper like it was medicine for the sentimental, and stared around the room, realizing that this was probably the last [...]

It was hailing and apocalyptic this morning. I extended my umbrella in vain, hurrying to the Harrison Hall video lab on campus. I spent quite a bit time there with Garrett, and I’ll only be there more and more often to finish this thing. Here’s what we’re looking at:

Meet Vince, our leading man. He’s JMU’s [...]

I’ve been waiting for four weeks on an important computer part, and it finally arrived today – a 32 gigabyte SSD. I immediately got busy turning my Dell Mini 9 into a Macintosh, and I’m pleased to say that the operation was a success. Hackintosh! Today was the third time that I’ve had the pleasure [...]

I lack the energy to verbalize the specifics at the moment. Just know that your pretentious narrator is alive and well, even a little better for the wear. Girl stuff, whee! Ninety CCs of Afghan Whigs, stat!

Great gorky malorky, I’ve been busy. I was up yesterday morning at 7:00 AM to be in a friend’s movie, because I am such a talented actor. All I had to do was be really angry at another person long enough to get it captured on video. And rest assured, it went well – I’ve [...]