Sep 22, 2021Pair of JeansWhen returning pants creates a unintentional causality loop in time. — About 3 weeks ago I bought a pair of jeans from Target. They were Denizen by Levis — Ok, they’re the cheap Levis, sue me. Which is weird that I bought a pair, because I came home with one pants, not two. Why is it a pair? Anyway, after a…Comedy3 min readComedy3 min read
Nov 3, 2020My Fellow Americans, Today You Have a Choice.[A public service announcement] — My fellow Americans. Today, you have a choice. I don’t know if you are aware, but there’s an elderly man contest today, and you get to pick whether you like vanilla or orange. Now, I’m not sure when our electoral process turned into a creamsicle, but it’s entirely likely that…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Jun 2, 2017When Crushing It Crushes You BackThe Importance of Self-Care for Entrepreneurs Creative Baydreams I’ve never been hit by a bus, but I’m imagining this is what it felt like. Everything was sore. Everything hurt. I had big splotches of red, inflamed skin that looked like road rash, tastefully hidden beneath sleeves and band-aids. My head…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·May 24, 2017A Monkey Ate My Scooter SeatHow to Use Mindfulness to Survive Random Disasters — Creative Baydreams We were all head down in our laptops, typing away. Suddenly the word began spreading through the coworking space like a wildfire — a pack of monkeys was destroying the seats of scooters in the parking lot. Now, granted, this is probably not what happened in your office…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·May 6, 2017To Niche or Embrace Your Inner Polymath?Specializing in One Thing or In Many — Creative Baydreams I’m having trouble “finding my niche” in my freelance copywriting business. The thing is, I’m totally OK with that — even if you’re not. I’m what you might call a writing polymath — basically, I can write about lots of things that interest me (and quite a few…Freelancing3 min readFreelancing3 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Apr 26, 2017Sometimes Breaking Things Is GoodYou Don’t Have to Settle for Mediocrity — Creative Baydreams The small plastic-shelled electronic device flew out of my hand with surprising speed, and smashed into the porch roof post. It shattered into several pieces. I was enraged. Once again, the AT&T microcell antenna designed to give me cell signal in my house had failed. Of course, it…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Apr 11, 2017Overcome These 10 Travel PitfallsWhat To Research & Prepare Before You Go Pitfall 1: trap, snare; a pit flimsily covered or camouflaged and used to capture and hold animals or men 2: a hidden or not easily recognized danger or difficulty I’ve seen a lot of travelers in flimsily covered pits. Not real pits…Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Apr 4, 201710 Ways to Survive and Thrive CoworkingCreative Baydreams It’s becoming more and more likely every day that you’ll be sharing your workplace with other people who have different businesses than you. Why is this happening, and how do you handle your almost inevitable transition to a coworking space? The worldwide coworking revolution is in full swing…Coworking8 min readCoworking8 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Mar 25, 2017The Note BeforeIt lay there, crinkled and tattered, the dirt of a million shoe prints slowly clinging to its yellowing surface. A rat skittered past, not so much as sniffing the very thing that reeked more of death than the rat itself. …Short Story4 min readShort Story4 min read
Feb 7, 2017Reaching the Digital Nomad SummitCreative Baydreams An Eyewitness Account of Nomad Summit 2017, Chiang Mai It’s my first time in Thailand, first time in Chiang Mai, and 3rd country on my digital nomad world tour. I’m here to check out the location independent entrepreneur scene and meet as many people as I can. My trip conveniently aligns with Nomad Summit 2017. This is…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
