Joel Keller Freelance Writer

A new blog is a-comin’…

Folks, I know that I haven't updated this blog in a long time... in fact, my next dentists' appointment is coming up, and I know I haven't updated here since the last one. Anyway, I've been busy: got a battlefield promotion to Editor of TV Squad, and am looking into some other revenue streams (including voice over work), so an unpaid blog (especially with such a lax editor... heh) is pretty low on my priority list.

What does all this mean? That Brain Blurps is going to change: my thinking is that the entire JoelKeller.com site will become more blog-like, which will make it easier for me to update. Since I don't want to maintain two blogs that get no audience, I'll likely just merge this entire thing into one big blog. Look for it either late in December or early next year.

In the meantime, you can read my TV Squad interview with Eddie Izzard, where he talks about supporting Dennis Kucinich and a possible movie conclusion for The Riches.

Here’s why I don’t like going to the dentist…

Why is it that, after spending twenty minutes poking at your gums, shooting pain up and down your body, making you bleed, and making you wish you never got out of bed in the morning, the dental hygienist then decides it's a good idea to lecture you on how you need to brush and floss better?

For frick's sake, you'd think that the bleeding and the pain would send enough of a message...

Let’s play a game

Let's play a quick photo game:

How many things are wrong with this picture?

As far as I'm concerned, there's too many to count.

[Photo: Getty Images via USA Today]

My “main gig” has a new look

We just rolled out a new look at TV Squad. Here it is. I like it. It's a whole lot less stodgy than our old site, and the logo is easier to imagine on a t-shirt (heh). Seriously, we have some pretty interesting and dynamic content on TVS, and the old site design just didn't do it justice.

Of course, a few naysayers have already chimed in that they hate the design (and we only rolled it out ninety minutes ago). But each and every site redesign in the history of the internet has been greeted with Bronx cheers; eventually, people get used to the new site and end up even liking it, making the old site look more ancient in comparison. So, if you don't like the new TVS, just wait a little while...

Still ironing things out

For the two people who have visited my heretofore unknown blog... thanks for leaving comments. I'll post more when I get some technical issues straightened out. But for now, enjoy these fun and games...

Ah, to be a middle-aged blogger

This is my first entry. Don't know why I'm starting a blog. Maybe to write the stuff my brain belches up while I'm thinking of what to write for actual cash money. But I'll update this site infrequently with not only the aforementioned belches but with my latest writing endeavors, as well.