I talk a good game.
- Video Interview With Allan Aguirre Of Men As Trees Walking
On August 31st, 2010, I had the privilege of interviewing renown Christian alternative music legend Allan Aguirre. Allan is best known for his time fronting the groundbreaking band Scaterd Few, but is currently leading a unique new music project called Men As Trees Walking. In this two-part interview, Allan discusses the meaning of the band’s [...]
- Hammering Lemons
Nine months ago today, life handed me some lemons. That’s right, I’m already heading in hardcore cliche territory with this blog. The very first sentence had a phrase fit for a Hallmark card, or worse… a Lifetime movie of the week. I’m shuddering now, are you too?
Anyway, 39 weeks ago (or 273 [...]
- My Museum of Science and Industry “Month at the Museum” Application Video
If you’re here at Silverladder.com, chances are you’re familiar with me. If you’re not familiar with me, I’m Shane Watson, and this is my application video for the Museum of Science and Industry’s “Month at the Museum” experiment.
Here it is. I’ve finally decided to release it, especially considering that we’re nearly 10 [...]
- “Their Prices Are Better Anyway”
Tonight I took a late trip to the grocery store after realizing the refrigerator was looking rather bare. One of the worst enemies of my efforts to eat clean and continue to get in better shape is the occasional lack of good, healthy foods around the house. When a grocery trip becomes overdue [...]
- I Went For A Walk
I went for a walk tonight after dinner. Dinner was early, and we’re not far removed from the summer solstice, so the sun was still up. Also, this is Arizona in July. The sum of all the aforementioned equals the fact that it was 111 degrees Fahrenheit when I began my walk.
I [...]
- Dying In Dreams
“And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad. The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had.” –Tears For Fears (”Mad World”)
While that may be the case for the dreams in which I am dying, it certainly isn’t the case for the ones where [...]
- So, You’re A Writer?
“So, you’re a writer?”
Yes, I even have the piece of paper to prove it. They made it official many years ago. For what it’s worth, some of those who confirmed it have grand titles like “Doctor,” though I can’t recall if there was a king or a “sir” in there anywhere.
“Does that mean [...]
- Thank You For Not Being Human
Since beginning my new plan to accomplish certain goals by my next birthday, I’ve made a point to try to blog daily again. I was writing new entries each day at the start of the year, but that consistency was quickly derailed when I had to deal with the overwhelming response to my YouTube [...]
- 122 Days
122 days
Four months
17 weeks
These are three different ways of saying the same thing. These are three amounts of time between now and then on the calendar. These are three measurements of the same distance between here and there on the map.
I’ve been taking stock of my life lately and have forced [...]
- Summer Has A Way
Summer has a way of making me remember things that I so desperately want to hold on to. Some of my greatest memories are tied into the more unforgivingly hot months of the year, in years long gone. Many of the best moments came on rooftops during evenings that were still in the [...]
