Blog

Links to all the blog posts that have appeared on Jon of All Trades and Eks Axis.

On Surgery, Recovery, and Confession

“Ok, see you in a bit, babe. I love you! Good luck!” That’s my wife standing right at the doorway that separates the area she’s allowed to be in from the one she isn’t allowed to be in. “Whoa, hey! C’mere and give me a kiss, bay-bay!” There’s no fucking way I’m heading off to…

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On Fear, Health, and Tomorrow’s Surgery

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”― Margaret Atwood Unless I had a herniated disk in my back that shot hot pain knives down both sciatic nerves or a cough that I couldn’t get rid of for over a month or something outside of maybe…

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Forty-two

A few days ago I saw this tweet: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it because look at big ol’ Nikola. He’s the best player in the NBA and he’s just boogeyin’ and singin’ along to a song he obviously knows and loves, glass of wine in hand, and everyone around him is…

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What Does a Podcast Producer Even Do?

I used to get impostor syndrome because I was worried I didn’t actually know what I was doing. I lacked confidence in my abilities, my knowledge or my experience. That’s the classic definition of the term. Now I get impostor syndrome because my job title sounds like it’s total bullshit. Tell someone you’re a professional…

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Tales from MVT: “Wires” by RED FANG

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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Tales from MVT: “Cure For Me” by Aurora

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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Tales from MVT: “California Girls” and “Just a Gigolo (I Ain’t Got Nobody)” by David Lee Roth

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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Tales from MVT: “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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Jon of All Trades at 9: Pulling Back

(TL/DR: I’m not quitting this show. I’m just busy with a lot of other projects, so don’t expect updates on this site regularly, or all that frequently. There will sometimes be interviews and sometimes blog posts when I feel like it or need a no-stakes creative outlet. If you miss me, listen to Happy Friday….

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Tales from MVT: Kenzo World

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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