NOTEBOOK
Commentary, experiments, failures (more often than not) and experiences in the field.
The Charlie Brown Question
“I going kill myself.” No sooner did it leave his lips than I pounced on his statement with a question. “Where did you hear that?” His little formative 3-year-old mind had already moved on to more fertile pastures, a grouping of Lego blocks for the moment. “Where did you hear that, Finn?” I didn’t want […]
Office Spaced
This is my last video, and as such, I thought we should go out with a… suit. My birthday suit, perhaps? I recently got a new job that has me, get this, showering and shaving. All the time. Weird, right? While I don’t have to wear a suit on the regular, I occasionally need to […]
The DON’Ts of Waiting on Tables of Families
There is an art to waiting tables. It is a dying art. It’s certainly a really a hard job, but there are tricks to it. To make it not be so awful. Everyone knows it must be a gruesome task to wait on tables that contain kids, but I’m a parent, so I’m not writing […]
The Breakfast NASA Launch
Remember how I said my wife, Avara, didn’t want to be in the videos? Well, while shooting one day we had to film a part where I drop off Finn at “his school” and we didn’t have anyone to play his teacher. Avara happened to be on the set so she could take Finn home […]
In Praise of Mediocrity
As a father, I am not perfect. In fact, I’m so far from perfect, if I wanted to overnight a letter to perfect, it would cost me $46. David and the Vienna clan. So, while I do strive for perfection, I think mediocrity serves as a realistic short-term goal for me””mostly because I’ve already attained […]
Dreams Float
This is, by far, my favorite video of those we’ve done with Kia. My son Finn has become the grandest storyteller. When the other kids at school wrote little stories, most of them gave two-sentence answers. Finn’s piece of paper was two paragraphs of intricate detail. We share a love for imagination. Also, the thing […]
Baby Jogger Strollers, Journal #3: STROLLAPALOOZA
Having trouble watching the video? CLICK HERE! Two things you need to know about this post: 1. You can win a rad Baby Jogger stroller. 2. The video in this post is awesome. Well, I may be overselling Item #2 but seriously this Baby Jogger City Versa is worth over $450 retail and comes in […]
Awkward Alert!
When my wife said she wouldn’t appear in ANY of the videos for this thing, my first thought was “Oh, GREAT. I HOPE I DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING UNCOMFORTABLE ON CAMERA.” And, then they were like… “you’re going on a date night. Or lunch. Or whatever.” Well, what better way to to make it […]
Top 5 Fatherhood Songs of the 90’s
I’m something of an audiophile. My father loved music. My mother loved it equally, but in more sentimental ways. So it’s no wonder I slowly gained the ability to listen to an album and know which three songs would be the band’s first, second and third singles. It became a parlor trick I used to […]
I Turn My Head for Just One Week
I’ll never forgive myself. Or the Universe. I was gone for a week. Just one week! I’m in his room playing and he just said “those” instead of “dozes.” One Day Earlier Lugging my bags to the curb, I met my family with a mountain range of a smile set against the gray sky of […]
