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Thoughts on Religion
Maybe I've written about this before, but it's on my mind today, so we're talking about religion. I was not raised with religion; I value...
Jordan Drayer
Jun 295 min read


Odysseus (and Goal-Setting)
Comparing Odysseus' journey with dreams and goal-setting in modern life.
Jordan Drayer
Jun 224 min read


Importance of Community
Yesterday at temple, a family came for what was essentially a baby-naming, except that the child was six years old. The reasons had to do...
Jordan Drayer
Jun 153 min read


Books I'm Currently Reading
Books I've been reading recently: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron The Power of the Actor by Ivan Chubbuck Drive: The Surprising Truth...
Jordan Drayer
Jun 84 min read


Foundations
Continuing the count of the Omer, which again is the 49 days between the second night of Passover and Shavuot, we are ending the week of...
Jordan Drayer
May 253 min read


Voiceover Career Catapult
So yes, I fell off the Omer wagon; I was going to do a blog post for that week's middah, but the last four weekends have all been very...
Jordan Drayer
May 183 min read


Love Themes - Counting the Omer
Chesed is 99% of the time translated as "loving-kindness." To me, this means acting towards another person with respect of their time, not making fun of them like for how they look, speak, or act, listening when they speak without interrupting too much, abiding by their boundaries (like if they don't want to hug, don't hug them), and just generally being nice.
Jordan Drayer
Apr 205 min read


Passover Themes
Passover is coming soon, with its themes of slavery, freedom, and redemption. I find it to be a fun holiday, since I've been lucky to...
Jordan Drayer
Apr 64 min read


Believing There is No Wrong Path
Here I am continuing my existential, philosophical musings, this time riffing off of a comment I read recently on Reddit, the idea of...
Jordan Drayer
Feb 236 min read


Review of Suite Française
A few months ago, my friends took me to The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. In many ways, it's meant more for the Instagram...
Jordan Drayer
Feb 164 min read


So What's Wrong With Me?
Listing out complaints in the hopes of commiserating with other freelancers
Jordan Drayer
Feb 26 min read


Creating a DnD World
My friends and I ended a Dungeons and Dragons campaign recently that lasted a year and eight months. I've heard of games that have been...
Jordan Drayer
Jan 265 min read


Los Angeles Wildfires
2025 is off to a dynamic start in Los Angeles with two huge wildfires and several smaller ones. I've never lived so closed to one before....
Jordan Drayer
Jan 123 min read


What's the Point?
What's the point to creating your own things, if no one else is going to read it, watch it, look at it, listen to it, etc.? Is the...
Jordan Drayer
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Perceived Lazy
In my mind, I have an unnatural predilection for "needing to be productive." I'm probably not alone in this, so this is my observation to...
Jordan Drayer
Dec 15, 20245 min read


Reflections on Baldur's Gate 3
In my traditional fashion, I beat the incredible game of Baldur's Gate 3 last night (or very early this morning). I have a habit of...
Jordan Drayer
Nov 17, 20243 min read


Get Your Game On LA 2024
This weekend I'm in the middle of attending Get Your Game On, Los Angeles 2024, put on by Rachel Naylor's The Voiceover Network. Friday...
Jordan Drayer
Nov 3, 20244 min read


Creosote Tattoo
I got a new tattoo! This is my third one, the biggest now and most prominent, so why not have record somewhere of why it's special to me?...
Jordan Drayer
Oct 27, 20243 min read


What Would You Bring?
Finishing up the Jewish High Holy Days is Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. The belief is the gates are closing on God's decision for who...
Jordan Drayer
Oct 13, 20244 min read


New Year Thoughts on Return
The Jewish new year of Rosh HaShanah (literally "head of the year") was Wednesday night through Thursday night (or Friday night if you're...
Jordan Drayer
Oct 6, 20243 min read
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