Watching Myself on a Big Screen

“Coffee Talking Mental Coffins” was screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival last month at the Regal L.A. Live movie theater. This new cut of “Coffee Talking Mental Coffins” is over ten minutes long and I divulged more about the connections between my...

WHAT is MY NAME?

My birth name is Kuo Ping Chih (郭禀志). Kuo (郭) is my last name and family name which means castle or fort. Ping (禀) technically is my middle name and it means wise or wisdom. Chih (志) is my actual name which means courage or bravery. My mother wanted me to be wise and...

Summer Road Trip

Over the Memorial Weekend, my friend and I drove through the Deep South from Miami to Dallas. We drove along the east coast of Florida and visited places like West Palm Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, and St. Augustine. From there, we cut through...

Mourn the Death by Celebrating a Living

On the last day of February, Maggie dog passed away at age eleven. When my best friend Matt and I were roommates, Matt fostered Maggie first, then adopted her a couple of days later. Maggie was a rescued puppy. Her previous owner dumped her on a hot street in New...