I am Justin Tadlock.

I am also a writer. A front-end developer. A gardener. A small-town Alabama kid just trying to figure out whatever it is that that folks are supposed to figure out on this journey. Welcome to my little home on the web.

Accepted

Yes, another college movie about partying and all the fun you’ll have when you’re there. But, is there something more? I would go as far as saying there is. While, for the most part, this is another rehash of the onslaught of college movies that we’ve seen for the past … Continue reading →

Junebug

I am in awe of Amy Adams’ performace in director Phil Morrison’s take on the South. She played the perfect southern girl. She talked a lot (probably making up for more than half the film’s dialogue), but she did it right. Usually, when someone recommends a film to me and … Continue reading →

Empire Falls

So, I finally caved and bought the DVD version of Empire Falls based off Richard Ruso’s novel. And the first thing I have to say is that it was good. Not as good as the novel, but still good. I actually didn’t know that Russo himself had written the screenplay. … Continue reading →

Justin Tadlock On Writing

This is a little something I wrote to help me out with a presentation in Fiction Writing I. I gave each student in the class a copy of this and a copy of “Claws.” My teacher actually asked me if she could use this to show other classes. Interview With … Continue reading →

Here’s a neat video to watch that was posted in one of my Technology, Literacy, & Culture WebCT discussions: Caroline Ting: RAM. We’re discussing Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. So, the video definitely goes along with that.

Yes, I’ve been influenced by Facebook. So, I’ve decided to mimic their design for my next theme. I think I’ll call it Facebook Mimic. It’s not finished yet. I haven’t decided whether I’m keeping the same colors, and I need a good header.

What Next?

What can you do with an English major? That has been a concern for me ever since I stepped into my first upper-level English course. This runs parallel to the major question in any person’s life, especially a soon-to-be college graduate’s: What am I supposed to do? Or, what next? … Continue reading →

Fiction Writing, Cell Phone GPS, & Narnia

It’s been a long two days. And I’m not even through with the stuff that I was supposed to have done today. Well, the only thing I have left to do is finish my short story for Fiction Writing I. I was determined to finish it today, but I simply … Continue reading →

Full Day Ahead

Okay, I am moving myself along this week slowly, my body dragging my lagging brain along inch by inch throughout the day. And it’s already Tuesday night. Tomorrow, I have to meet with my Techonology, Literacy, & Culture group to work on our video project, read Chapter 3 of The … Continue reading →

When The Wind Blows & The Lake House

I had to put these two amazing books together in my review. James Patterson’s When the Wind Blows and The Lake House were a great weeklong diversion from reality. But, actually not that far-fetched. I just so happen to be reading Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend … Continue reading →