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.

Finding Motivation To Finish It Out

I’ve already started to get the pre-semester emails from my professors for this semester. The most interesting so far is from Judy Troy, my professor for Fiction Writing I. “…write with honesty and gusto, and do not try to make somebody believe that you are smarter than you are. What’s … Continue reading →

First Blog From My Parents' Home

Hey, I’m actually blogging from my parents’ house. How cool is that? Four years ago they couldn’t manage to get a computer in the house for their bright young high school graduate. Now, they have, not only a computer and internet, but wireless. The world has changed a bit in … Continue reading →

Quitting Work For Better Time Management

I quit two of my yard work jobs today, Mrs. Cannon and Mrs. Crowder. It actually went fairly well. Especially with Mrs. Cannon. I thought she’d be the hardest to get rid of, but she said she could probably find a replacement for me pretty soon. So, no worries. I … Continue reading →

Many Updates & J-Jordan's Birthday

I’ve been on a bit of a website update rampage as of late. I finally got off of my lazy butt and blogged the other day. That, in turn, led to me sifting through piles of endless code for days on end. Therefore, I haven’t blogged since then. But, I … Continue reading →

Searching For Desire

Just a little over two months ago, I was starting to build a readership. Yes, maybe not large, but a real readership. Why did I let all that go? Laziness. Maybe. I think, really, I was just bored. Unimaginative. Or better yet, I had no desire to blog. Which has … Continue reading →

The Unnamed Girl File Part 2

Okay, so I’m a day late on blogging. Oh well. I would like to talk about my entire weekend back home, but something interesting happened during that time. If you recall The Unnamed Girl File post I made not too long ago, this little anecdote might interest you. I seen … Continue reading →

Missing My Wordpress Anniversary

I’m going to visit the folks today. So, I won’t be around to celebrate my one year Wordpress anniversary that started with Still Finding Style way back on May 13, 2005. Oh well, maybe I can celebrate it when I get back on Monday. Until then, enjoy the site. Look … Continue reading →

Searching, Cleaning, & Gatsby

I’ve been searching my brain for something to write about tonight. I moved some shelves over and peeked through some almost forgotten drawers, and I still haven’t found anything that is worth posting here to the world. What is it with me and the mind and brain analogies for the … Continue reading →

The Unnamed Girl File

I had this weird dream a few weeks back, and I got up and jotted down some notes about it the next morning, April 20, 2006. Here’s what I wrote down: What happens when you meet someone you were long ago in love with, and you never thought you wouldn't … Continue reading →

Taking My Language With Me

Since I’m not much in a blogging mood tonight, I figured I’d give everyone a little taste of the kind of work that I do in school. I particularly liked this Think Piece (#9) I did for Dr. Roozen, and since I finished my last final exam this semester in … Continue reading →