Dia de los Eddy: a Day in 1 Minute

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to start making a video about every day in la casa de Rivas. I’m not really sure what started the idea (probably because we didn’t have power for about 12 hours on a Sunday and I got bored), but I’ve been mostly sticking with it, minus a day here and there.

There’s actually something really fun and challenging about trying to figure out new ways to communicate the same information over and over. The same kind of challenges a writer faces all the time.

Also it’s nice having a record of this time in my daughters’ lives. I think in a few years’ time I’ll be pretty happy that I did this.

Here are some of my favorites:


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Icepocalypse 2014: The Documentary

It was a bit crazy here in Houston the last couple of days. Schools, shut down from icy conditions. Accidents, piling up all across the city. Ice, destroying our society with its crystalline coating.

Someone had to document the catastrophe. It might as well have been me.

#1: Before

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