B-Sides Archive - Driven by Boredom

Art Show In LA This Weekend

This weekend I am going back to LA for the first time in way too long. I have a few photos in the Superchief Contagious Culture show on Saturday night (7-11pm at Superchief Gallery). The show is curated by LA photography legend Estevan Oriol and I was so psyched my photos made the cut. Not only do I love Superchief (been doing stuff with them for pretty much as long as they have existed) but it means a ton that Estevan dug my stuff. Anyway, when I sent in my photos I mentioned that I wish I could be there for the opening and it made me think, maybe I can be there? I looked up flights and I had …

On The Importance Of Alexander Ovechkin

Last night the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and it seems like the perfect time to finish this article I began working on when Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky to become the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. To understand the importance of Alexander Ovechkin, all you need to do is look back at how I became a Washington Capitals in the first place. Growing up in suburban DC in the 80s the first live sporting events I ever attended were Georgetown Hoyas basketball games. My dad was an alum and raised me on players like Dikembe Mutumbo, Alonso Mourning and eventually Allen Iverson. But outside of the Hoyas, my dad would take my brother and …

New Shop, New Product!

The new Driven By Boredom shop launched today and I launched a super limited new product and I wanted to hit you with a quick B-Side post about it. I had been using Etsy for years but for a bunch of reason I switched over. Big Cartel looks better, I have a custom domain and my fees are way lower. I do have to pay a monthly fee, which is not ideal if I am not selling stuff, but hopefully it makes sense for everyone. At least now you don’t have to sign up for an account or anything. If you buy anything, let me know how it goes. I haven’t tested anything so here’s hoping nothing goes wrong… The …

Site Update, Life Update

Since I last left you guys, I found out that I had a tumor and as of April 1st it is no longer inside my head and just a couple of days ago I found it it was non-cancerous. They found a little bit of bone degradation when they were in there but they apparently did a little bone graft and otherwise the surgery was successful. My surgeon thinks they got all of it, but I am gonna have to have a ton of check ups over the next two years to make sure it doesn’t come back, and then once a year for the rest of my life. I guess I now forever have a pre-existing condition. Good times. …

Let’s Talk About My Tumor

My entire life I have had sinus issues. I am allergic to dust which is just everywhere so I spent my life not being able to breathe very well. I have this memory of going to an allergist as a kid and asking him why it doesn’t help when I blow my nose and he told me that my nasal passages were just swollen so I would just sort of have to deal with it. I just accepted that as fact for the next three decades. A few months ago I was listening to a podcast and one of the hosts was talking about how he had sinus surgery to help open up his nasal passages. I had no idea …