its 2008, the first third of january is through, and everything has been quiet. imagination, creativity, the beach... all chilly chilly and covered in snow. what i need right now is a 30 foot gazebo on a stretch of grass about fifty feet from a beach, with my laptop, guitars, amp, keyboard, etc. and an endless summer to use to get things done. maybe it is time to move to the bahamas.
meh. it is time to buckle down and refresh the inspiration, map things out a little better, and utilize time away from work. being creative in your parents house is not an easy feat. living at home makes you feel somewhat stunted, like you are having a nice dream so you decide to go back to sleep for a while, and end up sleeping in for way more than you had anticipated. your day gets fucked, things get moved around.. plans are compressed. then again, time is an illusion of restriction.
work has turned to monotony. a person can only deal out so many genuine smiles and hellos in a single day, let a lone a month or several months. and whats worse is when, after a few hours of shuffling through crusty old impatient wayland people, someone comes in that you actually want to and you cant because you are in Work Mode. it just stays with you until you leave, and lots of opportunities to talk to nice girls go by. woe is me.
i re-arranged the recording setup in my bedroom. next: one or two new microphones, once my beautiful Axiom 61 arrives in the mail.
ooo baby. i cant wait for the craziness that that thing will inspire. first off, i will spend lots of time learning to play keyboard with better agility and skill. also, i want to start Ear Training once again. gotta dust off the old books and use the piano for interval and scale exercises. and last, its just going to be so much fun using Reasons soundbank with that thing. oh man.
i could use another snow storm. a big one, with like 30 inches over a day and a half, cutting off the power to starbucks and forcing me to have a three day weekend locked in my room watching The Wire and playing, and walking bella to the beach through the fresh snow.
i love that picture of pazu so much. i miss that kitty.
more things to come. oh yeah, links.
scotch mist
current obsession
amazing interview. thanks to mammon
