I just have had a massive personal upheaval going on lately and I simply haven’t had time to write here.
Eventually I will get back to a regular schedule, but at least for the foreseeable future I shall be very, very sporadic in posting.
I’ve also added the SoundCloud Dropbox to the site. It’s at the very top until I figure out how to move it to a better location…so send me your sounds!
I’d send you mine but alas…I haven’t got any ready for sharing yet.
I’ve just been really busy with family, work, and this weekend my birthday (thanks again for all the great birthday wishes, everyone!
I am working on taking care of my Dad and trying to get him better and help him out with personal and financial affairs as well, so that has kind of put some of the creative stuff on hold.
However an offhand comment by my son has sent a long-dormant story into a new realm of possibilities. The story of Corinne and her key, which had a very long name before - is now called THE MANSION UNDER THE STAIRS.
And you won’t believe the ending!
Cryptic, I know…rest assured I’m working on it. As soon as I finish all these freelance jobs!
Looks pretty cool, huh?
(Source: posh-mouthy-tart, via cherylannreid)
Well this month started out with a bang. Just as January ended, my car’s alternator died, and then I got sick…twice! I was sick at the very end/very beginning of February, then felt good for two days, then…a different ailment altogether. Lovely! Thanks, winter.
I think I have slept more in the past three days than I have in six months. Seriously - about 12-14 hours a day or more; especially yesterday. I haven’t felt this exhausted in ages and I couldn’t have stayed awake if I’d wanted to. I think all the rest paid off though as I am feeling a ton better and the cold/sinus thing seems to have largely vacated the premises. So it’s back to work tomorrow.
As you can probably tell, I never finished the first month’s project and I haven’t started this month’s either so I had best get going. I am my own worst enemy as far as completing things and it seems I can write more about NOT writing than I can writing. I don’t really comprehend that one, but it’s true.
Other than that I have tried to catch up on some things that I’ve wanted to do. I did finish reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was excellent, but strangely written. You can really tell that Stieg Larsson was a journalist, because that’s how the book is written; very matter-of-factly and with almost a clinical feel to it. Despite this oddity, the main characters are pretty fascinating and the mystery that unravels is a good one. I highly recommend it to those of you left you haven’t read it; and yeah, IMO the book was better than the Swedish version and I loved that movie. I haven’t seen the US Fincher-directed version yet but I’m looking forward to it when it comes to the dollar theater or perhaps DVD/Blu-ray.
I have also started reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman (thanks again, Lauren) and it’s a strange one too. I’m not sure if I like it yet and I’m 66 pages in. More on this one as it develops but it’s starting to have that same feeling as his Good Omens book did for me. I finally threw that one away in frustration after trying to read it six times. (Actually I donated it to Goodwill, so don’t get upset.) I just really, really hated that book and it surprised me because I loved his Sandman stuff as well as Neverwhere. Anyway - more on this later.
Hope your February starts out better than mine did. And no, I did not watch the Super Bowl.
Alas! It looks like I am going to MISS my self-imposed deadline of January 31st for my first creative project of 2012. I simply have had way too much going on; mainly financial junk and car repairs and lots and lots of WORK, all of which have taken quite a toll on creativity. I haven’t really gotten time to sit down and really chip away at the first project. It is, in fact, a short story, but I really just can’t make this one work. Unfortunately that means that now Two of 12 is in slight danger as February is a short month and I am now pressed for time to finish it, even though it’s small. But nonetheless I am forging ahead and trying to do my best. Thanks for everyone who’s been supportive, it’s been great and very motivational. I promise to continue to endeavor to bring these things to the table, as I really want all of you see them!
Hi all! I know I haven’t posted too much lately but I’ve been playing around with the new MacBook Pro and getting it all set up and then we upgraded our home internet to U-Verse, I’ve been mucking around with Twitter more and generally trying to get all my ducks in a row.
In other words, while there hasn’t been much activity on the blog/facebook/twitter front, the behind-the-scenes stuff is simmering along slowly but beginning to take shape. I should have my first Creative Project - ONE OF TWELVE - done by January 31. I’ve decided that’s my only rule for this endeavor. I have to embark on 12 creative projects - one for each month - and must have them done by the final day of the month. If they aren’t, I have to just stop working, like the people on Chopped.
The projects can be anything creative, and rest assured that you will begin to see the fruits of these labors very shortly. I’m working with my good friend Herb at Astounding Pictures on Sunday to learn some new tricks and stuff, plus still working with Dave, Dan and Lauren on Tiny Mind projects (but the latter is separate from my 12 in Twelve idea).
The first two, for January and February, are decidedly NON-digital in nature. I hope to finish ONE this week. And then I’ll show it to you and let you decide what to make of it. I’m just excited because I’ve never attempted anything like it before. It may turn out awesome, it may be a disaster, but at least I will have completed it.
So best wishes to all of you, and a special hello to my newest followers, ifilmbecause and cherylannreidbamf!
I joined this and I think I have yet to even poke around. But if you’re out and about on there, you may find me as RedLime Creative. I haven’t really contributed anything (not even a profile pic) but I hope to see some of you there, and here, and elsewhereabouts.
Hopefully one of my TWELVE IN 12 projects will make it up there as a RECord! Probably not until March though, as the first two creations are decidedly non-digital in nature.
Yes, that’s right. This year - for the first time in six years, I have a new computer. And not just any computer, oh no. This is a lovely 15” MacBook Pro, with quad-core i7 processors and it’s running Lion. I also got a fantastic microphone - see here - and a LaCie 2Tb hard drive and also an AppleTV. So yeah, you can say my 2012 has started off with a bang. Now - NOW - I can FINALLY use my computer for REAL projects of creativity. I remain fully committed to having 12 projects begun and completed this year - one for every month. It can be anything I imagine, as long as it gets bloody finished by the last day of the month. I call this my TWELVE in 12! (clever, innit?)
THAT, my friends, is my main goal this year. And yeah…that includes NaNoWriMo in November. October’s project, then, will to be to create, develop and finish the story outline for the novel to be written in November.
So this is a new thing for me - to have an actual plan with actual goals. I’ll reveal more about January’s project as soon as I figure out which of the two I have simmering I really want to finish. Hint: it’s most likely art related, and by that I don’t just mean drawing. I’m thinking I’m going to create a piece of artwork…
More soon, and hope you all enjoy this year’s bloggery!
BTW: THIS IS MY SEVENTY-FIFTH post! I can’t believe I actually made it this far…and STILL no one reading it!
A W E S O M E.
Yeah, it’s late. I was busy and stuff! :)
