captured on 8.23.2011

 

we moved.

we were welcomed.

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200% improvement by our good friend Jon:

Srsly.  So much better.  

Off the paper & into execution

Today I viewed this blogpost by my friend's sister, Rachel Thurston.

The video is touching, o' course.  But what touched me most was the following quote.

If I have any advice for other human beings out there it’s this: Record Your Life.

As soon as I read it, I thought "Doy!  I want to."  

{I just typed and subsequently deleted a whole paragraph that tried to express my feelings about blog stereotypes, posing for photographs, and what reality is.

In a nutshell, I fear trying to make my life appear glitzy and perfect.  

I don't want to turn into everything I hate about blogs.

In a tinier, pistachio nutshell, I could just change this blog to private and not invite anyone if I really wanted to stop debating what a blog is and should be every time I post something.}

MY NEW GOAL FOR THE NEXT WHILE IS:  CREATE AND RECORD MORE THINGS.

AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE GOAL IS ALSO INSPIRED BY THIS

So.  I'm not trying to capture and sum up my life.  I'm just recording parts of it.  audio & visual.  And posting things I create in an endeavor to inspire myself to create more often.  And to work on communicating ideas visually.

There.

and

Here.

Is.

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This is how I feel after 8 hours at work.

it's a tired-out question.

am i weird enough to ever produce great art?
or does achieving the peace in life that i'd like mean that my art and talent lose focus?
is it possible to focus fully on more than one thing?