Special thanks to Anna for pestering me (okay, it wasn't THAT bad) as to when I was planning to start blogging again. Fortunately--at least for the time being--the time seems to be now. And, as per usual, it seems to be inspired by personal crisis. I mean, isn't that the case? We all start blogging (or writing or journalling) when we have some personal shit to sort out, right? In my case, it's really not all that serious. Sam is still in Naples while I'm getting a headstart on our new life in Orlando and yeah, it gets lonely. The other part of it is that although I fully anticipated moving the Horbawrong Show to a once-a-month production, the reality of having so much downtime between episodes is that there is a very real creative void in my life. Which, if you're paying attention, is only amplified by the loneliness. Yay! The very last element to all of this is the challenge of acclimating to the new job and finding that balance between work and personal life. For once in my life, I have a job that seems to fulfill my creative needs (seriously: WOW) but that seems to only emphasize the desire to do absolutely nothing when I get home from work.

Ultimately, I'm in a dangerous (albeit familiar) place in my motivation. And if the Horbawrong Show is going to be once-monthly and until I get my footing in my new job, I need to find a more personal, immediate way to unleash my creativity and find my center. So that's my goal and yeah, maybe it's an element of Project:Reboot, but ultimately I want to find a way to unleash my creativity on a daily basis.

Today, I took some photos. Check them out on my Facebook page!
 


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Slacktive
02/17/2011 1:34pm

I'm all for daily creativity. I like the way artists use the werd 'practice' to describe their werk. Practice yer craft daily, with every step you take into every new place. Always be "casing the place". Lookin' fer yer angle/angel.

Value this time away from yer love and find it to be a lesson in communication. Give her the time you wish you could spend with her in a letter (yeh man, on PAPER!)or other emotive media.

I'll listen to anybody talk about process and motivation in their creative endeavors. I'm often the classic case of more inspiration than motivation - ideas buried under ideas. How do you sort through the contents of yer cranium? How does anybody decide on which turd to polish?

We've all rebooted now let's look at how the "drive" is werkin'.

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02/18/2011 1:23pm

Yay! The blog is back!

I tend to either write or draw something every day, and while most of it stays off of the internet never to be seen again, I still feel like it helps just to do it.

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