Monday, February 19, 2007

Listen to the Music... Frisbees are the coolest thing ever!

So a strange breakthrough for me... I now have some tracks up that were mixed in November... Rough mixes I have been listening to for my album... I have always not liked sharing before I consider something being done... But hell, people need to hear this, I think critiques will help... All the songs are in a very rough state... But whatever... CHECK IT!

So today was the first Frisbee golf day I have ever had. And it was the most amazing thing. It's free it's super fun, super sweet, and you meet super cool people doing it. Basically you could go bungee jumping in New Zealand but it wouldn't be as much fun as a day at the frisbee golf course aweee hell no!!!! I got some good time in with my bro! I got some of Santa Cruz's finest and I got sun burnt! How fricken sweet is that? So well after all that... What did I learn? Well welly well... Some things on my mind today:

The things that people consider trivial are sometimes the most important things is life.

My brother told me this when I asked him about why he races... He said, "I just wanted to see what it would feel like..." I was happy he said that but now I realize that we learn from things with more than our eyes and ears, we feel... Well I knew we felt but I now realize that's the way we articulate... Touch / feel... See, Hear.... Yeah. all those things. what am I talking about again....?

I also got a good idea about how I am gonna start my first short film...

Setting: BLACK SCREEN...
Sound: You hear a spray paint can shaking... The marble in the spray can...

Good dialog, "Yeah I live in my car... Wanna make out with me...?"

More quotes today:

"Passion is contagious." "Passion is what differentiates us..."

Lastly... Keep a good name, in every aspect of the word.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

David Lynch, A Phase Shift, and finally a new outlook.

So I was reading David Lynch's new book "Catching the Big Fish" today and I found several great quotes but here is one I should never forget:
"Anger depression and sorrow are beautiful things, but they're like poison to the film maker or artist. They're a vise grip on creativity. If you're in that grip, you can hardly get out of bed, much less experience the flow of creativity and ideas. You must have clarity to create. You have to be able to catch ideas." - David Lynch

It's been such a beautiful week, my ears finally feel like they are starting to work again. My brain is starting to think much more logically, and... well I just feel amazing over all. I set my sights to finish the album by the 7th of next month. I just need to get this thing done... If I don't put a date to get done, it will never ever ever get done. So the 7th is the day...

I finally feel like I am pushing through the phase shift, my normal self seems to be creeping out of the darkness. It was being held down by a number of things but finally, finally I see some light, it's a bit murky but it's beautiful all the same.