Journal

The closest thing to the O.G. “Blog” – daily happenings, minutia, and quick thoughts.

Enjoy the Challenge

“That was easier than I thought it was going to be.” I actually said that after completing my brother’s birthday video. I meant it, but it does gloss over some pretty major things. This post is mostly for me to remember some specific details, but also for those who may want to know how much (or how little) effort was required in remaking Enjoy the Silence, one of Depeche Mode’s most iconic videos. Leaping Into the Void Mary (mostly) convinced me to do this project while we were chatting before bedtime on December 15. As usual, once an idea grabs … Continue reading

Let the Water Hold Me Down

As David Byrne once said, “Well… how did I get here?” This has been the most difficult Song-A-Day I’ve gone through in many respects, and almost every day was a fight of some kind. But apparently I was so busy looking at my feet trying not to trip that by the time I looked up, I’d reached the destination. And there’s yet another Brian Eno connection to the month: he produced and co-wrote that song. All of these Brian Eno moments over the last month weren’t intentional, I just kept finding more and more ways he’d influenced me directly, or … Continue reading

I’m So Happy.

Have you ever been in one of those moods where you look at a cluttered room and realize you’re actually in the mood to get rid of things? That box of cables that you’ve been hanging on to, “just in case,” or that huge pile of clothes, most of which are out of style or no longer fit? It’s not enough to know that you should do something about it, you have to be ready to do it. You have to be so sick of the mess that you immediately turn around, grab the giant trash bag, and go to … Continue reading

Love and Life Are Deep

Moving Pictures

I can’t overstate how influential Neil Peart has been on my life. He and his two cronies were with me for hours and hours of D&D, thousands of bus rides and car trips, hundreds of notebook doodles, and many deep discussions of life, politics, philosophy, religion, and what it means to be a free and independent human being. He lived an amazing yet often tragic life. Watching how he dealt with some of these things helped me deal with my own tragedies, even if not in the same way. He was a reluctant, even unwilling celebrity, but if you happened … Continue reading