It's Too F...ing Hot!

Cancelled my plans to go out today because of the weather. Yeah I know, back in January I was complaining about the cold and the snow and all that. This week, the aveage temperature is supposed to be up in the 90's. Wednesday is supposed to be around 100, with humidity and chance for thunderstorms almost every day. It's getting like Arizona!

The Sequel

Why does everything seem to come around full circle sometimes? Is it because we run out of new ideas? Or is it because we find it easier to revisit old territory rather than stake out new ground? Maybe it's because the money is just too good to pass up. Maybe it's because we want to start over again, but left something unfinished. Maybe it's a combination of all those things. Looking through a box of old stuff, I found a screenplay I never finished writing. I started reading it and a few pages in realized why I never finished it. I was dissatisfied with the direction it was going in. I put it back in the box and left it until the next time I decide to clean out the studio.

Procrastination Is The Root of Laziness

I've been taking time away from processing a recent photo shoot. It's not that the pictures came out bad at all, just that I have so many other things I'd rather be doing. I'm trying to reconfigure my space, which has become a more daunting task than I realized. Also it's summer and excepting the recent heat, I'd much rather be doing things outside!
So I bought a Moleskine, which I find to be an easier fit in my camera bag than other notebooks I've tried. Now I've got to come up with something profound enough to write in it!

Currently Listening To:

Pink Floyd - Relics, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (R.I.P. Syd)
Motorhead - Best Of
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways
The Police - Synchronicity
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

Upon Syd Barrett's Passing.....

I was wondering if he ever knew how much of an influence he had over the generations of artists who followed him. And I was surprised to find how much he influenced David Bowie. I'd never heard that before. It's amazing how you study a particular artist or musician to find their influence leads you in a direction you didn't expect.
As a creative person myself, I find inspiration every day that leads me to a different place. Be it a sound, the way the light hits an object, a pretty girl looking at you across the aisle in the supermarket, anything can inspire you to create. Sometimes I wish I could turn it off for awhile, but then I realize it's the way I experience life. And I'm thankful for that, because I couldn't imagine not seeing the world in my own way.
Which brings me back to Syd. I read that he spent his time painting, riding his bike around Cambridgeshire, and tending the garden. He may not have been making music, but he found other outlets for his creativity.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Sad ending to a tragic story. I wonder if he ever knew how much of an influence he had over three generations of musicians.

Guardian Unlimited Arts | Arts news | Syd Barrett dies aged 60

Sometimes I'm Confident,.....

Sometimes I'm totally clumsy. Generally I'm comfortable and secure with myself, perfectly capable and able to converse on a variety of subjects. Confident enough to start conversations, smile and flirt with relative ease. In some situations, I lose my composure, trip over something or just make a total fool of myself. Today, for example, I went out to run some errands. Went to get a haircut, no problem. Went to the bookstore after that, looking at music and photography books and magazines I spend too much money on, again no problem. I walk into another store I frequent and I don't know what happened. I'm fine walking through the store. There's a woman that works there I have a bit of a crush on and I'm still okay as I smile and say 'hello' walking past her in the aisle. So I grab what I went in there for and as I'm leaving there's this woman in a nice summer dress walking toward the door. I'm on the sidewalk out front and she's still in the parking lot walking toward me. Don't know what happened, but I started to take a step back towards the door. Then I thought 'What am I doing?' and continued walking to my car. And I felt like a complete dork!

Finally.... A Nice Weekend!

The weather was agreeable and I spent part of my Saturday taking pictures of random stuff, including a frog sunning itself on the roof of the shed. Added a couple of shots to my flickr page for your enjoyment or ridicule.

Not much else happening, although I should be processing more shots from yesterday. Of course I have to work tomorrow!

Listening To:

World Party - Goodbye Jumbo (Another CD I loaned out years ago and never saw again)
Blackfield - (self-titled) Saw them open for Porcupine Tree last year (Steven Wilson of P-Tree plays guitar)
Porcupine Tree - On The Sunday of Life....