Atari and I are back from a visit to the family home.
It wasn't too bad. We wound up having our official holiday meal at Huddle House, which was actually fine with me. I've already done the traditional turkey, dressing, etc., thing at work so I'm set for now.
And today is Black Friday where the lunatics go out to spend their last dollar getting gifts for people who they think will love them for it. Trust me--if they don't love you already ain't no amount of money you can spend that'll change their minds. You just look pretty pathetic. And broke. If the people you loved get pissed at you because you didn't get them what they want then maybe you need to re-evaluate the people you love.
As for me, I'm getting my goddaughter something, and my best friend something, and that'll be all of my xmas shopping for the year. I'll do that online, too, in a couple of weeks. Will they get me anything? Maybe. Maybe not. I don't really care. I love them both from the depths of my cold, black heart regardless.
Anyways, I'm back home, unpacked, showered, ready to relax a while. Probably finally watch the series premier of The Walking Dead, which I got from ITunes the other day. (I watched most of season two on VOD and now I'm hooked. Dammit. Just what I need. A new obsession.)
So, if you got any time off enjoy it. Don't partake of the shopping madness. Give the people on your list a thoughtful little note or something. Maybe a nice box of candy that they like. Don't go broke for them.
If they really love you that's what they'd want.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
For my next trick . . .
I thought I'd give an update as to my plans for future projects. It's been a while.
I'm still waiting on my guest singer to find the time to lay down the vocals for "Travelers." She's pretty busy and with the holidays it might be a while. After she does that I'll do a final mix and upload it to the usual places. I'm sure you'll dig it.
I also want to do another song, one that was inspired directly by my goddaughter--who is getting a co-writing credit on it, since she came up with the whole concept, bascially. Only seven and already knows all about rock and roll. Anyway, that'll be next.
After that I'm planning a pretty big project I'm calling Dagon for now. That may change. It'll be six or eight songs, most of them instrumentals, most of them dark and scary I hope. Another attempt at a soundtrack for a film that doesn't exist. The music that's going through my head now for it is quite powerful and a little complicated--this one is going to be a bit tricky. To be honest I'm a little intimidated. It's going to be a lot of work. But it'll be incredible if I can pull it off.
Problem is, I'm going to be moving in March. So, I'm not going to really get started on it until maybe April. I don't want to get half-way through it and then have to put it down for a couple of months--I know from experience that I can't just go back and pick up somewhere after staying away from a project for more than a couple of days. So, while I'll be planning and writing away, I won't actually start tracking until next spring.
And since this thing is supposed to be a unified whole I probably will upload all of it at once instead of incrementally. So that'll take even longer before you'll be able to freak yourself out with it.
So, in the mean time, you can listen to the stuff I have out there now. You'll find a good mix of heavy, dark tunes, and lighter, introspective stuff, some instrumentals . . . something for everyone. Keep an eye out for the two new songs, and maybe a few others if any stand-alone ideas occur to me in the mean time.
And have a happy holidsy!
I'm still waiting on my guest singer to find the time to lay down the vocals for "Travelers." She's pretty busy and with the holidays it might be a while. After she does that I'll do a final mix and upload it to the usual places. I'm sure you'll dig it.
I also want to do another song, one that was inspired directly by my goddaughter--who is getting a co-writing credit on it, since she came up with the whole concept, bascially. Only seven and already knows all about rock and roll. Anyway, that'll be next.
After that I'm planning a pretty big project I'm calling Dagon for now. That may change. It'll be six or eight songs, most of them instrumentals, most of them dark and scary I hope. Another attempt at a soundtrack for a film that doesn't exist. The music that's going through my head now for it is quite powerful and a little complicated--this one is going to be a bit tricky. To be honest I'm a little intimidated. It's going to be a lot of work. But it'll be incredible if I can pull it off.
Problem is, I'm going to be moving in March. So, I'm not going to really get started on it until maybe April. I don't want to get half-way through it and then have to put it down for a couple of months--I know from experience that I can't just go back and pick up somewhere after staying away from a project for more than a couple of days. So, while I'll be planning and writing away, I won't actually start tracking until next spring.
And since this thing is supposed to be a unified whole I probably will upload all of it at once instead of incrementally. So that'll take even longer before you'll be able to freak yourself out with it.
So, in the mean time, you can listen to the stuff I have out there now. You'll find a good mix of heavy, dark tunes, and lighter, introspective stuff, some instrumentals . . . something for everyone. Keep an eye out for the two new songs, and maybe a few others if any stand-alone ideas occur to me in the mean time.
And have a happy holidsy!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Still Constipated
My imagination, that is.
Interesting metaphor--that imaginative output can be equated with physical waste--but work with me, here. While there may be a vast difference physically between physical and psychic constipation, both considitions have a lot in common.
Ahem. Anyway . . . I've decided to ditch the idea I had earlier. I still think it's a good idea, but it's a good idea for a TV or comic book series, which is something I don't want to start right now. I want something stand alone. A single novel or something like that.
I want to write an SF novel, set in space, about a group of people doing something desperate and heroic. Something like the movie Sunshine, I guess. My problem, now as always, is everything I come up with gets too freaking complicated. Which means the initial idea isn't very strong.
Fellow writers out there, hear me now--if it takes more than three or four sentences to sum up what your work is about, it's too freaking complicated. Simplify it, or do something else, or your work will become a muddled mess, which will totally obscure the story you are trying to tell. I know this, from bitter personal experience.
Personally, not much has been going on with me these days. Work has been busy, but that's a good thing, right? Atari just had a bath and he's pouting about it, which is normal. I'm considering recording an instrumental or something while my potential guest singer ponders whether or not she wants to contribute vocals to this tune I've been working on--she has a rough mix of it now, along with a mix with my own vocals for her to use as guidance as to what I want. We'll see. I think she's kinda iffy about it--it's not what she normally does anyway. I reckon we'll see.
So, enjoy your weekend, relax as much as you can, and keep your fingers crossed the crap that's been building up inside of me finds an outlet soon. Before it makes one. Yuck.
Interesting metaphor--that imaginative output can be equated with physical waste--but work with me, here. While there may be a vast difference physically between physical and psychic constipation, both considitions have a lot in common.
Ahem. Anyway . . . I've decided to ditch the idea I had earlier. I still think it's a good idea, but it's a good idea for a TV or comic book series, which is something I don't want to start right now. I want something stand alone. A single novel or something like that.
I want to write an SF novel, set in space, about a group of people doing something desperate and heroic. Something like the movie Sunshine, I guess. My problem, now as always, is everything I come up with gets too freaking complicated. Which means the initial idea isn't very strong.
Fellow writers out there, hear me now--if it takes more than three or four sentences to sum up what your work is about, it's too freaking complicated. Simplify it, or do something else, or your work will become a muddled mess, which will totally obscure the story you are trying to tell. I know this, from bitter personal experience.
Personally, not much has been going on with me these days. Work has been busy, but that's a good thing, right? Atari just had a bath and he's pouting about it, which is normal. I'm considering recording an instrumental or something while my potential guest singer ponders whether or not she wants to contribute vocals to this tune I've been working on--she has a rough mix of it now, along with a mix with my own vocals for her to use as guidance as to what I want. We'll see. I think she's kinda iffy about it--it's not what she normally does anyway. I reckon we'll see.
So, enjoy your weekend, relax as much as you can, and keep your fingers crossed the crap that's been building up inside of me finds an outlet soon. Before it makes one. Yuck.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Random Sunday Morning Randomocity
Let's see, it's been a while . . .
I'm hoping to have the new tune, "Travelers," ready in a couple of weeks. This one will be a little different, in that I'm going to have a guest vocalist. If she still wants to do it when I'm ready for her. It's shaping up nicely, I think, after a false start.
This may lead to a new song cycle, and possibly a novel or something. It's one of those things I can't talk about here too much, as almost anything would turn out to be a spoiler. Maybe the music will turn out to be an inspiration for the story.
On the home front, Atari is doing okay. It's chilly and not all that humid, which is his favorite weather.
I'm moving to Douglasville in March, I've found out. I'm dreading it, and at the same time I'm looking forward to it. I'll hate leaving Savannah behind but I think it is time for a dramatic change.
So, that's what's up with me. If you're interested.
I'm hoping to have the new tune, "Travelers," ready in a couple of weeks. This one will be a little different, in that I'm going to have a guest vocalist. If she still wants to do it when I'm ready for her. It's shaping up nicely, I think, after a false start.
This may lead to a new song cycle, and possibly a novel or something. It's one of those things I can't talk about here too much, as almost anything would turn out to be a spoiler. Maybe the music will turn out to be an inspiration for the story.
On the home front, Atari is doing okay. It's chilly and not all that humid, which is his favorite weather.
I'm moving to Douglasville in March, I've found out. I'm dreading it, and at the same time I'm looking forward to it. I'll hate leaving Savannah behind but I think it is time for a dramatic change.
So, that's what's up with me. If you're interested.
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