I have to remind myself to update this thing more often. It's kind of hypocritical of me to go bullshit over someone else leaving their blog neglected when I can't be bothered to update my own.
So, for the both of you who are reading...
I recently updated my recording hardware. I got this. It's a smaller hardware version of the stuff I used to use, but insanely more robust software. ProTools. Pretty much the standard for computer based music production. (Please, no flame wars, everybody has their own opinion.) The learning curve this time around has been incredible. So much stuff.
So, yeah, I'm kind of a musician. Not like professional or anything. Haven't been in a band in years, but I love writing my own stuff and don't really care if no one ever hears it. So I'm willing to fork over a ton of cash for all these expensive toys.
Of course, I should also be working on more of the seven other projects I have going on.
The Crucible is going well. Fairly soon the off book stuff will start to come around. Mostly I'm still trying to turn it into a one-man comedy show. Many thanks to the extraordinary patience of the cast and director for not killing me. Sometimes the shit that bubbles up to the surface I just can't keep in. (In my mind, apparently, witch hunts are hilarious.)
I was tapped to run a camera for a training video for some corporate thing. I learned several things:
A) running a live camera is BORING. I'd much rather shoot a narrative.
B) corporate America pays a lot of money to send people to seminars so they can learn the obvious.
C) beer is so much better after spending a day shooting boring talkin-bout-nuthin all day long.
Overheard in a bar last night, "Dear broccoli, why do you look like a cartoon fart?" I totally heard that. I wanted to check and see if I was mistaken, maybe I just heard it wrong. I was getting out of my seat to inquire about the accuracy of my hearing when I realized I didn't WANT to know if I heard it wrong. And really, what kind of an explanation can you get that justifies a statement like that? No, I thought, better leave it alone. I'd rather sit here and contemplate, muse, and wonder about broccoli lookin like...well, you know, than hear that it was something innocuous.
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. Hm. I liked the HBO special better. But the extras are totally worth the price.
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I haven't been updating to regularly too often either. REal life keeps getting in the way
Hi! Thanks for the comment on my blog regarding camcorders and such! It is much appreciated, helps define where the edges are of what I need to know and what I don't.
Hey, I know you said you don't care if nobody hears your music, but now I'm curious. Maybe get a Music MySpace and post some of it? I think a lot of times music (or any creative project) that is created for love and not for popularity/profit is the best. But I can also understand not wanting to have anyone else sticking their nose in with an opinion, that can be a kill joy. I know I play piano just for myself, I rarely play for anyone else, and that is just fine with me.
You wrote: "Sometimes the shit that bubbles up to the surface I just can't keep in. (In my mind, apparently, witch hunts are hilarious.)" LOL! On the one hand that is so freaking funny, but on the other, I'm appalled that you're not allowed to follow your instincts as an actor in this case. I've never seen or read The Crucible, but I know enough (in theory) to know that it's one of those heavy, serious plays, so I can understand how comedy would be inappropriate for the subject matter, and for the intention of the playwright, and your director's vision. It's just too bad you have to turn off your instincts and "do it right". Break a leg with the run of the show! I'm sure you'll get where you need to be. Maybe you just need to let the comedy out fully, once, and get it out of your system?
I'm glad you posted... I was hoping you weren't a casuality of Cyberspace. Although infrequent, I find your posts interesting and I get all happy and stuff when I see a new one.
I'm excited about The Crucible. I hope you will share more about it as the show gets closer.
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