i was working in the lab late one night

I am riding a writing wave! I need to stay here for the next month straight and just surf this baby across the ocean...but i'll probably fall asleep and then gulp down some salt water, and that's not good for me...

tomorrow there will be a collected cacophony of creative voices here, and i do need to get some sleep before the meeting, since i'm hosting it. we've got to get that project rolling along...!

i picked up a DVD from my friend Robert today. He says the special edition is coming out soon, so he could part with his version. I need to have it for class next week (to demo acting techniques in animation). he also saved me money on a Laser disc. I bought this laser disc player from my old boss right before I had to leave that job (massive lay-offs, eh?). Laser disc movies are massively cheap, but mainly just older movies are available. There is some recent material, but nothing new. Most people are unloading their entire collections, so I've picked up movies I'd like to see, but would never pay full DVD price for (sale or new!). I've got this shuttle control on my Laser disc remote that smoothly wipes through uncompressed frame by uncompressed frame. I need something like that for my DVD...

so now I get to step out into the cold.

btw, halloween is coming up, so the lyrics above are doubly appropriate...

the heady intoxication of fall has begun.

today is the day that life changed.

with the cold snap, i have stopped wearing my regular shorts, and have put on some nice pants. I can wear my nice shirts again, without fear of getting them ruined under the hot sun. people are wearing jackets and sweaters. it seems that, today, we have all made our change in wardrobe at once. together. and the relief from the heat has made us smile.

it's really cold outside now, with night fallen. i should dig out my jacket...

rain today. good. i like the rain...millions of little drops all collaborating to bring refreshment to the earth. and the coolness. and the breeze. it's fall at last. better than that hot ass summer! in the fall, my mood changes to a more contemplative acceptance. i am open to new love and connections. i find more inspiration and organization. [ rh is singing "rain down..."]

i have an incredible number of projects to write for currenty. an article. a book (!). a big money proposal. a blog. an animated short. another animated short. on top of that, i am producing about a dozen student animations this semester. creative thought running out of the ears...this is the life, tho.

the office is set up for focused thought. the walls in here are that deep green, and i've hung halogen bulbs from electric wires and pointed them discreetly away from the monitor. so my attention is easily kept on my work. and the eyes can rest without glare on the screen. the whole thing is a mix of ergonomics and feng shui. is this my success direction?

if you've missed alex on radio 1190, then you've missed a good show! well chosen music, it was a good intro for me to what's new in indiepop: "for twee folks"

you could tell she was nervous for awhile (the first two bits) - but by the end of the show she was smoother. [the first show is always rough, eh?] even some of that deodorant-dry wit slipped in ("if you didn't call in, you don't get thanks."). i'm sure in future weeks we'll hear a more confident alexandra!

you did a great job, alex!

phenominally inspiring evening tonight. i realize i should post more. i'm back in the creative groove now, and i've got consistent net access. i just need to get into the habit of writing. alex liked my name for her radio show, which i'm about to listen to (go, alex!). and i've spent the evening talking ideas with a good friend...