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Creative Forces

It's been a while (and I do mean a while)  since I've been with another creative person in person  for actual creative sessions. I'm talking about the creative process, two people figuring it out, whatever it is. This isn't to say I haven't been collaborating, it just means every other time has been done online or through proxy. I feel like a certain something is lost across the distances even if we still can engage all our other senses other than touch. It isn't a physical thing or space though, it's kind of that in between for me. I think the easiest way to explain it is that time during COVID where everyone was able to talk and see their family and friends, but unless you shared the same house, it was usually done through devices rather than in person.      I'm actually in a LYFT right now (UBER app is trash, just saying) on my way to see my friend. I wish it was under better circumstances, but I'm also excited because when we get together we just...

Marching Along

 Greetings! We're cruising along through the first quarter of the year, and let me say, it has been a doozy for the world over. Everything that I've invested myself in as far as a career, hobby/entertainment, and any personal interests, have seemingly taken an uppercut from uncertainty and left me rudderless at sea. Do I care to explain? Sure.     Like many creative types I grew up inside of my imagination and projected what I saw in my head out into the world but either actively daydreaming or writing/videoing/capturing the stories or plots that played out uninterrupted. As a kid, I never envisioned turning my imagination into a business or monetizing it, because, well, I was a kid .  Why would I? After a series of ups and downs over the years (I.E. see life)  I've circled back to my passions and am still enjoying them as a hobby, but have been making strides to also profiting off of my unpaid work. Here's where it gets complicated: The want or need or desire t...