new stuff

nothing is more energizing than finishing new work that you actually feel is good. i will sleep well tonight.

virtual venting

(AKA righteous e-indignation):

My job is NOT to teach people how to make something that looks like the public's perception of "art". My job is to teach them how to make something that provokes a response. That response may be visceral, or it may be a slow tide. It may be soothing; it may be shocking. It will likely be both, or neither. It will not involve color, form and subject matter by necessity, although these are likely byproducts.

in my ears

Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer (thanks, dad)
Red House Painters: Songs for a Blue Guitar
Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports

thundersnow and the blues

Caught a Kelly Joe Phelps show at the Vaudeville Mews last night. Good stuff - acoustic folk/blues with very intricate fingerpicking. Had heard of him before but didn't really know his stuff; just needed to get out and hear some live music. Tried to go see the Conrad Bakker show at the downtown Art Cener beforehand, but apparently they close at 4:00. Oops.

So today I wake up to thunder and wind, and before you know it, there's some kind of freaky hail/ice/snow mix coming down. I picked a good day to be driving around all morning visiting student teachers.

in my ears

For some reason, I have always found comfort in documenting the things I do. You know, making lists or charts or whatever else might serve the purpose of marking that I existed on a particular day. (Insert necessary comment about the obviousness of blogging here.) And one of the things I do is listen (I mean really listen) to a lot of music. So the "in my ears" heading will indicate a list of what I've deliberately listened to in the past day or two.

Uncle Tupelo: March 16-20, 1992
Mississippi John Hurt: Vanguard Visionaries collection
my own "March 07" mix (includes Bound Stems, Antlerand, Varnaline...)
Austin Collins: Roses are Black

note to self:

use blog more often.



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