I've just returned from 2.5 months abroad, still jet-lagged and without luggage (thanks again, British Airways). I spent most of my time in lovely London, with trips to Bath, the Scottish highlands, Paris, and Florence.
I ended up doing some post-production sound design on an indie film my last few weeks there, which was pretty exciting. I also acted as recording engineer for the Foley artist- what a riot! I'm not sure of release dates, but there's some info here: The Blue Tower
ANYway, I started this blog with hopes to hold discussion on all manner of creative issues as well as document some of the scattered ideas that float around my head. I don't consider myself lazy, but my art/music/what have you suffers, at times, from a lack of visibility as well as common threads. This doesn't concern me terribly, but I know I need to channel energies and ideas into tangible efforts more efficiently, as well as collaborate more and get over inhibitions.
I'm still unsure of the format (or frequency) this all might take, but for now, here's something I've been pondering:
Critical Mass
In terms of beauty, mostly. On some of my more fast-paced travel excursions I reached points where I felt I couldn't take in any more (at least at my desired level of awareness). This feeling persisted on maybe half the occasions, otherwise it was dissipated by some even more spectacular, if small, event. Is there a limit to the beautiful things or new experiences we can process, and is this mostly influenced by internal or external factors? I've read something about using only a bit of our brains at one time is what allows us to concentrate... but is relatively long-term hyper-awareness possible in someone less than genius? Without substances?
I leave you with an obligatory touristy photo from the top of the Eiffel Tower:
Peace out!
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