Archives for: June 2002
06/30/02
Off the Map
Sunday was a much more productive day for creativity. I got an e-mail about a flash fiction market at Wormhole Books, and after confirming that this limited e-mail solicitation was open to new writers, I wrote a piece called "To Be Human." I revised it… more »
06/29/02
Gaming
I'm a couple of days behind in updating this page, and I don't remember doing anything creative other than playing Morrowind and Magic: The Gathering on Saturday. I did enjoy seeing my old friends and playing Magic with them. more »
06/28/02
Namedropping
My friend Mary expressed concern that her name isn't mentioned more in this creativity log, so I'll make up for that now. Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary. There, that should keep you happy for a while, Mary. ;-) Actually, Mary is a very encouraging and insp… more »
06/27/02
Planteing Rumors
Today an excellent e-mail conversation sprung up concerning a website by a writer named Brian Plante, whose work I've never read. On those pages, Plante chronicles his experiences with a local writing group which he basically infiltrates, hiding his sta… more »
06/26/02
Fogelberg and Inspiration
Gee, where should I start? Today felt very creative, primarily because of the Dan Fogelberg concert that I attended at Red Rocks. The weather was perfect, the seats were great, the talent was mindblowing. (Those sentences were weak.) I took nearly 50… more »
06/25/02
Tryout
The tryout for Better Than Nothing went very well. I wasn't nervous, and I played pretty well. We went through the five songs that they had asked me to learn, then jammed through several more on their song list before going back to the original five.… more »
06/24/02
The Monster was the culprit
The jack on the Stratocaster was causing the shorting problem. I can only surmise that my favorite Monster cable spread the contacts over the years, and basically wore out the jack. At any rate, after a whirlwind trip to Guitar Center and some quick so… more »
06/23/02
Monster problems
I did practice guitar some today in preparation for Tuesday night. I tweaked my amp sounds to get the Megadeth metal sound down a little better. I also started on the critique that I owe the Stories for All Seasons person; I should be able to finish th… more »
06/22/02
Minority Report Report
I'm going apartment hunting with Ryan today, and I'm not sure how much time will be left over for creative activity. Perhaps tonight I can rehearse "Johnny B. Goode" and "Symphony of Destruction" for my band tryout Tuesday night. (later) The apartment… more »
06/21/02
Good Days
Last night's writing group was excellent. Only two people showed up, which was monetarily unfortunate for Melanie, but very fortunate for Michael and me. We discussed a short-short that Michael had written, the responsibilities of an artist in recordin… more »
06/20/02
Tem Group
The Tem writing group meets tonight. For the second meeting in a row, I won't have my homework done. My excuse is that this week has been very busy; I have something going every day this week, both at lunch and in the evening, so I haven't had time to… more »
06/19/02
An Opportunity
I will be having lunch my friend Michael today, on his gracious invitation. We will be discussing writing in general and whatever else comes up. Tonight, I will be attending Stories for All Seasons. Earlier today, I updated the Stories for All Seasons… more »
06/18/02
Music + Computer = Geek
Today I made a practice CD for my band, Flat Rabbit. Using the World Wide Woodshed's Slow Gold program, I was able to transpose three of the songs from the key of E flat up a half step to E, which will be convenient because it means that we can practice… more »
06/17/02
Fatima
I plan to write a poem at lunch about the death of the little girl on I-25 yesterday. It won't be about the death directly, but about the sadness of the loss. I've thought about writing a series of poems exploring perspectives, and this might be the fi… more »
06/16/02
Father's Day Tragedy
I didn't do much that was creative today, other than playing the kinds of memory games that families play while driving on the road. We went to Loveland to pick up my sister and brother-in-law, then went to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.… more »
06/15/02
Morrowind Creativity
The most creative thing I did today involved playing Morrowind. My character contracted a disease in a remote area after fighting several undead creatures which had drained his strength and endurance. The disease (called "the Blight") further drained h… more »
06/14/02
Tem homework
I worked on a story idea for the Tem writing workshop homework due next Thursday. I think I'm beginning to see how to fit what I want to do into a short assignment. more »
06/13/02
More Bad RAM
I don't remember doing anything creative today. more »
06/12/02
Writer's Circle
I attended the Writer's Circle critique group, but had to leave early due to a call from my wife; basically, I had to come home to be a Dad. I did commit to having a story ready for next month's group, though. Now I just need to decide what to write. more »
06/11/02
Fires and the Blahs
Today at lunch I critiqued two short stories for the Writer's Circle writing group that's meeting tomorrow. I felt pretty blah all day; I'm not sure what's up with that. Perhaps all the fires are just getting me down. Instead of staying late at work,… more »
06/10/02
Old Possums Never Die (they just smell funny)
Tonight I will be attending the Old Possum's writing group, then helping one of the members with an ailing computer after the meeting. (Later) -- I also read some more Zen Guitar today. more »
06/09/02
Don't Fret
I spent several hours today organizing a collection of song lyrics and chords that I can use to practice Flat Rabbit songs. I found a font on the web that consists almost entirely of guitar chord diagrams, so I'm putting together a notebook with all of… more »
06/08/02
Computer Setup
Today I set up my wife's computer in the bedroom, which really didn't involve much creativity except furniture arrangement. It's not a very feng shui setup, but it works. We can now both be on our computers doing different things at the same time. (Ca… more »
06/07/02
Airborne Explorer
Played music with Brad the Drummer at his house for a while, but closed it off early. Unfortunately, on the way home I saw where someone had driven a Ford Explorer into the crowd at a car show I like to attend occasionally. (See the Denver Post story.)… more »
06/06/02
Bad RAM
I'm a few days late getting this update on here, so I don't remember what I did that was creative on Thursday. Hmmm... more »
06/05/02
Site Revisions
I noticed yesterday that I forgot to format the Music Reviews and Book Reviews on this site to match the rest of the site, so I spun through those and reformatted them today. I guess that counts as creative; it's analogous to revising a manuscript, whic… more »
06/04/02
Lazy Day
I don't think I did anything creative today, unless you count helping a friend fix her computer over the phone. more »
06/03/02
Silent Treatment
Yesterday's sour mood produced a new poem, "Silent Treatment." This evening, I went to a jam at Hiccups with Brad the Drummer and played a few songs with him and the house band. Brad got some comments on his excellent drumming, and a few people said I… more »
06/02/02
Sour mood
Today was a relaxing day, but my mood is pretty sour. I've been snapping at my wife and son and heaping guilt on myself for playing Morrowind instead of getting some writing done. By the end of the day, I hope to get my review of The Legend That Was Ea… more »
06/01/02
Best of the day
Again, I didn't do a lot today that was creative. I did go to see Dot Com play, and enjoyed the show, but left early because I felt under the weather. I did spend some time playing Morrowind, and it is as addicting as I feared it would be. The best pa… more »
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