Dipping a toe into the Wordland water. It's warmer than expected.
The first thing I notice is nothing to do with the product itself, rather how ugly and cluttered my WordPress template has become. It's one of those things you don't like to think about too much.
I made it less cluttered, but it still feels off. Perhaps not surprisingly since the theme is called Twenty-Fourteen…
How do pics look?
OK
It's good to release
I'm thinking about the word "release" as it's used to describe publishing some work. Probably driven by working on a new release on metalabel and I'm struck by the feeling of relief that goes with it, which doesn't apply to "publish" or (ugh!) "submit". It points to a need in me to let go of my ideas more.
A lot of artefacts are sitting around my studio and in my head and body that I don't need to hang onto any more and it strikes me that I'm also not ready to release them yet or rather that I have an uptight feeling about the idea of releasing them, a bit like dropping your child off at nursery for the first time. The things that are sticking around all have ideas attached to them and that means that it's not as simple as just throwing them away, however old they are, the ideas need to be put in a place where they'll be safe and OK without me. This post is not just about "content" is it?
I think the thing that's niggling me is about why we release. I'm prone to wanting to release in order to get some (positive) reaction to my work. It's interesting to apply that to children and claim that the reason I want my children to go to school, or, as now, to be out in the world as independent adults is so that I can get some positive reaction to my work as a father. Heh! That hit deep. I mean, of course I like it when people tell me how great my kids are but that's not the reason for having them or for letting them go.
Another Living Culture Coffee Morning is happening on Friday March 7th from 10am till midday (follow the link for details and registration). I'm still using luma for registration even though I had feedback that one person didn't want to click on the link because the short URL looked "a bit spammy" – you can't please all the people all of the time.
Perfect Path 