I think I need creative overhaul. (random thoughts)

Oh my dear god, I’m writing something for a change and not just posting stupid crappy doodles!

I was inspired by stumbling upon On My Desk this morning and I think I may do that very same thing detailing my workspace tonight or over the weekend. It’s not like I’m a superstar artist or writer or graphic designer or research scientist, but whatever. I’m creatively bankrupt and it sounds like an idea worth copying. I’ll take photos of my dirty desk and room and how everything is arranged and post it soonish. My creative space really isn’t what I’d call awesome or eclectic; it’s just a desk with a PC, a (sorely underused) laptop, a couple of (also sorely underused) Wacom tablets and a scanner. I keep my sketchbooks and pens/pencils in the bag that I carry with me wherever I go (usually). More often than not I venture out into the world with my roommate to draw so the workspace tends to vary. I will say, however that the small round tables at Barnes and Noble absolutely fucking blow for spreading out my drawing stuff. I tend to throw my elbows out real wide when I sit at a table and those tables suck shit for doing that. I also have this terrible habit of liking to work small on a large space (little doodles, big sketchbook).

Not to mention some obnoxious bitch was walking around snapping photos while I was trying to draw a man punching a horse. I appreciated her intrusion about as much as she appeared to appreciate the idea of a man engaging in equestrian fisticuffs. Funny, I was the one left in peace while she was escorted to the manager by a rent-a-cop.

I felt really powerful just now, when I added “soonish” to my word processor’s dictionary. Who’s the bad speller now, Microsoft Word?

The guy in the cube behind me has a really dumb tone in his voice and says “uh” a lot when he’s on the phone. He also calls his girlfriend (or his mom? I still can’t tell) every morning and calls her things like “Sunshine,” and “Beautiful.” If I were that woman that would get extremely irritating in a hurry. But then again, she apparently doesn’t work and this guy commutes an hour to work every day so she’s probably got a thing going with the mail man. I’ll leave you to make your own jokes about express package delivery.

I wonder if I should be proactive and tag all my blog items so people can surf through them easier? I’ve gotten a decent amount of hits on this thing since I’ve kicked it into high gear for 2008. I’ve done a lot more drawing and a lot less writing, which seems to have lost me a handful of followers and gained me a handful of different ones. I’ve kind of lost my flair for writing random blogs (dictionary added again, I am victorious!), because I’ve been working on a super secret project that has kind of sapped all my creative energy so I can focus on it. I don’t know if I can get what I want out of this project but if it reaches a stage where I can show it off, you can rest assured I’ll be promoting the living hell out of it here and everywhere else I’ve managed to extend my inter-tentacles.

I bought Ween’s newest album, La Cucaracha. I think, well…I’m at a loss, actually. I can’t really explain what I think about the work as a whole. It’s all over the damn place. That’s not necessarily a bad thing but I usually purchase CDs that have a coherent feel and elicit a certain mood or set of feelings while listening. I listen to metal when I play video games, I listen to classical when I write and I listen to moody, contemplative stuff when I draw. La Cucaracha has a little bit of everything from punk to country to progressive to instrumental and it’s really hard to nail down one real mood for the whole thing. Oh, I forgot! Reggae’s in there too. If I absolutely had to rate it I’d probably give it 3 out of 5 stars.

Things I need right now (in no particular order)

- A hundred or so more Pitt brush pens (and a fine point or two)

- About a dozen or more non-photo blue pencils…drawing with those is really fun.

- To quit smoking

- To quit drinking coffee

- To not be such a disgusting fatty

- To travel more

I also need a disgustingly original premise for a comic book script! I’ve got a roster of characters ready to roll. I just can’t figure out what the hell to do with them.

I also need to do my chores for the week. Who wants to come mop the floor for me? I hate mopping.

ADDENDUM: Drawing is probably one of the greatest hobbies anyone could have. If I can imagine it, I can put it on paper. If I can't put it on paper, I learn how or I teach myself. Or, I do it wrong until I get it right. I really don't know what I'd do with myself if I hadn't learned to draw or write. I'd probably be an athlete, and that's a terribly scary thought.