mostly

I let a few days go by; initially, not because I'd lost the habit but there was one day where I just didn't write and I also didn't even think about it. Also probably ran out of time. None of that matters, though. It's interesting exclusively to me. To think about why momentum stops and starts, etc.

So, right now:

We just celebrated Nicolette's first birthday. We all had a good time. Got kind of exhausting for everyone, especially Nicolette. We got a lot of pictures.

Everyone is seemingly looking back at 2016. Began as an arbitrary trend, but I think the moment anyone entertains the idea, they kind of realize something. Maybe it's about how recent "10 years ago" is. When I was looking for 2016, my mind immediately went to "oh, I was probably in high school". No. Not at all. 2016 was when things started moving. That doesn't say much, but it was around the time we moved to Atlanta. The year Casey premiered Pink Cloud. I started to get into art shows and stuff. More of a social life. Things started happening, in a different way, for what feels like a moment. So, no, I don't think this is a "trend" that warrants any kind of ridicule. It's natural, but through the almost unnatural capability of literally viewing yourself from another time. Whatever though, it's probably not that deep. But it's cool.

Earlier this week, I "premiered" a new video that I made at the PowerPoint Party show, in front of an audience. I accompanied it with a faux Q & A portion, that I made seconds before leaving the house, if only to adhere to the PowerPoint medium that the night is founded upon. Maybe I can link the video, here:

Does that work? It probably won't work in 10 years. 2 years. I don't trust embedded media, but whatever. That sentence makes me feel insane. "I don't trust embedded media". Nerd.

It worked out because the joke became "I'm doing a Q & A for a 30 second short film". That's fine. While I was at the venue, I uploaded the video, and that's cool to me. Ages ago, I would have loved to have a recurring event at which I could "premiere" a new video to a live audience and have it subsequently premiere to the internet audience. All I could’ve asked for, at several points in my "career". It's also cool because it validates the work. It's more than a "wacky little internet video". Ehh. Times have changed.

I also hope to write a post dedicated to the vertical video format. In the same way I hope to write about VHS, I want to write about phone video. When will I get around to: writing?

I've become OK with talking openly about ideas and aspirations, I guess. It's not so much annoying that I'm talking about things that are liable to not ever happen as much as sending the intent out into the world and if nothing happens, then the thought is there. Also not as anxious about my ideas being stolen. Please, take them, at this point. I mean. Don't take them. But it's fine if you already have done that. Just don't ruin my ideas. And that's subjective.

So. With these recent events, I feel fine. Going to Chicago next week. It was cold today. I imagine it'll be much colder in Chicago. Hopefully I remain indoors. I should probably see if I have any shoes with traction. "Wool socks". Gloves. Scarf. I forget how cold the cold can be until I get cold.

ok, goodnight.