Geekin'

What do I lose if I find a muse
Who’s not amused by my musing
One who paints my blues in lighter hues
than pigments I’m used to using

You know, with all of my different writings, I don’t think I’ve ever tried my hand at limericks. There’s some great poetry to be written in the form of a limerick, often dirty, but still—whatever. I think I’ll make a mini-challenge for February to write some limericks. They’ll probably be awful, but hey, I can add it to the list of things I can say I’ve tried my hand at.

So anyways, I am in a small lull. Trying to figure out what to do as a next step. I have some ideas that I started scripting out, and I’m not sure if I should continue to write, or draw up character concepts. I downloaded some trial software for my digital tablet monitor called “Painter Sketch Pad”, which is basically a digital sketch pad. Pretty cool concept; a stripped down painter app that focuses on the process of drawing/conceptualization. You can literally flip through different sketches and what now, use standard media tools, shit that geeks like me—well…geek out to. Only thing I dislike from what I’ve seen thus far (aside from price), is that it doesn’t allow me to move the work space to my tablet monitor window. I instead, have to switch my monitor setup, which changes a lot of stuff including the monitor calibration for the tablet. Just saying—this is what I’m dealing with right now.

Also, I think I need to really just dive back into my script. The longer I sit on it, the more it meanders in my mind, and the less doable it feels. This is why I like writing poems and songs—finite windows of time. Longer time scales with no funds to allow you to focus solely on them don’t really work well for me. I have so many thoughts and ideas, and as time goes, I just come up with more. BUT, this is the year I will be bringing things into fruition. I’ve planned and plotted and positioned for long enough. It’s all about progressive and proactive movement.

Curious as to whether or not this jon’t will make it onto my buy list, though. Sketch Pad that is. Also downloaded some software I have yet to run through the paces called Curio (at least I think that’s what it is. It’s supposed to enable the user to visually brainstorm, joining images, charts, notes and more all in one work space. Sounds like something I could definitely use. Plus!), I could use the export feature alone to help make my ideas easier to grasp for others whenever I decide to present them.

OK, so this is a good thing. Because I have been so not feeling creative for so long I can’t even tell you. Well, gotta go, will catch up more later I suppose.

“Stan” Lee (the Poet)