Only not really. Doing a lot of travelling over the holidays, visiting friends. I just got back from seeing friends in Toronto, where my magic DFTBA shirt detected more Nerdfighters! I definitely didn’t plan on the first real snowfall hitting southern Ontario and practically locking down the city, but fun and karaoke were to be had. On the train on the way back, I had a lot of time to think about travel and distance.
It’s been a great and thoughtful week. I love having lunch with people. I took on a new guitar student, and Woot Suit Riot is the artist in residence at next week’s Nerd Nite! You can catch Kayleigh and I playing at the Rum Runner on Tuesday at 7pm, and there’ll be some really great talks too, including one on Ada Lovelace and a set by Barry Carter, who is a hilarious comedian. You should absolutely come down and check it out.
Anyway, I’ve been thinking about how to create a body of work.
Last weekend I bought art and played music! It was amazing. I spent a lot of time talking and thinking about Desert Bus in last week's post, and I've been realizing I want to write more. I want to make art, creative and interesting things, advice, music, whatever. Not whatever. there's a danger of thinking small and undervaluing one's own work that seems prevalent in artists, and I learned a lot about the dangers of doing so from artists there who are doing their damndest to make a living making things they love. I want to do that. So I…
A day late this week because of the G33k Art Show, which was incredible. With the help of my niece, the piano of Tom Nagy, and the KW community, my jars raised $84 and change for children's hospitals. I also bought some great art. Videos to come starting tomorrow. But I'll write about that a bit on Wednesday. This was also the week of Desert Bus for Hope, a charity event that literally changed my life. I watched it almost non-stop, taking notes and learning things for Headshots from the Heart, and I'm continually inspired by the efforts of the…
This week is Desert Bus! Seriously, I'm watching it basically non stop. Not only is it incredibly entertaining and entirely for charity, but I always learn things while watching the Loading Ready Run crew in their annual fundraiser. All the money goes to Child's Play, which donates toys and videogames to children's hospitals, and is the same charity we support with Headshots from the Heart. Desert Bus was an incredible inspiration and the crew was a great help in getting our first year off the ground, so I always check them out and throw a bit of money their way.…