One Creative Thing

Went for a long walk

minim — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:28:07 +0000

at lunchtime, with a friend – the longest I’ve done since the accident – just over 4km!! I tested out the My Tracks application on my phone too – very cool! Showed where we’d been, how far it was, how long, how fast we walked – all sorts of things!

Piece underway

minim — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:48:31 +0000

Well, actually, it’s been underway for a while – I just haven’t been posting. Things got a little overwhelming there for a bit, culminating in the recent death of djelibeybi’s uncle, which rather hit me for six, but I’m gradually clawing back to what reality ought to be rather than what it actually is. The piece I’m working on is for 5 flexible wind instruments (flexible instrumentation, that is, not bendy flutes!) and piano, which I hope may prove suitable for this year’s London New Wind Festival. I’ve been reading a bunch of Kandinsky books for it, which have been mostly interesting (the beginning of Concerning the Spiritual in Art did seem to rather rate the term ‘twaddle’ though) – not entirely sure how they’re relating yet, if at all, but one has to start somewhere.

Finished Art & Fear

minim — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:07:23 +0000

For the second time. That’s one powerful book. It totally captures the wonder and massive insecurities of being an artist. I think this should be required reading for anyone who lives with an artist and isn’t one themselves. And even if they are, then I’d probably recommend it. I’m hoping to do a proper book review of it soon, but first need to sort out this house business first – putting in a lease application in the morning, then signing the lease probably on Thursday. Moving in about a month, it seems, so regular posting should hopefully resume after that.

Actually cooked something

minim — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:12:32 +0000

Yeah, it’s been a while, but I’m trying to get back to eating a bit more healthily, so I actually made an effort today and mixed up some red curry paste and then made a chicken curry – nice to eat a proper meal again!

Had a lovely sociable afternoon

minim — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:12:54 +0000

Met up with a friend in Notting Hill for the Grand National and a meal (it started out as being supposed to be brunch, but can it really be brunch at 5pm?) – we wandered around a bit and ended up playing Uno in a gelato shop. Totally revitalising

Took some photos of the spring

minim — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:29:18 +0000

Sudden Ealing nostalgia meets delight in new camera.

Wrote a list of everything I’m trying to do

minim — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:43:30 +0000

It filled a whole A4 page. Without really trying. Which is rather scary, I think. Conclusion: I’m expecting too much of myself, and because I’m too tired to be rational, I’m blaming others for not apparently putting in as much effort as I’d like them too (even though they have their own stuff going on). I think this has been useful. Unfortunately there’s very little I can ditch off the list right now, but at least now I have a better handle on why I’m falling apart so I can hopefully be a bit kinder to myself and a bit more forgiving of others. Or at least that’s the plan. Oh look – a plan. That’s another thing for the list. *sigh*

Mmmm Buffy

minim — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:48:53 +0000

Really enjoying revisiting Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Cleared up a couple more to-do items while watching a few episodes of Season 3.

Played my flute for a little…

minim — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:58:57 +0000

and thought about my sheet-music shopping list: thinking Telemann solo Fantasias, Poulenc Sonata, Chaminade Concertino, the Roussel Jouers de flute – and maybe a little Bach? That ought to keep me occupied for a while

Oh and I cleared a hole in my to-do list too – no more overdues!!

Finally tackled my intray

minim — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:42:33 +0000

and managed to chuck a lot of stuff too! Yay!