At the heart of an effective creative philosophy is the belief that nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature, what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his actions, even though his language so often camouflages what really motivates him. For if you know these things about a man you can touch him at the core of his being
Bill Bernbach
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00. It has been many moons since my last confession.
01. I awoke at 5 a.m.
02. A few years ago Janely (janely.blogspot.com) inspired me to write confession posts.
03. My blogging has been on autopilot (thanks to scheduling features on WordPress and Tumblr) during the last couple months…
04. due to a change in policy at the office that restricts access to social media sites (like Twitter) and webstreaming sites (like Youtube).
05. The transition from audio production to graphic design and back is more challenging than I anticipated.
06. I have yet to turn on the home’s heating system despite the fact that outside nightly temperatures have dipped into the low 40s.
07. I finished designing a poetry anthology book…
08. and sent it to the printing press yesterday.
09. I’m listening to the The Wall Street Journal This Morning podcast.
10. I’m currently reading The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter as well as a dozen other book titles.
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About a month ago I visited the Orange Peel’s private club PULP for an open mic event. The event featured Keith Flynn and the Holy Men followed by an open mic. This weekend I read on the Asheville Poetry Review Facebook page:
POETRY AT THE PULP open mic night on Wednesday, October 6 at 7pm. Sponsored by Wordfest and The Asheville Poetry Review. Feature poet: Landon Godfrey, whose book of poems, “Second-Skin Rhinestone-Spangled Nude Soufflé Chiffon Gown,” selected by David St. John for the Cider Press book award, will be published February 2011. Come join us and share your work with one of the best crowds in Asheville. The Pulp is located underneath The Orange Peel on Biltmore Avenue. See you there!
If you are unfamiliar with Landon’s work, I recorded on of her readings at the Flood Reading Series, Sunday March 29, 2009. Should be another fine evening at PULP tomorrow night. I look forward to seeing you there.
with the clutter of today’s music, i find it refreshing to listen & sonically soak in the sounds of gregorian chants like Kyrie & Gloria…
The chilly 39°F weather reminds of the first time I heard ‘Today’ by Smashing Pumpkins. I don’t know. Maybe it’s the innocent sounding tune married to the dark, ironic lyrics. Maybe the song reflects the weather–beautiful, but with a chilly bite. Maybe it’s the fact that the song first hit the mainstream radio like a throat punch about this time of year almost two decades ago. Maybe I just need another cup of coffee.
npr:
An itemized list of where a typical earner’s taxes go would include $625.51 for Medicare, $229.17 for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, and $28.09 for NASA. See a receipt of other things that made the list.
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