A couple weeks ago, I raced my first 5K since George W. Bush was in office (not counting some epic-ly un-fun 8Ks in college). I told myself I would go out conservatively for about 3K—maybe even 4K—then close hard if I had an extra gear. Well, I did the exact opposite: I went out entirely too… Continue reading Warm Up to Get Down
I spent the last few days house-sitting my aunt and uncle’s place way out in rural, western Mass. It was very pretty, very quiet, very lonely, and very un-Netflix-y. I watered their plants and went for long walks in the woods and talked with more animals than people and tapped into my inner Ron Swanson and… Continue reading Home Is Where the Art Is
Four years ago–super bored in class—I made an acrostic poem (?)/list (?): Courage; collaboration Risk failure; resort to childhood instincts Exist in the moment Adapt (willing to evolve) Time (with and without—perspective gained) Inspiration (myth of originality) Values; validity of all ideas Immersion Trance (R-mode) You, your flow Like with most stuff we made… Continue reading C.R.E.A.T.I.V.I.T.Y
Last month, I started mentoring an eighth grader on his “Capstone Project”—a self-driven, semester-long, thorough study on anything of interest. The student loosely focused on ideas of originality—especially in electronic music—but wasn’t sure how to proceed. I gave him some of my favorite reading, some of the stuff that got me hooked on creativity a… Continue reading Trying Not To Try
I feel like there are two kinds of people: those who get stuck on projects and those who lie about not getting stuck. We all get stuck. Getting UNstuck is about embracing boredom and using our raw vulnerabilities as fuel (Insomnia? Keep a pen and notebook by your bed.). It’s about resorting back to an uninhibited,… Continue reading Getting Unstuck
Three years ago, I found myself pulling late-night shenanigans with Owuor Arunga, the trumpet player for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. He referred to himself as the Sultan of Swag and was generally a scene, but he was also a genuinely great dude and a great conversationalist. We talked for about half an hour—about what drives our… Continue reading Keep A Journal
On September 24th 2014, I started walking around Denver with my camera. I didn’t really know where I was going. I was new to Denver and just wanted to get to know the city better through its people. I walked down the 16th Street Mall, through Confluence and Riverfront Parks, around Union Station and its… Continue reading 5280F Denver
Two years ago, I came home from work and saw my neighbor, James, running around in his front yard across the street. James was five at the time. He wore a Superman cape, ski goggles, rocket ship boots, and a hockey helmet. He would hop around then scream then run then trip over himself then scream some more… Continue reading It’s Hard For Me To Land
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