Blog: FAIL

Last time I posted the days were warm and the nights were chilly; about the same as now except that an entire summer has passed. We’re headed back into the very territory that resulted in this blog: Winter. I wish that I could say I spent the summer on sabbatical in India, or at the very least in the middle of some super-steamy secret love affair. Neither is the case, though I should probably be very grateful for that on that second option. I guess I just ran out of words. But guess what?

I’m back.

No Words Needed

Yikes! I haven’t posted anything in nearly two weeks! I wish I could say it’s because I’ve been busy working a new job but sadly, that is not the case. Nope. It just seems I’m having trouble putting my thoughts into words. Yikes, again. All is not lost, however. I’ve found an alternative to words. I’m making collages. I recently completed my first on canvas and I’m pleased with it, even though it’s far from perfect.

Is any work of art ever perfect? In any case, it’s time to move on to the next one!

Selecting images is the first step. I like to use dark, dramatic images and I’ve had great success finding these in old magazines. Awhile back I picked up a couple of issues of Life magazine from the late 60s  at Raccoon Forks Trading Company. Yesterday I combed through them and found some great shots.

The downside to my new “hobby” is that I need supplies, but I can get canvas and adhesive at the Art Store at a decent price; maybe I’ll treat myself this weekend. Think positive. Stay busy. Create something.

Knowing A Good Line When You See It

This would be a great beginning for a novel. It’s the additional 60000-100000 words I’d have a problem with.

It was a very dark place. A place where thoughts took the form of monsters, and dreams were among the clouds, unreachable.

Git ‘er Done!

My business cards arrived today. Prominently displayed are the words, The Beauty Of The Blog. I guess I’d better start making something of this if I’m going to advertise it. A couple of weeks or so ago, I decided I’d try blogging about the Des Moines Experience. I proposed a once-a-week experience that is either free or reasonably priced, since the reason for the very creation of this blog is that fact that I’m unemployed. I haven’t been delivering, and I will continue to struggle with writer’s block if I don’t find something to write about. The black-and-white television picture look of Iowa in December doesn’t exactly motivate me to seek a reason to leave the comfort of my home, but it’s time to get busy.