Wednesday, October 18, 2006
I *heart* New York
Actually, it's more like a crush, one of those ones that makes your insides all knotty.
So when am I gonna kick the shy guy routine and do something about it?
So when am I gonna kick the shy guy routine and do something about it?
As to this issue of being burnt out on music...
I think it will come back. Main things I need now are:
1) Some space.
2) A microphone.
3) Free time.
4) Some sleep.
I can't wait to put that M-Audio Delta 66/Omno IO through the paces.
1) Some space.
2) A microphone.
3) Free time.
4) Some sleep.
I can't wait to put that M-Audio Delta 66/Omno IO through the paces.
Of late I dream of anime
Oh boy, fall--gray, colorless fall--is upon us.
I'm feeling rather nostalgic. Remember the good old days when I had lots of discretionary cash, and I blew it all on overpriced VHS-format anime? Ah...I'll probably go into the whole thing another time, but for now I feel an awesomely strong urge to get back into the hobby. Somehow. I'm burnt out on music, for the most part (I don't recommend being in two bands simultaneously); my efforts to try my hand at filmmaking don't seem to be going anywhere. TV, with (surprisingly!) several exceptions, is boring as always. I'm always tired. I long for a hobby that has the potential for creative expression but doesn't require it--that I can just sit back and enjoy passively, preferably with a bunch of other like-minded compadres. Ah...I miss the camaraderie of otaku culture. Of course, these days I wonder how well I'd mesh with a bunch of 15-year-olds who consider Nuku Nuku (one of my favorites) to be "old-skool", if they've heard of it at all. I remember the VHS fansub scene, after all. I remember Laserdiscs, for chrissakes! I remember when Otakon fit comfortably into the conference space of a hotel--I was there. Can one go back home? Can one be 25 again, can one be blissfully unaware of the impending dotcom crash and 9/11 and Iraq, and can one pop in an episode of Tenchi Muyo! without feeling vaguely foolish?
I'm feeling rather nostalgic. Remember the good old days when I had lots of discretionary cash, and I blew it all on overpriced VHS-format anime? Ah...I'll probably go into the whole thing another time, but for now I feel an awesomely strong urge to get back into the hobby. Somehow. I'm burnt out on music, for the most part (I don't recommend being in two bands simultaneously); my efforts to try my hand at filmmaking don't seem to be going anywhere. TV, with (surprisingly!) several exceptions, is boring as always. I'm always tired. I long for a hobby that has the potential for creative expression but doesn't require it--that I can just sit back and enjoy passively, preferably with a bunch of other like-minded compadres. Ah...I miss the camaraderie of otaku culture. Of course, these days I wonder how well I'd mesh with a bunch of 15-year-olds who consider Nuku Nuku (one of my favorites) to be "old-skool", if they've heard of it at all. I remember the VHS fansub scene, after all. I remember Laserdiscs, for chrissakes! I remember when Otakon fit comfortably into the conference space of a hotel--I was there. Can one go back home? Can one be 25 again, can one be blissfully unaware of the impending dotcom crash and 9/11 and Iraq, and can one pop in an episode of Tenchi Muyo! without feeling vaguely foolish?
