Creative Control

Miscellaneous Mental Musings of an Emerging Artist

Category Archives: Work

Thinking back.

As I walked from the trains station to work this morning, I noticed an unusual amount of fresh spit on the sidewalk. I had two thoughts: 1) Why am I … Continue reading

December 10, 2002 · Leave a comment

And you may ask yourself.

A few weeks back, I went to a theatrical showing, at a University of Chicago movie theater, of the Jonathan-Demme-directed, Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense.” At the end … Continue reading

November 29, 2002 · Leave a comment

“Oh God. Oh God. Oh God.”

My friend Bryan, who spent two years of his life assisting Jeff Daniels at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan, once told me an amusing anecdote about Lanford Wilson, … Continue reading

November 1, 2002 · Leave a comment

Poker fates.

Must be a storm approaching. Trick knee’s acting up. Have no trick knee, in actuality. But still feel as if the changes asked for in previous entry are now gathering … Continue reading

October 16, 2002 · Leave a comment

And the name of the band will be Man Bleeds Money.

Oh, what a week it has been. Last Tuesday was my official, not-as-part-of-class, debut as a performer on a Chicago stage. I and five others presented, at the Bailiwick Theater, … Continue reading

June 25, 2002 · Leave a comment

Who was Murphy, and what yahoos granted him legislative power?

Strictly speaking, I’m not being assailed by Murphy’s Law today, which states that everything that can go wrong will [1], but I am nonetheless wearing a frown on my face … Continue reading

June 13, 2002 · Leave a comment

Falling on my head like a tragedy.

On Friday my workload was upgraded from “Manageable” to “Chainsaw Juggling.” As such, I’m working frantically to finish everything by their staggered deadlines, barely stopping to putz around on the … Continue reading

June 10, 2002 · Leave a comment

How monsoon is now?

Sometimes it’s nice to think that supervillains exist, if only because the bastards at large in the world today are much less colorful but much more horrifying than Dr. Octopus … Continue reading

June 4, 2002 · Leave a comment

Locked away in a padded sellout.

While perusing http://www.scriptseeker.com–a website I found quite by accident, but which I am glad I did, it’s become an excellent resource on a national, not just regional, level–I discovered that … Continue reading

June 3, 2002 · Leave a comment

Darth Motivator.

Strange. Turns out, I had a lot to write about this week, but didn’t take the time to in fact write it. So now here is Friday and I’ve got … Continue reading

May 17, 2002 · Leave a comment