Creative Control

Miscellaneous Mental Musings of an Emerging Artist

Seven days without food makes one weak.

I looked over my day planner and realized that I am in the middle of a very busy eight-day stretch. Saturday was the day before my father’s birthday, but since … Continue reading

July 9, 2002 · Leave a comment

The semantics of wind, sail, and other quirks of the English language.

This was supposed to be a single sentence long, saying only that I’m feeling listless and unmotivated. Then, what happened was, while I considered what to title the entry, I … Continue reading

July 1, 2002 · Leave a comment

Author of the month in the Library of Dreams.

One of the greatest inventions Neil Gaiman had when he wrote the (brilliant, wonderful) “Sandman” comic book series was the Library of Dreams, overseen by the librarian Lucien, in which … Continue reading

June 27, 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

Mantra or Astro-Mantra?

A very short piece of mine is going to be produced as a part of Artistic Home Theatre’s annual “Cut to the Chase” festival at the beginning of July. This … Continue reading

May 28, 2002 · Leave a comment

1950s flashbacks that I can’t logically be having.

I know, in my heart, that although a rationed dose of paranoia is one of the only truly reasonable modes of thought a sane mind can have, too much of … Continue reading

May 24, 2002 · Leave a comment