It is once again Monday, so that means time to catch up and update.
The script side of things for “The Great Works Project” is moving forward nicely. I created a specific spot for all the scriptbooks on the blog. I managed to add the Series Prologue and Season One script books. The Season Two scriptbook will be ready next Wed, so I will add it to the others then. After that I will start posting the Season Three episodes.
In regards to The List, I managed to get two of the three reference materials I needed. The third is ordered but will not arrive till later in the week.
I have dug out my old kindle, ipad and ipod to help me go through the list. Currently they are charging and updating. Once I get the third reference book I’ll start loading content.
Hello everyone. Thank you for joining me today. Hope you have a good day.
What is a good day though. Back when I was a teenager I had a rough time of it.
(Who hasn’t, right? I had this music teacher that would say to us all the time “I don’t envy you guys. I’d never be a teenager again.” I thought it weird at the time, like I did not even know how to process it but many years and miles later I get it.)
When I was a teenager I was very sad. My moods were a struggle. I started to wonder what would success look like. I was able to recognize that with my sadness and mood shifts I probally should not use the same metrics for success as my peers. Ultimately I figured out a more simplified definition of success: When I look in the mirror and I like who I see there and what he has done, then I will be a success.
Somedays are more successful than others.
This From the Desk was suppose to come out yesterday. I have been dealing with multiple foot problems for the past week. I was undergoing treatment for heel spurs and then I broke my toe and twisted my foot. I somehow managed to kick a scooter, kick a lego bin, and trip on a laundry basket while trying to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. So embarrassing but humorous. Last night, the pain subsided enough that I was able to craft some puppets for Up Late, Late at Night. Ophidia is reviewing them for final approval. Then we will move onto the next stage. Life goes on.
I managed to finish two paintings last week. Work continues on more.
Ophidia and I were finally able to come to agreement on the design for two of the puppets. Now for the rest…
Progress continues on The Great Works Project scripts. I’ll finish the final rough draft for Season Five tomorrow or Wednesday. Once that is dine, I’ll start working on crafting the Season Two scriptbook. The last three scripts of Season Five required a complete rewrite. Carro and Z-Mouse suprised me, reacting differently than what I expected. I like when the characters surprise me. A moment of joy.
As for the List, I feel like I need some help. A glaring issue I failed to notice when I compiled the List is the lack of context. I really believed that just exposing one self to great art could trigger a positive change. I still believe that, knowing it to be a powerful form of spellcraft. Yet, with every piece I am left wondering about the context. Why do people like it? What have those before me found special in it? To that end I have ordered three of the books that helped form part of the List*. I ordered “A Lifetime’s Reading: Five Hundred Great Books to be Enjoyed over 50 Years” by Philip Ward along with “1001 Films to Watch Before You Die” and “1001 Albums to Listen to Before You Die.” I hope these will help.
*When creating the List of Great Works, I was concerned about how these lists could be so mono-cultural. I felt that would defeat the purpose. I also was not experienced enough to fully discern the quality of a source. My solution to this was to go overboard and grab a too many sources. Cast a wide net. I of course used the Harvard Shelf of Classics and then added onto it. Here is a list of the sources I used: A Lifetime of Reading by Phillip Ward, Pitchfork.com’s People’s choice Top 200 albums from 1990 to 2010, AFI 100 years 100 Laughs, AFI’s The Top 25 Musicals, AFI’s Top 100, Empire Magazine’s 500 greatest films of all time, NPR Young Fiction Top 100 finalists, NPR Science-fiction/Fantasy top 100 finalists, The Guardian’s Top 25 Blues albums, The Guardian’s Top 20 Operas, The Guardian’s Top 20 classical works, Time Out New York’s survey of animators best animated films, Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 500 Albums, The Great Works lit collection, The Harvard Shelf of Learning, 1001 Films to Watch before you die, and 1001 Albums to listen to before you die. I also believe I threw the movie Corky Romano on the list just so the list couldn’t be taken entirely serious. The list was important to me but I do not think anyone should take it as anything but suggested reading and viewing.
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