scrumptious breakfast intake

[lemasquegris]

I feel like real dope about my breakfast today (especially in light of my nutritional discussion with dichroicynosure, thanks, btw...) but due to time constraints, it is consisting of the following:

one (1) 2 1/4 oz bag of Fritos (ingredients: Corn, Corn Oil, and Salt)
one (1) 12 Fl. Oz. can of Mountain Dew (ingredients: a whole lotta azucar)

Oddly enough, it's quite fulfilling.

I was back-n-forth'ing with a friend of mine about "creative block" and she told me she like to clear her head and get into the mental space where she can work.

Lately, I seem to do my best work in the midst of control chaos: I need to be keeping one my 3 eyeballs on other things: forum discussions, IM conversations, Documentary on Gaudi on the telé, etc. I don't think that's a good thing, since it sort of plays into my ADD by keeping my peripherals occupied while I'm "focusing" on my main task at hand. There's something about that that makes me a little uneasy, as if I'm doing some long-term damage to myself.

There is a point when there are too many distraction for me to concentrate, but that's rare. I generally feel quite safe and sane sitting my butt in the middle of a bunch of madness. I can't seem to just shut the door, turn down the light and roll tape, so to speak.

Part of me sees this as a strength and my laptop has allowed me to capitalize on it. I really get a kick out of sitting in a café near Union Square where a bunch of people are shopping/fighting over shoes while composing some chill downtempo stuff or sitting on to a bunker in Marin Headlands with a bunch of German tourists taking pictures making 157 BPM EBM'y stuff. Yet, I can't help but wonder if I'm missing out on something by not being able to take the traditional "shut the door and write" route.

Any thoughts from the Creative Gallery out there? I've been so happy with any musical output I'm able to manifest, I have been anxious about trying to "change the formula." I'm happy with my sonic proliferations as of late, but if any of you know me; it's never. good. enough.

In any case, thoughts/advice/slaps upside the head appreciated.

Comments

[djfanboy.livejournal.com]

Dude, if sitting in a cafe in Union Square, surrounded by screaming tourists/holiday shoppers helps you to out, creatively speaking, then flow with it.

What works for others won't necessarily work for you, and vice versa.

I say go with what works for you. Don't try to analyze or critique it too much.

Unless, of course, you want to be slapped upside the head...

[nytemuse.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I'd probably benefit from the help as much as you. I can't do stuff unless distracted by many things.

[lemasquegris]

BTw, could you send me the info of Ninjitsu-teaching dojos?

Thanks.

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

hmmm. maybe force yourself to take a full day, someday, to shut the door and write, and see what comes out of that? if you don't like the results, stick with the chaos. if you do...well...

[lemasquegris]

That would be the obvious suggestion. Of course, since it's obivous, I would have never picked up on it. :)

Thanks. Nice to have folks whack me with the Clue x 4™ when necessary.

[redshrike.livejournal.com]

ha! "breakfast." you shrikeposted!

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Lots of us ADD folks (and even normal folks) need to give their ADD brain something else to play with - crowd noise, music, a TV show - to distract the ADD kid in our brain while we're trying to work. It's not at all uncommon. While we all fantasize about the silent cabin in the woods with no distractions, most of us would go ballzerk within 48 hours of that.