With millions of people making music for thousands of years, non-repetitive, unsafe, uncategorized, top notch music should be the norm.
This is a decision I made on my own – I’m pulling all the cassettes from the eBay store and wanted to explain:
(Just my opinion on selling cassettes there, the store’s doing fine, no disasters & I’m getting good feedback etc.)
eBay – Item Condition by Category
Movies & TV, Music, Video Games:
Very Good – There is no damage to the jewel case or item cover: no scuffs, scratches cracks, or holes.
I get it, it should be like new but the next level down is “Good” where you’re practically giving stuff away. Fair price is all I’m looking for and I don’t think I can get that on eBay for cassettes.
So I ended up pulling all of the cassettes from the store a second time. First time was because of scuffs on jewel cases. Decided just to provide new jewel cases.
Now it’s scratches that I missed the first 2 times around. See the 3rd and 4th picture around the reels. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Like I said, I get it. Not going to deal with it. I’m just moving on to something else. I do have a significant amount of cassettes that I can put up in bulk lots but the “good stuff” is going to the back of the line.
— David
People runnin’ everywhere
Don’t know where to go
Don’t know where I am
Can’t see past the next step
Don’t have time to think past the last one
Have no time to look around
Just run around, run around think why
— Robert Lamm
The schedule I set up crashed and burned. Didn’t even look at it today. I’ve still getting things done but the schedule was too complicated so I switched just to a simple list of tasks that I could set to repeat if necessary.
I do want to make something clear – I’m not so self-absorbed that I think anyone really cares much about my scheduling attempts or even most of the thoughts that pop in my head as I ponder the minutiae of my daily life. I won’t lie – I do hope I’m not boring people, but a lot of what I’ve written about is to provide context – My brain isn’t my friend.
And in that jumbled mess that is my brain – I’m looking for that spark, it’s not not just motivation – it’s bigger than that – it’s the spark that make’s life worth living. And I’m putting my search out there.
If I’m sounding altruistic – I’m not, I’m pretty much the embodiment of a bitter old man who looks at the past with regret and future with disillusion. Don’t bother me and I won’t bother you. I’m doing ok today though and I’ve got work on doing the things that keep me doing ok.
I admit hasn’t been much of a search so far – I’d like to think I’m just warming up and eventually I’ll get into a groove – but for now it is what it is, small strides.
Speaking of, it’s a nice day – going out for a walk.
— David
Time – He flexes like a whore
Falls wanking to the floor
His trick is you and me, boy
— David Bowie
I spent most of Saturday working on a way to set up a schedule using the apps currently on my computer. Started in the morning, by 3:30 pm I was looking at apps to buy although I already have at least 4 or 5 task schedulers and have tried out another 4 or 5 in the past.
OCD in action – It had to be a certain design, I won’t go into details – it’s silly, a piece of paper would work. I found an app I liked but when I went to purchase it I saw I would have to purchase it twice, once for the desktop and again for the phone. Aww.. fuck it. I made my own.
It worked, I’ve had 2 days of getting things done. Not so much because of the schedule but it’s because I invested enough into the schedule that I am currently using it. It’s an emotional thing not a logical thing.
I already knew what I needed to get done, didn’t need to schedule it anyways.
— David
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
— Roger Waters
I’m putting a schedule together setting up specific times to work on things, thinking that will get me organized and into a routine.
The truth though – that also gives me an excuse not to work on the things I should be working on. I can work on them tomorrow, today I’m working on my schedule to help me get things done.
Putting something down on the schedule gives me such a feeling of accomplishment. It’s like I actually did something.
— David