Get Back

Just on the off chance that it might do something I took some sleeping aids, but seeing as it's 3:42 am and I'm wide awake I don't think the stuff worked. I'm getting the feeling it's a combination of things - back pain and fine Minneapolis coffee, perhaps although I don't know how it could be, TOO MUCH fine Minneapolis coffee. I need to find an alternative to coffee, perhaps iced coffee, or coffee with cream and sugar. Whatever the case I need more solid blocks of rest.

I'm really enjoying this little photography hobby and flickring. I have no natural talent at photography and it's pleasant having to try, fail, try try try, fail fail that's okay fail and receive feedback and advice from people more skillful than myself.

Today's Listening List

Sweet Emotion, Aerosmith, "O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (Disc 1)"
Things We Said Today, "Beatles, The", A Hard Day's Night
Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes, Beck, Eternal Sunshine fo the Spotless Mind
Girl, Beck, Guero
Your Everything, Becky Schlegel, Red Leaf
What's My Age Again?, Blink 182, Enema Of The State
Eight Miles High, "Byrds, The", Greatest Hits
The Church - Metropolis, Church,
Don't Panic, Coldplay, Parachutes
Badge, Cream, Gold: Cream
Distant Sun, Crowded House, Soundtrack
Golden Years, David Bowie, Changesbowie
Rebel Rebel, David Bowie, Changesbowie
Odalisque, The Decemberists, Castaways and Cutouts
Never Let Me Down Again, Depeche Mode, Singles 1986-1998 (Disc 1)
Layla, Derek & The Dominos, Timepieces: Best of Eric Clapton
Next Year, Foo Fighters,
Lives of Crime, Fruit Bats, Songbook of Songs
Ocean Size, Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking
Manic Depression, Jimi Hendrix, Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
Redemption Song, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Streetcore
They Won't Let Me Run, John Vanderslice, Cellar Door
Transmission, Joy Division, Substance 1977-1980
Atmosphere, Joy Division, Substance 1977-1980
Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division, Substance 1977-1980
What You Said, Laura Cantrell, Humming By the Flowered Vine
And Still, Laura Cantrell, Humming By the Flowered Vine
Harvest Moon, Neil Young, Greatest Hits
The Needle And The Damage Done, Neil Young, Harvest
Cinnamon Girl, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greatest Hits
Dumb, Nirvana, In Utero
All Apologies, Nirvana, In Utero
Solsbury Hill, Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel [1]
Mercy Street, Peter Gabriel, So
Begin The Begin, R.E.M., Life's Rich Pageant
Karma Police, Radiohead, OK Computer
Fake Plastic Tress, Radiohead, The Bends
I'll Be You, The Replacements, All For Nothing Nothing For All (Disc 1)
Achin' To Be, The Replacements, All For Nothing Nothing For All (Disc 1)
Anywhere's Better Than Here, The Replacements, All For Nothing Nothing For All (Disc 1)
Time Is On My Side, The Rolling Stones, "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Disc 1)"
Get Off Of My Cloud, The Rolling Stones, "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Disc 1)"
"Paint It, Black", The Rolling Stones, "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Disc 1)"
Under My Thumb, The Rolling Stones, "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Disc 1)"
Sympathy For The Devil, The Rolling Stones, "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Disc 2)"
Singing in My Sleep (acoustic), Semisonic, Soundtrack
Closing Time, Semisonic
Gone to the Movies, Semisonic
Caring Is Creepy, The Shins, "Oh, Inverted World"
Take the Money and Run, Steve Miller Band, Greatest Hits
Superstition, Stevie Wonder, Original Musiquarium 1 (Disc 1)
Never Let You Go, Third Eye Blind, Blue
You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty, Wildflowers
It's Good To Be King, Tom Petty, Wildflowers
Don't Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits
Mary Jane's Last Dance, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits
New Year's Day, U2, The Best Of 1980-1990
I Will Follow, U2, The Best Of 1980-1990
The Unforgettable Fire, U2, The Best Of 1980-1990
Sunday Morning, velvet underground, andy warhol CD
Eminence Front, The Who, It's Hard (Remastered)
Baba O'Riley, The Who, My Generation-The Very Best Of The Who
You Can Have It All, Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Tears Are In Your Eyes, Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Monday Monday

I have napped. I have stretched, had a light workout, eaten my evening vegetables and sausage. Finally got around to cleaning up after Thursday's movie night and set back up the recording equipment although tonight's not a recording type of night. I want to write a song like Harvest Moon, a love song but not a mopey song. I feel like running - not running away - I feel like putting on some sneakers and taking these tired old knees and running until I can't think but only feel my breath drawing hard and my shirt damp against my back. I almost feel like stopping smoking.

Thursday is supper with NegaDonn (Chris) at the Hopleaf. His wife is due in September so it's time to get while the getting's good. Shad sounded good today, and he looked happy and rested in his wife Anna's photos.

moosic

It seems that during my depressive musical bout I scheduled a performance at Uncommon Ground. Sunday, October 22nd, 8pm. So far I'm the only person on the bill but well worth seeing if only to watch me squirm and sing with my eyes closed. Weis and Christensen are on board and Norborg is tentatively on board but the baby's due in September so I won't force him to keep his word on backing me.

My back was better this weekend but I must have twisted it again during the night and am now in pretty bad pain again - it may be time to go see a doctor so I can get addicted to pain medication. I feel like travelling, maybe to Seattle. Get away for a bit, take some pictures, drink good coffee. This weekend felt like a Velvet Underground weekend... this morning is Joy Division because I'm so happy! Wait a second... this stuff is depressing...

Photography

Motorcoat has totally blown me away again. He was out early this morning to the Minnesota State Fair and took some gorgeous pictures. I was out yesterday around downtown Chicago and took some middling pictures. Out of the hundred I took only a few of them were worth posting, although I posted ones that were marginal as well. This morning I stopped at Mike's and his advice was to take a lot of pictures.

Last night I went to see Adam's band and was pleasantly surprised - I went in raw and didn't know what to expect exactly. Gene made it too and we talked about the good old days - them in the Handicraft Guild and me moping about the Handicraft Guild eating doughknots and drinking coffee.

I went for a wade in the lake today and came back with a rash that ran in a streak up and down my right arm. After a nap I'm ready to finish up some tweaking on some files we're delivering Monday and to do some cartooning! Yeah! I know there's things that I'm leaving out, but I know that I'm leaving them out.

Dilettante Donn

Dear Diary,

Today I am off to downtown Chicago to take photos. While Garage-a-Thon 2006 has been cancelled, I'm figuring I'll stop at a garage sale on the way down, as I've been to only three this year and haven't found enough interesting stuff.

This morning is a Dunn Bros. morning and good lord is it delicious. Murder as many coffee shops as you want Dunn Bros. (other than Spyhouse) just never stop roasting those delicious beans daily. In my birthday box of coffee was a Dunn Bros. travel cup - I will use this with pride and no lingering bitterness. It seems I'm going through a pound a week of good coffee supplemented as needed by the Seattle Mountain Costco coffee, so if Adam was able to pick me up a pound of Spyhouse on his way out of Minneapolis I should be okay until I can stock up again.

Donn

Sequential Art Documentary

Hey folks, if you're into comics visit www.sequentialartmovie.com. My friend that I talk with as much as anyone but have never met in person is working on a documentary about comic books, which looks to be pretty good and is in English, not Norway-gian. We worked on some stuff when I was in my Illustrator cartooning phase so I've been a little gunshy about talking about Espen. Like Charlie Brown I'm fine with a pencil but not so good with ink or virtual ink. Mike and the Zelienople boys are open to providing some music for the soundtrack - I've always thought they would be good on a soundtrack, but for a movie about things decomposing in time lapse.

Blogarama

Well, it seems like it's about time to work on relaunching doodlehead. I've put it off for a number of months until I could shake the music bug out and am now ready to put my design hat back on and get back to it. So, no more blogging on doodlehead and back to blogging here. I'm thinking that since I'll be in Minnesota for the local 24 hour comic day I may participate in that if I can get the days off (it goes from 10 am to 10 am) unless I can finish my 24 hour comic in 12 hours.