Well, here we are finally! 2006 has arrived.
I managed to get a little more unpacking and organizing done over the holidays. My home recording studio is slowly taking shape. I finally got my main guitar cleaned and restrung as well as some minor repair work done to the tuning machines.
I got some things sorted and cleaned as well as dusting nearly everything in the room. I think I’m going to have to pick up some more shelves for books, though. Next stop – organizing my closet. I’m scared. If I disapear from posting for a while, you can safely assume that my room actually ate me.
So, what’s my point? I’m starting the year with a bit of a fresh start. Out with some of the old crap I’ve been carrying around with me for nearly a decade. It’s revitalizing and rejuvinating.
Yes, your humble scribe is taking a holiday.
The next four days I will be taking to unpack a bit more. I’m still living surrounded by boxes from the move in late October! I’ve managed to clear out a box a week, and the end of it is so near I’m going to make a push to finish. After I’ve bought some book shelves, that is.
I’m also going to be reconfiguring my PC for better audio processing so I can make a new demo disc. The last full demo was “Wretched” was made when I was 20 and seven years have now past. As a matter of curiosity the name of the album was in fact “Wretched” which was the name of the title track. It is also a pretty good description, from my perfectionist’s viewpoint – but that’s relatively subjective since it got many more yay’s than nay’s.
If I have time, I’m working on resurrecting Euphoria Cyberware. I’ve registered the domain and placed an order for some real hosting, finally. I believe that should all be up and running by the middle of Janurary, 2006.
Also – it’s New Years this weekend and I actually have the eve and the day after off of work, so I intend to drown 2005 out with some bubbly!
Until I’m back, have a happy and safe holiday!
These words where written in a journal by Kurt Cobain. This article is part 1 in a series examining some of the potential interpretations of this ambiguous, yet brilliant, statement.
One possible take on this statement is that it was a cautionary statement.
By writing down “If you read, you will judge” he was mentally protecting his writings. It provides a disclaimer of sorts. Any opinion you express on the writings are your own judgment, therefore he could feel free to write whatever he wanted. If you had a problem with what you read, then he could easily rely on the disclaimer (at least internally) to discount your opinion as judgment of him – something which you would have no valid claim to do.
Anyone who has ever tried to start a journal will know that it can be difficult at first to put your thoughts down openly – someone else might see them! And if they read them it will be from their own perspective – not yours, and they will potentially pass judgement on your thoughts and feelings. It’s enough to cause some to drop the task out of frustration. Out of fear they can only be superficial in their journals and the positives of writing are lost.
Perhaps this statement was Cobain’s way of overcoming that fear of personal judgement.
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