Monday October, 19 2009

New surroundings and a new schedule to shake up the brain a bit. I moved into a new apartment right in the main part of the city which is a much more comfortable abode than the last. The last one was not unlike a hotel room. I've also taken on a much busier schedule which has forced me to focus a bit harder. Well, maybe not harder but differently. I've been obsessed with focusing and the general functions of the brain in general. Every morning I play logic and strategy games on the computer and I have been reading a lot about how we think and how certain synapses are triggered.

I've also finally caught up with "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." I love it! Watching it has inspired me to pull out some half ideas I had several years ago that were intended for a comedy sketch show that obviously never materialized. Two of my friends back home are helping me out with some ideas which I will disclose a bit later but I'm very excited about what's been put down in ink right now. More to come...

Currently Reading-

1) Freakonomics by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner

2) Think Smart- A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance

Currently Listening-

1) Jim O'Rourke- The Visitor

2) The Flaming Lips- Embryonic

3) Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

4) Bjork- Homogenic

5) Autechre- Chiastic Slide

6) Thom Yorke- FeelingPulledApartByHorses (single)

7) Dragon Turtle / Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air- Split

8) Brian Eno- Music For Films

9) Donna Summer- "Working the Midnight Shift"

10) Ricky Nelson- "Fools Rush In"

11) Joan Baez- "Sweet Sir Galahad"