So back in 1998 when there was some controversy about sending John Glenn up again at his age and in an expensive mission, I wrote this parody to David Bowie's "Space Oddity." Thanks for bookending the inspiration, 2016. Now quit it. I thought he was great even if Shepard beat him up, he took the... Continue Reading →
Another timelapse from Thanksgiving Day, this time of the sunset. I was pleasantly surprised how this turned out given a cloudless sky doesn't always make for the most appealing textural video. Shot with GoPro Hero 3+ Thanksgiving evening 2016 (Watch for the horse!). Processed in GoPro Studio with fresh music by me from an iPad... Continue Reading →
A favorite quote: Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. - Seneca the Younger Or if you prefer a more recent version: I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity. - Oprah Winfrey Preparation to me includes practice, education, fascination, and plain old playing around. Also a lot of failure and occasional nuggets of... Continue Reading →
Flying to New York http://megawatson.tumblr.com/post/152061834516/flying-to-new-york-june-2016-give-me-a-window I really can't help looking out the window.... -----David P.S. At least I'm not pretending to be Superman while I'm up there. Great, now the theme song is in my head.
So I just watched "August Rush" which I got from Netflix months ago and somehow didn't get to. I really enjoyed it, and if you want to write music, like music, or are interested in the different ways it comes into form, you might appreciate this story. It's not about every way art happens, but... Continue Reading →
I haven't written a poem in quite a while. Decided to take a nap today and while pondering a great many things, one started to come to me, and I decided to fight to a draw and write down a couple of lines then sleep while I had time, and the poem won. Here it... Continue Reading →
Or is it looking back and saying, "Come on in, the water's fine!" That's how I usually use it raising my daughter as the stay at home dad. ----David
Or demand, or affirmation. Just keep thinking, just keep thinking. ---David P.S. Be careful with this one; in the hands of a liar it is soul-crushing. Don't be one, because it comes back on you.
Had an artistic inspiration the other day and decided to finally play with one of the too many apps on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, an Autodesk freebie under an icon: Sketchbook for Galaxy (Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for Galaxy) There's another full Autodesk branded version on the phone too that I must have downloaded as... Continue Reading →
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