Hello!
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The rule of my past engagements with blogging seem to require that, proportional to the length of the break from posting, I must feverishly release present content to compensate. Mind you, this is a largely subconscious occurrence, perhaps displaying a human proclivity for desiring reconciliation where any perceived separation has occurred — especially with regards to anything personally valued.
It has been a busy winter on my end. As of late I have been largely focused on improving in video-editing while getting the basics of live-streaming under my belt. Most of this December, I have been working on a huge (at least for me) music video project that's a collaboration with @rusty-jernigan's 20-minute Max/MSP improvisation. With 4k footage at 60 fps, this has provided me ample opportunity to capture screenshots and edit them as stills. That is the origin of all the images that occupy this post — as well as the last poem I posted (I'm betting you will see many more of them in the days to come!)
I gave many of these stills as prints to my dad @ldp for Christmas, as well as to my sister and her husband. My plan with this project — entitled "Brain Cheat Codes — An Audiovisual Journey" is to premiere it on my 30th birthday, which is on December 31st. It will most likely be at 11 am Central Standard Time, and when I have a link to share where you can set a reminder, I will certainly share it here!
There's a lot that I could say here, yet perhaps it's wise to gradually ease back into the habit of writing and determine how well I can balance the many pursuits I hold dear. I am exceedingly grateful for the continued opportunity to learn and grow in manifold vectors — this is a privilege I diligently attempt to never take for granted.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays,
and Wondrous New Year ahead!
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Daniel / @d-pend
words and images by @d-pendcreated for HIVE on Dec. 26th, 2020.
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