Day 2: The First Day (Sort Of)

Today was hard. One of the things I always forget about endeavours like this blog is that one must contend with the reality of being an adult and being human. I've tried to incorporate that perspective into my projects but I think one only really grows accustomed to it with age - and I am still quite young.

For example, today was spent mostly working in my day job. I interviewed three artists (DJ Krush, The Snowdroppers and David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet). When I wasn't preparing or conducting one of those interviews, I was trying to polish off my Mr Maps remix. I despise mixdowns of tracks. I suck at mixing. I'm great with ideas and I can write semi-interesting music but mixing I just plain don't do very well.

What do these activities have to do with the reality of being an adult? Well, they exhausted me. I often like to think that my work isn't tremendously taxing. Physically speaking, it isn't even slightly demanding. The worst stress I am placed under these days is my horrible posture when typing (I am, as I write, shaped vaguely like a question mark) - so it frustrates me that a day of interviews and remixing can just plain wear me out.

I didn't do much else besides that. I did look at jobs and I tinkered with some beats and phrases (I have a great distorted kalemba line but no idea what to do with the thing) but I was mostly just burnt out. It took every ounce of strength not to cop out on the whole exercise gambit. I pushed through, though, which means the day hasn't been a total waste.

I've decided I need to be a little bit more structured about this thing, though, so, as of tomorrow, I'm dividing my work into roughly four categories. In no particular order:

1. Health and Fitness
2. Creating Stuff (be that music or writing)
3. Career Creative (Setting up meetings, rehearsals et cetera)
4. Domestic Work (Tidying my room, making sure I don't live in complete sloth)
5. Work Work (ie looking AND APPLYING for jobs)

I figure I should try and evaluate each day in regards to how much I invested in each of those sections. I should try and invest a little bit in each part each day. I think it will be a good score card.