Sometimes I look at Marilyn and wonder... "Why?"

I still don't know what exactly I want to use this blog for... maybe just an outlet. I don't think I'm going to really advertise this among all my facebook friends. Who really wants to know what's going on in my mind anyway. I still have doubts about this but I think i'll just continue so I can start to get my creative juices flowing. A while back I wrote down some things that inspire me so I guess that will be what I talk about here... 

Beachwood Sparks - By Your Side

Bass Drum of Death - Heart Attack Kid

Amy Winehouse - Some Unholy War

               

Recently I've been listening to Amy Winehouse's Back To Black  album nonstop, I'm not even joking when I say that, I wish I was.  This post has no actual theme I would say so I'll let it slide but in the future I will have one.... 

~ lex

the new beginning.

Okay, here I go... a fresh start a new blog. I never have much luck with these things but let's just hope that this works out. My friend Sara had started hers not too long ago and I have a few other friends on here. I actually have a few failed attempts of me trying to "blog" but I won't go much into detail. I mean I have a tumblr but that's mainly just photos I like. This just seems more intimate. I recently read a list of ways to keep yourself more creative and I liked it so I'll share them with you:

1. make lists
2. carry a notebook everywhere
3. try free writing
4. get away from the computer
5. be otherworldly
6. quit beating yourself up
7. take breaks
8. sing in the shower
9. know your roots
10. listen to new music
11. be open
12. surround yourself with creative people
13. get feedback
14. collaborate
15. don't give up
16. practice, practice, practice
17. allow yourself to make mistakes
18. go somewhere new
19. watch foreign films
20. count your blessings
21. get lots of rest
22. take risks
23. break the rules
24. do more of what makes you happy
25. don't force it
26. read a page from the dictionary
27. create a framework
28. stop trying to be someone else's perfect
29. got an idea? write it down
30. clean up your work space
31. have fun
32. finish something.

With that being said and me sitting here and thinking about it I have to work on a lot of these. I think I will take these into consideration much more often. I really hope I can use this blog as a learning experience and maybe even meet new people. I'm getting ahead of myself and I think i'm satisfied with this post. I'll add on more tomorrow. ~lex