My Blog's Purpose

The systematic collection of detail from gathering, to digestion, to disposal may be at least one purpose for this blog. I will try to share my findings as I compile, sort and make sense out of (or attempt to infuse meaning for whatever reason into) what I find. What I am finding is that I truly want to create an internal, artful engine. This blog is merely a manifestation of what I believe will be the fuel for my artistic evolution.

I chatted for a while last night with my friend John. He and I wrote for a magazine here called Gay Chicago, which was kind of a blog before blogs were possible, except that (mostly gay) people picked up the paper and read our thoughts. In any case, we chatted about how our lives were moving into a place were the single goal was gone. Peering into a vague future was not inspiring. But in lieu of personal religion, I rely on my innate optimism and one of my newest scientific life conceptualizations: If you sit on it, it will hatch. Meaning, sit on a problem long enough and the black box between your ears will produce magic.