Archive for August, 2005

TRANSIENCE

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

I’ve been working pretty hard on the book these past two days. Today I have been transcribing the Jeff Mueller interview from Chicago. I think it might be my favorite as far as substance goes, because we really got into the inner-workings of the city. It’s what I hoped I would be able to rap [...]

JAPE

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

After succumbing to a 48-hour heavy depression, I awoke this morning to discover that the fog in my head for the most part, had lifted. There are a handful of explanations for this, but since CmajEm isn’t a Livejournal, I have absolutely no reason to delve into my psyche or my personal life in this [...]

ERSATZ

Monday, August 29th, 2005

I’m tired of talking about daily book updates, so I will make this quick. I have 90 minutes left to transcribe. The current document is 26.5 pages long. It consists mostly of, a) me talking about how beautiful the world is and how happy I am, b) being drawn back into the real world by [...]

MONOLITH

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Yesterday I tried to chemically alter my state. It just made me tired, it didn’t cure the malaise. I faked my way through the day, but felt entirely out of sorts. Sam and Lindsey met me in the city and we spent a few hours walking places. My stomach, my head and my heart were [...]

SIMP

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

Sifting through 19.5 hours of audio tape to transcribe interviews or ruminations from the road is a harrowing process. I feel so deathly bored and depressed at home. My head and my heart are in other places. Each day is a struggle to keep composure and stay focused. 22 years spent anticipating weekends and freedom. [...]

ANTIQUATED

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Between yesterday and this morning I went through about 90 minutes of audio tape from Louisville and Chicago. The process will be slow at first, but eventually I will hit my stride and my pace will quicken. I shot off an email to Matthew Barnhart to see whether or not he was interested in putting [...]

TEPID

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Across this nation, numerous kids are departing for college. This is the first year of my life that I have nothing to do during this normally tenuous period. There are an endless number of transitions that will befall me in the near future as I toe the waters of “the real world.” For today, I [...]