by Ira | Apr 17, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
The DJ controller came today. And…it’s awesome. It’s so awesome, in fact, that even Liz spent like an hour and a half playing a set tonight, and she’s currently loading up a playlist of her favorite songs to play more. Not tonight, but you know, in the future....
by Ira | Apr 16, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
These nightly writing sessions have been my saving grace lately. I wouldn’t have written today with it. And I’m glad that I did. I just wrote something dope. I’m realizing, in my current state of still-establishing-my-routine in these work from home times…that I...
by Ira | Apr 15, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Had a great talk with my friendo Josh tonight about…well, kinda about giving up. On projects. And how uncomfortable that can be, and how uncertain it is to feel like you’re at that crossroads. Even if it’s temporary, which it always is with the deepest of...
by Ira | Apr 14, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
We got word this morning that our—and I do mean “our—dj controller is on its way from Florida. It should be here Thursday by the end of the day. It got me so excited, I literally couldn’t work this morning. I had to listen to a bunch of music to prepare. I’ve been out...
by Ira | Apr 13, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Good day today. I’m not sure how particularly good my writing was, but I’m also not sure if it was particularly bad. And that’s good! Because I just sat down and wrote. That was my goal. To let go. That’s the key for me. Just let the fuck go, Ira. Stop thinking. Stop...
by Ira | Apr 12, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
There’s so much music I’ve liked over the past decade or so that I’ve never got the chance to mix into a set. I’m listening to one such track right now. Future Perfect by Way Out West. The Henry Saiz remix. I don’t even know if Henry is still making music. I don’t...