Madness Factor

Sufjan Stevens’ latest album makes me homesick. I don’t know why; it’s called Illinois after all, and the Prairie State is the subject of all 22 of its songs. But when those introductory chords hit me, all I can think of is Vermont and how much I miss it. Maybe it’s because the album feels [...]

In regard to my NaNoWriMo word count: I’m happy to report, I’m caught up! My official word count is 5061, so as long as I get to 6668 before midnight, I’m right on track. Phew. Now to catch up on all the other things I’ve been neglecting. Like my music.
My goal is to have 10 [...]

My Baby Bottle mic, that is. About three weeks ago, I plugged it in to my audio interface, turned on the phantom power, hit the “record” button, and next thing I knew, my meters—and my ears—were pegged with white noise. I changed cords, I changed inputs, I pleaded with it to work, all to no [...]

So, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo and I’m beginning to wonder what crack I was smoking when I opted in for this masochism. Basically the whole goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel in a month. Not a good novel, just a novel. Of 50,000 words. Okay, so it’s not that bad, but I’m [...]