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20100820

getting back to it...

it's time to rediscover my foundation(s). the grand experiment has moved a little slower than what i may have liked so far this year, but it has moved. there are certain tendencies that i have had over the years that until recently i did not realize created relatively unreasonable expectations for self.

moving along w/today's knowledge, i have to change some of the ways i look at how i do what i do. this applies to my creative endeavors as well as life in general. for the purposes of this blog, i'll stick to the creative oriented concerns.

i've never been interested in becoming "famous." my essential goal as a creative is to live doing what i love. since my creative interests vary, this can be a challenge. i've chosen music as my primary form of output, but that in no way means i will ever try to limit my creative energies elsewhere.

1 of the issues that i have w/my current pursuits is the fact that historically i've never really had to put much effort into studying in order to do well academically. this does not work well w/all pursuits. it definitely does not work well w/my approach to creating. lately i'm feeling somewhat creatively stiff. it's not a block, but i'm not doing things as fluidly as i would like to be. since i have no intention/desire to stop doing what i'm doing, i have to change the approach accordingly.

that said, the work continues. i'm still on my ABB tip...

get at me...

PEACE
...be calm...

20100808

inspirational vibes...

there is something about being around other creatives, creative oriented activities, &/or creative environments that is truly inspiring. the vibes cannot be beat.
for me it's a reminder of the highly interactive nature of the human being. in my observations of life so far it's extremely odd when a human chooses to isolate self. the results can be quite disturbing. it's like starving the mind in many ways...

last night/yesterday i went the the DMC US Finals at Santos Party House. i enjoyed the experience on so many levels that i'm still kinda geeked about it. there is an excitement i observe in those who dig such events that those who don't just cannot relate to.

i suppose it is watitis. we all dig different things. it just seems some find a need to belittle or demean that which they do not find digable. how do you grow too old for hip-hop? James Brown literally did it to death!

the performances were pretty tight. there was 1 DJ that seemed a little lost compared to the others, but overall each contestant was solid. the crowd didn't agree much w/the judges decision of who won the right to rep the US in the DMC World Finals, but this wasn't the Amateur Night At The Apollo.

2 of my most inspirational moments were being handed a small book looking object in the darkness of the club prior to the competition getting started, & listening to some albums i had yet to fully listen to. the book turned out to be the latest chapter of Frank151. this is an amazing publication. since i've never heard of it prior, i'm very excited to be aware of it now. great images throughout, & plenty of Q&A interviews.

the albums i listened almost had me salty because i neglected to bring my handy miniature composition book & Uni-Ball pen. fortunately i realized that i could take advantage of the virtual QWERTY keyboard in the cell to catch some lyrical stylings. i'm not the 1 for memorizing lyrics after i make them up. if i don't write them down, they're lost in the universe. good thing i charged the phone before leaving. 4 hours on a bus RT means plenty of listening time. what was i listening to?




gotta finish listening to that last album. i continue to be impressed w/the hometown heroes. the artistic maturity of their last few albums is very refreshing. i never thought i'd be listening to Black Thought singing when i 1st heard Pass The Popcorn...

watitis!

shout out to Vice Enigmatic who was also at the spot...

PEACE
...be calm...

20100802

2010: the year of the tech issue...LOL!

the Refinery has been operating slightly less smoothly so far this year. i have to admit it's as much operator error as it is equipment error(s).

progress regardless...

it can be difficult at times to maintain the patience necessary to continue to move forward in the face of certain obstacles. problem is, if you don't K.I.M., where are you everyday? remaining in the midst of these obstacles...

no thanks to that.

obviously it's easier to say such things than to do what's needed to be done, but again, you gotta K.I.M....

so on that note, i finally got into my Disc Makers account today. i've been trying to initiate an order for at least 3-4 weeks prior. now that i can actually login to my account, i can make the order in the next few days.

Pipeline will benefit directly from this progress.

patience is not a naturally occurring virtue in my environment...

requires some solid effort on my part, but it's highly necessary!

get at me!

PEACE
...be calm...