It has occurred to me this week that I miss my creative stuff. The one-item point-and-shoot camera that replaced my multi-item digital SLR just doesn't produce the quality of photography I want to see. And, as I mentioned over at the 100 Thing Challenge Facebook, I miss my guitar.
Today I put together a short slide show at work, complete with voice over and music. I had to use an old version of iMovie because I do not have a new version of iMovie or any version of Final Cut on my work computer. Even without the proper software to dial in the slide show, I still enjoyed creating it. This confirms something that I have found to be true of myself: I enjoy tactile creativity. Not that I dislike, say, writing. I enjoy writing quite a bit. But where the 100 Thing Challenge has been concerned, a grief of sorts has been giving up the things that help me to be "hands on" creative.
Thus, though I don't really see the 100 Thing Challenge ending on November 12th, I do see a time in the future when I replace my nicer camera and my guitar. Probably.
Oh, and my headphones that got ripped off at work. Well, I think I absolutely need to replace them soon. Maybe even before the official "end" of the 100 Thing Challenge. I'm going stir crazy not being able to listen to music and podcasts.
Cool. Let's start shooting again!!
Posted by: Cory Verner | November 03, 2009 at 09:01 AM