I've been so busy the past week. I haven't posted much of anything to the blog. Home Depot switched me over to the electrical department and I've had an increase in hours due to the departments needs so I'm not complaining. Dad started kimo again and so far is doing alright.
The weather has been shitty for the most part, lots of rain, some wind and a real biting coldness has set in. It snowed in Redding yesterday and then last night Thor went flying out the door and slid off the side of the deck. It was iced over and there was snow on the ground. Not much though, it was mostly turning to slush.
This morning as I type this the wind is howling once again outside and tearing things up. I hear debris banging into stuff including my trailer and am afraid to go see how bad it is after enduring the last storm.
The bulk of my spare time this last week has been spent in the Trailer Life Studios where I have been recording my latest podcast as well as working on the Confessions project and introducing a new segment which I am calling Fragments. This new segment is both a creative work and at the same time compliments Confessions by filling in the gaps so to speak. In Confessions I move through my personal history at a fairly quick pace and Fragments will go back and flesh out the more meaningful portions by exploring a scenario from my past in each episode. I will relate the events as they unfolded for me in a short story. These stories will usually be something with personal meaning and I will break in from time to time and discuss certain points to clarify or help give the listeners more understanding of where my head was or my emotional state at the given time.
I am doing Fragments as a podcast but drawing strongly upon the audio book format to deliver these episodes. Music and sound effects will be standard but I am also learning how to better effectively deliver the story as well. Creating a sense of drama while relating a true story is not always that simple and I am working hard to keep the facts straight while still making it dramatic for the listeners. Fragments is meant to be a complete story contained in each episode. This is difficult to do while trying to tell a story in detail. I will do my best to follow this rule of thumb.
All in all it's a very time consuming process but well worth the results. Look for the first episode of Fragments titled 'Gypsy' sometime before Sunday. In the meantime here is a short preview:
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