2) creation

• (last week) steady series of notebook entries, pleased to fill pages but few dreams - a dry spell. some efforts to move studio to another computer but enough difficulties to then retreat back to the steady, reliable machine that has hummed along for the last 5 or 6 years.

2) creation, 3) community

• (last few days) final revisions on website - www.timcoalman.com for clarity of reading and to reduce pages exposed on passing readings. multiple notebook entries and several pages done on ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... book 3.

3) community

• revising websites to reduce cost and exposure.  www.unmannedprobe.com and www.fencepostsrottingintheacreage.com both redirect to www.timcoalman.com after discovering that main website could host more than the five page limit I had originally understood to be in place was not a reality.  now the main page holds everything and money saved on paying for hosting on the other sites.  also wanted to pull back actual samples of the books as career is advancing to a point I would be more visible and under greater scrutiny.  although I've taken great lengths to make pseudonym separate from career want to ensure anonymity as much as possible.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last few weeks) pages in the notebook on everyday bits and working up pieces for some further progress not yet finalized. finally a new external hard drive to back up studio computer. more work on ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... book 3.

2) creation

• (last week) after several months of no forward movement on ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... book 3 finally past a seeming impossible block of what comes next. months of trying different pieces, deletion, addition, rearrangement... now on through. still the continued drippings into the notebook, filling pages for years of future fence post runs.

2) creation

• (last week) several notebook entries.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (during the last week) writing a lot of short pieces in notebook, recording Ian's dreams and mine, organizing studio, and fixed computer.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last week) computer down and efforts to repair failed - dropped off to be resuscitated at computer store. cleaning and organizing studio as it had not been addressed since our last move. writing several pieces in notebook.

2) creation

• (last few days) writing suddenly returns after over a dry month of only a few sentences - now several pages of notebook entries, research notes, quotes, and pieces. rereading house of leaves.

2) creation

• (last two days) a few notebook jottings and recorded Ian quoting movie lines in a strange voice. the last month busy with work and auctions to raise money - all efforts on daily toil.

2) creation

• (last two days) small piece in notebook written, transferred many audio pieces from small digital recorder into computer.

2) creation

• (today) problem-solved signal flow in mixer. fixed and transfered more from small digital recorder.

2) creation

• (last week or so) new work on book 3 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... after some break. technical difficulties on several fronts - some section of signal chain defective as unable to transfer recordings made with small digital recorder into computer - might be mixer. external hard drive inoperable - leaving no way to back-up material on main computer and slightly elevating anxiety that all will be lost.

2) creation

• (last few weeks) writing application for work advancement, documentation to derail parents constructing combative and hateful narrative that has no merit. worked a bit on book 3 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... after weeks of not approaching it. some cleaning up of scanned illustrations, playing guitar often in the backyard, and planning to scale down websites to reduce costs and hide material to pedestrian inquiries. running down problem with mixer - cakewalk not receiving signal.

2) creation

• (last week) applications for work advancement and documentation to battle parents marinating discontent and creating a bizarre narrative of their child's school experiences. a little time for writing and the guitar and amp out of pawn - momentum in some direction...

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last few days) several notebook entries, cleaning and organizing studio, and mass sorting of video clips for student project.

2) creation

• (last two days) writing various pieces in notebook, working on narration project for my students - quick editing of audio to increase speed and efficiency.
• neighbor offered me free desk - at least 20 years old, solid steel, 100 pounds. damage to sheet rock walls and composite boards that were used in steps to the basement when maneuvering it down. provides expansive workspace, nearly the size of the business desk I had to abandon when we moved into an apartment after bankruptcy agents came for the house.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last few days) hour and forty-two minute conversation with naquin on the phone - vivid reminder of why I maneuvered to have us living together in 1997 and taking him as my teacher to living the mythic life, music as devotional music, and all attributed to him (detailed at http://www.unmannedprobe.com/ and in ...fence posts rotting in the acreage...) - liquefaction conversation.
• wrote an old dream from 1980s and one from a few nights ago, uploaded audio files from zoom h4, and transferring files from small digital recorder that were recorded over the last year. the small digital recorder had fallen into the flood waters several months ago but I was quick to tap out all standing water, pull batteries to avoid leakage, and remove casing to pat dry circuit board and all wires. no permanent damage but the incident emphasized the fact that hundreds of audio files were nearly lost and I had not made any backups.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last few days) wrote dream, uploaded photos from all cameras including the boys, experimenting with light box drawings, video editing, and beginning to track students for audio project.

2) creation, 3) promotion

• (last few days) begun working on video editing for student summer workshop. also fine-tuning websites, www.timcoalman.com, to be more clear in anticipation of being able to put the hosting back up when money comes in.