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Project March: TBD

It's the last day of February and I'm not sure what I want to work on in March. I feel like I should already have this figured out, you know? Like I should already be excited about what I'm slated to work on.

But not yet, I suppose.

The options include (but are not limited to):

  • painting (I have a few gesso'ed canvases awaiting my artistry, but is a pile of paintings going to fatigue my desire to paint in general?)
  • visual art (similar, but like, maybe I'll just make a drawing or a painting or something every day for the month)
  • music mixing (I have a MIDI keyboard that I'm ready to learn to create electronic beats of my very own... but should I wait to dedicate a month to that once I've learned how to use it better? I don't want to just be frustrated)
  • story writing (I'm on a writing kick, what with February being humorous essay writing, but do I want to have two months back to back be in the same genre?)
The answer is there are no wrong answers. I need to keep reminding myself that this is an experiment. And no matter what I choose, I'll be creating more than zero.

Maybe that's what this whole project idea in general should be called: More Than Zero. I like that.

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