It was a fairly hectic couple of weeks 'round these parts, and I'm about to have another hectic week soon (my 40th birthday occurs simultaneously at a family reunion; I'm not sure which I'm less excited for, but the lack of excitement seems to go down exponentially, trending to dread, when you combine the two). These things, among many others, have conspired to lower my creative output to what could generously be called "nil." So I took the opportunity yesterday to go recharge my batteries. For me personally this has, for the last couple years, involved going by myself out to the desert in Central Oregon and either taking pictures, looking for interesting rocks, or both. I don't know why this works for me, and I was surprised to discover that it did, entirely by accident a couple years ago. So, not-so-bright-and-early yesterday, I took off for the sprawling BLM-managed Prineville District area and climbed some small mountain-type-things, found some nice picture jasper and moss agate, and generally admired the planet. (The picture above is on my way home. I live on the other side of those mountains.) So, magically, I wake up today full of motivation and creativity. I'm sure there's a lengthy treatise somewhere on L-Dopa levels and self-adjustment thereof, but the simple fact of the matter is that if I take a day just for me, and that day doesn't involve making plugins or music, when I come back I feel much better, ready to work. Today and tomorrow, I'm taking my office/studio down to the bare walls, cleaning, and re-wiring. Whee. How do you recharge your creative batteries?

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