Podcasting for the Perpetually Restless
Dec. 3rd, 2011 06:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
afterallthistimeWhat sometimes happens to me is this: I will be in a massive funk in some aspect of my life and then suddenly something will happen to spark me, and make me determined to do something about it. Today, being the geek that I am, this something was watching videos of Alex Day. If you don't know who that is, visit either Alex Day Music, or go to YouTube and search for user "nerimon." Basically, he does what I want to do - he talks about things he finds interesting, blogs, vblogs, creates YouTube vids, sings songs about Harry Potter and Pokemon and Doctor Who - and gets paid for it. More importantly, he loves it - it's clear he adores what he's doing with his life, and he's 22 years old and is basically completely in control of his own destiny.
I could never do what he does, to that extent. I couldn't quit my job tomorrow and just try to "live the dream," because (again, this is where I draw my inspiration from, it's sad, I know) John Cheese makes some pretty valid points in his article, "Five Reasons Money Can Buy Happiness" - the likelihood of me being able to make a living off any of the things I enjoy is slim to nill, and I recognize and am more or less fine with that. But I want to have that experience, at least - I want to make things and have people really appreciate them or enjoy them, but I want them to be projects I feel really good about too, and projects that I can have a blast creating.
We (a couple of friends and I) keep circle the idea of creating a Podcast - fan-based, free-floating, whatever - and I've been really thinking about that today. I wonder if anyone has suggestions for possible overarching theme/raison d'etre for a podcast, based on what my interests are? I want to say, I already have about three or so ideas, I just want to have other people weigh in on this. What kind of stuff would you like to hear podcasts about?? I figure this is as good of a place as any to ask, since if you are on my Friend's List, it's likely we have at least a few interests in common, right?
I've been really stagnating on the sestina collection as well, which I'm hoping to remedy tonight. I've got two sets of words I'm trying to turn into something, but I continue to oscillate between thinking that my idea for a collection of poems in a set form is great and thinking it's hokey and ridiculous; not to mention, of course, the constant fear I have that all of the poems themselves are trash to begin with (actually, that's not entirely true, even on my most self-doubting days, there are a handful of poems that I can look at and be honestly poud of. So, there's that). But even the book is a project that I've undertaken on my own, a solo project, and I would really, really love to do something more active, social, and collaborative.
I'm in an odd mood today, where I really feel like trying to get this started, but I'm a little confused as to where I should be starting. I'm thinking reading up a little on podcasts and brainstorming/elaborating on my chosen topics?
I could never do what he does, to that extent. I couldn't quit my job tomorrow and just try to "live the dream," because (again, this is where I draw my inspiration from, it's sad, I know) John Cheese makes some pretty valid points in his article, "Five Reasons Money Can Buy Happiness" - the likelihood of me being able to make a living off any of the things I enjoy is slim to nill, and I recognize and am more or less fine with that. But I want to have that experience, at least - I want to make things and have people really appreciate them or enjoy them, but I want them to be projects I feel really good about too, and projects that I can have a blast creating.
We (a couple of friends and I) keep circle the idea of creating a Podcast - fan-based, free-floating, whatever - and I've been really thinking about that today. I wonder if anyone has suggestions for possible overarching theme/raison d'etre for a podcast, based on what my interests are? I want to say, I already have about three or so ideas, I just want to have other people weigh in on this. What kind of stuff would you like to hear podcasts about?? I figure this is as good of a place as any to ask, since if you are on my Friend's List, it's likely we have at least a few interests in common, right?
I've been really stagnating on the sestina collection as well, which I'm hoping to remedy tonight. I've got two sets of words I'm trying to turn into something, but I continue to oscillate between thinking that my idea for a collection of poems in a set form is great and thinking it's hokey and ridiculous; not to mention, of course, the constant fear I have that all of the poems themselves are trash to begin with (actually, that's not entirely true, even on my most self-doubting days, there are a handful of poems that I can look at and be honestly poud of. So, there's that). But even the book is a project that I've undertaken on my own, a solo project, and I would really, really love to do something more active, social, and collaborative.
I'm in an odd mood today, where I really feel like trying to get this started, but I'm a little confused as to where I should be starting. I'm thinking reading up a little on podcasts and brainstorming/elaborating on my chosen topics?
