For Context: Some Thoughts On JKen's Media

For context: As I type this, I'm listening to Energy 52's Cafe Del Mar, remixed by Deadmau5.


So I went to school and learned all kinds of things.

I was a musician. At least I thought I was when I started school. I had already gotten over the dream of being a rock star or celebrity, but I still thought it was cooking in me somewhere and that I would be a grand composer someday and school would help me achieve all that. But somehow all the beat junkies and virtuosos I met at campus affected me with the most sanguine color of jade I've ever known for music.

I turned to thoughts of sound and it's function and design. After all, who better than the only family member to ever connect two 12" stereo speaker cabinets to the monaural VCR, to amaze and astonish friends and foe alike with their aural sensibilities? Alas, fame is not for the insincere.

As a lad, I wrote stories and dabbled in the art of comic books. My travels of mind knew no limitations. How easily transportation to any domain, ethereal or tangible, was achieved by simple moments of stillness in a dark or silent room.

Of course these things do nothing for employers. And that's where I'm at today. We all strive for our own vision. Purpose. In reflection I was right to love so much, yet today, I feel wrong. I'm broken on the pursuit of renaissance. I need to Return To Earth and face the music of the story of my life. Write the destiny that I sought to escape and live the dream that exists in the reality of my hands and feet.

JkenMedia is the new name for things to come. Still in conception but time is running out for whimsy. Something real is on the way.

:-)

Holidays End - Welcome 2009

At least for now ... I'm happy they're over. I thought I would be able to get a bunch of stuff done over the break I had from work but I was beset on all sides by well meaning family and friends. Apparently people don't work on the holidays. They actually take time off to play and recreate. I seem to have missed this memo sometime during my celestially short existence.
Alas all is still well with gifts given and received by both myself, family and friends. I had good experiences with everyone I know except for a chicken food manager.

I watched "It's A Wonderful Life" and imagined myself in the shoes of Mr. Bailey as his many attempts to travel the world were foiled by the evil, plotting Mr. Potter. Eventually he realizes that he is the richest man in town thanks to his friends. Even though the film never really shows the demise of Mr. Potter, it's not hard to imagine an army of benevolent citizens, spurred on by Mr. Bailey's generosity, running the old geezer out of town after it's all over.

So I can say, despite all my failed world tours, I am a pretty rich guy. Probably never been as generous as Mr. Bailey but if I ever have the chance, I'm sure I would do the right thing.

In another unrelated note - I'm happy to report this is the first Christmas season I can remember, where I was not beleaguered by panhandlers.

Coming soon: JkenMedia