2) creation

• scanning old/first versions of various pieces for the rear. the scope keeps expanding, teeple encourages me to include old super hero sketches and photos, citing the files of mine I keep and he has seen.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (last month) heavy assembling and editing of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... chap 8.
• working with teeple on his music, running side-by-side late into the nights.
• finishing the rear - including final arrangement, editing, researching dates, finding Burroughs quote, scanning in notebook pages, early drafts, and illustrations to be used.
• recording additional field sounds.
• chance moments to photograph various images passing by.
• recording and writing dreams.
• taught ian to use small voice recorder, now records stories, running commentary, and dreams.

2) creation

• (last three days) working on chapter 8 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... teeple over to pull off tracks from four track into cubase. keeps me focused and productive.

2) creation

• (during the last week) large sections of chapter 8 finished. working with teeple to compile a cd of his new music. recording dreams and some vocals. a few notes in notebook.

2) creation, 3) community

• (last two days) worked with teeple on his music, using both computers, making progress. down to see naquin's new band and two others. working on fence posts chapter 8. wrote dream and recorded another dream in small digital recorder.
• (today) working on chapter 8 of fence posts. uploaded 3rd piece of book soundtrack to myspace page - much too quiet.

2) creation

• (last three days) working on chapter 8 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... finding quotes for The Rear and chapter 8. cleaning up preface for the Rear. getting print of a negative. working with teeple on his music. reading The Job and Ports of Entry by Burroughs and Overqualified.

2) creation

• took several photos.

2) creation

• installed voice recognition software on main computer. collecting photographs for new section in chapter 8 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... uploaded files of teeple's music into computer.

2) creation

• (last several days) finished 3rd piece for book soundtrack. arranging pieces in chapter 8 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... working with Teeple on pieces from 4-track and tracking we did at old house. wrote dreams in notebook.

2) creation

• (in the last two days) working on chapter 8 of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... and writing up outline of autism workshop.

2) creation

• (during the last week) finished writing and editing of ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... chapter 7. researched and bought video editing software. editing video of autism workshop. searching for Burroughs quote in The Job and My Education - can't find the one I wanted to use for the preface to the rear. recorded various sounds with zoom h4.

2) creation

• chapter 7 - nearly done. final editing.

2) creation

• (last two days) chapter 7 - nearly done, trying to move more fluidly in bringing the pieces together - goal to have 2nd book done and CD by the end of the summer.

2) creation

• (today) most of chapter 7 finished, all coming together quickly after months of slow piece-by-piece.
• (yesterday) recorded more sounds from kelli's body with zoom h4.

2) creation

• (yesterday) recorded dream into small digital recorder. yet another to later be transcribed when time.

2) creation, 4) housekeeping

• (today) backing up files. installed video editing software on laptop for workshop.
• (yesterday) tracked Teeple and band at the old house. problems with the new laptop and zoom h4 set-up, solved as soon as the others left and just Teeple to record.

2) creation

• working on ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... chapter 7.

2) creation, 3) community, 4) housekeeping

• (today) tracked teeple at old house, using empty living room. learning to use cubase on laptop w/ zoom h4. always interesting to see him work - laying down track after track with little editing or revision. I comment on his process and he says his music is "ready made." I'll spend weeks editing one track - the difference is skill level obviously.
• (last two days) installed cubase on laptop and using zoom h4 as mixer/audio interface. amazed at ease of use and appreciate items bundled together for relatively seamless operation. massive compiling of photos and video to be backed-up. primary computer (writing and music) damaged in move and now showing intermittent issues. uploaded revisions to website www.timcoalman.com, including new preface to ...fence posts rotting in the acreage....

2) creation

• (last three days) editing websites to remove address no longer used. finished new preface for ...fence posts rotting in the acreage... and worked on chapter 7. researching new microphone to buy. working up new piece on guitar.

2) creation

• (yesterday) editing of 3rd piece for book soundtrack.