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I know my inconsistency is starting to show as of late, but the outcome is the fact that I'm working on a couple of other projects that are wanting my attention more so than loading up images here on my blog. The fact that I'm starting to realize the potential of a lot of this stuff is what's keeping me grounded and well aware that I'm inspired to create create create. Before you know it I'll be back mostly to get a lot of these images in the blog, but as of right now I'm having a great time writing and designing a majority of this work. Hopefully all this will pay off and will be realized. But for now I'll keep grinding.

- Arthur

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I Don't Really Have Many Here

Being open takes a lot out of me these days. Staying closed off gets me depressed. I don't know how to navigate a happy medium being in-between things. And perhaps that's a thing I need to work on more.

But the thing is I don't really know anyone that I can go and hang out with. I don't know who to turn to when it comes to relatability and such. You're reading about an Emo / Hardcore / Punk kid that doesn't really know how to interact with other people outside of that. Perhaps I don't make the time to get to know people and to be some sort of casual person to them. No matter what my life is pretty cool considering that I'm able to make stuff without any cap. I have an amazing person in my life that helps me get to places I would never go. It would be nice, however, to find a pack of wolves to just shoot the shit and hang out. I'm okay, honestly, but I wish I had relatable people in my life.

I also need to get out of the fact that what I see on my phone is the reality of what's going on. And getting sick of just looking at it most days and maybe that'll be the crutch to get myself out of it more often than not. I did do a test the other day to see how much I'm on my phone by trying to actually work at stuff at work and write out ideas. Believe me I'm so bad at being on my phone and I usually listen to a lot of interviews and songs and such. Nope nope. I gotta keep it in the middle somehow.

Despite that being present here tells me how much friends I made. And honestly I've not made any. I've not made any.... It's my fault, for sure, but reaching out doesn't do much. I should be out there like the boys hanging out in the bars and shit and get all stupid, but, I'm here with an amazing girlfriend straight edge as fuck eating vegetarian all day everyday and going to the gym. Man... not many people can do what I do.

- Arthur

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I find this on the ground a lot

- Arthur

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Been Away to Feel the Real World

As of late I've been writing more than photographing these days. When one thing lacks the other capitalizes and it's been strange seeing the shift of focus go on finishing up projects versus aimlessly photographing things. Of course, I'm still casually taking pictures, but I'm not making a high effort to go after images. If this was a thing back in the day I would've felt a bit nervous about it. Now, I'm happy I can keep a relationship with something steady when I feel a burnout coming.

I've been attempting to write music everyday before going to work. And because of this practice it's giving me realizations that I could be doing more with my time than just sitting here social-media-ing all these apps. Like, I could be writing shit or photographing shit rather than look at what other people are doing. And it's that curiousity that's giving me a lot of anxiety. Why does anyone care about what I do anyway? I'll just leave and no one will really notice.

The practice is meant to finish off a record I've been trying to complete for awhile along with a set of works that I'll be sending Daniel hopefully by the beginning of August. I told him the other day I was forseeing a plan to start production in the middle of next month. At one point I think I had just gotten fed up with waiting and started making the effort write songs before going to work. It's been strange seeing the progress I've been making and how my decisions have been very definite rather than elusive. This is the kind of directions I should be making when I'm working on stuff like this. I'm sure he's not reading these blogs at all and so its good to just let this out lol.

No one really cares about what I do. Maybe one day this work will have some sort of purpose, but right now I'm just trying to create stuff. I don't know what it is that's keeping me from leaving, but being compelled to do something for yourself has been a lonely trip. I'm a nobody and nobody really cares about what I do. If I had left all media I think no one will really notice. So... I think its going to be time to just live in the real world again. And maybe that will be something I could do to enhance my life as well.


- Arthur

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Last month I was able to witness Yvette Young play with a string orchestra. It's funny how well the electric guitar blends with the other string instruments, but at the same time Yvette's compositions were made for that type of setting.

This performance gave me the realization that sometimes you gotta just say yes to things. You gotta make stuff that's not really within your element. The three movements that were performed were seamless, together & dynamic. And honestly that's what Yvette's strength is. Her ability to create dynamics is just unbelievable. And you can tell that as a painter and musician her creative direction mirrors both outlets to produce one. She's truly an alien in her craft.

Thank you Yvette for showing us this piece. The orchestra was so good and I hope to see them more in the future as well.


- Arthur

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We went to New York and decided to walk around and eat before the Yvette Young performance. It was pretty nice being back in NY to just chill and whatever. I hope we get to do this again very soon.

- Arthur

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June was pretty slow for me other than hanging out and reorganizing everything. I'm kind of happy that I gave myself this month some time to experience things and not get burnt out on the creating. I love it and I love the fact that there's a lot of things in this process where its allowing me just to shoot with no project in mind other than keeping a diary.

- Arthur

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Alright I'm done with the Chicago vacay. This is me and Jen at the Mamamoo concert before the concert started. Thank you everyone that tuned in. I'm going to be finally editing the new stuff here so just keep tight I guess.

- Arthur

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Promise I'm almost done with these vacay photos of Chicago, but for the few days I was there I was quite surprised how much I shot and what I shot. I don't know when I'll ever go back, but you know it was a good time and a good time to just hang around and shoot ya know?

- Arthur

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