Thoughts before going to bed

A little tired but feeling content. It's been raining all day and there is something quite comforting about being indoors and hearing raindrops on the roof. I'm about ready to turn in.

I was listening to 94.5 today on the drive in to work and back again. For some reason, with everything that has happened in the last few days cramping my life, there's something quite merry and relaxing about listening to nice and easy commercial radio. Perhaps because it's all so light and fluffy, so meaningless yet merry, that it cheers the spirit. Tonight, they played classic hits from television and I happily listened to the theme song from "The Greatest American Hero". It made me realise how much I missed the good old days of the 1970s and 1980s, though I suspect it's more nostalgia making those days feel "good" and "old".

I caught up with Bretty D after work today to give him a Sons of Beaches book, and ended up having a good chat with him about photography and art. It's the undeniable paradox that to create art, you must be true to yourself and create work that is meaningful to you, regardless of commercial value. Yet, to be successful in your venture and to be able to make some money out of your work so that you can continue with that venture, your work needs to have commercial value - in that, people will want to buy them. Yet, if investors buy your work to add to their collection, then they're not really making a purchase decision because they like your work - more that they perceive it as a good investment. You can't win. Perhaps art and commerce are never compatible, one always anathema to the other. I also told Brett that I felt a hypocrite, because I would like people to buy my work if they like them, yet I do not reciprocate and purchase the works I like by other artists and photographers.

The Chaos and Drama book is almost good to go. In fact, I had uploaded it to Blurb but noticed a small incident of clumsy written expression in my introduction, so I'll have to revise and re-upload. But it looks good on the Blurb preview. It feels cohesive.

Good night!