Wanting to express an idea clearly, I am forced to tidy up the junkyard of my thoughts, sort what ideas interconnect and throw away the mental rubble that only serves to distract me from the functioning mechanism of a concept. It may be useful at times to passively juggle ideas, but without the discipline of setting thoughts down clearly and communicating effectively, I risk feeling like I have clearly understood an idea when I have only seen its blurred edges as through a frosted glass. Forcing myself to clarify my thoughts to a point that the ideas are distinct and the arguments clear and cogent will help me to put those thoughts to practical use. For while thinking can be a pleasurable exercise, I am happiest when ideas can be turned to some real world application.
My interests tend to wander around the following areas; photography, documentary and narrative film making, graphics (motion and otherwise), science (particularly physics and biology) writing and philosophy. There may be plenty more categories where those came from, but I'd say that's enough for two or three blogs already so perhaps I should limit it for now.
As I am currently nursing the rebound of a bad cold or flu that has hung on for over two weeks now, I'll keep this first entry short. Between now and then, I'll do a bit of work to write an article that someone might actually find valuable. While the primary goal of this blog is to force me to clarify my thoughts, I hope that I can also contribute to the ideas and knowledge that we all must work with to accomplish anything of value in this life.
