I am Ashley Elsdon

someone who's doing some things

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Stuff I’m thinking about.

Ignore Everything

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Today was not a good day in the world of Palm Sounds. Lots of noise and people picking fights with each other just to make a point. I don’t know why. I don’t get it, but it makes me wonder about the future of Palm Sounds. It’s been going for over 5 and a half years now and perhaps it is time to call it a day, or maybe change it radically. I’m not sure as yet.

One thing I do know is that it is very important to follow the path that you want to take and not be distracted by all the people who just want you to do what they think is best. I need to decide what I want to do with the thing and if it is time for me to give it up or move on.

Time will tell.

Say hello to Sunday

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Sunday can be an odd day. Sometimes a day of rest, other times the exact opposite. Sometimes with now discernible structure to it, and other times far too much. I find it an odd day to get to grips with. Especially at the moment. Sunday seems to play a strange game with me, giving me the impression that I have plenty of time to get all of those things done that have been mounting up all week, and more indeed, and yet I know that there isn’t time and it is just an illusion!

A bit to metaphysical for a Sunday afternoon perhaps? I think so. I should just go back to making some music and ignoring the bills that need paying!

Play

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I was thinking about playing and being playful the other day. I realised that as adults we find it harder to just play and enjoy things rather than doing something for a reason or a purpose, which is a bit of shame really

Children are really good at this as is very obvious, but I’m not so good at it anymore and I think I need to change that a bit and become more child-like, although plenty of people think I am infantile already.

Wash out

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Some days things just don’t go to plan. This weekend fits that description very well indeed. I had loads of things planned, and the chance of doing any of them = 0.

I guess that sometimes things just don’t go your way and you have to accept it, but weekends are precious and when they don’t work out it feels like a very big let down.

Still, get over it, move on, etc etc …

Slightly stalled

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My current musical project has had a bit of a stall this week. It isn’t that I’ve lost interest in doing it, rather everything else has taken priority over time this week and so nothing creative has had time to squeeze out.

I’m hoping that I might be able to put that right today or tomorrow. We’ll have to see later, but ideally I’d like to get this project finished this month. It think it is possible, but that doesn’t mean it is likely sadly.

Finding Goodreads

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I found Goodreads just the other day. I think it is a great idea and it might even stimulate me to reading a little more, but it has also made me think that it would be brilliant to have something similar to it for listening.

Probably ‘goodlistens’ wouldn’t be a great title, but I think that it’s a great idea for collaborative listening. Don’t get me wrong, the listening room is still excellent, but the format of goodreads is one that I think could extend well to music and listening groups too.

Working on ‘Back and Forth’

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I managed to get some more work done on my next musical project today. I wasn’t expecting to get much done, but I got a little work completed which felt good. The first phase of the project was quite straightforward, but the next phase is a lot less certain. It is a lot more experimental and I don’t have any fixed idea of what I want to achieve or how I want to achieve it.

I guess the fun is in the discovery or the journey rather. I’ll see how it shapes next week.

Looking forward

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4 weeks to Christmas. That’s all, and after that, new year and then 2011. Where has this year gone?

People start asking you ‘Are you ready for Christmas?’ around now (and before), like it is some kind of thing you have to brace yourself against. Some kind of attack that’s on the way.

In some ways I can understand that kind of thinking. I already feel under pressure from constant Christmas advertising. I wish there was a little more joy in Christmas. A little more peace on earth and good will to all men.

The next 4 weeks will be busy no doubt, but I’m hoping to keep the ‘peace on earth, goodwill to all men’ in mind as far as I can.