Grabba Jabba

December 15, 2001 D. H. McKee

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I’m in Grabba Jabba, the local coffee house that’s not Starbucks. Drinking an Afternoon Blend with cream and sugar — what most people in Ontario call a "Regular." Going to do some more work on this music piece that’s been bothering me for about a week. I feel like I’m losing my interest in art — this sometimes happens when I get other things going, or I get too stressed; since I’m not too stressed right now, it must be that I’m trying to do too many things at once, and losing interest in them.
I’m also losing focus: it seems that so many things are happening, and I just can’t keep up. It’s gotten to the point where it’s quite humourous. I find myself in the middle of a six-way conversation, and I just start laughing at the whole situation.
Of course, then I get these weird looks, and people ask me what’s so funny. I usually make up some kind of joke I once heard on Comedy Network, and it passes without further investigation.
Probably going to check out a club tonight, since it’s getting boring at home. The cats are trying to fatten up for the winter (while I’m trying to slim down), and they are getting lethargic. I find it strange when cats watch TV, especially when nothing interesting is on. What kind of TV show could hold a cat’s interest for any length of time? The answer seems to be whatever’s playing on Turner. I hate the channel, but the cats seem to enjoy the "Edited for Content," "Time Expanded," and "Formatted to Fit Your Screen" shows that populate the late-night line-up.

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.