open mic 29

Date: 10 June, 2011
Venue: Hollywood Hotel

Stasis: The state of being where you are neither moving forward nor backwards. It can be because that next peak is hard to get to, or it can be because the forces surrounding you are making it hard to progress. It doesn't feel good to be in this place, even if it's a good place to be. Always wanting more is a good thing. Even if perfectionism is bad, the drive to keep improving every time is laudable. Noble, even.

That said, my new material didn't go over as well as I'd hoped. This is usually the case. But it's good to learn that because I'd rather have 5 minutes of material I know needs work than to have 5 minutes of material that I think works, but doesn't.

The good news is that everytime there's a bad set, you feel disappointment, so you get into that "if only I'd said ______" mode. That mode is incredibly generative for new ideas. Did I come up with some good new material? We'll find out.