It isn’t my natural instinct to write down my thoughts. I often think about writing down the various ideas I may randomly have, but taking it to the next level to actually put into words the thoughts in my head never seems to come about. As a consequence, my blog posts are few and far between.
With that said, here be a new blog post. This one is about projects. It’s always about projects.
I recently made a change of locale and now find myself in Victoria, BC. I see this as an opportunity to break out of terrible habits I’ve developed over my lifetime. One of those habits I’ve inadvertently acquired is the inability to finish what I start. My biggest failure is letting things with potential sort of wither away and die. The biggest one1 being Two Word Heap. I feel so incredibly bad for bringing people into a project that I simply didn’t have time for. I only wish I had a chance to really pour myself into TWH to give it a fair shot at becoming something worthwhile.
But there were hurdles.
Much like a business, a website requires some serious dedication and a little elbow grease to keep it operating smoothly and successfully. Running a website is a challenge. Though this may seem pretty obvious, the truth of it isn’t wholly apparent until you actually try running one yourself.
My good friend and associate, Grant Tingley and I have always wanted an outlet for our creative spew ever since we started Seppo Igloo Productions, a video production group, back in 2003. After Grant moved back to his homeland, Murrieta CA, we had no choice but to pursue an online endeavour of some kind. It was upon this realization we birthed Two Word Heap, an online entertainment magazine.
The idea was to post movie and album reviews, podcasts, things we found amusing or interesting, as well as other random ideas. To begin with, it was just Grant and I contributing but over time, we decided to include other writers in an effort to diversify our content a little.
After gathering about a dozen writers2, it became clear within a few months that we had bitten off more than we could chew. Editing incoming articles while simultaneously trying to change and improve the site as we learned the ropes of managing a team ultimately ate up all of my free time and, consequently, drove stress levels far beyond comfort.
In the end, this lead to the site’s eventual demise.
We considered various revivals and such, but I finally resolved to merely start anew. Thus far, only a name has been established. The platform, amongst other aspects, has yet to be determined. I won’t mention the name at this point, but I’m pretty excited at the idea of getting a personal project up and running again.
My music has run stagnant as of late as I focus more on my professional aspirations, which at this point involve working with my Uncle Jay and The MacPros in various capacities, including web design and programming. So why not give myself some much needed focus and get my professional and personal projects in line with each other? By directing my efforts towards design and web work, I think I may be able to do just that.