Idiosyncrasies

This post is spurred on by a recurring phrase one of my employers continues to use much to my amusement. See, I myself am a fan of stretching my vocabulary and use of odd, outmoded, or unusual phrases, so what transpires on this blog, I'm quite sure has been said about me at one time or another. I am also a people watcher, and thoroughly enjoy finding the uniqueness in individuals, so I end up seeing a lot of things others don't see about people.
So, this comment made by my boss: " That's a fright!" that seems to escape his lips every time something odd, weird, troublesome, or dumb comes up. It strikes me as such an odd phrase, and the fact he's my employer made me think of Office Space, as Lumberg is the king of obvious idiosyncrasies, namely: never finishing his sentences, which strangely enough was the same affliction my principle in highschool suffered from. I cant tell you the hours of enjoyment spent comparing these two figures. Continuing with this train of thought, have you watched the new TV show "The Office?" absolutely hilarious. I have yet to see the original British version but the American version is chock full of embarrassing, awkward humor mostly perpetrated by Steve Carrol, the most absurdly awful person you could ever work for. This show has already had its finale for this season but my fingers are crossed for a second season.
Idiosyncrasies, they are what make life entertaining on so many levels, not to mention interesting. I must say without his wacky comments spurting out of nowhere my boss would be worlds less entertaining, he's a good guy and all but, well his sense of humor is, not my style most of the time.

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Media

When I look at this blank screen waiting for me to fill it with something, well, my mind goes completely blank of anything meaningful or worthy of putting down for anyone to read; all except the most trite, overused topics pulled from books or other writings that reside on my bookshelf down in the cave that is our basement. See the problem with being a media-aholic is all the media you soak up, good or bad, just creeps around upstairs in the attic waiting for a chance to be regurgitated into another form. It's incredibly frustrating as an artist when you want to put out something original but all that wants to come out is material that has been done again and again.
Creative constapation is the plague of my existence. Its a love/hate relationship with media because it entertains, it inspires, it takes up whole tracks of terrain of boredom, but it also takes up room that would be otherwise occupied by the possibility of originality. A conundrum of the highest order.
In other, yet related news, I highly recommend seeing "Lemmony Snicket....." As my movie of choice for the week that is currently in the DVD format. On the music end of things Go get The Shins "Oh Inverted Planet." absolutely amazing. I got hooked by their presence on the Garden State soundtrack/movie. And in the book realm read "Eleanor Rigby" or anything by Douglas Coupland for that matter.
And on that media infested note I will conclude my first official rant.

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Beginnings

I was told I would be perfect for blogging, I guess only time will tell if that is a crock, suprisingly true, or somewhere in between. Well, let's get to it then.
My name is, obviously, Michael Morris; no pseudonym here, with my middle name starting with "H" but I will leave that mystery up to speculation. I am an artist covering many genres from painting, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, as well as any thing in between. Currently I am employed as a graphic designer and am learning much about myself and what I enjoy doing and what I don't in the realm of the graphic arts. Beyond that I am a media-aholic: books, movies, music; I dig it all. And love talking about it as well as experiencing it.
I currently reside in Northern Michigan, sometimes referred to as "God's Country," and I would agree as it is one of the most consistently gorgeous places that I have found, and I've traveled quite a bit.
As this is my first entry I will keep it short and stick to introductions. Do stay tuned though for all sorts of thoughts, musings, and general rantings about the state of life, love, and whatever else crosses my mind.