So, after much ado about essentially nothing (lol), I decided that I wanted Isolationist Noise to start off with a clean slate. I still see an official archive in my future, but decided that I’d prefer to keep these old blogs separate. I’m sure the whole two regular readers (or, is it three? who the fuck knows) are saying to themselves, “Yeah, yeah, yeah…..we’ve heard that one before.” Yes, my friend, you have heard that one before, several time

Ultimately, in the end, I blog on my terms. Ideally, that’s the way it should be. That’s a realization I’ve recently made about the blogging process. Developing a loyal readership is definitely important to me, but at the same time, I don’t want to force my writing either. My main objective right now is to return to a regular pace of creating new content. In all sincerity, I’ll try my hardest to achieve that objective.

I’m contemplating serious changes in my life which I intend to expound upon over the next few months. Also, I’d like to try a slightly different tone and direction in my writing. I reasonably anticipate that creating the quality of content that I desire will take time. But, in the end, both quality and quantity will eventually happen over time.

That being said, my writing, in its present incarnation, has a tendency towards being slightly on the moody or whiny side of the emotional spectrum. My concern recently has been that this tone might turn off some people. I attribute most of that to the frustrations I’ve encountered in many aspects of my life recently. Now, things are slowly on the upswing again, meaning that my attitude is slowly getting better. I hope this renewed attitude manifests itself in my writing. Generally, I prefer to keep it real. Pretending is not something that I’m very good at. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I can’t approach the bright side of things.

With Isolationist Noise, my first intention is to explore the concept of isolationism in the context of individuality, solitude, exploration, self-awareness, and self-acceptance.
What I’d like to achieve with the subject matter is detailing my day-to-day thoughts about the many aspects of being and feeling “isolated”, if you will, from others. In this case, rather than make “isolationism” synonymous with “loneliness,” I’d like to reclaim the word for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a renewed sense of “independence.”

Secondly, I’d like to use Isolationist Noise as a platform for expanding and working on various creative projects that I’ve planned over the last few years, but have been either too lazy or uninspired to do so. Recently, I’ve been revisiting a wonderful book called The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. This book explores creative recovery for artistic individuals who are seeking to re-energize their creativity. Using a twelve-week approach, Julia inspires her readers to renew their faith in the power of creativity through various exercises and activities. I also plan to elaborate more on The Artist’s Way in future posts.

Finally, the exploration of experimental music is the third major component of Isolationist Noise. Originally, the name Isolationist Noise was based on my interest in the darker and noisier side of ambient music. For many years, my musical tastes have increased dramatically as I’ve discovered an amazing number of different genres and subgenres of the musical spectrum or continuum, if you will. In many ways, my musical differences have inadvertently isolated me from certain social situations and situations.

However, despite the isolation, this is one area of my life interests that I won’t compromise. I’ve made it my mission to open myself to new and interesting ways of creating music and other forms of art. To a certain extent, I’ve been bothered by how closeminded some people are to this music. Music has always been outlet for me to thrive during both positive and negative times in my life. So, I hope to continue to embrace my individuality and independence in all aspects of my life, including my musical interests.

An important thing I’ve learned recently is that life is what you make it out to be. Life is too short and too fragile to compromise your individuality. I realize that feeling guilty for who I am is no longer an option. I can’t sacrifice my happiness in order to please others or to “fit into” a certain social situation or group. I’m excited about the prospects awaiting for me as this newfound sense of independence and self-awareness further develops into all aspects of my life.

So, stay tuned. Again, I know I’ve said this all before. As a matter of fact, I’ve said those same words several times before. However, I’ve regained much needed momentum in my life, which I sincerely hope will carry me forward.