Joeshmoe Productions

Today I’m gaining insight from the details…

Every watch I own was a gift given to me — and I’ve only ever gotten a new watch when I’ve broken my old one — I’m weirdly sentimental about things like that actually — if you know me I don’t seem like it — the things that I love using are well, well used, dinged, scratched, dirtied and washed countless times especially if the object is made to handle it like my current watch was.

Some of the dings have come from me being a bit careless, kind of like how you drop the normal social niceties with and old friend or a family member or a lover because you know they can handle it, that they are there with you — like people objects and process can be taken for granted like the details don’t matter as much in the daily battle of life

I’ve been on set this whole last week and while I don’t yet think I can fully measure up to keeping the details nice — I’m noticing them, the scratches on my watch, cables out of place, a weird shadow, the few moments before an emotion I need to capture on set, the small changes in tone, the wrinkles in clothing, the cleanliness of my desk, the smell of my car, the volume I speak at, and so and so forth — to make amazing things you have to care about the details — that’s actually the crucial difference between my work and the people I admire I think — a strict standard for the little details — and now that I can see them I can begin minding them

Your lack of commitment is almost an insult to those who believed in you…

I’ve learned that selfish motivations are often not enough to create and do excellent things — they *can* work; I’ve accomplished a lot from selfishness — “I want to look better.” “I want to be richer.” “I don’t want to feel that way again.” “I don’t want to lose like that again.” — but there are two issues here:

1. It becomes difficult to make beautiful things from a place of negativity.
2. If the bar is only held up by what you receive, it’s far easier to fall to a lesser standard.

So I draw my inspiration from the fact that others have believed in me even before I had good evidence to show them. And what I’ve found recently — being the best version of me allows me to give the best to them. The only true repayment I can offer these individuals, really, is becoming the person they already see in me.

This is not only a more pressing calling, potentially — it’s also a positive intention. Thinking about how you can improve the lives of others, not just run away from the things that hurt you.

PROCRASTINATINGGGGG - I actually got a decent amount done today but I’m this last hour had to redirect my at room to something else for a bit since this project I’m doing is annoying me lol

Did this a while ago but is so helpful - literally used to take me so long to make random graphic for my comms job or to even make posts - been experimenting with the background removal and like it’s low-key better than photoshop a lot of time actually

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