# Journal

### A model of musical dialogue

8 Dec. 2022, 8:00 PM

The progression of innovation & refinement to decadence

### Feel free to change my music

7 Dec. 2022, 10:00 PM

I don’t see why anyone’s composition should be above question if it leads to more authentic music-making.

### My relationship with Illinois

6 Dec. 2022, 9:30 PM

The album provides emotional continuity across the nearly 15 years it’s been in my life.

### Extensive vs. intensive expression

5 Dec. 2022, 9:30 PM

What you can choose vs. what the music wants

### Dreaming all the time

2 Dec. 2022, 10:30 PM

It’s like dreams are the stars, and conscious thought is the sun.

### I want to be a budding naturalist

1 Dec. 2022, 10:30 PM

Trying to learn the names of local plants, animals, fungi, and rocks

### Ramen recipe

18 Sept. 2022, 6:00 PM

This is how I like to make ramen.