music video monday ~ 20

After a short hiatus, we're back. Writing and creating has been challenging the past few weeks – for many reasons. I was watching videos one day with the vague idea of finding ones to add to my supply closet for future posts, but I was also toying with the thought of stopping indoor animal all together. I think many projects eventually reach the give-up-or-keep-going phase. One reason I wanted to keep going was because I didn't want my last video to be called "Human Sadness". That'd be a pretty Eeyore ending. I will admit, though, it felt like Eeyore was my spirit animal in regards to writing during those weeks.

So, on that day I was watching the videos I came across an older band I'd kind of forgotten about: The Thermals. The video for "A Pillar of Salt" is mostly just chaotic fun. However, at the beginning, and the end, they punch the clock just like factory workers.

Musicians, punching the clock. Hell ya. This shot through me like a spark. Us creative types don't give ourselves enough credit for the energies we spend creating. It wears on us. It tires us out. Sure, it does the opposite at times. But the majority of it is capital "W" Work, regardless if each individual effort is compensated or not. We're figuring things out. We're trying things. We're building things. And all that takes time. We just have to show up and punch the clock and get started.

indoor animal is curated by a human: Tim Papciak. On Mondays, he shares one link to one music video to help spark creativity in himself and in other creative types. On Thursdays, he recommends a book, movie, show, art piece, or link to some dusty corner of the internet that he believes either 1.) adds to the human experience, or 2.) serves as a coping mechanism in the year 2025. Note: this is not, and never will be, self-help content.