My father helped me to pick up our new washing machine yesterday (rock and roll!), and we visited a friend of his on the way home. This friend had recently had his lovingly restored Mercedes Fintail ploughed into by an over-zealous Ford Escort, completely writing it off. Worse, they were both competing in a competitive motorsport event at the time, so it’s very much an “at your own risk” venture. No insurance. It puts my phone into perspective somewhat!
I really admired his “get back on the horse” mentality. Only a week after the event, he’s already entered his Riley into next year’s competition, despite the fact that it’s little more than a chassis at present. However there’s nothing like a deadline to motivate you to finish something – and I suspect he will.
So I’ve been toying with the idea of setting myself a deadline for finishing this long-considered solo project. I’ve been writing and recording little bits and pieces for years now – well before the advent of The Third Ending – but without a focal point, it’s all too easy to put things off until “a better time”. Sometimes that actually does lead to a better result, but more often than not it just means nothing gets achieved (except maybe another hour of television might get watched). T3E progress was slooooooooooooow, but we did eventually get there. Without some sort of external impetus, I fear my own venture may stall at the gate.
So I’ll get around to doing something about that… sometime.