Of course, the usual excuses apply: I've been busy with the job; I've been busy moving; I've been busy with the other job(s); I've been busy trying to find time to cram everything into a 24-hour-day, and trying to cram 7 of those into each week, and 52 of those into the year.
In the end, so many of the things I view as important have fallen by the wayside. I feel like it has been ages since I have seen many of my friends; since I have spent a day engulfed in a good book; and especially since I have made a new film...
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I have been interviewed about my films though, and it was a pretty big honor to be included in a 5-page spread about the work that I do "for fun". I was interviewed by Margaret Parker and photographed by Shawn Moreton for this article and their incredible talents have brought a great deal of exposure to my work, and the close partnership I still enjoy with Patrick Gilbert and Kevin Hoffman. If you haven't yet, you can read the article, "Humble's Gift", right here, where you might discover a little known fact: I am a self-professed "Idea Guy".
It was a flattering (and in all honesty, somewhat embarrassing) profile, but mostly, it was a reminder that I need to make sure I live up to the promise of the guy in the article: the guy who is very much me, albeit a slightly heightened version of me who is not encumbered by the many distractions and obligations that are part of this life.
I have been reinvigorated though to make a stronger effort to focus on what has always been one of the most important things in my life: Stories.
Working for The Nugget has helped with that, but it extends into all corners of my life. I am actively plotting multiple projects, everything from a cookbook and the coffee table book spin off of the "Story-A-Day" component of this blog that first put my words out on a global scale,to additional short and feature length films and the publication of my first novel "I Land".
I am quite fortunate to have many co-conspirators in my artistic endeavors and the list of potential partners in crime continues to grow with each new idea, concept, and flight of fancy that flutters through my mind.
It has been a long time since I have posted anything on this blog, but I will do my best to keep everyone up to date as far as the progress of the various projects and concoctions that I am constantly shuffling, adjusting and constantly putting back into context. That being said, there is definitely more to come.
Thanks for tuning back in!
- Michael Humble
(self-professed idea guy)
