Relocating The Tiger's Den

 

Song:  Enter Sandman

Group:  Metallica

I have decided to move my computer...

and all of my instruments...

to my bedroom.

There are numerous reasons...

any of which is cause for me to move them to my room.

  The beauty is too distracting.

I know it sounds counter intuitive...

but...

I have a pinball mind.

I am easily distracted by the view.

Instead of being creative...

I end up staring at the scenery...

especially at the clouds.

I end up enjoying the moment instead of projecting myself into the future.

The fact is...

I haven't been very creative since I had all of my instruments 

and the computer in the loft.

I was very creative when I lived in Reno, NV...

and had set up The Tiger's Den in my bedroom.

I had blacked out the room...

and it was only lit by the computer and a red computer light.

I was in complete isolation...

so much so...

 that I felt as if I were living underground in a cave...

and so...

my mind went inwards.

That is what I need again.

I will eventually by blackout blinds for my room as well...

as I am mostly nocturnal.

By having the room blacked out...

I will be able to sleep far more deeply in the daytime

(although I use a sleep mask...

it is not the same...

 as it is uncomfortable...

and so...

it disturbs my sleep).

The sound is not what I thought it would be.

The cathedral ceilings are only reflective with louder sounds.

Were I to have a deep and resonating voice...

it would be different.

But...

I don't.

My voice is too soft.

I thought the loft would add ambiance...

but during my sound check...

I realized that instead of adding resonance...

it sounded empty...

void of any resonance.

The loft is simply too large to add any resonance...

especially with its very high ceilings.

In the smaller confines of my room....

the sound reflects far more easily off the ceiling and walls.

And so...

my recordings will sound much better there.

The arid air is destroying my guitars...

and will dry out my bass flute pads...

eventually ruining it as well.

As the loft is open...

I would have to completely humidify the whole house instead of just my room

(The woods on my guitars are starting to show cracks).

My room...

just by virtue of it being smaller and confined...

the air is naturally more humid as I spend so much time in it.

I would put the computer desk and chair in the alcove of my bedroom.

And...

the instruments...

should they not all fit inside my room...

I could always put them in the spare bedroom until needed.

An added benefit would be to convert the area in the loft

 now used by my computer and instruments...

into an inner house serenity point.

I will most likely make it an area of blissful relaxation...

with comfortable recliners so the raised view may be fully enjoyed.

There is just so much room in the loft.

This would be part of the view from recliners now used by my computer.

As you can see...

the alcove would fit the computer desk perfectly...

and I could easily open the windows for a full cross breeze at will.

I could fit at least two guitars in the corner area...

and perhaps the keyboard and bass flute as well.

I will have to leave room in front of the side windows so Bandi could still peek out.

I know were I to put any guitars in front of them...

she would accidentally knock them over in her rush to investigate any noises.

I will be buying more furniture in the future...

but I will first buy a comfortable seating arrangement for the great room below.

Although I am more of a minimalist...

again...

there is just so much room in the loft.

I want it to be an area of relaxation amidst the beautiful views.

I am still unsure as to what furniture will go up in the loft...

but...

my immediate main focus will be setting up everything in my room...

to once again...

make it...

The Tiger's Den...

a place of complete isolation...

solitude...

peace...

but most of all...

a place of creativity.