Looking Inward for Inspiration

As much as I would like to avoid the outside influence of media and other artists, I am not delusional enough to think that I am immune. But I like to think of popular culture in particular as a sort of tumor - not as crucial to my existence as a limb, but an extension of myself nonetheless. So, sequestered in my apartment and simmering in sickness, I am using my time to rifle through old notebooks for inspiration. It's a chaotic and disordered catalogue.