Since I got back from Shane's I've been catching up on sleep. Seems I am never getting enough! I dunno what it is. Perhaps I have mono or some strange affliction that the alien sex clowns gave me in the middle of the night when they kidnapped me and probed by anus repeatedly. Lots of anus probing going on in my life apparently. But today, I only got 6 hours, which is usually my standard.
Last night I got home and fully pencilled and 1/2 inked two new Pleasant Life #3 pages. Its coming along really well and I'm very proud of where it is going. I cannot wait to unleash it upon you guys. You'll shoot yourselves with geek juice no doubt. Seriously, its that good.
I've been digging my IPOD alot lately, especially at work. It keeps me company. Although I have over 1,500 songs on it, I've mostly been listening to Podcasts of FANBOY RADIO and its re-runs. I've got a collection of all my favorite artists, writers and personalities. I love it. It makes me constantly think about comics and I am jazzed to hurry through my shift and head home to my drawing table. Its that "wednesday" feeling I get, when I get my new comics for the week and then get all psyched up to do some work of my own! Always a good thing. It fuels me.
I did this cool pinup of THE THING and MR. FANTASTIC. I hope to scan the new stuff I have been doing and upload it for everyone to see. No one has really seen interior pages from Pleasant Life yet. So, I gotta do some of that!
I got a call from my parents saying that they might come up this month and visit after all. I think they want me to come down for the holidays but we decided to stay home this year and make our own memories this time. I also got this weekend with my son to look forward to. I got some new video games for him to play, so it will be a good time. One thing I definatly need to do is laundry! I got some cleaning to do around the house too. More sorting/getting rid of junk I don't need. Gonna have a huge EBAY sale soon!
Money is very tight for the past few weeks so getting comics is out of the question unfortunately. Hopefully I can talk my wife into letting me take a trek there on Saturday to get my books. We'll see. I must tread lightly...
This weekend is the SNAP Comics festival in Dearborn. I wanted to be a part of it, but time and money are things I wasn't able to part with. Alot of my close friends are going and I wish them well. Wish I could even pop in and say hello. But again... money! Next year though, I'm gonna go for it. It will be a good time. I'm always bummed out when something comics related is going on and I have to miss out cause I don't have the damn money.
I read a quote recently that said this: "Every decision you make stems from what you think you are and represents the value you put upon yourself."
I think I am capable to make it to every show and sell comics and meet fans, get my stuff OUT THERE!!!!! Its very defeating when I have to say "well, can't afford this show, or to print this book." I got so much I want to do. If only I had a rich uncle, or could hit the lottery or something. That would be cool. But seriously when I read that, its like everytime I say I cannot do a show or print a book when I want to or whatever, its like I am saying I don't believe I am good enough to do that thing. I should not have spent my money frivilously and bought things I'd eventually pawn. I should have invested it back into my comics, or to go to a show. Its just so damn frustrating.
And again when I read that, it makes me think that I make half hearted decisions out of completing my laziness and not wanting to improve my situation in life. Or lose weight. Etc.
But anyway, things are rolling pretty well for me right now with this new art and we've just past 10,000 hits on our site. People are dropping by and giving us some attention, so I know that interest will only increase as 2007 looms on. This is a juggling act, balancing family needs and my dreams. Where is the line of reality? What do I sacrifice to make things connect? I realize I cannot do this alone anymore. Time to step out and take a gamble.
Peace out hippies.
T
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