If I had a time machine, I'd go back and teach myself to NOT BITE MY FINGERNAILS!!!!

Me again.

Some notes on depression: I wouldn’t worry if I am depressed folks. I am one of those people who just tend to think deeply about things and little things mean more to me than others. I try not to focus on it but sometimes I just do. And that is a good thing cause its when I am writing my best stuff. When I can be openly honest and straight with myself and how I feel about this or that, then that’s when I come up with my best shit. So it is necessary to go through these things and to some degree… LET myself go through these things.

I cannot be happy all the time. Or else all my comics would be: “Oh, I love everyone. Here are lollipops and kisses on the face.” No. What I have to do is work through whatever feelings I have at the time. I document them in sketches or poems, song lyrics and rants. As raw as I can get to it when I get to it. Its all a part of the process and its healthy for me to do it.

I appreciate everyone’s words of kindness and support but believe me, I am very stable with what I am and what I must do. It’s the journey man. The journey. Nuff said.

Anyway, on to business…

I’m working out what cons to do next year. For sure MOTOR CITY (when they figure out the details of when and where… the two guys that ran it are having a falling out and the con is up in the air). PITTSBURGH (which is still on apparently after the whole murder trial thing.) And I am definitely leaning towards HEROES CHARLOTTE. The thing is, it’s the weekend before WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO, and the same hotel rate. Both cons would be a major drain. But I feel that the indie vibe at Charlotte might be the way to go. Moreso than WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO. So I am considering not doing CHICAGO this next year. Unless the wife says I can fundswise. But I got a lot of books to print. And I want to go all out with my display this year. Something has to go. Perhaps instead of CHICAGO, I’ll do that Small Press Expo and see where that leads. Get the buzz rolling in the indie circuit instead of trying to force the mainstream cons to pay attention to lil’ ol’ me.

I am also considering TEXAS con of some sort. OR maybe if I can find a way to split a table and hotel, CHICAGO might be on. We’ll see. Its up in the air. I am taking applications for people that might be interested in rooming and tabling with me at Chicago and elsewhere. Dunno what the wife will be able to do travel-wise this first part of the year.

I started on the art on THE EXPENDABLES. I’m 5 pages in and its going really great. Having a blast.

Other than that, the wife returns tomorrow from her weekend of drunken debauchery in Mt. Pleasant. Then back to a glorious work week jocking the register at the porn shop. Yippie.

Take care everyone!

T